Around the Mission: 8/4 Padres Links

by jbox on Aug 4, 2009 11:00 AM PDT

XX Sports Radio: Kyle Blanks (MP3)
He's giving Padres fans a semblance of hope for the future. Kyle Blanks discussed his hot streak and the opportunity to play first base with Adrian taking a few days off.
PADRES: Blueprint coming together with Latos in front : North County Times - Californian 08-04-2009
"What Kevin Towers is trying to do is get as many good arms in here and see how they compete," said Padres manager Bud Black. "We want to see them the rest of this year and in the spring. We want to see if we can form a nucleus of a great, young staff."
Latos leads rookie barrage in victory | padres.com: News
Impressive performances by three rookies on Monday led the Padres to a 4-2 victory over the Braves before a crowd of 20,423 at PETCO Park.
New kid Latos tough vs. Braves
Chipper Jones: "The Padres, for a good portion of my career, were very good," said the 16-year veteran of the Atlanta Braves and career .397 hitter at Petco Park. "So you knew you had to bring your "A" game. You knew you were going to be facing, more than likely, a Jake Peavy, a Chris Young, Trevor Hoffman, Sterling Hitchcock – all guys that were really good quality major league pitchers."
Padres: Some Signs Of Life
In what has been a terrible year, the last week showed Padres fans at least a few hopeful glimpses for the future. Can the 619 Sports guys see a light at the end of the tunnel?
Stauffer smarter second time around
"I'm just trying to show them I can still pitch, can still make pitches," Stauffer said. "I'm just trying to put up a good quality start out there every time, not necessarily numbers. You really can't do anything else other than that. It's a short window of opportunity."
Friars like what they see from Stauffer | padres.com: News
Tim Stauffer has raised eyebrows and expectations in San Diego after his promotion on July 11, and the Padres hope to see him continue his successs.
Hundley set to go on rehab assignment | padres.com: News
Padres catcher Nick Hundley is one step closer to returning from a wrist injury that has kept him out of the lineup for 42 games.

[Note by jbox, 08/04/09 2:09 PM PDT ]

Injury Expert Will Carroll
Will Carroll is considered the top injury writer in the country. He is a senior writer for Baseball Prospectus and Football Outsiders and has appeared in SI and many other outlets. Will joins Craig and Chris to talk about the Jake Peavy trade, LT, and the Chargers
insidethepadres: Sign language
Padres staffers were giggling as Blanks made Petco look tiny. "I thought he was going to break that yellow sign out there," said bench coach Ted Simmons.

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The thing is

if we can get three of all these new arms we’ve got to stick, we’ll have a pretty good staff. There’s Latos, RIchard, Stauffer, Gallagher, and Poreda. If two or three can realize their upside and be front-of-the-rotation starters, we’ll have one hell of a staff for years to come.

Greg Maddux for manager.

by Zach (maestro876) on Aug 4, 2009 11:16 AM PDT reply actions

There's other help possible too

Luebke could be ready sometime next year. And then you have group of guys with talent that you would think one of them might put it together soon and become a quality big leaguer (i.e. Inman, Garrison, LeBlanc, Carrillo, Kluber, Frieri, Culp). After that there is another wave that probably won’t make land until 2011 at the earliest, but it might be a more talented wave (Pelzer, Castro, Bass, Hefner, Watt, Davis, Schmidt, Osuna, Fetter)

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

by Wonko on Aug 4, 2009 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions

I like Luebke a lot.

I hope he does all right working back from his injury. It was a hamstring, not an arm problem, so it shouldn’t be that big an issue.

Greg Maddux for manager.

by Zach (maestro876) on Aug 4, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions

It's pretty encouraging.

I mean, if you can get the pitching solidified, you can win a lot of games based on that, whatever your failings at hitting. The 2005-07 Padres and this year’s Giants all prove that.

Greg Maddux for manager.

by Zach (maestro876) on Aug 4, 2009 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Don't Forget

Nick Schmidt…he is throwing really well, and could come up mid year next year similar to Latos.

"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 Aug 4, 2009 11:22 AM PDT reply actions

he doesnt throw heat like latos

which can bail you out of trouble

by 1210pads on Aug 4, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions

Schmidt is actually struggling quite a bit at high-A.

And after missing all of last year, he’s behind. I wouldn’t expect him to be dominant like Latos.

Greg Maddux for manager.

by Zach (maestro876) on Aug 4, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions

That was very nice of Chipper to say

but it’s just not true.

Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on Aug 4, 2009 11:26 AM PDT reply actions

Why did that make me laugh?

"I did not invent the wheel, I was the crooked spoke adjacent." - Aesop Rock

by John Gennaro on Aug 4, 2009 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions

Because

He meant it…. HA!

by mofle619 on Aug 4, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Let's rewind it

“The Padres, for a good portion of my career, were very good,”

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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on Aug 4, 2009 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Indeed.

Since 1995, we’ve had only six winning seasons and had better than league average pitching only four times.

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 4, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Why would he say it otherwise?

He’s not being paid by the padres

by TheAxManCometh on Aug 4, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions

He's a nice man?

He likes breakfast?
He has a bad memory?
He’s actually being ironic and he’s a very mean man?

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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on Aug 4, 2009 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Figured it out

He was being ironic and he’s very mean.

1993-2009, Padres W-L vs. Braves: 44-88, .333 win pct.

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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on Aug 4, 2009 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Pretty exciting team to watch nowadays

I would much rather watch the kids figure this thing out than give at-bats to Todd Walker, Mark Belhorn, Marcus Giles, and the Wiki Gonzalezes of the world. Its fun to watch when more than 1 guy is contributing. But what are they going to do about 2B in the future?

-Absolutely dead wrong about Blanks. My expectations after 50 at-bats was too much. I was a little skeptical about him just learning to play the OF; I had visions of a Klesko mis-read fly ball. But Blanks is an all-around athlete, and I don’t see the need to try to trade Adrian when Blanks is good enough in the OF. He might be better than Headley already.

-Wait and see with the starting pitchers. Latos game last night showed me a lot because he was getting hit pretty hard in those first 2 innings and just kept competing. The kids looks legit.

-Is Veneble this good?

But I still don’t think this team will really compete for a few seasons. Progress is all I want. Any word on the draft signings?

"Dwight Howard couldn't score 40 points in a game if he was going against Yi Jianlian's chair." Bill Simmons chat 5/20

"I don't feel this team can beat us four times," Mo Williams 5/21

by L Magico on Aug 4, 2009 12:23 PM PDT reply actions