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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......
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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