Bullet points today. Baseball is a funny game. In Monday night’s contest, Steve Reed worked a scoreless seventh, then came out to start the eighth, against none other than Barry Bonds. Over 1999-2001, left-handers have hit him to the tune of .333/.434/.626 (basically Lance Berkman), so this came as something of a surprise to yours [...]
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Notes from Jake Peavy’s Start against West Tenn
Caught the Internet feed of the Mobile/West Tenn game last night while doing taxes. Here are my notes from the game: Jake Peavy is dealing. According to radio announcer Tom Nichols, his fastball has been clocked at 98 tonight. 5:55 PM Peavy picks up his first pro hit, lining an RBI double to left in [...]
Padres Farm Report (5 Apr 2002)
Haven’t been able to get my hands on most of the box scores from yesterday’s minor-league games but here are a few highlights from the Padres’ affiliates. Triple-A Portland Right-hander Jason Middlebrook allowed two runs and three hits over five innings in a 5-1 loss at Salt Lake (Angels). Top Anaheim prospect John Lackey struck [...]
Padres vs Diamondbacks, Oakland’s Big Three
General comments on last night’s Padres-Diamondbacks game Rickey drew three walks last night, to extend his big-league record to 2111. That’s 35.98 miles to geeks like me. There’s a lot he used to be able to do that he can’t anymore, at age 42, but the guy has a .363 OBP. Amazing. I’m destined to [...]
1999 Rule V Draft
Here are the results of the 1999 Rule V draft, along with analysis of the players selected during the major league phase of the draft and how they might fit into their new team’s plans. Ages are as of July 1, 2000. Bear in mind that many of these players will be returned to their [...]
Did Somebody Report a Fire Sale?
Before the 1999 season started, the popular conception among media types and, unfortunately, many San Diegans was that this year’s Padres would bear a strong resemblance to the Florida Marlins of the previous season and would go from the World Series to stinking up the league quicker than you could say, “Richie Garcia.” According to [...]
Fall/Winter League Stars: Puerto Rican League
After a significant delay, we’ve finally landed in beautiful Puerto Rico to take a look at some of the players who excelled in their league this past winter. For a full explanation of all this, head on over to our coverage of the Mexican Pacific League. Otherwise, sit back, relax, and enjoy your stay in [...]
Padres Farm Report: Mike Darr/Gary Matthews
I’ve actually been meaning to write about these guys for quite some time, but for whatever reason (sheer laziness?) I haven’t gotten around to it until now. Anyway, Darr and Matthews are a couple of young outfielders who also happen to be sons of former major leaguers with the same name. Both are currently at [...]
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