How does it feel to be a fan of one of the hottest teams in baseball right now? I for one love what the Padres have been doing of late on the field, they are executing on offense and the pitching has been superb. Like I said yesterday, one of my biggest fears was that the team wouldn't be able to pitch as well at Chase Field. But both Eric Stults and Clayton Richard have been superb giving that bullpen a lot of rest. Today they are going for the sweep with Edinson Volquez on the hill. Let's hope that it is the finely tuned Eddy we get today. One side note: how much did it hurt seeing Adiran Gonzalez hit that homerun for the Dodgers yesterday? Yeah that's what I thought. Here are your Padres links for today:
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Power plays, Richard bests D-Backs - Padres.com
"Chase Headley, Yonder Alonso and former D-back Carlos Quentin each hit solo home runs, and the Padres got out of a jam in the fifth inning with fine defense on their way to a 9-3 win, their fifth consecutive victory at Chase Field this season."
Continuity key to Padres' progress - Union Tribune
"Aside from Grandal’s 16-day trip to the disabled list, the Padres cast has been the same but for one day since June 30. And only 18 position players have been used since the mid-May elimination of middle infielders Jason Bartlett and Orlando Hudson in favor of Alexi Amarista and Everth Cabrera."
CBS Sports has a preview of today's game
"Before this season, the San Diego Padres had never recorded a sweep in Arizona. Now they are on the verge of their second one in 2012."
Tom Krasovic has a piece on Monday's starter Casey Kelly
"On Monday, the Padres will unveil their top pitching prospect, Casey Kelly, who will start against the Braves at Petco Park. You'll recall, the Padres acquired Kelly in the Gonzalez trade two offseasons ago."
Waiver pick-up is win win for righty Thad Weber, Padres - Arizona Daily Star
"After so many years of relative stability, Weber suddenly has an uncertain future. He will probably finish out the Triple-A season with the Padres, but the future is wide open after that."
Tom Seidler's family back in the big leagues - Great Falls Tribune
"Tom Seidler, who was the general manager of the Great Falls Dodgers from 1994-96, is part of a group that recently purchased the San Diego Padres."
Adrian Gonzalez is back in the NL West - Chicken Friars
"Boston was a good destination for Gonzalez. Its a great hitters park, and I could admire his talents from afar. Well, now I have to root against mighty Adrian, something that seems weird to me."
Daily Farm Round-Up: 8-25-12 - Alex Bartlett of The Friarhood
"Jedd Gyorko continues to tear the cover off of the ball as he hits his 5th home run over the last 6 days and the Padres win 3-1. Adys Portillo continues his struggles with San Antonio as the Missions fall to the Hooks 5-2. The Storm had an offensive explosion as 5 different players recorded 3 hits and the Storm win 11-3."
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August 27, 2012
