Tag Archives: cory luebke

Junior’s Revamped Swing and Other Tales of Derring-Do

In which the author recounts the events of Sunday afternoon’s baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the San Diego Padres using only his bare hands and a plethora of bullet points…

Chris Young looked like Chris Young. Fastball in the high-80s, everything up, lots of pitches. He needed 29 to make it through the first, [...]

Padres Prospects Worth Watching in 2010: Pitchers

As threatened in our look at Padres hitting prospects worth watching in 2010, we turn now to pitchers. Here, again in alphabetical order, are 15 pitchers I’ll be keeping my eye on this year:

Padres Farm Report: Spotlight on Lake Elsinore

The situation may be bleak in San Diego this year, but a mere 74 miles to the north, things are looking pretty good. Let’s take a quick drive up I-15 and see what’s happening with the Storm…
Lake Elsinore Storm in a Box:
Record: 53-61
Runs Scored: 648
Runs Allowed: 629
BA/OBP/SLG: .275/.357/.400 (California League: .274/.343/.413)
ERA: 4.89 (CAL: 4.57)
DER: .628 [...]

Padres Farm Report: Spotlight on Fort Wayne

Let’s take a quick look at what’s going on down at the Padres’ lowest full-season affiliate, shall we?
Fort Wayne Wizards in a Box:
Record: 52-50
Runs Scored: 472
Runs Allowed: 449
BA/OBP/SLG: .258/.347/.373 (Midwest League: .251/.323/.373)
ERA: 3.90 (MWL: 3.69)
DER: .630 (MWL: .650)
Source: Baseball-Reference.
This is a team that does a good job of putting runs on the board in an [...]

Padres Farm Report (20 Jun 08)

Triple-A — Portland 3, Tucson 2
Matt Antonelli: 1-for-3, BB
Peter Ciofrone (3B): 1-for-3, BB
Chip Ambres (RF): 2-for-4, 2B
Brian Myrow: 1-for-3, 2B, BB
Will Venable (CF): 1-for-4
Nick Hundley: 2-for-4
Vince Sinisi (LF): 1-for-3, BB
Justin Germano: 6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 BB, 5 SO; 1-for-2, 2B
Joe Thatcher: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 [...]

Padres Farm Report (10 Jun 08)

Triple-A — Las Vegas 8, Portland 4
Peter Ciofrone (LF): 3-for-4, BB
Chase Headley (3B): 2-for-5, 2 2B
Brian Myrow: 2-for-3, 2 BB
Chip Ambres (RF): 2-for-5
Will Venable (CF): 2-for-4
Nick Hundley: 0-for-4
Matt Antonelli: 0-for-4
Justin Germano: 6.1 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 3 SO (12 GO), E
Mauro Zarate: 0.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 HR, [...]

Padres Farm Report (18 May 08)

Triple-A — Las Vegas 10, Portland 3
Craig Stansberry (SS): 1-for-3, SF
Chase Headley: 0-for-4
Brian Myrow: 2-for-4
Chip Ambres: 1-for-4, SB
Will Venable: 1-for-4
Matt Antonelli: 2-for-4
Wade LeBlanc: 2.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 1 HR, 2 BB, 1 SO
Dirk Hayhurst: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 HR, 1 BB, 4 SO
Paul Abraham: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, [...]

Padres Farm Report (27 Apr 08)

Triple-A — Las Vegas 18, Portland 2
Matt Antonelli: 1-for-4, E
Jody Gerut (RF): 2-for-4, 2B
Chase Headley (3B): 0-for-4
Brian Myrow: 0-for-4
Nick Hundley: 0-for-4
Edgar Gonzalez (LF): 1-for-3
Chip Ambres (CF): 0-for-2, BB
Oscar Robles (SS): 0-for-3
Enrique Gonzalez: 4 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 6 SO
Josh Banks: 1.2 IP, 10 H, 8 R, 2 HR, 1 BB, [...]