Around the Mission: 4/10 Padres Links

Latos prepares for first start at Coors | padres.com: News
Last July 19, then 21-year-old Mat Latos made his first Major League start against the Rockies, the same team he'll face on Saturday.

Padres hitters, pitchers rocked in Denver - SignOnSanDiego.com
"I said, ‘Just ask, just ask,’ but he wouldn’t do it," Gonzalez said. "I said, ‘So it’s more important to be proud than to be right?’ "

Young will skip start over shoulder ‘tightness’ - SignOnSanDiego.com
"We’re going to give him the two extra days to bounce back," manager Bud Black said. "The flexibility of our schedule allows us to do this and not try to push it."

PADRES NOTES: Young scratched from home opener with tight shoulder
"We will continue to re-evaluate the discomfort he is currently experiencing in his shoulder. With the off days on Thursday and Tuesday, we can use our starters on normal rest this time through the rotation."

Kids Do the Darndest Things – Ducksnorts
"Someday, we’ll look back at this and laugh. Not today, mind you, but someday."

insidethepadres: Brain teaser
"Must say, the transaction made me chuckle because it was the Yankees who claimed Huffman. Immediately I thought of the Gunslinger."

"Thatcher starts rehab in Portland" by Padres Scorecard
"Left-handed pitcher Joe Thatcher heads to Triple-A Portland Saturday to begin a rehab assignment with the Triple-A Beavers."

Trip To Lake Elsinore :: Friar Forecast
If you have never been up to Lake Elsinore for a game, I highly recommend it.

Q&A: Padres new GM Jed Hoyer talks talent and progress
"I see my role as overseeing all baseball operations, and the 25 players you see at the Major League level are just the tip of the iceberg. You’ve got an amateur scouting staff, an international scouting staff, player development staff and to do the GM job right, you have to be focused on all those areas all the time."

Websoulsurfer: Good News and Bad News, which do you want first?
"Grrrrr. Looks like another injury filled season is coming for Chris Young and the Padres."

The Friarhood - Friarhood Radio Show 4.8.10
"I was joined by MLB writer for AOL Fanhouse Tom Krasovic to discuss the 2010 Padres."

Padres Trail: Whoop Dee Doo
"This is a fine example of why Bud Black is the manager and I'm not. I sure wouldn't have the cojones to put that play on in that situation of a scoreless game. Well done, Mr. Black. "

Chris Young’s Injury | Chicken Friars | A San Diego Padres Blog
"For now, it’s just a one-start issue, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the shoulder keeps Young out of more action, given that it shelved him for most of last season."