After Tuesday night’s thrashing at the hands of the Atlanta Braves, the Padres are proud owners of a 9-15 record, tied with “natural rival” Seattle for worst in MLB. They are 4-10 at Petco Park… so much for home field advantage (nothing new for the Padres, in fact, but that’s a story for another day). [...]
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Friday Links (24 Sep 10)
No airplane metaphors today, just links… Home Team Monday (Inside the Padres). From Tom Krasovic: “At some point, the Padres have to hit better than they have over the last few weeks, don’t they?” As Hemingway would say, “Isn’t it pretty to think so?” Hairston Jr.’s season ends with stress fracture (Padres.com). This is a [...]
Saturday Links (18 Sep 10)
When the world is running down, you make the best of what’s still around…
Blast from the Past: Fun with Mail
Back in the day, before we had comments, I used to run a mailbag feature every so often. Here are a couple of fun ones from Novembers past: Mustang Sally, Bolero, and Spam. Self-indulgence at its finest. This is perhaps my “La Villa Strangiato” of all postings. It goes everywhere, whether it needs to or [...]
Riffin’ on Carrillo
In response to Tuesday’s item about right-hander Cesar Carrillo experiencing yet another setback in the Arizona Fall League, reader Christian offered this comment: The Cesar Carrillo news is disappointing. I remember watching the guy throw in game in a college world series qualifier against Joba Chamberlain. He was sitting 92-94 with a ton of movement [...]
Links for 28 Oct 08
Mmm, linkity link links… Padres remain a preferred spot for pitchers staging comebacks (U-T). Mark Mulder, Mark Prior, and Matt Clement all have expressed an interest in pitching for the Padres or, failing that, at least wearing the uniform. Mark Prior Halloweeen Update. Speaking of Prior, Planet Padres caught up with the right-hander at a [...]
Padres Farm Report (16 Jun 08)
Triple-A — Portland 5, Fresno 4 Matt Antonelli: 2-for-4, SF Peter Ciofrone (LF): 1-for-5 Chip Ambres (CF-RF): 3-for-3, 3B, 2 BB Brian Myrow: 1-for-3, 2 BB Vince Sinisi (RF): 0-for-4 Nick Hundley: 1-for-4 Luis Rodriguez (SS): 1-for-4, 2B, E Clay Hensley: 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 4 SO, HBP, WP [...]
Cesar Carrillo’s Pro Debut
Pix now, with comments. to follow… Made the trek up to the Diamond in Lake Elsinore Thursday evening to catch the pro debut of Padres first-round pick Cesar Carrillo. With the caveat that mine is an untrained eye, here are some of my observations. Carrillo’s delivery appears free and easy. Not a lot of wasted [...]
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