How ’bout that Padre offense? Miguel Ojeda and Rich Aurilia get in on the act, Mark Loretta keeps on hitting, and now Phil Nevin is back. Aurilia looks like he’s got a lot of good baseball left in him. This could turn out to be a steal for Kevin Towers. Without passing any judgment, here [...]
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Themeless Entry
With no actual games to comment on, I don’t have a lot to say. Well, not about that anyway. Instead, I’ll share with you today a few items that have been sitting on the old desk for a while. Maybe you’ll find some of them interesting. A few months ago, I was approached by a [...]
First-Half Recap
The bad news is, Phil Nevin is expected to miss two to four weeks following surgery to repair torn cartilage in his right knee. Xavier Nady has been recalled from Portland to take Nevin’s spot on the roster. Ryan Klesko moves back to first base, with Terrence Long getting the bulk of PT in left, [...]
Royal Sweep
First off, I’m a little behind in my e-mails. If you’ve sent me something recently and I haven’t responded yet, it’s not you, it’s me. I’ll get back to you as soon as I can. I actually do read everything you send, which is great because you guys have boatloads of interesting stuff to tell [...]
Seattle Slewed
Yeah, okay I know the past tense of "slay" is "slain" but "Seattle Slain" doesn’t really work, does it? I thought seeing as how the Mariners are our "rival" and all, they deserved better. Anyway, that was a good start to the road trip. Two out of three from Seattle, back into second place. Terrific [...]
Bullet Points
Adam Eaton deserved the win Tuesday night. How many times has a Padre starter given up zero runs this year and not earned the victory? I think David Wells has done it once or twice. I know Ismael Valdez finished with a pretty good line Monday night, but he still scares the heck out of [...]
Buzzkill
Don’t shoot the messenger, but the recent track record of high school shortstops taken in the first round isn’t real encouraging. Check this out (stats are for 2004 unless otherwise noted): Name Tm Yr No Status Burrus,Josh Atl 01 29 .310/.366/.474 in A-ball, moved to OF Cameron,Troy Atl 97 29 .232/.288/.379 in Indy ball, moved [...]
Blindsided
The first day of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft is complete. We didn’t talk about Matt Bush at all in the days leading up to the draft, because we didn’t realize he was on the radar. All eyes were focused on the triumverate of Stephen Drew, Jeff Niemann, and Jered Weaver. After last year’s draft, [...]
Mailbag
I don’t have a stupid little story to lead in with today, so let’s get right to the letters. Seems we touched a few nerves in the May 24 entry. This makes us very happy. From Jeff #287: Damn, Geoff. You hit the nail on the head with every one of your points. I couldn’t [...]
Not Your Padre’s Padres
Need proof? Two simple questions: Last season, if the Padres went 7-5 against three teams with .500 or better records on their longest road trip of the year, would you have been happy? This year, now that the Padres have done just that, are you happy? Good road trip, no question, but the Padres easily [...]
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