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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Initial Impressions of the 2002 Lake Elsinore Storm
Lots to cover here. First, how about Brian Lawrence. No, he doesn’t blow the ball by people, but he doesn’t give up many hits or walks either, and he induces an obscene number of ground balls: 48 ground outs to 16 fly outs so far this season, following a tidy 2.42 G/F ratio in his [...]
The Kids Are All Right
Interesting. BA‘s Jim Callis compared Ben Howard to Nick Neugebauer in a recent chat. I haven’t seen Neugie pitch, but from what I’ve read, the comparison is apt. Second baseman Josh Barfield (.425/.425/.452) and catcher Nick Trzesniak (.385/.467/.692) are off to hot starts at Ft. Wayne. First baseman Tagg Bozied (.375/.463/.813) is pretty much carrying [...]
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 Prospects Peak Projections
Can you believe it? Tomorrow is Opening Day. I’m pumped. Went out to Costco tonight and bought myself a 5-pound bag of peanuts. Bring it on, fellas. I’ve mentioned Chris Reed’s work over at ProtospectWatch.com before, and now he’s at it again. He and Mark Jerkatis have developed a tool for projecting the future performance [...]
Padres, Tigers Swap Spare Parts
Slowly recovering from Vegas. My draft wasn’t terribly strong but neither was it a disaster. Heckuva lot of fun, though. And I didn’t lose too much money while I was there. So naturally the Padres wait till I’m out of town to make some moves. In case you missed it, infielder Damian Jackson and catcher [...]
First Impressions of the 2002 Padres
Got my first look at the 2002 Padres yesterday. A few impressions: After five innings of broadcasting, newcomer Matt Vasgersian has injected more life into the game than Mel Proctor did in five years. Not everyone is going to like this guy; he’s definitely not old school. Talks a lot (but has interesting things to [...]
Elsinore Lefty-Righty Splits for 2001
Poor Expos (ESPN.com). I’m rooting hard for them and the Twins this year. My pipe dream is to have one of those teams win it all and make Bud Selig twitch and squirm as he hands them the trophy. Man, that would be great. What a slap in the face that would be. Switching gears, [...]
ProtospectWatch.com Ranks Padres Prospects
Almost won my first game of All-Star Baseball 2003 the other day. Played the Twins at the Q. Adam Eaton and Brad Radke locked up in a pitchers’ duel. Eaton tires after six scoreless, gives way to Tom Davey. One out in the top of the seventh, Davey gives up a mammoth homer to Corey [...]
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