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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Padres remain a preferred spot for pitchers staging comebacks (U-T). Mark Mulder, Mark Prior, and Matt Clement all have expressed an interest in pitching for the Padres or, failing that, at least wearing the uniform.
Mark Prior Halloweeen Update. Speaking of Prior, Planet Padres caught up with the right-hander at a local pumpkin [...]
As I’ve mentioned, Derek Togerson was kind enough to have me on as a guest of NBC 7/39’s “SportsWrap” this past Sunday evening. Our segment was the Padres preview, so there wasn’t really an opportunity to pimp the book. Still, we had a great time talking baseball. Some highlights:
I cited the continued development of Chase [...]
Reminder to folks here in San Diego: I’ll be on “SportsWrap” this Sunday evening at 11:35 p.m. PT. Tune to NBC 7/39 for your chance to see a real-live baseball dork on television.
To the links…
Bill Center at the U-T takes a look at roster possibilities. According to this, Glendon Rusch will be in the bullpen [...]
Yesterday we ran the hitters, today it’s time for the moundsmen:
OBG08 Projections for Select Padres Pitchers
Player
No.
IP
ERA
Range
Key: No., number of people who submitted guesses; IP, innings pitched, ERA, duh; range, lower and upper guesses for ERA.
Left-Handers
Hampson, Justin
11
48
4.21
3.50 – 5.05
Thatcher, Joe
11
58
2.86
1.96 – 3.42
Wolf, Randy
15
124
4.18
3.71 – 4.91
Right-Handers
Bell, Heath
12
81
2.76
2.25 – 3.53
Cameron, Kevin
11
53
3.78
3.10 – 4.85
Germano, Justin
14
81
4.62
3.74 – 5.50
Hensley, Clay
13
80
4.43
3.80 – [...]
Food safety tip: “carpaccio” is Italian for “sashimi,” which is Japanese for “it ain’t cooked.” Just so you know.
Super quick links today. You provide the commentary…
It’s spring: Brew yourself a piping hot pot of optimism
Tom Krasovic identifies five story lines to watch in Peoria (h/t LynchMob)
MadFriars.com talks to Corey Brock (h/t LynchMob)
Corey reports that Josh [...]
Listening to Jeff Buckley, Live at Olympia (thanks, Didi!). That and a pot of coffee should keep me going for a while.
To the links (sit down, we’ve got a few)…
This is old, but it bears mentioning. Mike Cameron has signed with the Brewers (hat tip to Marsh in the comments). As I mentioned at Knuckle [...]
The Padres have signed right-hander Mark Prior to a 1-year deal worth a guaranteed $1 million plus incentives that vary depending on whom you ask. ESPN’s Buster Olney reports that the total package could be worth “over $3 million”, while Dan Hayes at the North County Times places the high end at $5.5 million.
Quoth GM [...]
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