both Gonzalez and Blanks have all-fields home run power at Petco Park. I'm not sure the Padres have...

both Gonzalez and Blanks have all-fields home run power at Petco Park. I'm not sure the Padres have ever had that in tandem since they moved downtown in 2004. Heck, I doubt that more than a handful of clubs have two hitters who have that kind of power.

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That's right buddy....

This is gonna be a powerful understimated power duo. I see Blanks having a breakout season if he can stay healthy cause the league really doesn’t know much abnout him and protectin Agon he’s gonna get some pitches to hit. Man I just can’t wait for the season to start….GO PADRES!!!!!

by Padrefanatico on Feb 26, 2010 1:45 PM PST reply actions

Wait a minute...

What about Ryan Klesko and Phil Nevin??? hahah LMAO

by Padrefanatico on Feb 26, 2010 1:46 PM PST up reply actions

HR duos at Petco (40 HR total min.; 10 HR ind. min.)

59 HRs: 2008 – Gonzalez and Kouz
58 HRs: 2009 – Gonzalez and Kouz
57 HRs: 2007 – Gonzalez and Greene
53 HRs: 2008 – Gonzalez and Hairston
52 HRs: 2009 – Gonzalez and Headley
52 HRs: 2009 – Gonzalez and Venable
51 HRs: 2007 – Gonzalez and Cameron
50 HRs: 2008 – Gonzalez and Gerut
50 HRs: 2009 – Gonzalez and Hairston
50 HRs: 2009 – Gonzalez and Blanks
49 HRs: 2004 – Nevin and Giles
48 HRs: 2008 – Gonzalez and Giles
48 HRs: 2007 – Gonzalez and Kouz
48 HRs: 2007 – Greene and Cameron
46 HRs: 2009 – Gonzalez and Greene
46 HRs: 2006 – Gonzalez and Piazza
46 HRs: 2006 – Gonzalez and Cameron
45 HRs: 2007 – Greene and Kouz
44 HRs: 2006 – Cameron and Piazza
44 HRs: 2004 – Nevin and Hernandez
43 HRs: 2007 – Gonzalez and Giles
42 HRs: 2004 – Nevin and Loretta
41 HRs: 2007 – Gonzalez and Bradley
41 HRs: 2004 – Nevin and Greene
41 HRs: 2004 – Giles and Hernandez (easily the strangest duo up here)
40 HRs: 2007 – Greene and Giles

What’s the over/under on Gonzalez/Blanks in 2010?

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by Wonko on Feb 26, 2010 2:03 PM PST reply actions 2 recs

By contrast

Highest in Padres history

79 HRs: 1998 – Vaughn and Caminiti

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by Wonko on Feb 26, 2010 2:09 PM PST up reply actions

What an awesome duo.

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

by TheGrandHatching on Feb 26, 2010 2:17 PM PST up reply actions

HgH and Steroids Certainly Are An Awesome Duo.

by TheGhostofRickMonday on Feb 26, 2010 2:35 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

Wish there was an unrec button.

by Drama on Feb 26, 2010 2:41 PM PST up reply actions

Wish there was a "general principle" option for flagging stuff.

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by TheThinGwynn on Feb 26, 2010 2:56 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs

Sick...

That was a bad ass duo, no wonder we went to the World Series that year

by Padrefanatico on Feb 26, 2010 3:29 PM PST up reply actions

how many of these HRs were actually hit in Petco?

Farewell Kouz...go tear it up in Oaktown

by icaughthundleys#4 on Feb 26, 2010 2:16 PM PST up reply actions

For Kouz

probably zero. And the ones in the away games served the sole purpose of running up the score.

by TheFan09 on Feb 26, 2010 3:21 PM PST up reply actions

i dont know that we break the 59 mark

one main reason: i don’t think that AGone will be here all year to allow it to happen.

if he did i could see it possibly happening, provided Adrian didnt peak and BLanks stays healthy.

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by justdave on Feb 26, 2010 2:17 PM PST up reply actions

Damn...

U put a lot of work into this but was a fun list to look at, Good job!!! I see a lot of Gonzalez up there.. sorry I’m just a huge Adrian Gonzalez fan. I can’t help it I went to High School with the guy.

by Padrefanatico on Feb 26, 2010 3:28 PM PST up reply actions

IF Gonz is here all year and Blanks is healthy

I can easily see them topping 60. Gonz 35 / Blanks 25 is still pretty conservative.

by friarfanatic on Feb 26, 2010 3:13 PM PST reply actions

Definitely conservative

they were projecting Headley to hit 25, for God’s sake.

by TheFan09 on Feb 26, 2010 3:22 PM PST up reply actions

That would be awesome. BTW who are 'they'?

by friarfanatic on Feb 26, 2010 3:25 PM PST up reply actions

Who are they???

Are u serious bro???

by Padrefanatico on Feb 26, 2010 3:33 PM PST up reply actions

i think the "they" he is referring to

are the “they” that predicted Headley would hit 25…

just goin out on a limb

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by justdave on Feb 26, 2010 3:38 PM PST up reply actions

Haha

actually it was one of those projection sites that you guys put up on the side of the main page….it was from awhile ago. And yes, I did snort when I read it, but I’ve seen crazier stuff happen so yeah…

by TheFan09 on Feb 26, 2010 3:41 PM PST up reply actions

Actually

It’s funnier to think that friarfanatic got really excited at the thought of Blanks and Gonzalez combining for 60 home runs, but has no idea who they are.

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

by TheGrandHatching on Feb 26, 2010 3:44 PM PST up reply actions