Casual Friday: Greetings From Beautiful San Diego

The Yankees are all about the pinstripes, in every sense of the word. The rest of MLB is more casual. This is the latest post in a Friday series called Casual Friday, in which I take a quick look around the rest of Major League Baseball.* Padres pitcher Jake Peavy will be on the mound in tonight's only intra-league game, as Interleague Play 2009 begins. Peavy had been traded to the White Sox yesterday, but he took advantage of his no-trade clause (which he has every right to do) and he's staying put. Peavy only wants to pitch in the National League, where pitching is easier. I'm sorry, but he's a wuss.* Tony Gwynn, Jr doesn't have a no-trade clause. Therefore, he was traded yesterday, to the Padres. His father, Mr Padre, was the one who actually broke the news to him. To top off a storybook day, he scored the winning run last night. Junior's in for the same thing his father went through: Beautiful sunny days without the stress of a pennant race.* The 2009 Fir...