Around the Mission: 5/25 Padres Links
by jbox on May 25, 2010 9:06 AM PDT
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I'm the future San Diego Padres Center Fielder who runs faster than the wind! - insidethepadres: Seamhead stuff
"It's been a pleasure to watch Adrian Gonzalez in the last week. He's controlling the outside part of the plate much like his idol Tony Gwynn used to do, yet he's also able to react well to hard stuff "inside. -
Will Strasburg's next start be against the Padres? - SignOnSanDiego.com
"As a kid I never really looked at the future and said, ‘I’d really like to have my debut be in San Diego,’ " Strasburg said. -
Padres' tall rotation dunking competition | padres.com: News
Chris Young is 6-foot-10. His teammates Jon Garland and Mat Latos both stand 6-6. In fact not one Padres starter is shorter than 6-3, making it a rotation that stands tall in stature and results. -
Petco Park providing very friendly confines - SignOnSanDiego.com
"I love calling games at Petco Park with the pitchers we have," Torrealba said -
It’s not easy rationing rising Latos - SignOnSanDiego.com
"The health of the individual player is the most important thing," General Manager Jed Hoyer said Monday. "We think this guy can have a long and potentially special career. - XX Sports Radio: Nick Hundley (MP3) and Dave Roberts (MP3)
Gonzalez, Cruz named Players of Week | padres.com: News
Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez and Rangers right fielder Nelson Cruz -- two thriving sluggers for a couple of first-place West-division teams -- were named Players of the Week for their respective leagues on Monday.
PADRES: Outfielders are coming up empty
"He'll hit," general manager Jed Hoyer said of Blanks. "He's always hit in the minor leagues. He's performed everywhere at a young age. Some guys have a longer adjustment period than others. The good part is we've played well anyway, and hopefully he'll start to pick us up.
An Open Letter To The Washington Nationals
"It is time Nationals. But it all has to start with one roster move."
The Official Blog of Matt Antonelli: DOCTOR VISIT
"Here is a picture of my hand I took today. It wouldn't win any beauty pageants, but it looks a lot better than it did only one week ago."
Friars on Cardboard
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Padres Trail: Odds and ends and the Cardinals
"Finally, since the next Padre opponent is the other MLB team I blog about, I am going to try something daring: do a game recap for each of the 3 Cardinal/Padre games from the perspective of each team's fanbase. I don't think this has been attempted anywhere ever by the same writer. It might suck, it might be great, it might cause the Mayan Doomsday Prophecy to happen 2 years early - I don't know. But it'll be fun nonetheless."
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Chase looks old and super-awkward in that picture.
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains."
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by Zach (maestro876) on May 25, 2010 9:16 AM PDT reply actions
Re: Latos's workload, here's a great quote from Jed
I think we’re likely to find pockets during the year when we can give him some rest.
Looks like they might skip his spot in the rotation or do some other clever moves
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by matthewverygood on May 25, 2010 9:36 AM PDT reply actions
a couple stints on the 15 day DL
to recover from an “elbow strain” should do the trick
by Stephen (shaynes41) on May 25, 2010 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Tattoo healing and recovery
"This team looks dangerous, like a convict with a temper, nothing to lose and a switch blade." -jbox
I assume
They’ll reset the rotation at the all star break and he’ll remain the #5. That’s at least the equivalent of one skipped start. It seems like there has already been an opportunity or two to push back his starts a couple of days if they had wanted to, but they didn’t. We’ll see if that trend continues or if Buddy really does start listening to Jed on this one.
No, I don't think you're an idiot. Please don't go trying to prove me wrong about that.
Bolts from the Blue - General Manager: It is what it isn't
I think this
and I also think later in the season if we bring up a lot of pitchers or relievers he might see shorter outings or perhaps an awesome… 6 MAN ROTATION…. OF THE DAMNED
I just noticed
we have only 6 off days (if I counted correctly) in the second half of the season. So, a 6 man rotation of the damned is definitely doable.
As much as I would love to see Strasburg starting here this weekend.
It’s NOT going to happen for two reasons…
1. If they bring him up before June 1 he’s eligible for Super 2 status and could end up costing the Nationals millions. It would make NO sense to keep him in the minors all this time and then bring him up just a few days before the cutoff.
2. The Nats need to sell tickets and they have one of the biggest MLB prospects of the past 10 years in their system. There’s no way they’re going to make the first start of his career on the road.
by theodore donald kerabatsos on May 25, 2010 10:18 AM PDT reply actions
Super 2...
means nothing when he’s already signed to a 4 year major league contract.
You did hit it on the head with the 2nd one though. There’s no way he has his first start on the road.
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Unless I'm mistaken
All a major league contract does is guarantee you a spot on the 40 man roster. Super Two status makes you arbitration eligible after 2 years. The two are unrelated.
In reference theodore donald kerabatsos comment about Super Two. He could be eligible for Super Two, but not get it and thereby still save the Nationals some money. If the Nationals have done the math and seen that there are enough rookies who will likely end up with more service time by the end of the 2011 season then they could gamble here. They could also send him back down at some point and help ensure that he doesn’t accumulate the service time (i.e. when they inevitably fall out of contention). It’s still pretty risky.
Also, tickets are already selling well for the June 4 date. Do you think they will stop selling just because he’s already made a start or two? I personally do not think that will matter. If you pitch him, they will come.
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*2011
I meant 2012. If he becomes Super Two, it’d be after the 2012 season and he’d be arbitration eligible for the 2013 season. If he’s not a Super Two, then it becomes the 2014 season.
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his contract is different
He actually has a minimum of inning Boras wanted him to pitch in the minors before being called up to the Majors. Also his arbitration years are prenegotiated in this contract, so having him delay them by 1 year will literally save them 14Million dollars.
"Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"
I don't think that information is correct
I don’t think the union allows what you are saying. If Strasburg were to reach his Super Two status then he simple would be arbitration eligible like everyone else. I was looking at some details on his contract and that seems to be the consensus on how it works. However, his signing bonus is prorated over a number of years, so that’s probably where some confusion here lies.
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this was according to Peter Gamons on MLB Radio.
probably should send him an email…he does respond.
"Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"
Here's a washingtonpost article
They estimate the savings at about $18 million, but not because of these reasons you are saying.
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like I said
this is what Peter Gammons reported on MLB raido last week. And he actually stated the local media had it wrong.
He could be wrong, he could be partially right, he could have been lied to.
"Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"
Well
If that’s the case, then he’s only reported it on the radio as far as I can tell. No tweets or articles by him about it that I can find.
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I am going to send him an email, and the radio show
they have been good about responding in the past.
"Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"
What radio show is that?
XM’s MLB Network radio?
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yes
"Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"
good article BTW
"Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"
Klesko Facial Hair Chronicles is a critical PSA
since may beard month is drawing to a close. Many of us are wondering what we should do to clean up our may beards and who better to provide inspiration on the possibilities than Ryan Klesko.
by Stephen (shaynes41) on May 25, 2010 10:38 AM PDT reply actions
I have since put up
" The FoC 100th Post Celebratory Review and Beardstravaganza ", featuring no fewer than fourteen beards on cardboard (and a whole bunch of my stupid words but you can ignore those).
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"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev
by TheThinGwynn on May 25, 2010 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you know Chase Headley's Dad is a movie star?
Notice the resemblance?
Ohhh! How come nothing is ever boobs or ice cream? - Homer Simpson
by Boilermaker19 on May 25, 2010 11:34 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Please...
Chase does not have a yellow face and a blue body.
"This team looks dangerous, like a convict with a temper, nothing to lose and a switch blade." -jbox
Kevin's a girl.
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by Axion on May 25, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
are we allowed to post pics of people doing that type of stuff to animals??
"You know, I was thinking of getting my bartender's license." Alan -The Hangover
by icaughthundleys#4 on May 25, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
As long as the animal's 18.
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by TheThinGwynn on May 25, 2010 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
We can post pics of people doing that type of stuff to TGJr?
Ohhh! How come nothing is ever boobs or ice cream? - Homer Simpson
by Boilermaker19 on May 25, 2010 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I got a whole HDD filled with those pics of TTG
"Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"
Wait, what?
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by TheThinGwynn on May 25, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
jersey number
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by Boilermaker19 on May 26, 2010 8:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't wear 18.
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by TheThinGwynn on May 26, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
We would have to pitch Latos
if we made the postseason. I would just hope that he isn’t the next Peavy in that he sucks in big games.
Mat Latos is the real deal...Go Lakers, Pads, and Bolts
by mrbarneydangles on May 25, 2010 12:23 PM PDT reply actions
bleh
Small sample size, some of which included pitching through injury.
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Yep.
You could probably find a stretch of 3 starts somewhere in the regular season where he pitched like that.
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains."
Bolts From The Blue - Heavy with the facts, slightly less heavy with the opinions.
by Zach (maestro876) on May 25, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
good point...
but he seems pretty good so far. Against the giants, those are not peanut games. Not when you almost pitch a perfect game.
Let’s see how he does in Phil…. That’s a good offensive team
That's one of the reasons I'm for going after Oswalt
even if we’re just dreaming. If they make the playoffs or are serious about being in contention they’re going to need an ace.
"If guys wanna complain about playing here they better check themselves and leave" - Nick Hundley.
by Natrone Bomb on May 25, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you know
That the last playoff game Oswalt pitched he faced Jon Garland? Garland pitched better and had a Blummer on his side in extra innings. Just a little trip down memory lane.
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There is no difference between Oswalt and Peavy
why would they dump Peavy’s contract and then take on Oswalt? It’s just not going to happen. Plus there is no way he’d come to SD and even if he did he’d request a trade in a week.
Who are you
And what have you done with jbox?
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United States of jbox
Once a year, his inner Padre fan emerges, comments, sees its shadow, and returns to its hole.
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
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i'll be there tonight
and saturday, and probably at least one other game during this homestand
"You know, I was thinking of getting my bartender's license." Alan -The Hangover
by icaughthundleys#4 on May 25, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
it? she? he-she?
I don’t know what anyone’s gender is here…
For all I know, Jodes could be a super smart alien from another planet
i dont know either
but im sure that moorad and crew like your idea of interplanetary marketing reach
Drama is devastated.
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by TheThinGwynn on May 25, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
If the Padres lose to the Cardinals
Which they tend to do a lot, then I think she gets a sad face.
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gotcha
they ruined my october in 2007 when i drove down here (before i moved back). but this year is different!
You must either mean 2005 or 2006
2007 is the year of Game 163.
As someone who has went to all 3 home playoff games in 2005 and 2006. I can attest to the suckitude of those games. Also, I think I’ve been to at least 4 regular season Cardinals games in San Diego in the Petco Park era and no wins. I also went to St. Louis and saw the Padres lose 3 of the 4 games in a series sweep and got taunted by Cardinals fans who like to kick fans of last place teams when they are down.
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oops
sorry… typo. i was here for the two losses in 2006. saw piazza flub against the netting on pujols’ pop foul, only to have our ace show his disdain and let big gay al blast a shot into the padres’ bullpen. it was all downhill from there…
and for the record, trev ruined my 2007. still love the guy though.
Stoopid Cardinals
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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 May 25, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
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