Is it me, or has this been a long week? I dunno, maybe it’s the heat. Or maybe I’m getting old. Anyway, TGIF. Onto the links: This time, Greene’s injury not serious (North County Times). Khalil Greene hurt his left middle finger while swinging a bat in the fourth inning of Thursday afternoon’s game against [...]
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San Diego Padres Organizational Tree
How the current Padres got here. Idea blatantly ripped off from Will Young (no relation). More details here. m Key: Italics = acquired via trade. Bold = drafted by Padres. General manager who acquired player denoted by initials in parentheses (where no initials are provided, Kevin Towers is the GM): RS = Randy Smith, JMI [...]
Underwhelmed, Thanks for Asking
Well. That was quite the frenzy considering nothing of real consequence got done. Movement for the sake of movement, like a child who waves his arms and screams, “Look what I can do” when the only activity is his waving and screaming. In the end, one trade was made. Another was reported by numerous sources, [...]
Padres Month in Review: July 2006
For the second straight month, the Padres found themselves treading water. The Friars followed a 14-12 June with a 13-13 July. Not great, but when you consider that this club was 18-35 over those two months in 2005, it’s hard to complain. Hit Me with Your Best Shot A closer look at July 2006 versus [...]
IGD: Padres @ Rockies (30 Jul 06)
first pitch: 12:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Mike Thompson (3-2, 4.32 ERA) vs Jason Jennings (6-9, 3.70 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN buy tickets Chan Ho Park, scheduled to start the finale at Coors Field, has been found to be anemic and is a candidate for the disabled list. Colorado native [...]
IGD: Padres @ Rockies (27 Jul 06)
first pitch: 6:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Woody Williams (4-2, 3.15 ERA) vs Josh Fogg (7-5, 4.25 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN buy tickets A sweep in LA sure feels good. What’s up with Jake Peavy — a double, a homer, and 4 RBI? Maybe he can play third base between [...]
Friday Links (21 Jul 06)
I’ll be flying my freak flag at Comic-Con this weekend, so forgive me if I’m not able to participate in the festivities as much as usual. Meantime, bring on the links! July Trade Rumors (of course) (Brew Crew Ball). One of the alleged possibilites to replace the recently departed Vinny Castilla is Milwaukee’s Bill Hall. [...]
Hez Dispenser
With 30 home dates remaining on the schedule, three more home runs need to be hit to surpass last season’s total at Petco Park. With that in mind, I’ve added a “Launching Pad” tracker to the sidebar. If only we could do something about the fact that 57% of homers at Petco have been hit [...]
What Has Merv Done with the Kids?
When Merv Rettenmund was hired to replace Dave Magadan as hitting coach of the Padres, one of the hopes was that he would be able to get more out of the kids in the lineup. Rettenmund has been back in San Diego for one month now; what is he doing with the future of this [...]
IGD: Padres vs Braves (15 Jul 06)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chan Ho Park (6-4, 4.29 ERA) vs John Smoltz (6-5, 3.60 ERA) preview: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN buy tickets Tough loss Friday night. I kept bouncing back between the game and the season premieres of Stargate: SG1 and Stargate: Atlantis. I really thought once Scott [...]
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