Around the Mission: 8/14 Padres Links

by jbox on Aug 14, 2009 8:46 AM PDT Comment 12 comments

TWIB to honor Padres' all-time team | MLB.com: News
Benito Santiago gets the nod at catcher, Nate Colbert is at first base, Mark Loretta is at second, former MVP Ken Caminiti starts at third, Garry Templeton mans shortstop while Hall of Famers Tony Gwynn and Dave Winfield join Steve Finley in the outfield. The rotation includes former Cy Young Award winners Jake Peavy and Randy Jones while the all-time leader in saves, Trevor Hoffman, is set to be the club's closer.
Lars Tate ‘couldn’t be more proud’ of son Donavan | AJC College Sports Recruiting
"Everybody’s worried about what’s going to happen. He’s just relaxing and playing golf."
Padres Would Like Your Attention
Feel free to get excited about Padres baseball right now. The bandwagon has lots of space, but the ride is pretty smooth.
The Padres All Performance Enhancer Team: Outfielders :: Friar Forecast
Outfielders today.
Chrissy's Outfit of the Day - KSWB
Oh Chrissy...
Kouzmanoff lays it on line, goes 5-for-5
"You just don't do it," said Kouzmanoff. "It all starts off the tee and in batting practice. You work on it day after day."
Gonzalez, Carrillo both dial long-distance
"When you are down 9-0 after two and get the closer into the game, you've done a helluva job battling back," said Padres manager Bud Black.
PADRES: Strong rally stifled by Hoffman
"They're a good hitting team, and I fell behind a lot of batters," Carrillo said. "Prince is one of the best hitters in baseball, and I threw him a first-pitch fastball and he didn't miss it."
PADRES: Club making progress with top draft picks
The Padres appear to be on the verge of signing high school pitcher Keyvius Sampson, their fourth-round pick in the June amateur draft.
Padres' rally comes up short vs. Brewers | padres.com: News
The Brewers prevented a sweep by the visiting Padres on Thursday by swatting five home runs, two each by Mike Rivera and Prince Fielder, for a 12-9 victory over the Padres at Miller Park.
Gonzalez getting his swagger back | padres.com: News
Could San Diego All-Star first baseman Adrian Gonzalez be rediscovering his groove at the plate after a mid-summer funk?
Adams proving to be valuable setup man | padres.com: News
It's certainly no knock for any reliever to be called a two-pitch pitcher, though San Diego eighth-inning specialist Mike Adams would like to think of himself as something much more than that.
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All-Time Padre Team

Mark Loretta at 2nd base??? Are they high?

by Drama on Aug 14, 2009 9:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I know

it’s like they forgot about Jody Reed.

by jbox on Aug 14, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Quilivio!

Roberto Alomar had three pretty damn good seasons at 2nd for the Padres. His rookie year he came in 5th in the voting for Rookie of the Year…and his 3rd season he was an All-Star.

Loretta?

by Drama on Aug 14, 2009 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

wiggins!!!

by Stephen (shaynes41) on Aug 14, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jesus Lopez!

wiggins! Wiggins and Alomar – and they pick Lorreta?? I’d rather have Drew Brees at 2nd than Loretta.

by Drama on Aug 14, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Loretta had the best single season by a Padres second baseman in the franchise’s history.

Bolts from the Blue // "Game over." - Jamal Williams
Bloody Elbow // "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - H.L. Mencken

by Richard Wade on Aug 14, 2009 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

So you'd pick him over Wiggins or Alomar?

by Drama on Aug 15, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Did you know

That he finished 9th in the MVP voting that year.

His career triple slash line with the Padres was .314/.377/.438. He appeared as All Star for the Padres and he won a silver slugger award.

Alomar’s was .283/.339/.379 with less HRs, same number of All Star appearances, no silver slugger awards and no MVP top 10s. He did have 90 SBs. He was probably the best defensively of the 3, but didn’t win a gold glove until his first non-Padre season.

Wiggins was around .264/.338/.322 plus his miserable 40 PAs in 1985 (BBRef didn’t let me include those in easily). No All Star appearances, no top 10 MVP finishes (he did get 16th in 1984) and no silver slugger awards. He had 171 SBs.

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

by Wonko on Aug 15, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs