Padres Farm Report (22 Apr 08)

Tuesday, April 22, 2008
by Geoff Young
Triple-A -- Salt Lake 9, Portland 4 Matt Antonelli: 1-for-5, 2B Oscar Robles (DH): 1-for-4, 2B Jody Gerut: 2-for-4, HR Brian Myrow: 1-for-3, BB Nick Hundley: 0-for-4 Chase Headley: 1-for-3, HBP Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-3, BB Luis Rodriguez: 0-for-4 Craig Stansberry: 0-for-3, BB Shawn Estes: 5 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 1 HR, 1 BB, 4 SO Dirk Hayhurst: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 BB, 4 SO Adam Bass: 1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 2 SO Enrique Gonzalez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 BB, 2 SO Double-A -- Frisco 6, San Antonio 5 Chad Huffman: 0-for-4, SF Kyle Blanks: 1-for-2, 3 BB Drew Macias: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 BB Craig Cooper (DH): 1-for-3, BB Jose Lobaton: 2-for-4 High-A No Cal League ...

Padres Farm Report (17 Apr 08)

Thursday, April 17, 2008
by Geoff Young
Triple-A -- Portland 5, Colorado Springs 1 Oscar Robles (2B): 1-for-5 Edgar Gonzalez (RF): 0-for-2, 2 BB Chase Headley: 1-for-4, BB Brian Myrow: 3-for-4, 2B, BB Chip Ambres (CF): 0-for-3, BB Craig Stansberry: 0-for-4, BB Luis Rodriguez: 1-for-3, BB Will Venable: 1-for-1, 2B (didn't start) Shawn Estes: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 0 HR, 1 BB, 7 SO, 2 HBP Cesar Ramos: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 BB, 7 SO Paul Abraham: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 0 BB, 2 SO Jared Wells: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 BB, 1 SO Myrow really needs to be on a big-league team's bench. Rodriguez's batting average has slipped all the way to .500. Seven strikeouts for Ramos? He's ...
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Quick Thoughts from Peoria

Monday, March 10, 2008
by Geoff Young
Just bullet points this morning: Bud Black, Wally Joyner, and Rick Renteria all threw during the big-league session we watched. Darrel Akerfelds pitched to minor leaguers over at the next field. Tadahito Iguchi had a nice batting practice session on Sunday. He showed more power than I'd expected. Tony Clark's kid scored 13 goals in two soccer games on Saturday. Relevant? Probably not, but that's the kind of thing you learn while watching guys take batting practice. Some lady asked, and he answered. Rock on. Colt Morton is a big dude. I already knew this, but it bears repeating. He also scalded a ball during Sunday's game against the White Sox, right back through the middle. Randy Wolf looked good on the mound. I didn't see any gun readings, but ...

Cactus League Photos

Saturday, March 8, 2008
by Geoff Young
Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR. See full photo set at Flickr. How cool was Friday's game? I'm talking about all the Ducksnorters, of course. I hung out with Lance all day, and met up with LynchMob, Bruce (and dad), and Aaron at various points. I'd say that was pretty cool. I even managed to catch a foul ball off the bat of Luis Rodriguez. First time I've ever caught a foul ball at a game. For whatever spring training performances might be worth, our Chris Young looked terrific. Scott Hairston hit the ball hard every time up, resulting in a homer and a double. He also got ...

Spring Training and Book Updates

Thursday, January 10, 2008
by Geoff Young
Okay, we've had a chance to come up with a spring training plan of sorts. From the poll, I see that the general preference is that we do this earlier rather than later. February 29 - March 2 is in the lead right now, but I have to say, the idea of getting way too familiar with Luis Rodriguez and a bunch of NRIs holds little appeal to me, so I'd like to shoot for March 7 - 9 instead. Anyway, here are some details: Ducksnorts 2008 Spring Training Thang Dates: March 7 - 9, 2008 Price: TBD (depends on how many folks can join us) What the package includes: Hotel accommodations Tickets to all Padres games Complete limousine transportation in Arizona to ...