What's behind the poll?

by mike42 on Nov 10, 2005 1:37 PM PST

I didn't vote in the poll about Petco/payroll since I don't know enough about it. But can someone explain it to me?

As a Marlins fan (and a closet Pads fan), this is interesting to me because the Marlins are pushing for a publicly funded stadium.

I thought the Padres got their new park but are somehow obligated to keep the ticket prices low/keep them around the Qualcomm/Jack levels for a few years. If that's the case, that's pretty good for the fans because it keeps the games semi-affordable.

But was the stadium supposed to bring a payroll increase too?

We're getting mixed messages about that for the Marlins (even though they don't have a deal for a stadium yet). Some are saying the payroll would go up with a new park. Others are saying that it would stay the same but the Marlins wouldn't lose money anymore.

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Complicated

I think the stadium is great, first off, but the team?

There has been an increased payroll from day one of the new park and it's gone up each season thereafter. The problem is that many of the same players that murdered the ball at the Q (nevin, klesko, etc.) have disappeared in the vastness of Petco.

I think the organization got it wrong in the type of team they put together for the first few years of Petco. The focus on power players, slow runners, and the reliance on players such as Nevin and Klesko created a bad and aging mix of players for a stadium more built for line drive hitters, and speedsters.

I think the Padres are being smart by not signing every big free agent year after year, but I don't think they've been smart by relying too much for too long on players that are just not getting it done.

The organization has made a lot of money from Petco and I know Moores wants a winning team year after year. It might be time to reconsider some of the staff and the overall direction and leadership (i.e. Bochy?) before fans really start voicing their frustration in more of a mainstream press kinda way.

Hope that helps out, its complicated.

by mato on Nov 11, 2005 8:53 AM PST reply actions

There ya go.

And after battling the players gripes over the ballparks dimensions for so long, might they be reconsidering? It looks like that old guard is finally changing, and Tower's and Bochy's jobs are on the line like none other.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/padres/20051111-9999-1s11padres.html

by mato on Nov 11, 2005 8:58 AM PST reply actions