Around the Mission: 2/7 Padres Links
by jbox on Feb 7, 2010 11:05 AM PST
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Sarah's Take: Dodgers in decent shape | dodgers.com: News
"With new ownership, many baseball writers think Bud Black will be the first manager to be fired in 2010." -
Los Angeles Dodgers give Brian Giles minor-league deal, spring training invitation - ESPN Los Angeles
"According to sources, if Giles makes the Dodgers, he will earn $550,000 in major league salary, with another $200,000 in possible performance bonuses. If he doesn't make the team at the end of spring training, he can ask for his release." -
Dodgers sign Giles to Minor League deal | MLB.com: News
The Dodgers signed 39-year-old outfielder Brian Giles to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Major League camp, the club confirmed. -
Bob Scanlan -Torrealba
"Instead of returning to the team he went to the playoffs with and for a nice raise, he ends up with less money on a team who will be challenged to make the post season." - pad squad Salaries in San Diego, CA - Free Salary Search | Indeed.com
$43,000 - Websoulsurfer: Padres MLB lowest $38.025 million payroll
"I feel a little ripped off.. I believed Jeff Moorad and Jed Hoyer when they promised $40 million or more in payroll."
The Official Blog of Matt Antonelli: SUPERBOWL
"I guess I'm going to go with the Colts 35-28. I don't feel really confident with this pick at all though."
Who's your Padre?: Thatcher's Super Bowl pick? That's easy ...
"We're having a big Super Bowl party at my parents house (in Kokomo), we'll have about 30 or 40 people at the house, all Colts' fans," Thatcher said. "It's a smaller town and all everyone is talking about is the Colts."
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Meh
Like I said in the last state of the Padres payroll, I like the Padres as is I’m ok with them not meeting the 40 million dollar mark. Would the Padres really be better off signing an over priced veteran to take at bats or innings away from one of their younger players. Really the only position I think the Padres could stand to upgrade with another proven MLB player is 2B but the last administration kind of messed that up for them by singing Eckstine to an extension, besides he really just keep the seat warm until Darnell or Forsythe is ready.
by Steve (Grey Suit) on Feb 7, 2010 11:49 AM PST reply actions
i agree
i mean they had 3 needs and filled them all. Maybe they were willing to spend a little bit more on a CF/SP/Catcher but they got good deals on all of them. Maybe they thought they would spend more on the arbitration guys but got good deals.
Mayyyyyybe there is one more move to make. can’t have too much pitching right?
by schwing and a miss on Feb 7, 2010 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
Wait
You’re taking something websoulsurfer says seriously? When was your last CAT scan?
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it kind of reminds me of that movie "You've got mail"...I'm Tom Hanks he's Meg Ryan -- Padres prospect Matt Antonelli on sdsuaztec4
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Feb 7, 2010 12:29 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Personally, I think it's unacceptable
I refuse to buy tickets until the Padres give everybody on the 40 man roster a $50,000 raise.
by Dex on Feb 7, 2010 12:43 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Giles to the Poopers!
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by Zach (maestro876) on Feb 7, 2010 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
I’d consider the source before investing any thought to it.
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Regardless of the source
I think it is a fair point.
New owner, new GM
It wouldn’t surprise me one bit if the team gets off to a slow start and he gets fired.
The job he did at the end of 2009 was phenominal
Balancing a roster full of kids, 4A players and Gonzo, there’s no way he’s the first one out the door in 2010.
I think it depends
on how they do in 2010.
If they start out poorly, then August/September 2009 looks like an aberration.
And who knows what Moorad and Hoyer are thinking. They may want their own guy.
It would surprise me if they made such a late decision
Why would you start another season, having gone all through spring training, with someone you’re still assessing? Especially when you’ve made it clear last season was the time for assessment, and Bud proved himself.
It’s sad that that’s considered the start of a rumor nowadays, since it’s on MLB.com. “Some baseball writers think…” – none named, zero sources, completely speculative. It’s how you fake a neutral point of view when you just want to say “I think.”
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I could care less about what MLB.com has stated,
I am not basing my opinion on that.
I am just looking at:
New owner, new GM, rebuilding team.
It wouldn’t be the first time a manager was fired under those circumstances.
That’s specious reasoning and I don’t buy it.
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It's different this time?
History no longer applies?
What “history” are you trying to apply?
“History” in your mind obviously doesn’t apply, because you’re ignoring what has already happened. “History” is what Kevin Towers and the rest of the fired/replaced FO heads are, remember? If Bud was going to be fired, it would’ve been with them.
“history” is in quotes because it’s used ironically, short for “the events you want to look at and jump to conclusions from, not the events you don’t”
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I haven't jumped to any conclusions
I said “it wouldn’t surprise me”.
And I told you why it should.
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lol @ Sarah's Take
So much denial, so hilarious.
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Eg, Dodger fans can believe what they want to believe.
"I aim to misbehave." - Mal Reynolds
by Zach (maestro876) on Feb 7, 2010 2:34 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Should have been "eh".
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by Zach (maestro876) on Feb 7, 2010 2:34 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
fixed
Should have been “eh, The Six-time World Series Champion Dodgers”.
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Feb 8, 2010 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
That wouldn't have made much sense, in context.
Thanks for your attempt to improve the grammatical content of GLB, though!
by theodore donald kerabatsos on Feb 8, 2010 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
No, it really wouldn't have.
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by Zach (maestro876) on Feb 8, 2010 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
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by Axion on Feb 8, 2010 11:10 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
but mlb.com should try to be objective
or at least well written. That’s like the doyer version of websoulsurfer.
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You could turn her column into a drinking game.
Chug one beer for every time she says “although”, do a tequila shot every time she uses “most baseball writers think”, etc. Pretty soon, you might start thinking the Dodgers are great too.
"And now for something completely different"
by Boilermaker19 on Feb 8, 2010 7:09 AM PST up reply actions
Drink every time there’s a dead link on the page
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Does
everytime they link to Websoulsurfer count as a dead link?
RJ's Fro - "Fro" Knows Baseball
.400 in '94 - Showcasing Padres Merch Through the Years
Yes, and every time a link looks like a sentence or every time you see that fractious period after the TLD “biz”
“dodgerplace dot biz dot slash This is an article for my web page on the internet”
It slays me.
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That’s the problem, she’s not.
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I thought the same thing.
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by Zach (maestro876) on Feb 8, 2010 12:21 AM PST up reply actions
It really is amazing
how vulnerable their SP is. Kershaw still hasn’t taken the next step and the increase in IP last year could spell major arm injuries this year. Randy Wolf was one of their most consistent pitchers, and now he’s gone. We took one of their innings eaters in Garlands and Padilla is likely to turn into a pumpkin again.
Sure, the Dodgers have a great bullpen. But they were crazy overworked last year. I can’t wait to watch this team go up in flames.
by PhantomPretender on Feb 7, 2010 8:44 PM PST up reply actions
How do you feel about Khalil Greene?
Mountain West Connection ::Above the Rest::
Bolts From The Blue "There’s a gleam men. Let’s go get the gleam! Focus and Finish!!! One play at a time!!! Let's Go!!!"
it kind of reminds me of that movie "You've got mail"...I'm Tom Hanks he's Meg Ryan -- Padres prospect Matt Antonelli on sdsuaztec4
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Feb 8, 2010 6:58 AM PST up reply actions 5 recs
First
Three posts Dodger related? After my initial reaction of making sure I wasn’t about to get prison shanked from behind, I had double check which blog I was on.
by friarfanatic on Feb 7, 2010 2:27 PM PST via mobile reply actions
That last link
We can win an autographed David Eckstein? Then what do we do with him?
Yup, I'm the nut who believes Mark Loretta is a possible future Hall of Famer.
Put him on your mantle under glass.
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So then let me ask
if we overpaid for Garland and Torrealba and Stairs (gave him a cliff floyd deal) and Hairston Jr, would they be happier?
no
And I've been into the plants and simple treasures
by CurbEnthusiasm on Feb 7, 2010 7:15 PM PST up reply actions
So to an extent
Not paying the full $40 million amount isn’t such a bad thing
by TheAxManCometh on Feb 7, 2010 8:17 PM PST up reply actions
of course it's not
And I've been into the plants and simple treasures
by CurbEnthusiasm on Feb 7, 2010 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
Thats why I love Briles
Always sliding into second hard
And I've been into the plants and simple treasures
nice
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He will make $750,000 this year
Updating a previous report, Buster Olney, of ESPN The Magazine, reports San Diego Padres C Yorvit Torrealba will make $1.25 million as part of his one-year deal with a mutual option for the 2011 season. He will make $750,000 this year and will receive a $500,000 buyout if they don’t exercise the mutual option worth $3.5 million.
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