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IGD: Padres @ Indians (13 Jun 08)

by Geoff Young on Jun 13, 2008 (66) Comments

Padres (30-38) vs Indians (31-36) Josh Banks vs Jeremy Sowers 4:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 178 MLB, B-R Hello, Cleveland! Talk about two teams that aren’t where they expected to be come mid-June… The Indians are without several key players, including Fausto Carmona, Travis Hafner, Victor Martinez, and Jake Westbrook. [...]

Here’s to Humble Foundations

by Geoff Young on Jun 13, 2008 (15) Comments

That was satisfying. We took the in-laws out to the ballgame — sprung for Toyota Terrace seats, first time this year. They picked a good time to visit. Mom is from the old country, but I was heartened to see that she chose to root for the home team rather than Hiroki Kuroda. She digs [...]

Peace, Love, and Delusion

by Geoff Young on Jun 03, 2008 (74) Comments

Sometimes you can get away with making stupid mistakes against lousy teams. Unfortunately the Cubs aren’t a lousy team, and they saw to it that the Padres paid for their transgressions. Carlos Zambrano is a terrific pitcher when he’s on his game. He wasn’t at his best Monday night, but the Padres let him off [...]

Reshaping the Padres: Let’s Make a Deal (or Three)

by Geoff Young on May 23, 2008 (173) Comments

On Thursday, we examined what the Padres have and what they need. Now we turn to the question of which teams might make good trade partners and then consider some possible scenarios. As of this writing, about half the teams in baseball appear to be in contention. Some will fall of the pace, although it’s [...]

Reshaping the Padres: What Have We Got?

by Geoff Young on May 22, 2008 (104) Comments

With hopes for 2008 all but gone, I’ve turned my focus to reshaping the Padres so that they can return to the competitive levels we’ve grown accustomed to since the club moved to Petco Park in 2004. I attacked the problem as follows: Take inventory of organizational strengths and weaknesses Identify potential trade partners based [...]

Those Who Snooze Don’t Always Lose

by Geoff Young on May 21, 2008 (130) Comments

We were walking west along J Street, just past Fire Station 4, when the crowd erupted. Cardinals fans seem to travel with their team, so we assumed that the visiting team had extended its seemingly insurmountable 2-0 lead. I was in a lousy mood before we even got to the ballpark — I forget why, [...]

Padres Farm Report (15 May 08)

by Geoff Young on May 15, 2008 (4) Comments

Triple-A No games scheduled in the Pacific Coast League. After a slow start, Chase Headley has picked things up a bit. He hit .242/.317/.396 in April, but is at .358/.424/.528 so far in May. The Padres’ other top prospect at Portland, Matt Antonelli, is headed in the opposite direction. He’s batting .146/.294/.220 this month… Starting [...]

Three Pitchers and a Former GM

by Geoff Young on May 14, 2008 (109) Comments

I’m kinda winging it today. We’ll see what happens… This has been floating around for a few days now, but Paul DePodesta has a blog. I’ve added it to the ol’ blogroll as well as to PadreBlogs.com. One of DePo’s first posts concerns the effects of Petco Park. The entire post is well worth reading, [...]

Padres Release Edmonds, Shuffle Deck Chairs

by Geoff Young on May 10, 2008 (38) Comments

So much for Jim Edmonds. Ducksnorts readers projected him to hit .255/.338/.418, with the most pessimistic of us pegging his OPS at a limp 645. Sadly, the former All-Star didn’t even come close to those meager numbers, finishing his Padres career at .178/.265/.233 in 103 plate appearances and, more importantly, looking lost in center field. [...]

Padres Farm Report (9 May 08)

by Geoff Young on May 09, 2008 (12) Comments

Triple-A — Portland 8, Omaha 7 Craig Stansberry (SS): 0-for-5, BB (.232/.360/.411, 19 BB, 19 SO) Matt Antonelli: 0-for-5, BB (.188/.319/.348, 20 BB, 22 SO) Chase Headley: 5-for-5, 2B, BB (.304/.383/.464, 15 BB, 33 SO, 11 2B) Brian Myrow: 1-for-5, 2B, BB (.318/.450/.536, 27 BB, 26 SO) Edgar Gonzalez (RF): 3-for-5, HR, BB (.307/.404/.440, 11 [...]