Padres

One fan's take on the grand ol' game of baseball, with an emphasis on the San Diego Padres.

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Last news: December 31, 1969 19:00:00

"You can't go home again." --Thomas Wolfe. Sure we can. We just did. Ducksnorts is now back at Ducksnorts.com. Update your bookmarks, RSS feeds, dinner reservations, etc. See you there!... - [Read more]

Today, it's all about guys trying to make the club: Gonzalez happy to be home with Padres (Padres.com). A mostly fluffy piece about former #1 draft pick Adrian Gonzalez, who returns to his hometown as part of payment for Adam... - [Read more]

I haven't written much about the WBC, mainly because it always seemed so far away. But the tournament kicks off tonight in Tokyo with Korea vs Chinese Taipei (aka Taiwan or Republic of China). Also, my tickets for the semifinals... - [Read more]

Channel 4 rebroadcast the 2005 game of the year last night. The grand slam by Khalil Greene with two out in the ninth to tie it was unbelieveable. Equally unlikely were the events leading up to Greene's heroics, propelled at... - [Read more]

As you've no doubt heard by now, former Padres right-hander Brian Lawrence is expected to miss the season following labrum and rotator cuff surgery. It's interesting to note that the Nationals didn't give Lawrence an MRI before making the trade... - [Read more]

Last week in the discussion we were trying to figure out who would and/or should bat second for the Padres in 2006. Reader Steve pointed us to a projected batting order at Padres.com, which shows Mike Cameron in the #2... - [Read more]

With the Mike Piazza signing sparing us the indignity of a David Ross/Doug Mirabelli showdown behind the plate, the only real battle this spring is at second base. Incumbent Mark Loretta is gone, leaving veteran Mark Bellhorn and prospect Josh... - [Read more]

In a recent North County Times article about new rotation member Chris Young, Padres skipper Bruce Bochy is quoted as saying, "History has shown that the taller pitchers take longer to develop." Intuitively this makes sense. You're dealing with more... - [Read more]

As anyone who has been paying attention is well aware, the Padres have made wholesale roster changes this winter. The question among many of the Friar faithful is, "To what effect?"... - [Read more]

I hate to give you just links with no commentary, but that's all I have time for today. Enjoy! Scouting the Division: San Diego (Bad Altitude). I find the idea of a Rockies blogger talking smack about the Padres after... - [Read more]

"A player's true level of ability remains unknown and unknowable so long as he is not given the opportunity to prove it." Obvious, perhaps, but important. Without proof we are reduced to religious arguments: Belief based on MLEs, scouting reports,... - [Read more]

So, we've been kicking this idea around a while and it's time to make our move. Weekend of March 11-12. Either Saturday evening (6 p.m.) at Tony Gwynn Stadium or Sunday afternoon (1 p.m.) at Cunningham Stadium. Any preferences? [Update... - [Read more]

Just a quick heads-up: I've started a free Yahoo! league if anyone is interested. Go to the Fantasy Baseball web site Choose Sign Up > Join Existing Custom or Public League > Join a Custom League League ID: 26164 Password:... - [Read more]

Eric Mirlis has written an article about closer entrance music over at TheMirl.com. He focuses on the songs of both New York closers (Metallica's "Enter Sandman" -- not a bad choice, although I prefer "Wherever I May Roam," which Akinori... - [Read more]