Right-hander Mark Prior is scheduled to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery. Bummer, but given his injury history, this was a likely outcome. Here’s hoping he can find health and resume his career at some point. With the amateur draft looming, I’m thinking back to when the Twins took Joe Mauer #1 overall in 2001. Remember the [...]
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Padres Farm Report (30 May 08)
I’m listening to the new REM. If everything between Automatic for the People and now was intended to provide dramatic effect for their return to sounding like REM, then holy smokes it’s been a smashing success. I had no idea they were capable of making music like this anymore. No whining mid-tempo crap, just driving [...]
Padres Farm Report (29 May 08)
Before we get started, I’ve got a new article up at Hardball Times about a few stories I’ve been tracking this season. I’ve also been interviewed over at Friar Nation. Yes, my revised win projection for the Padres is 73. Seems kinda bleak, but they’d actually need to break even the rest of the way [...]
Padres Farm Report (27 May 08)
Triple-A — Portland 6, Salt Lake 3 Peter Ciofrone (RF): 1-for-5 Chase Headley (3B): 1-for-5 Brian Myrow: 2-for-3, BB Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-2, 3B, BB, HBP Nick Hundley: 1-for-4, 2B Craig Stansberry (SS): 1-for-4 Matt Antonelli: 0-for-4 Enrique Gonzalez: 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 6 SO Mauro Zarate: 1 IP, [...]
Padres Farm Report (26 May 08)
Triple-A — Portland 9, Salt Lake 8 Peter Ciofrone (RF): 0-for-5, BB Chase Headley: 4-for-5, 2B, HR, BB Brian Myrow: 2-for-6, 2B, HR, E Chip Ambres (CF): 3-for-6, 2 2B, SB Craig Stansberry (SS): 1-for-3, 3 BB, E Matt Antonelli (DH): 2-for-6 Cesar Ramos: 6.2 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 2 HR, 1 BB, 2 [...]
Shadow Puppets
For those of you who might have “missed” Monday night’s game, here is a quick recap: The Cardinals scored their first runs of the game on a fly ball to deep left that Scott Hairston dropped into the stands for a two-run homer. They scored their next run on a bases-loaded HBP to Yadier Molina [...]
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 [...]
Padres Farm Report (13 May 08)
Triple-A — Iowa 10, Portland 6 Craig Stansberry (SS): 0-for-4, BB Matt Antonelli: 0-for-4 Chase Headley: 0-for-4 Brian Myrow: 1-for-2, 2 BB, HBP, 2 E Chip Ambres (RF): 0-for-4 Will Venable (CF): 3-for-4, 2 HR Nick Hundley: 0-for-4 Josh Geer: 6 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 1 HR, 1 BB, 5 SO Joe Thatcher: 1 [...]
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