Omar Vizquel could be a Padre by Wednesday

by jbox on Jan 14, 2009 9:18 AM PST Comment 22 comments

John Weisbarth on his Channel 4 Blog comes through with today's big rumor

I'm hearing today that Omar Vizquel (owner of 11 gold-gloves) could be the Friars shortstop as soon as tomorrow.

Speaking of rumors, guess which shortstop that may be coming to the Padres on Wednesday is very friendly with fans.

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Bummer

by Steve (Grey Suit) on Jan 14, 2009 9:21 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Hurt

Doesn’t this guy get hurt a lot. I don’t get how hard it is to play SS.

by Jonny Dub on Jan 14, 2009 9:45 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

I bet he doesn't punch a storage locker this year....

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 14, 2009 9:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

SS of the future!

The way this is working out, we’re going to have the most well known yet ineffective team ever.

by Dex on Jan 14, 2009 10:10 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

is nomar available?

maybe we could get barrett back at catcher.

pooping not

www.wellbelowthemendozaline.blogspot.com

by justdave on Jan 14, 2009 10:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It's like an expansion team

that tries to bring in names instead of talent.
The ’62-64 Mets had Ashburn, Hodges, Duke Snider, Warren Spahn, Yogi etc.
The problem was that they were all 42 years old.

by strummer on Jan 14, 2009 12:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Between Vizquel and Counsell up the middle, I have a feeling this team’s on the right track for the future. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to get off the internet, my mom needs to use the phone! 1999’s going to be an awesome year to be a Padres fan. Welp, later!

by California Penal on Jan 14, 2009 11:14 AM PST reply actions 1 recs

Boring.

Omar Vizquel. Hooray.

I’m bored by this. Completely, utterly, totally bored.

I want an infield of Adrian, Antonelli, Some Young Shortstop Prospect With Actual Potential, and Headley at third. Kouz should be spun for a young outfielder/shortstop prospect. Gerut and Giles are fine in the outfield with Hairston there to platoon or as a 4th/pinch hitter.

Trade Peavy for young pitching/filling long term holes at key positions—if the Padres aren’t really going to compete for 2-3 years, then it really just doesn’t make sense to have Peavy 1) making half the total payroll; 2) wasting the prime years of his career. Don’t get me wrong—Jake is probably my favorite Padre, it would kill me to see him leave. But what’s the alternative?

At the VERY LEAST I could be watching a whole bunch of young guys lose with the idea that they MIGHT be headed somewhere better—the way the Twins, A’s or Rays (the best case scenario) do.

I don’t want to watch a bunch of decrepit stop-gaps sucking for very little money so that next year we can replace them with more decrepit worthless stopgaps.

God. I’m in sort of a bad mood today….Thanks, as usual, San Diego sports!!!!!!!!!!!!

by goose1 on Jan 14, 2009 11:47 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Here's the main prblem with this...

I’d be willing to watch the Padres lose if they have Cabrera at SS and Antonelli at 2B…

But there is no way ill tune in every night to see Chris Burke and Omar Vizquel… is it me or is it starting to feel like the 99-03 padres?

by Steve (Grey Suit) on Jan 14, 2009 11:54 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

I very much doubt

that these will be “every night” solutions.

KT is just rummaging through the junkyard to fill out his warm body quota for the roster.

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by Axion on Jan 14, 2009 11:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I dont know...

I’m not sure how many options they will have due to lack of bench space…I’m sure they will go with 12 pitchers again so that leaves 5 bench sports:

Backup Catcher
Hairston
Venable
Rodriguez
Cabrera (they have to keep him on the 25 man roster or the lose him)
Back up C

that does not even leave enough room for E-Gon or Denker (who they will also prob lose on waivers if they cut him from the 25 man roster).

by Steve (Grey Suit) on Jan 14, 2009 12:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

If this were 8-10 years ago

this would be an 85 win team.
Giles, Vizquel, Prior, Counsell,

by strummer on Jan 14, 2009 12:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Meaning the solution, obviously, is a Delorean.

88 mph Back to the Future gets us 88 wis.

by goose1 on Jan 14, 2009 1:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

This move is so backwards

I don’t even know how to comment on it.

1-10-DEN 18 (9:52) (Shotgun) 6-J.Cutler pass short right intended for 19-E.Royal INTERCEPTED by 93-L.Castillo (95-S.Phillips) at DEN 18. 93-L.Castillo to DEN 14 for 4 yards (62-C.Wiegmann). 6-J.Cutler pouts ob to DEN 25 for 11 yards.

by Wonko on Jan 14, 2009 1:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs