Around the Mission: 11/24 Padres Links

by jbox on Nov 24, 2009 10:15 AM PST

PADRES: Giles is eager to prove he still has it
"With my knee feeling the way it is, I'm excited," Giles said by phone late last week. "I think I can offer a lot. I can't change those opinions. Physically, I've been as durable as anybody in the game."
Offseason economics put the Boston Red Sox in a curious position - ESPN Boston
it seems extremely unlikely that the Padres will even discuss Adrian Gonzalez (and the $10 million he makes over two years) unless the Red Sox empty their farm system of Ryan Westmoreland, Casey Kelly, Anthony Rizzo and Stolmy Pimentel and essentially become free-agent market mercenaries every winter after 2011.
insidethepadres: DePo
"He's a resource on both the baseball and the business side,"
Season-ticket holders seize opportunity | padres.com: News
"When they sent the renewal, I took out my Sharpie and wrote 'NO FAITH' in these huge block letters,"
The Sacrifice Bunt: The Sacrifice Cheat Sheet: Centerfield
the correct answer is to go with Tony Gwynn, Jr. for less than half of a million dollars
The Official Blog of Matt Antonelli
Hat tip to Sac Bunt
Anthony Gwynn: A $12M player? :: Friar Forecast
I am not convinced Gwynn is truly such a great fielder.

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Giles can still have "it"...

….somewhere else.

by TheFan09 on Nov 24, 2009 10:32 AM PST reply actions

Didn't know Antonelli had a blog.

He actually sounds halfway intelligent. I just went from not liking him to rooting for him.

by theodore donald kerabatsos on Nov 24, 2009 2:34 PM PST reply actions

Since he always refers to Kevin Towers as “The Gunslinger,” Larry Lucchino as “The Smartest Name in Baseball,” and Jed Hoyer as “Doogie Howser,” it’s only appropriate that Krasovic has a nickname of his own.

Henceforth he shall be known as “The Hack.”

by parvulesco on Nov 24, 2009 4:48 PM PST reply actions 2 recs

It's mean

but its funny

Wisdom can not be cultivated through ignorance of information.

by Wonko on Nov 24, 2009 8:32 PM PST up reply actions

It kills me to admit it but I agree...

I used to be so excited to see his columns and later his new blog entries. The excitement seems to have subsided as of late and I don’t jump to read a new entry anymore. It unfortunately and quickly took a turn for the worse.

by goldfyngor on Nov 24, 2009 9:17 PM PST up reply actions

Agree!!!!

If I wanted to read a bunch of nativist name calling,
I would go to the UT comments section.

by strummer on Nov 25, 2009 4:45 AM PST up reply actions

oops

That should be “Smartest Man in Baseball”

Not sure what happened there.

by parvulesco on Nov 25, 2009 6:41 AM PST up reply actions

Matt is a dirty Boston fan. Plus his girlfriend is pretty hot.

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by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Nov 24, 2009 9:08 PM PST reply actions