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Padres Farm Report (6 May 08)

Triple-A — Portland 5, New Orleans 4 Matt Antonelli: 2-for-6, BB Jody Gerut: 2-for-7, SB Chase Headley: 2-for-6 Brian Myrow: 2-for-3, 2B, 3 BB Chip Ambres (CF): 2-for-6, 2B Nick Hundley: 0-for-5 Craig Stansberry (SS): 2-for-4, 2B, 2 BB Edgar Gonzalez (PH): 1-for-1, HR Wade LeBlanc: 6 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 HR, 1 [...]

Padres Farm Report (1 May 08)

Triple-A — Oklahoma 9, Portland 8 Matt Antonelli: 0-for-5, BB Jody Gerut (DH): 2-for-5, HR Chase Headley: 3-for-5, 2 2B Brian Myrow: 2-for-4, BB Edgar Gonzalez (RF): 0-for-5 Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-1, 3 BB Craig Stansberry: 0-for-4 Will Venable (PH): 1-for-1 Wade LeBlanc: 3 IP, 10 H, 8 R, 2 HR, 3 BB, 0 SO [...]

Padres Farm Report (15 Apr 08)

Before we get to the report, my preview of the Padres is up at Baseball Think Factory. Check it out when you have a moment… Triple-A — Salt Lake 5, Portland 3 Oscar Robles (3B): 1-for-4, BB Matt Antonelli: 1-for-4, BB Jody Gerut: 1-for-4 Brian Myrow: 1-for-3, BB Edgar Gonzalez (LF): 2-for-4 Will Venable (DH): [...]

Padres Acquire Edmonds

The Padres are about to pick up center fielder Jim Edmonds from St. Louis for minor-league third baseman David Freese. Reportedly, the Cardinals also will be sending $1 million, which is why the deal hasn’t been formally announced yet. Edmonds is in decline, and the Pads will need a contingency plan, but I like this [...]

Cal League Tour 2004: Phase I

This season, my buddy Jeff and I have taken it upon ourselves to visit every park in the California League. We’re old and somewhat responsible these days, so the plan is to hit two towns a weekend, one weekend a month through August. The first phase of our journey saw us visit Lake Elsinore and [...]

1999 California League Postseason Awards

MVP Before I get started, I’d like to say that there were many terrific performances in the California League this past season. For the MVP award, there were basically five candidates: Jack Cust, OF, High Desert Mavericks (Diamondbacks); Jacques Landry, 3B, Modesto A’s (A’s); Chin-Feng Chen, OF, San Bernardino Stampede (Dodgers); Randey Dorame, LHP, San [...]

California Fall League Report: Lancaster at Lake Elsinore

After fighting through some nasty traffic to get out of San Diego, my wife and I arrived at the Lake Elsinore Diamond in the 2nd inning of the season finale. This game was everything that my first California Fall League experience wasn’t: well played, well attended, and, well — more like an actual baseball game. [...]