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Nine Nine Nine
For all the numerologists out there, today is 09/09/09. Lots of baseball significance in the number 9. Nine inning ballgames, nine players in a lineup, etc. What better way to celebrate than trying to determine the 9 greatest hitting performances in Padres history by position. That’s exactly what the Padres homepage is doing and I thought I’d [...]
Just Got Back to Some Surprising Headlines
My ship just got back in this afternoon. We went on a 25 hour underway which was both a) a nasty surprise to the crew and b) very tiring. Out of 25 total hours at sea, I stood over 16 hours on watch so I am rather exhausted. We had no internet available to us [...]
Mr. Padre Turns 49
I completely forgot today’s significance, but 30 Year Old Cardboard was on point. Tony Gwynn, aka Mr. Padre, turns 49 today. Happy Birthday to a class act and the greatest to ever wear a Padres uniform.
8-3 After Eleven Games!!!
Coming out of Spring Training, I would have never imagined that the Friars would start off 8-3. Nice start, and they’ve come through in the clutch too. Two 6-5 wins in NY and the 8-7 comeback in Philly. Jim Lefebvre just might be the answer to the Padres batting woes. We’ll see what happens when [...]
Scott Miller’s 2009 Padres Outlook
Scott Miller of CBSSport.com just completed his outlook for the Padres 2009 season. If you haven’t read it yet, let’s just say that he’s not very optimistic. Some quotes:
The franchise continues hemorrhaging credibility the way a hemophiliac gushes blood.
“They’re not a major-league team,” one National League scout says quietly. “They’ve got some talented players, a [...]
Padres Player News: Heath Bell Gets Fit With Nintendo Wii
This is probably one of the more interesting stories to come out of Padres spring training. With talks between Trevor Hoffman and the Padres at a standstill this past winter, Heath Bell knew he might have a shot at taking over as the new closer. So he spent the offseason in a new, albeit unique training [...]
Playing Catch Up
Finally back from sea. Lots of stuff to catch up on. I stopped posting at the end of December because of my Vegas vacation, which was a blast. If you ever have a chance to stay at the Encore Hotel, I highly recommend it. The Chargers won me some money with their victory over the [...]
Khalil Greene Traded to St. Louis
Well, the Padres made a move to shake up their roster and shed some payroll. However the move did not involve Jake Peavy, the subject of many trade rumors the past several days. Instead the Padres traded shortstop Khalil Greene to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for two pitchers. One of the pitchers apparently [...]
Wally Joyner Resigns as Padres Hitting Coach
This is becoming a Friar tradition. For the third time in as many years, the Padres will have to look for a new hitting coach. Last year, Wally Joyner stepped in to replace the fired Merv Rettenmund. Rettenmund replaced Dave Magadan as the Padres hitting coach in 2006. Magadan, as some of you may know, [...]
Kouzmanoff Breaks Record Held By Gene Tenace
Congratulations to Padres 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff for setting a new Padres team record. He was hit by a pitch for the 14th time this season. This broke the old Padre season record established way back in 1977 by Gene Tenace. For those of you too young to remember Tenace, he was immortalized in a quote [...]
