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Thursday Links (1 Sep 11)

When your offense consists of Alberto Gonzalez and Wade LeBlanc, that’s a problem. Thank goodness links are here to save the day…

Perfect Game All-American Classic: The Joey Gallo Show

Remember this name: Joey Gallo. On the evening of Sunday, August 14, in his first at-bat in the 2011 Perfect Game All-American Classic at Petco Park, the left-handed hitting Gallo drove a pitch into the beach beyond right-center field. He hit the ball 442 feet, the 10th longest drive in Petco Park history, with a [...]

Padres Spend $11 Million on Draft Picks

In the moments leading up to Monday’s 9:01 p.m. PT deadline, the Padres signed three of their “big four” unsigned picks from the June draft. They inked right-handers Joe Ross (25th overall, $2.75 million) and Michael Kelly (48th, $718,000), and catcher Austin Hedges (82nd, $3 million), all of whom had strong college commitments (Ross and [...]

Decker, Valdez, and the Next Big Things

I was listening to a San Antonio Missions game over the Internet last week. The Missions won at home against Corpus Christi. Left-hander Pedro Hernandez worked six scoreless and picked up the win, with Sawyer Carroll and Jaff Decker providing much of the offense. We’ve talked about Decker’s struggles this year, and a few items [...]

Stauffer Was Just a Little Better

What a fun win Tuesday night. Ubaldo Jimenez pitched a gem for Colorado, but Tim Stauffer was just a little better, spinning eight shutout innings en route to his second win of the season. Stauffer also notched a career-high eight strikeouts and collected two hits, including an RBI single in the fifth. Efficient? Try 97 [...]