I’m out this week, but here’s a little something you might enjoy. Treat this as an open thread — I’ve just provided a potential starting point; feel free to “hijack” as appropriate. Back from Arizona (2004). Trip to Arizona Fall League. Impressed by the Marlins’ Jeremy Hermida and the Suns’ Amare Stoudamire. Bought some sweet [...]
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Black Named Manager, Barfield Dealt to Cleveland
Pretty uneventful day, huh? Somehow I get the feeling “uneventful” is not a word that will ever be used to describe Sandy Alderson’s tenure with the Padres. And it’s nice to see that Kevin Towers isn’t content to rest on any laurels after receiving a contract extension. You might want to sit down for this [...]
Open Thread (26 Jun 06)
I’m still pretty numb from those last two losses. I can’t even muster a good rant, so today I turn the mic over to you. Here’s some of what y’all have been saying: LynchMob was at opening night for the short-season Eugene Emeralds and gives us the lowdown on recent draftees Matt Antonelli, Chad Huffman, [...]
Peavy Misses Bats, Padres Miss Winning
Yes, the Padres lost again Monday night, but in the process, right-hander Jake Peavy established a new franchise record for strikeouts in a game by fanning 16 Atlanta Braves. Yes, we’d all rather have the win, but no dice, so let’s take a look at Peavy’s record-setting night instead. This was the second most dominant [...]
Woody’s Knuckler
First off, what a great win on Sunday, and what a great way to do it. After those first two losses in Atlanta and being completely dominated by John Thomson for six innings, to overcome a 3-0 deficit late in the game and pull it out was huge. Now the Pads head to Denver for [...]
More Bullet Points
Hate to do another one of these, but I’m totally out of gas. Just a few things to mention, so let’s get to them. Not to belabor the point, but I have yet to speak with anyone who isn’t completely baffled by Kerry Robinson’s presence on the Padres roster. Can’t we talk Marvell Wynne out [...]
My All-Star Teams vs Actual All-Star Teams
First off, thanks for all the well wishes. I’m doing fine, nothing is wrong; just needed some time off. I’m still on hiatus, but the All-Star teams have been announced and I just had to say something. First I’ll give you my picks, then I’ll kibbitz about the actual picks, then I’ll go back into [...]
AFL Prospects, Trades, and More
Hope you had a good weekend. Maybe you found the Sean Burroughs rumors as amusing as I did. Time for a little catch-up. AFL Prospects Baseball America has released its Top 20 AFL prospects. The Padres aren’t well represented, with only Tagg Bozied checking in at #20. They also have two representatives on the "best [...]
Brady Anderson, Middle Infield Help, and the Hall of Fame
Learning the Commodores’ "Brick House." Translating those horn parts to guitar is proving to be a bit of a challenge. Of course, my complete and utter lack of funkiness isn’t helping matters. But enough about me, let’s talk baseball. Stadium Webcam First off, my buddy Jeff found a sweet live webcam of the new downtown [...]
Middle Infield Options and Orosco
By special request from "fracas" over at Baseball Primer, Ducksnorts is back in effect. Postings may be a little sporadic from now till the end of the year but I intend on being more visible than I have for most of this past month. So, what’s going on? Well, first off, it seems that there’s [...]
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