In which the author recounts the events of Sunday afternoon’s baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the San Diego Padres using only his bare hands and a plethora of bullet points…
Chris Young looked like Chris Young. Fastball in the high-80s, everything up, lots of pitches. He needed 29 to make it through the first, [...]
Oy, what happened to the week? I want a do-over. Anyway, here are your links:
Stairs happy to fill niche for Padres (U-T). From Bill Center’s article: “With his phone not ringing with offers, Stairs signed on with NutriSystem and started trimming 32 pounds. He began playing hockey, became an assistant hockey coach at John Bast [...]
The Padres have signed veteran catcher Yorvit Torrealba to a 1-year, $1.25 million deal, with a $3.5 million mutual option for 2011. The deal was agreed upon last Friday and made official on Tuesday.
Things to know about Torrealba:
He hit .258/.316/.394 over the past four seasons despite getting to play half his games at Coors Field
In [...]
Ray from Sacrifice Bunt recently asked in the comments:
Does anyone think that [GM Jed] Hoyer is trying to build a team that will make the 2010 playoffs? It seems clear to me that Hoyer is treating this season as a way to get an idea for what he has and what he needs. Not that [...]
The other day, reader Steve C posed the following question:
Do you think the team is set with the roster as is or would you like for them to add another few pieces?
I responded that I’d like to see a big-league center fielder and/or a veteran backup for Nick Hundley behind the plate. I’ve since perused [...]
I’m supposed to write something about baseball here. That’s my recollection, anyway.
First, a quick programming note: The long, once-a-week pieces from last year are done. Turns out they required a lot of work, and I’m lazy, so no mas. I’ll be publishing more frequently this year and the articles will be shorter.
If 2009 was Coltrane [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Triple-A — Portland 4, Tacoma 3
Craig Stansberry (SS): 1-for-3, HR, 2 BB
Chip Ambres (DH): 2-for-4, BB
Brian Myrow: 0-for-5
Justin Huber (LF): 2-for-4, BB
Will Venable: 1-for-4, BB
Colt Morton: 0-for-3, BB
Clay Hensley: 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 HR, 2 BB, 5 SO (99 pitches, 60 strikes)
With the Beavers down, 3-0, in the ninth, Stansberry launched a [...]
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