about putting pressure on anyone before why should he now?

i think he is just trying to prove a point that it wasn’t financial… which is was… and i don’t care just bring the guy up here and see what he can do. dang.

after all, there is a reason why KT and the rest of the FO is paid the big bucks to run a MLB Team. What that reason is,......hell if I know. First we were so far behind he didn’t want to put pressure on him to bring the team back. Now that we are only 6.5 GB, he doesn’t want to put too much pressure on him to carry the team to a title? WTF? He CANNOT be any worse defensively than PMAC or Huber and if Chase plays LF we have an opportunity to put a better offensive unit on the field.

The reason why he isn’t being called up is because they are busy switching him into a pitcher. Apparently, he already has

62 strikeouts in 60 innings

all the pressure and all the fuss and all the will he or wont he be up and everything is making Chase Headley into Casey at the Bat….
that people aren’t just gonna expect him to be a good player that they are going to expect him to be the best to carry this team and then when he isn’t everyone is gonna be in shock and awe
They do the same thing with Adrian… not that he isn’t a great player but everyone seems to expect him to hit a homerun… if the guy hits a routine pop up people act like they’ve never seen a game before and think that ball is going 500 feet, and if he strikes out they act like the world just exploded
It would have been nice to just let the kid start the season with a big league club and be comfortable from the start with his team mates and his fan base and the ballpark and everything

and since that didn’t happen get on it and get that kid here now

That the plan was always to bring him up in mid June. In fact this whole DH thing may have been part of the plan since February. Towers has always seemed to hint that June would be the time frame and has soundly denied that it’s about money (of course if it’s about making sure he have competitive teams in the next 5 years, then it really IS about money, since keeping him cheap with probably help keep us competitive). I’m not saying it’s the soundest plan, but I was never in favor of bringing up Headley in April and it’s not the best idea to kill your start-of-season plans before June (Edmonds-style) unless there’s an absolute need (injuries, suspensions, etc). One Edmonds-style switcheroo (plus our pitching injuries and bullpen carousel) was probably enough for May, the Hairston-PMac expert was noble and justifiable, but June means it’s time to move on. Even though those guys are starting to show signs of breaking through. It’s unfortunate that giving Headley a chance denies PMac a real chance (and no, 100 AB in a platoon role is not a real chance), but Headley’s a future star and PMac might’ve been a future league average regular.

50 home runs and 3 unassisted triple plays. Maybe then, crowds will return to Petco and actually cheer a couple times a game. Other than that, keep him in Portland – don’t mess with the “magic”.

I mean Chase Headley. I get the two confused.

That SOB Headley has ruined this team and he’s not even on it yet it. Let him ruin some other team.

I can’t wait to see Bud put him in the lineup as a DH after the Cooperstown game. That should be fun to watch.

It’s must be comedic how bad this kid sucks at playing the outfield. If he doesn’t get 3 errors on his first 3 opportunities, then I want my money back.

(i haven’t paid any money)

the pressure argument in other cities, like NY and Boston where the media are just ridiculous…but SD has to be one of the most laid back places to play.

Wonder if there are other considerations like time on the clock, options, etc.

......am I the only person who thinks the Padres should act like the Yankees and start growing hideous Unity Moustaches?

Seriously try to imagine Khalil Greene with a 70’s Porn Star moustache and try not to laugh. Its too much for me to handle.

Since Headley’s original position was at 3rd, can we use him at SS? Put a little pressure on Khalil to get better at the plate or put him in when Khalil has a day off?

The H clearly stands for Headley.

I will now go to confession…