Around the Mission: 7/27 Padres Links

by jbox on Jul 27, 2009 8:53 AM PDT

XX Sports Radio: HoF'er Tony Gwynn Interview (MP3)
Rickey Henderson: "When you can hit the ball, like you can hit the ball... Gwynn... that is your name. Your name is Gwynn."
Senior Gwynn has surgery
Tony Sr. had stomach surgery last Monday. "We all want my dad to be around for years and years to come," Tony Jr. said. "He really did what he had to do and we're all proud of him."
Leave it to Rickey: dazzling Hall speech
"When he slows down, as he did today, he's clear. His personality came out. He's entertaining. He's funny. That's the guy that I played with. That's the guy I grew up with. He was outstanding, absolutely outstanding. I was proud to tears."
Rickey And Me
As a lifelong baseball fan, one of the highlights of my sports broadcasting career was the opportunity to cover the 2001 Padres on a daily basis, as part of the pregame and postgame team on KOGO. It was Tony Gwynn's last year, and Tony was hobbled all season long by bad knees, reduced to a pinch hitter. But 2001, to me, belonged to Rickey Henderson.
Gonzalez sets Padres' iron-man mark | padres.com: News
A day after tying Steve Garvey for the franchise record for appearing in the most consecutive games, Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez found himself in a unfamiliar position on Sunday.
Gonzalez, Bell both unlikely to be traded | padres.com: News
Padres general manager Kevin Towers said he is getting a "ton of calls" from other teams regarding the availability of Adrian Gonzalez and Heath Bell, though he's still opposed to making a deal involving either player.

Padres eye lift from Eckstein, Blanco | padres.com: News
The Padres have suffered through a July they'd rather forget, but with Henry Blanco and David Eckstein expected to return soon, they're looking to turn the page.

PADRES: Extra inning is unkind to Padres : North County Times - Californian 07-27-2009
"That's not really that important to me," Gonzalez said. "I just wish we would have won the game. But it's a cool accomplishment. I just got to be thankful that I've been healthy and been available for all the games."

insidethepadres: Padres layoffs
I know some of the people who were fired and respect them. The club's poor season on the field is obscuring some good work off it.

insidethepadres: Signs of life down below
What's more, a typical Padres minor leaguer now actually can run faster than Herman Munster; the system is 14th in stolen bases per plate appearance, one year after finishing last.

Top Padres picks remain unsigned as deadline looms
"Obviously, they're all sitting back and playing a waiting game," said Grady Fuson, the Padres vice president of scouting and player development. "We still feel confident."

Blanks' big blow not enough for Padres | padres.com: News
Austin Kearns drove in the game-winning run in the 10th inning with a single to lift the Nationals to a 3-2 victory over the Padres on Sunday in front of 20,747 at Nationals Park.

Smooth Jazz and Other Questionable Ideas
Despite some bright spots — Blanks, Cabrera, Headley, maybe Tim Stauffer — this team is in bad shape. I don’t think it’s as bleak as some folks suggest (Kevin Towers has lost his touch because he swapped spare parts with his counterpart in Baltimore?), but this is not going to be quick or easy.

Mat Latos strong in second start " Another Padres Blog
Mat Latos has great velocity, and appears to have decent secondary offerings.

On the Road with Madfriars: Fort Wayne :: Friar Forecast

Hard-luck Gaudin has no margin for error
"One pitch shouldn't decide a ballgame," Gaudin said shortly after Austin Kearns' two-out, run-scoring single off Greg Burke in the 10th gave the Nationals the win.

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It was Rickey being Rickey

What a great entertaining speech by the Rickey.

My favorite parts were when he gave Reggie Jackson shit for not giving him an autograph when Rickey was a kid. (it made RJ hide):

‘What about that Reggie Jackson? I stand out on the ballpark in the parking lot waiting for Reggie Jackson to give me an autograph. Reggie used to come out all the time and I’d say, “Reggie, can I have an autograph?” He would pass me a pen with his name on it. He never gave me an autograph.’

Also, the very last thing he said, and I quote, ‘And at this moment, I am very, very humble. Thank you.’ That is just so Rickey…

Chicks Dig a Low ERA Bullpen.

by eastbaysd on Jul 27, 2009 9:59 AM PDT reply actions

On one of the 1090 sports updates

They called Tony’s surgery “Gastric Surgery”. I’m going to read between the lines and say this is gastric bypass surgery, which probably means that Tony was putting on more weight than is even remotely healthy. Good luck, Tony, get better soon.

Memo to baseball managers: You manufacture runs by NOT making outs, not by making them on purpose.

by Wonko on Jul 27, 2009 10:00 AM PDT reply actions

Weird

He’s going to look like Jr. again.
Peter Jackson…

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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on Jul 27, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions

Hehe

"The biggest thing for a catcher is getting in and out of the squat position," Blanco said. "It’s feeling better than I thought it would."

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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on Jul 27, 2009 10:06 AM PDT reply actions

Adrian Trade

Listening to XM radio Home Plate this morining and they were talking about Adrian trade, and how KT is willing to trade anyone buy this asking price for Adrian is so high that he wont’ be traded.

First Guy “Reports are the Padres as for four Top Tier Prospects”
Second Guy “What he hits 250, he is worth like 1 B-type prospect”
First Guy: “yeah I don’t think its going to happen”

"Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"

by Ron Mexico on Jul 27, 2009 10:13 AM PDT reply actions