Right-hander Clay Hensley served up a solo homer to Milwaukee’s J.J. Hardy but otherwise pitched a gem on Wednesday. Among other things, Hensley walked none over six innings at Peoria — always a good sign. Quoth skipper Bud Black: “His mound presence was great. He was in control. He moved the ball in and out [...]
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Walker’s Arbitration, A Bit o’ History, and Thanks
First off, baseball bloggers rock. I need to acknowledge several fine folks for mentioning the Ducksnorts 2007 Baseball Annual. Much appreciated! Thank You! AaronGleeman.com Oriole Post
Spring Training IGD: Padres vs Angels (20 Mar 07)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chris Young vs Ervin Santana (hat tip to Friar John) Two weeks until Opening Day. Tonight we’ll have to settle for baseball in Peoria. Go Padres!
Tango’s Community Forecasts
TangoTiger is soliciting projections from readers (hat tip to Pat in the comments): Go to the page of your favorite team, and put in the OPS (OBP+SLG) and ERA you expect from as many players as you feel comfortable. As well, if you can, note the number of games for the non-pitchers and the role [...]
Wells Battles Diabetes
According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, Padres left-hander David Wells has Type 2 diabetes. Wells says he has made modifications to his lifestyle since learning about his condition: From the time I found out, I made changes. No more starches and sugar. No more rice, pasta, potatoes and white bread. No more fast food. I’ve [...]
Spring Training IGD: Padres vs White Sox (18 Mar 07)
first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD I think David Wells is starting for the Padres, but there’s no way to be sure. Well, there probably is, but I can’t find it.
Bochy to Giants — Done Deal?
The San Jose Mercury News is reporting that Bruce Bochy has reached an agreement with the San Francisco Giants to replace Felipe Alou as manager. (Thanks to Brian Wilmer in the comments for the heads-up.) Everyone is issuing denials for now, as Bochy prepares to lead a team of MLB all stars to Japan on [...]
World Series IGD: Astros @ White Sox, Game 1
first pitch: 4:30 p.m., PT television: Fox matchup: Roger Clemens (13-8, 1.87 ERA) vs Jose Contreras (15-7, 3.61 ERA) preview: MLB.com Feels weird doing one of these without the Padres in it, but if you’re watching the game and you want to hang out and chat, please feel free. I’m really looking forward to what [...]
Table Scraps
I’m heading out to Phoenix to catch the AFL championship on Saturday, so this will be real short. Bust out the bullet points… Padres add seven to 40-man roster (Yahoo). Depending on what other moves the Padres make this winter, Brad Baker is a good bet to see material time with the big club in [...]
What’s Next?
I’m trying to play along with the Padres this winter and think of what kinds of moves they could make. Unfortunately, all indications are that there won’t be a lot of changes. Patience will be key for Padres (Padres.com). One of the goals of moving Terrence Long was to open up playing time for Xavier [...]
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