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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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