Around the Mission: 11/3 Padres Links

by jbox on Nov 3, 2010 8:47 AM PDT

Padres to carefully walk free-agency tightrope | padres.com: News
"If someone wants to give someone a deal for three years and $30 million, we're not going to be able to compete."
PADRES: Team exercises 2011 option on Gonzalez
"It was a good experience," Torrealba said. "It's a young team with a lot of talented pitchers. They're going to be good for the next couple of years. The pitching staff should be better with one more year experience. I'd love to come back. I really enjoyed my teammates and the fan support."
Lane Field: Let Ted Williams bat for San Diego - SignOnSanDiego.com
"I predict that a statue of "The Kid" would become an instant iconic San Diego landmark. Tourists and locals alike could walk down the street to have their picture taken with the greatest hitter who ever lived: San Diego’s own Ted Williams."
Half-Baked Thoughts on the World Series – Ducksnorts
"I am not looking forward to seeing the Giants come to town in 2011. I have friends who are Giants fans and who are very cool people. Unfortunately, the Giants fans I encounter at the ballpark tend to be less agreeable. I am concerned that a championship may make them downright unbearable."

Hairston remains upbeat despite year-long funk | padres.com: News
"When I look back on it, I'm going to look back at the winning season we had. It's going to be tough to leave. It's tough saying goodbye to a lot of friends. It seems like things ended too early this year."

The Official Blog of Matt Antonelli: TOP FIVE BASEBALL MOVIES OF ALL-TIME
I'm very surprised that 'Nelli put "A League of Their Own" as his #2 baseball movie of all time. I just re=watched it again this year and I remember not liking it.

Letters From The Editor
"Black, you may recall, chose not to bunt with Yorvit Torrealba, with two on and no outs trailing 2-0 in the sixth inning of the final game of the regular season, even though bunting and moving runners had worked for the Padres all season long. Torrealba hit into a season-killing double play."

Congratulations Giants On Bringing First MLB Championship to San Francisco
"Bruce Bochy, who in my opinion has always been one the best pitching staff tacticians in the game, pushed all the right buttons not only with his staff"

Moores divorce could be headed back to trial - SignOnSanDiego.com
A San Diego Superior Court judge has threatened to re-set a trial date after Padres chairman John Moores and his wife Becky failed to finalize a divorce settlement they told the judge they had reached in March.

The Sacrifice Bunt " I know you’re angry. I’m angry too.
"It’s easy to hate. It’s easy to look at the Giants and think that it should be us and to think that we deserve a part of that trophy because our collapse helped get the Giants there, but that’s a little arrogant. "

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Love me some Ted Williams

but I’m hesitant to build a “larger-than-life” statue in downtown San Diego of someone who played 19 seasons with the Red Sox.

"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG

by TheGrandHatching on Nov 3, 2010 9:55 AM PDT reply actions

No we just want to name Freways after him.

by Grey Suit on Nov 4, 2010 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions

I though Yankee fans were obmoxious pricks, wherever they go

Now that the Giants have won it all, we’ll never hear the end of it from those people.

"Since we only live once (that we know of) we should focus on enjoying our lives, not stressing to follow every single thing and trend that society impose upon us." - Thom Yorke of Radiohead

by Jonathan Holmes on Nov 3, 2010 10:42 AM PDT reply actions

Antonelli doesn't put Bull Durham in the #1 spot?

DEAD TO ME.

by Darklighter on Nov 3, 2010 11:37 AM PDT reply actions

My Giants' fan friend called me two minutes after they won the series

and offered to buy me a Giants’ Championship hat or t-shirt. I’m going to have to listen to this same kind of shit from now to eternity, if the Padres don’t win one.

"I'll tell you about it because I am here and you are distant."

by The Kipper on Nov 3, 2010 1:38 PM PDT reply actions