A Change is Gonna Come?
by Drama on May 8, 2008 8:58 PM PDT
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PrintJudging by the Portland Beavers game tonight against the Omaha Royals...there will be a change with the Padres roster, but not a number of them. Jody Gerut did not play tonight, which means he's probably on his way to San Diego.
No word yet on Jim Edmonds. But it's probably more telling what is NOT being said about the guy. Tom Krasovic of the U-T asked Harry after the Braves sweep if Edmonds would still be a member of the Padres for this short homestand against the Rockies:
"I'm not going to talk about that," manager Bud Black said, one day after General Manager Kevin Towers, given a chance to endorse Edmonds, declined comment.
With the exception of Clay Hensley (and Gerut), all of the other names that have been rumored as candidates for promotion from Portland were all on the field tonight in Omaha.
Think Chase Headley wants to be in a Padre uniform? The kid was 5 for 5 tonight, including a walk, a double, two runs scored and an RBI. He's now hitting .304.
Nick Hundley was 2 for 4, with a pair of doubles, a walk and an RBI.
E-Gon went deep for his 3rd HR of the season. He had a 3 for 5 night. His batting average is now .307.
Matt Antonelli still sucks. He went 0 for 5 with a couple of strikeouts. He's now dropped to .188.
While I think dropping Edmonds and promoting Gerut is a step in the right direction, I'm disappointed Chase isn't going to be on that plane with Jody. I hope KT has more up his sleeve than just this.
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Edwin Moreno
was moved to AAA Portland. He was the closer for the Missions. I don’t know if that means anything or if he if just taking Estes’ spot.
Me fail English? That's unpossible!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on May 8, 2008 10:23 PM PDT reply actions
I can't believe
you ripped off Syesha.
by Winfield's Ghost on May 8, 2008 11:13 PM PDT reply actions
He's just rude like that
I would’ve invited you guys. And Jon’s cat.
by Winfield's Ghost on May 8, 2008 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Can I play too?
Me fail English? That's unpossible!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on May 9, 2008 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I was literally in San Diego for five hours.
My Dad and I were visiting my sister who just gave birth to my niece a couple of weeks ago.
I am coming out for a week the second week in September…I’m hoping to hook up with some of you guys then. The Giants and the Dodgers are in town that week. We should be roughly 34 games out by then.
"You guys look like the last sh*t I took." ~ Morris Buttermaker
"I’m hoping to hook up with some of you guys then."
Wow. That is INCREDIBLY forward.
by Winfield's Ghost on May 9, 2008 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions
You act surprised.
I’m only going to be there a week, WG. This dance card is filling up fast.
"You guys look like the last sh*t I took." ~ Morris Buttermaker
What kind of shampoo do you use on Jonny's hair, jbox?
I’m guessing something strawberry scented?
"You guys look like the last sh*t I took." ~ Morris Buttermaker
I know what jbox is reading this week.
by Winfield's Ghost on May 9, 2008 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
drama...
hookin up huh? who you gonna call first? or are you just gonna have a giant orgy?
"i kinda feel like nevin and klesko were some fling we (the padres) had in the past and now realize were a bad idea and are embarrassed about."
Wow. What a blatant come on.
sdsuaztec4 reads this, you know…
"You guys look like the last sh*t I took." ~ Morris Buttermaker
hey hey
why are you trying to get me in trouble? first of all, that was not an invitation or come on of any sort. i was just asking a simple question. oh drama…
oh and regarding the orgy, assuming you invite jonnydub, are you inviting his cat too? or is beastiality not your thing?
"i kinda feel like nevin and klesko were some fling we (the padres) had in the past and now realize were a bad idea and are embarrassed about."
That's disgusting.
I know we like to play around and act goofy here, but try to show some decorum, everyone.
(But please do let us know about the cat, Drama. Plane fares are going up.)
There are so many ways to go with this one.
"You guys look like the last sh*t I took." ~ Morris Buttermaker
The Chase Headley thing is ridiculous
I’m probably the most conservative Chase Headley guy out there and I’m convinced he belongs in a Padres uniform.
As for Gerut, I paid attention to his usage in spring training and there wasn’t a whole lot of CF time. I’m worried that he’s not going to get the playing time out there that I we all think he deserves. The only counter-argument is that he has played most CF with Portland. I guess I would be okay with a platoon where he plays CF when PMac plays left and moves to left when Hairston plays CF, but then you are almost wasting a roster spot with Huber. He basically becomes pinch hitter #3 behind Clark and Hairston/PMac and the emergency catcher. It seems like you’d be better off with EGon because of his versatility, plus I’m not sure there’s a lot of difference in their hitting ability at this point.
I watched all 23 innings and all I got was this lousy signature.
Big Question
Who’s roster spot does Gerut take? Gotta be Edmonds….Right?
Me fail English? That's unpossible!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on May 9, 2008 12:16 AM PDT reply actions
I don't think it's a forgone conclusion
Huber, Hairston, and PKeg are just as worthless
Me fail English? That's unpossible!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on May 9, 2008 12:45 AM PDT up reply actions
PMac
Is far superior to the other two right now. He is actually hitting pretty decent. Too bad Petco saps his power to such an extreme.
And he's a fielding liability
And a baserunning liability.
And he’s probably been stealing Heath Bell’s cookies.
There, I said it.
The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.
Haha
Scott Olsen is the only reason I know what "subordination" is. And can remember the defintion.
by TheVinylCrocodile on May 9, 2008 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Eh
He isn’t a great fielder, but he isn’t a liability. I don’t know about a basepath liability either.
Did Luke Carlin
play anywhere yesterday? I think he was also supposed to be on the way.
Headley will probably be up by June, I would imagine. I still think they have to wait a bit longer for his arb clock to run out.
I am dissapointed in Drama's post
I saw the headline, clicked on it thinking it was going to give a preview of a new MicroBrew Garden at PETCO!!!!!!! Meh..
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. " ~Frank Sinatra
Like everything else about the 2008 season...
...total disappointment.
"You guys look like the last sh*t I took." ~ Morris Buttermaker
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