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August 31, 2009
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Draft Day Not A Favorite Friar Memory
The San Diego Padres enter today's amateur draft with history on their side. But it's not good history. It's more like the kind that the phrase about learning or repeating was made up to address.If you need a reminder of exactly what I might be talking about, well... Matt Bush has a court date today. Remember Matt Bush? The first overall pick in the draft? A move...
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June 09, 2009
DePodesta On Gerut-Gwynn Trade
On his blog, Paul DePodesta discussed some of the rationale behind sending Jody Gerut to Milwaukee for Tony Gwynn Jr. As always, I love his honesty. Two Lines that stick out:
"Money - Nobody likes to talk about it, but the fact is that dollars must factor in our decision making."
"Other - It would be silly to ignore the fact that Tony Gwynn Jr's father is Tony...
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May 29, 2009
Padres Streak Ends At Ten
The Padres tried to continue their ten game winning streak, but a great individual effort from the Diamondbacks Max Scherzer put them down early and this time they could not quite pull out the comeback.Scherzer did it with his arm, striking out five of the first six Padres he faced and ten overall. He did it with his bat, driving in two runs. He kept the Padre offense in check...
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May 27, 2009
Gwynn Scores Winning Run In Ninth: Pads Win Sixth Straight
No, Friar Faithful, that is not an old headline. The San Diego Padres came back in the bottom of the ninth to sweep the Giants and win their sixth game in a row and Tony Gwynn scored the winning run.Tony Gwynn Jr., who used to go by Anthony in San Diego, was traded from Milwaukee to his hometown earlier today and walked in a pinch hit appearance in the bottom of the ninth, scoring...
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May 22, 2009
Looking Forward to Draft
The 2009 Amateur Draft begins June 9 with the Padres picking third overall. Washington is a virtual lock to draft local legend Stephen Strasburg and Seattle seems to have their sites on UNC 1B Dustin Ankley (who will play CF in pros). This leaves a number of prospects for the Padres to sort through. GM Kevin Towers apparently likes Donovan Tate, a CF from Carterville H.S. (Ga). Tate...
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May 20, 2009
Kyle Blanks Update
Padres prospect Kyle Blanks made his debut in left field last week for Portland, and figures to continue to see action there. He's a minor league 1st baseman who won't see the field for a National league team with Adrian Gonzalez on the roster. Adding some corner outfield experience is an excellent idea, but Chase Headley is blocking him there. One can only hope that the...
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May 19, 2009
Padres Break Out the Brooms
Following Kevin Towers comments that the team had been "embarassing" over the 24 game stratch where the team went 4-20; the San Diego Padres completed a 3 game sweep of the visiting Cincinnati Reds Sunday. Jakre Peavy threw a complete game, allowing just one run on four hits, striking out eight and walking zero. Only rookie Chris Dickerson was able to put the bat on the...
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May 18, 2009
Implosion Needed
It's now been a month since the Padres hot start ended. Reality is setting in and setting in fast. At 13-22 (.371 Win %), the Padres are tied with the Arizona Diamondbacks for worst record in baseball. Their 131 runs scored are second fewest, Arizona has 129. Their team ERA is 14th of 16th in the National League, aided by the most pitcher friendly park in the majors.
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May 15, 2009
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Wow. The only thing better than the Padres start is being able to laugh out loud at the idiocy of ESPN, who have the Braves ranked #1 on a day they lose to the Pirates 10-0 and have the Friars ranked 14th on a day they hang the first blown save in a Phillie uniform on Brad Lidge.The San Diego sunshine boys are 9-3 and still leading the NL West along with the Dodgers. The thing...
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April 19, 2009
Padres Spoil Mets First Series In New Home
For the Mets, everything was set up perfect. New ballpark and a doormat coming to town to open it with a sweep. At least, that was the script if you cared to believe the hype. But something went wrong.The San Diego Padres continue to defy expectations. The writers, amateur and professional, thought it would take 20 games for the Friars to win 7. Especially considering that three...
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April 16, 2009
Padres Sweep Giants Behind Young, Hundley
The first-place San Diego Padres rode strong efforts from pitcher Chris Young and catcher Nick Hundley to beat Tim Lincecum and the Giants at Petco Park 6-1. The sweep of San Francisco and a four game split with Los Angeles has the Friars on top on the NL West with a 5-2 record as they head east to New York to open the Mets new ball park.Young pitched seven innings of four hit ball...
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April 12, 2009
Peavy Will Go To Mound For A Winning Team
Hey, its early... but in a season that doesn't seem likely to lend itself to using certain phrases, I will use them while I can.The second place Padres will take the field behind Jake Peavy tonight looking to clinch a winning homestand following last night's rain-delayed victory over San Francisco. The Friars are over .500 after their first five games and have Peavy going...
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April 11, 2009
Four Games In, Padres At .500
After a comeback win over the Dodgers yesterday, the San Diego Padres finished their first series of 2009 with a split and will face off with San Francisco tonight hoping to end their first trip through the pitching rotation with a winning record.Undoubtedly, the biggest question in the first couple of months for this young club is pitching. Most baseball fans around the country...
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April 10, 2009
Padres Drop Opener To Dodgers
The San Diego Padres dropped an opening day decision to the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 and about all I can think to say about it is that the food was good and that Jake looked like he was pressing in the first inning.Look, we all know that expectations for the Friars are pretty low this year. (Those who claim they are at an all-time low have conveniently forgotten the 1970's.)But...
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April 07, 2009
Tomorrow, I Love You, Only A Day Away
You know the prospects for the upcoming season are...interesting...when I decide to start the blog with a quote from Annie. On paper, the Padres don't have a lot of hope for this season. The only thing most of the fans think about the 99 game loss season of 2008 is that they wish it had been 103 so the Friars could draft SDSU phenom Stephen Strasburg.Instead, we have the Three...
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April 05, 2009
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