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by jbox on Apr 11, 2010 8:02 AM PDT

"Young to sit out Braves series" by Padres Scorecard
Originally scheduled to pitch the Padres' home opener Monday at Petco Park, right-hander Chris Young will not pitch any of the three games during the visit by the Atlanta Braves.
Padres broadcaster Coleman OK after fall | padres.com: News
"I didn't feel good," said Coleman, who didn't believe he lost consciousness for long. "I had a momentary lapse. I was stunned."
Bob Scanlan - Hey Scan question about Kyle Blanks’ rough start:
"He seems lost up there right now, taking or fouling hittable pitches, while chasing breaking balls out of the zone."
PADRES: Gonzalez's double lifts Padres over Rockies in 14 innings
"We had some opportunities late and we just couldn't get the big knock," manager Bud Black said. "But the pitching held us together and finally we broke through."
Gonzalez double wins it in 14th - SignOnSanDiego.com
"The bullpen’s the heart of this team, and the ’pen was awesome tonight," said Bell. "Stauff was really awesome."

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"The thing is, I knew it was going to be a long game tonight. Yesterday the Padres and Rockies played a 2 and half game...at Coors Field. That never happens. The law of averages was against us tonight...and we paid for it."

Antonelli progressing from hand injury | padres.com: News
Minor League second baseman Matt Antonelli, who is attempting to shake a nagging hamate bone injury to his left hand, was able to take batting practice for the first time in a week on Friday.

Padres' Young won't pitch in Braves series | padres.com: News
Padres manager Bud Black said on Saturday that Chris Young, who had his start Monday scratched because of tightness in his right shoulder, won't pitch during the home-opening series against the Braves next week.

Adrian lifts Padres on long night in Colorado | padres.com: News
Adrian Gonzalez hit a go-ahead double in the 14th inning Saturday to lead the Padres to a 5-4 victory over the Rockies at Coors Field.

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Stauffer

How about that Tim Stauffer performance last night ! Rockies announcers were raving about him and said his fastball was popping like it was before his surgery. The Padres have the best pen in the NL West.

by texpadre on Apr 11, 2010 8:48 AM PDT reply actions

Been a Stauffer fan... me and wonko

I really don’t know why we signed Garland. I have been advocating for using this year to figure out which of our young pitchers are keepers so that we can make the real push next year.

I understand why they wanted to sign Garland, but I don’t see how his signing made the club better in the long run. Yes, it may make us better in 2010… but I don’t think we expect to go to the playoffs this year.
I think we try to trade Garland/Correia/Young (one or two of those three mid-season) and attempt to make a push for 2011, 2012…

by Zen Blade on Apr 11, 2010 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions

Young obviously is the larger injury risk

there’s so many question marks with him…he should be the one to go.

by TheFan09 on Apr 11, 2010 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions

They signed Garland in hopes that they could move him for a mid level prospect at the deadline

by Grey Suit on Apr 12, 2010 7:28 AM PDT up reply actions

yeah, he really showed up last night.

HE showed some really good stuff, I mean REALLY good! What I think is interesting is how well he did in contrast to what some analysts thought would be a bad move by putting stauffer in the pen. I was pleasantly surprised by his performance:) Way to make those Analysts eat their words!

by podpeople on Apr 11, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions

You mean Stouffer?

I just want to get paid to draw naked girls, is that so much to ask?

by tonoxtono on Apr 11, 2010 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions

Blanks

Why are we still batting him 4th?
He is clearly struggling. I don’t care if his average is low, but the number of strike outs plus low average is just horrendous.

I would think they would rest him for a couple of days or slot him to a less stressful position in the lineup. Maybe swap Everth into 3rd, Adrian 4th, and Blanks farther back…

Adrian, Chase, and Everth are currently the only guys in our lineup hitting…. and they are sooo spread out that it doesn’t matter. We need them to be back to back to back.

Anyone have any insight on the Blanks situation?

-Zen Blade

by Zen Blade on Apr 11, 2010 9:12 AM PDT reply actions

He's 23 years old

And has fewer than 200 major league plate appearances. Give him time. That’s what this season is about anyway.

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by Zach (maestro876) on Apr 11, 2010 9:25 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions

I think he's trying too hard

Watching the Rockies broadcast last night they were remarking that Blanks was trying to hit a home run when all they needed to win the game was a single. I completely agreed—we know the kid is a good hitter, but he needs to be coached so that he doesn’t have to try to hit a home run every time he’s out there. Adrian could give him some pointers about going to the opposite field….that would be really useful for the “almost-rookie”. Once he gets a bit more relaxed out there and comfortable I think he’ll do fine at cleanup.

by TheFan09 on Apr 11, 2010 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions

I agree

Look at how a simple change of approach can work using Headley as an example. Last year Headley was always out of sync with the nature of his swing. He was constantly trying to life the ball, forcing the bat through the zone, which led to a lot of awkward swings that resembled an individual swinging a 50 pound log. Blanks should move down in the order, that is a must. But we have to keep him in there so he can work himself out of it. It wasnt that long ago that Kouz was out third baseman and we had to watch him hack himself out of a hole for half a season. By the way, trading Kouz was the best thing we could have done for this team, he was the place where rallies went to die.

by podpeople on Apr 11, 2010 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions