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Best week in Pads baseball since...Wahoo Willy, Mon Jun 17 14:31
...I'm not sure. Sometime in 2010, I suppose. That was pretty awesome. I'm going to skip all my usual conjecture about why attendance and interest doesn't seem to be there for right now. And just focus on the baseball. Man, I hope they can go get one starting pitcher right now and not lose the momentum. They've... more
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Draft and Other Thoughts...Alan, Sun Jun 9 16:39
1) I'm liking the draft, simply because there's very little in the way of "what were they thinking?" and "isn't this incredibly high to be taking organizational filler." I expect Connor is more bargaining leverage/insurance than a real option, but at that point in the draft, who cares? And it took us over ten rounds... more
Decker!McBain, Wed Jun 12 15:05
Jaff Decker promoted. Might just be for two days with Street getting close. And it's not as if Jaff is tearing things up. But still, good for him.
Greinkelongdistancefriar, Wed Jun 12 00:23
Greinke in the middle of a couple of beaning inspired fights tonight and Carlos Quentin was nowhere to be found and blamed! Maybe he really is a bit of a punk. After Greinke hit the Dback, Mattingly did the idiotic and taunting maneuver of having Greinke hit in the 7th so he could be the bait/target of retaliation.
Offer Coming to HeadleyMark, Wed May 1 17:33
According to our friends at the local fishwrap-hey there's only 1 with a sports section these days and yes, it can be hard to tell apart from Bleacher Report from time to time. Anyway, I enjoyed reading the whole: "One thing you can't do in business is negotiate against yourself. That doesn't make any sense." Keep up... more
Draft?McBain, Tue Jun 4 11:40
Most professional evaluators are saying this is a flat draft without much impact talent, for whatever that's worth. These are the names I've seen mentioned most often for the Pads: Ian Clarkin, local prep LHP. Sounds raw. JP Crawford, SS. Questions about the bat, which of course triggers autonomic and probably... more
Maybe Not Quite YetMark, Thu May 23 13:59
Well I think we can all agree that Burch isn't quite ready yet, but there's plenty of stuff to like there-mainly the K rate which doesn't grow on trees. Even if he ends up only as a bullpen piece-it'd be nice to create another valuable reliever. Welcome back Timmay! to the rotation? Oh and to Chase's point-time to... more
How quickly things can changeChase, Mon May 20 16:08
We're mere months past where fans (me included) was hoping Forsythe could stick at SS to provide a solid hitting middle infield duo along with Gyorko, where there was more hoping with sticking at 2b. Forsythe is a forgotten man as Everth Cabrera is playing he like he appear poised to be doing so following his strong... more
LongoriaMcBain, Sat May 11 21:45
Geez. He hit that like it was the All-Star Home Run Contest. So did Loney, but that makes more sense, he was facing fresh meat from AA. Street is supposed to be too crafty for anybody to swing with that much self-assurance. Who took over Smith's body between the 1st and 2nd?
arms off to promising startsChase, Sun May 5 03:58
The decision to have Wisler start the season at Lake Elsinore is looking like a really smart choice, and one I hope we see with the next crop of HS arms. Several other arms are off to great starts as well: Matt Wisler (A+): 1.04 era, 26 IP, 16 H, 0 HR, 4bb, 23k, .176/.211/.198 against Joe Ross (A): 1.78 era, 25.1 IP,... more
FanGraphs Depth ChartAlan, Thu May 9 16:23
Fangraphs has a new feature where they project out rest of year, by player, by team, etc. Here's the Pads' detail: http://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=ALL&teamid=29 Of interest -- less than 5 WAR predicted for the pitching staff. We're projected for 76 wins, but if the pitching could match the hitting... more
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Smith Coming UpMark, Thu May 9 12:57
I guess a good couple of weeks has the FO feeling like they might be onto something. Burch Smith is coming up and pitching on Saturday and before you get concerned that Sat was Cashner's spot....he's simply moving back a day to Sunday. http://www.friarhood.com/padres-peg-prospect-to-take-on-rays-saturday/ Mark
Not That BA is Crazy ImportantMark, Tue May 7 23:06
but I couldn't help but notice that Amarista hitting .233 was the lowest BA in the lineup tonight. Doesn't it seem like there were multiple guys hitting like .180 last year? Maybin, Hundley, Everth etc? Anyway, been a fun couple of days. Cashner looks great. Mark
Strange yearlongdistancefriar, Sun Apr 28 19:25
As someone who lurks and occasionally posts, that last thread was interesting and was getting hard to manage. As a fan, weird year. 9 wins total with a bunch of losses but 6 of those wins came in sweeps of the Dodgers and the Giants. Wouldn't have expected either of those. It looks like decent starting pitching gives... more
Winning is Better than LosingWahoo Willy, Mon Apr 29 01:21
Obviously. But at least there's a new highlight to the season than the brawl with the Dodgers. Would've loved to be down there for this series. Looked like a lot of fun. And nice to see the offense coming to play a little bit. Sure will be interesting to see how much hitter friendly Petco proves to be. Seems like a... more
The yin and yang of the Padres McBain, Thu Apr 18 10:40
Sweep the Dodgers. Excellent. Garfinkle the Marketing Genius embarrasses the entire organization. The opposite of excellent.
Keri Says We Should QuitMark, Mon Apr 8 14:17
Worst opening day starter ever? I do agree that the 1B thing is a mess, especially because it cost them in some way, Latos as well. http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9146327/jonah-keri-ranks-mlb-teams It's just a mess. Mark
The Good NewsMark, Wed Apr 10 13:48
So seemingly I've taken over the lead as most negative guy on the board (thanks for carrying the flag for so long, Alan maybe its just an East Bay thing?) anyway a few good parts to the opening week+. -Richard: I get it, he's 10% worse than league average or so. It is nice to have a SP though who is going to throw... more
Opening Day-We're Clearly Not ExcitedMark, Mon Apr 1 13:17
So Opening Day-isn't this suppose to be more fun? Oh wait, not a lot of hope but hell baseball looks great on tv doesn't it? Also, who's up for a game in the middle of April Padres are in SF from the 17th-19th I believe? Mark
From the UT “Our goal with the Padres is to win more than we lose on an ongoing basis, and to compete, also on an ongoing basis, for the Western Division title,” he said. “We have to be smarter in how we use our resources than our competitors, and based upon my beverage experience, I look forward to that challenge." I ... more

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