Won’t they stop already? Just catching up on the latest flurry. New and improved chart at the end. Chris Oxspring to Japan for Cash The Padres have sold the contract of RHP Chris Oxspring to the Hanshin Tigers of the Japanese Central League for a reported $550k. On the one hand, I’m real sorry to [...]
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Nady for Cameron – Part 3
This may come as a shock to those who know me, because I am one of the biggest Xavier Nady supporters around, but I actually like this deal for the Padres. My first choice would have been to give Nady a shot to play everyday, but it was pretty apparent to folks who watched the [...]
Notes and Links
So nobody wanted to talk about the mess that was third base last year, and who can blame ‘em? Let’s see if we can come up with some less embarrassing topics for discussion today. Steroid penalties much tougher with agreement. In case you missed it, under the new proposal (it still needs to be ratified [...]
Notes and Links
Happy Wednesday. We’ll start looking back at the 2005 season in excruciating detail next week. Meantime, have some links: Blogdom’s Best: San Diego Padres (Deadspin, via Gaslamp Ball). The folks at Deadspin cited Ducksnorts as the #2 Padres blog. Much obliged. With season over, how drastic will Padres’ overhaul be? (NC Times). Padres eligible for [...]
IGD: Padres @ Rockies (19 Sep 2005)
first pitch: 5:35 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Brian Lawrence (7-15, 4.83 ERA) vs Sunny Kim (5-2, 4.57 ERA) preview: Padres.com magic number: 9 Who do I have to sleep with to get some Padres coverage now that football has started? Last night on local TV, I could watch a painfully detailed breakdown of [...]
Bochy and Young Hitters
Inspired by comments of The Fathers and Richard B. Wade in Saturday night’s IGD, I thought I’d take a little closer look at Bruce Bochy’s reluctance to give Xavier Nady a more prominent role in the Padres offense this year. I complain about it constantly, but complaining gets old and it doesn’t solve anything. Maybe [...]
Padres Acquire Randa
Padres have acquired third baseman Joe Randa from the Reds for minor-league pitchers Travis Chick and Justin Germano. To make room for Randa, the struggling Sean Burroughs has been optioned to Triple-A Portland. Randa has hit .286/.342/.429 over 10+ seasons. He is having a career year so far in 2005, hitting .289/.356/.491, with 13 homers. [...]
Interview: Troy Johnson
Troy Johnson is, among many other things, the host of Channel 4 San Diego’s Outta Left Field, which airs before each Padres night home game Monday through Saturday. I’ve had the good fortune to appear on this program, whose brain trust has embraced blogging and encouraged those of us who blog to share our thoughts [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Reds (9 May 2005)
first pitch: 4:10 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Jake Peavy (2-0, 2.32 ERA) vs Aaron Harang (1-2, 3.96 ERA) game preview: CBS The bad news is, the Padres are coming off a 15-5 shellacking at the hands of the Cardinals. The good news is, the Friars still managed to take three of four in [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Cubs (DH)
Game 1 first pitch: 10:05 a.m., PT television: Channel 4, WGN matchup: Jake Peavy vs Kerry Wood As Jonny German over at Batters’ Box pointed out in the comments to yesterday’s game that didn’t happen, the Padres have drawn more walks this year than Baltimore, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, and the ChiSox combined. Today’s starter [...]
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