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 teams want Gonzalez, who [...]
As threatened, postings will occur more frequently this year. If you’re looking for the Jon Garland thread, it’s over here.
Meanwhile, my latest is up at Hardball Times. It’s all about pitchers who ended up with losing records despite pitching very well. Dave Roberts’ epic 1971 campaign with the Padres tops the list.
Five times a Padres [...]
As you doubtless know by now, the Padres have fired GM Kevin Towers. It’s taken me so long to write about this because it is difficult for me to articulate my feelings. His departure hits me harder than those of Bruce Bochy, Trevor Hoffman, Sandy Alderson, or Jake Peavy.
Towers was the primary architect of the [...]
The Padres are boring. That’s the word on the street… a street apparently filled with people who don’t like baseball.
Just give me a game to watch and the rest will take care of itself. There is no pressure with this team, no expectation of success. Every win is a surprise, a gift.
Sometimes I believe this. [...]
Got my coffee. Got my Neko Case. Like when I drove from Asheville to Durham en route to Cooperstown for Tony Gwynn’s Hall of Fame induction. So many trees. I miss the road.
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Jody Gerut rocks the ‘69 uni
Stupid game Tuesday night at PhoneCo. Top of the fourth, Kevin Kouzmanoff bangs a double off [...]
The way it works with cover bands in this town is you play two nights — Friday and Saturday — from 9 p.m. to close. Three one-hour sets punctuated by 10-minute breaks, with a longer (80-minute) set to end the night.
Wait, are we playing Jimmy Buffet and then Slayer, or is it the other way [...]
Opening Day. An affirmation of spring, life, and all that is good in the world. Moments of perfection will carry us through difficult times. There is no other way.
Baseball is my pulse, my clock, my book of days. Seasons all run together. I was in high school discovering Roto, now I’m a month shy of [...]
You are in the wrong place. You want hope — third door on the left, just past apathy and before foolishness.
Take a good look at what you cannot have.
It is written that the Padres will be terrible this year, and what is written must be true. Cancel the games, record them as losses, save us [...]
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the comatosely accurate IVIE projections for 2009 (explanation). For the hitters, I’ve included the name of a player whose career line is similar to our projection. As always, thanks to all who participated. Enjoy…
Padres IVIE Projections for 2009: Hitters
Player
No.
PA
BA
OBP
SLG
Comp
Matt Antonelli
14
224
.237
.322
.343
Desi Relaford
Henry Blanco
23
197
.234
.282
.344
Buck Martinez
Chris Burke
14
184
.234
.310
.341
Rob Wilfong
Everth Cabrera
12
130
.201
.282
.287
Johnnie LeMaster
David Eckstein
15
450
.274
.343
.350
Tom [...]
I hope you had an excellent weekend. I finally saw Stephen Strasburg pitch on Friday and was not disappointed. Then I watched Team Mexico and Team Korea work out at Petco Park on Saturday in preparation for their WBC games here this week. If you don’t mind dropping $50 for a $19 seat, you might [...]
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