About halfway down the page of a recent Baseball Prospectus chat with Chris Kahrl there is an item that caught my attention. Okay, it caught Charlie Wilmoth’s attention and Charlie’s comment caught mine. The question has to do with Sean Burroughs and whether he might be a candidate for a deal to the Pirates for, [...]
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Padres Off-Season: Relief Pitchers
Trying very, very hard to keep politics out of this site. A few quick notes, then we’ll get on with life: Geologically speaking, 4 years isn’t a long time. The Earth was here well before we arrived, and it will be here well after we’re gone. God bless the Earth. Not that any other state [...]
Padres Off-Season: Starting Pitchers
Today kicks off our look at how the Padres might be able to improve themselves for next year. But first, a public service announcement. Tomorrow is Election Day. As a reformed apathist (didn’t vote between 1988 and 2003; not proud of it, but what’s done is done), I’d like to encourage everyone out there to [...]
All About Jake
I know nobody comes here on the weekends, but I just have to give our boy some props. Jake Peavy joins Randy Jones as the only Padres ever to lead the league in ERA. Congratulations. 7:39 PM: Padres eliminated from playoff contention with Astros’ 4-2 victory over Colorado. 7:44 PM: Jake Peavy records his fifth [...]
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, [...]
Spring Training Notes
Pitchers and catchers have reported. Position players arrive Wednesday. Let’s check out what’s going on so far: Padres pleased to see a healthy Hoffman (U-T). Trevor Hoffman, David Wells, and Tim Stauffer all looked good during their first workouts. Wells will start the Petco Park opener, with Brian Lawrence opening the season in Dodger Stadium [...]
Goodbye, 2003: Clearing the Proverbial Desk
Hope you all had an excellent Christmas/Hannukah/Kwanzaa/Festivus. Now that the year is almost at end, it’s time to reflect… Aw, to heck with that. I’m just going to talk about a bunch of different stuff that I’ve been meaning to get to for a while but for one reason or another haven’t. So if you [...]
Prospecting
I had a chance to visit Petco Park the other day. Still needs a little work, but it’s looking real good. Genius that I am, I forgot to bring my digital camera so no pix. Tried to circumnavigate the stadium by foot, but thanks to all the construction, that’s nearly impossible. Of course, I didn’t [...]
Mailbag
Hope y’all had a great Thanksgiving! We went out to a killer buffet at this place called the 94th Aero Squadron. Sat out on the patio, watched the planes take off from and land at Montgomery Field. Very relaxing, very filling. So the long-awaited trade with the A’s finally happened. Was that like pulling teeth, [...]
This and That
History is easy to forget, even when it’s just two years old. But it needs to be remembered. I took a moment to re-read my own words from that day, and they still resonate for me. Please take some time today to remember those who were lost in (and those who survived) the events of [...]
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