Around the Mission: 7/29 Padres Links

Bullpen shuts door to preserve win | padres.com: News
Kevin Kouzmanoff led the Padres with two RBIs and Kevin Correia rebounded with a strong outing in a 3-2 win over the Reds on Tuesday.

Latos looking to build on previous start | padres.com: News
Mat Latos hopes his second win comes as easily as his first. After the young right-hander picked up his first win in just his second start with the club, Latos will go for his second Thursday against the Reds.

For rookie shortstop, fielding tough hop just fine
“Before then, I played with a tennis ball. We all just used our hands. I'd ask my mom (Xiomara Membreño) for a glove. She did the impossible to get me one. I didn't know that she'd saved and saved and saved to get me a glove. One day when I was 7, she'd just left a glove by my bed. I used that glove until it broke, until it ripped open, a lot of years.”

Twitter / Jenny Cavnar: #Padres ticket giveaway fr ...
Jenny Cavnar is giving away her boss's Padres tickets.

The face of the Padres " Another Padres Blog
Dealing Gonzalez would almost certainly make the Padres even less fun to watch this season, and likely next season as well. But it would possibly improve their chances of winning down the line – think maybe 2011 and beyond.

Who's your Padre?
But imagine if you sold high on Gonzalez right now what that could net you in return. Three or four players, some Major League ready, some close, maybe some top-level prospect to help fill a system that is currently devoid of such players.

PADRES: This victory is long time coming : North County Times - Californian 07-29-2009
For only the fifth time in July, the Padres had something to celebrate.

For a change, Padres play solid baseball
"The bullpen was phenomenal," said Correia.