XX Sports Radio: Kevin Towers expects Bud Black to be with the Padres in 2009
by jbox on Sep 29, 2008 3:37 PM PDT
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XX Sports Radio: Kevin Towers Interview (MP3)
- Taking a walk with his wife down by the bay to help forget about the season
- Towers expects Buddy Black to be back
- The decision has been made
- There may be one coaching change made
- The meetings were self evaluations and to look at the direction the club was going.
- Towers hopes that the 2009 season will be much like the three seasons prior to 2008.
- Towers thinks everyone should be held accountable.
- Towers has always taken great pride in a great bullpen and bench. He had a lot of confidence in Meredith and Thatcher but they both had hard times. The Padres didn't have good experience on the bench. Buddy didn't have a lot to go to.
- Towers has seen good things from young players. The three that stand out are Venable, Hundley and Headley. They need to bring some veteran guys in too, to surround the young kids to show them how it's done.
- Khalil had a tremendous year in 2007 and this year he really fell off. He'd like to get him back healthy. Khalil was a big part and missed 30 home runs and 100 RBI's from the short stop position.
- The Padres are leaning towards bringing back Giles.
- Stronger rotation, stronger bullpen and stronger bench are the priorities.
- Towers likes the Cubs over the Dodgers.
- Cubs and Philidelphia in the NL.
- Angels over the Red Sox.
- Angels / Cubs World Series.
- Angels win the World Series.
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crappers.
Veteran guys? The first thing that went through my head when I read that was “old, washed up geezers.” No news about Trevor Hoffman?
Life always goes on...even if you don't want it to
by TheVinylCrocodile on Sep 29, 2008 4:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep, me too
Apparently they are not going to do anything any different than they’ve ever done, buy some cheap grandads then just cross their fingers…
Thank goodness that's over!
by ABY on Sep 29, 2008 5:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s very strange for the general manager of an O.B.P. loving team to say that Khalil had a tremendous 2007 and to say that they’re only leaning towards retaining Giles.
by R. Lankford on Sep 29, 2008 5:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power.
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Sep 29, 2008 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ok. your name cracked me up.
Life always goes on...even if you don't want it to
by TheVinylCrocodile on Sep 29, 2008 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
With a SS
You are always happy when he hits either for OBP or power. You usually won’t get both. And I think Khalil played okay defense too.
Homer: Ohhhh, The Denver Broncos.
Marge: Whats wrong with the Denver Broncos?
Homer: Marge you just don't understand football.
by Wonko on Sep 29, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously
Stronger rotation, stronger bullpen and stronger bench are the priorities.
All good things, but how about someone recognizes that half of the game is offense?
If you can't learn to do something well, learn to enjoy doing it poorly
by Boilermaker19 on Sep 29, 2008 6:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but
The current most glaring holes are the pitching. They literally have no one one but 1st years starters and Baek for the 3-5 slots. And are you willing to say you know who will be in the bullpen besides Heath Bell next year?
Homer: Ohhhh, The Denver Broncos.
Marge: Whats wrong with the Denver Broncos?
Homer: Marge you just don't understand football.
by Wonko on Sep 29, 2008 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sign Derek Lowe!
People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power.
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Sep 29, 2008 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I heartily endorse this
and I would also like to see us land Ollie Perez somehow.
And I’m still yelling to anyone that listens that we should deal Kouz for Dave Bush.
by Phantom on Sep 30, 2008 7:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good Call!
He’ll work for Friar Franks and free beach towles right?
by Steve (Grey Suit) on Sep 30, 2008 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cranial flatulence
sorry, that would be Akerfelds.
by The Kipper on Sep 29, 2008 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mike Adams?
"If I wasn't Bob Dylan, I'd probably think that Bob Dylan has a lot of answers myself." - Bob Dylan
by JollyWaffle on Sep 29, 2008 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Offense wasn’t exactly the problem this year.
by Richard Wade on Sep 29, 2008 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously?
I hope I didn’t pick up on sarcasm here. The Padres scored the least amount of runs in MLB.
by Baron Von Metzger on Sep 30, 2008 6:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with you
We need offense. Even if we can win the game on pitching and defense, I’d really rather not be falling asleep during the games.
by Dex on Sep 30, 2008 6:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't you think
That the developing young players will be able to pick up the offense next year? Not to mention we won’t have any PMac, Barrett or Edmonds stinking it up.
Homer: Ohhhh, The Denver Broncos.
Marge: Whats wrong with the Denver Broncos?
Homer: Marge you just don't understand football.
by Wonko on Sep 30, 2008 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Instead we'll have
Gey, Toxic Avenger, and Venable
That’s sexay.
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you?
by Axion on Sep 30, 2008 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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