My latest at Hardball Times recounts the career of former Padres farmhand Warren Newson, who could have had a darned good career if given the chance. The Padres selected Newson in the fourth round of the 1986 January draft (they’d tabbed right-hander Doug Brocail in the first round) and he proceeded to post silly numbers [...]
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The Opposite of News
I’m reading a lot about Adrian Gonzalez these days. Why not? He’s a great player who deserves the coverage. The two basic “stories” right now are: Jake Peavy wants the White Sox to make a play for his former teammate. Gonzalez reportedly is seeking Mark Teixeira money, which the Padres can’t afford. To summarize, other [...]
Stupid Padre Tricks: Two Games or Fewer Pitched (2000-2008)
On Monday, we ran through the list of players who pitched two games or fewer for the Padres from 1969 to 1999. Today we check out the rest of the lot. Interestingly, only seven guys met our criteria in the club’s first 31 years of existence, while nine have done so in the last nine. [...]
Operation Center Field: Not All Flaws Are Created Equal
Now that we’ve looked at defense, how about the other side? There aren’t many center fielders without holes in their offensive game: Carlos Beltran, Grady Sizemore, Ichiro Suzuki… Curtis Granderson is close enough. Let’s see, which of these players is available? Uh, that would be none. Okay, so the Padres will need to acquire a [...]
Congratulations, White Sox!
They did it. A mere 88 years after their last world championship, the Chicago White Sox are on top once again. Congratulations to the Pale Hose and their fans!
World Series: Astros vs White Sox
Congrats to the Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros for reaching the World Series! It is great to see some new blood in there (and no teams from Boston or New York). I have a slight preference for the ChiSox because they don’t have Roger “I Don’t Know What That Thing I Threw at Mike [...]
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