Around the Mission: 6/29 Padres Links

by jbox on Jun 29, 2010 9:31 AM PDT

Jeff Moorad: Padres Have Money to Spend, Will Look for Starting Pitching -- MLB FanHouse
"There's no doubt we'll spend the money if there's a piece that we think makes sense," he said. "I think we need to be convinced that there are pieces that make sense, both short term as well as whatever it would cost to bring them in from a prospect standpoint."
Padres Trail: Tony Gwynn Jr's Glove
"Based on the data, it appears the conventional wisdom is correct - Tony Gwynn Jr is the best outfield glove the Padres have."
Beers with Bob Part 2
"The legendary Bob Chandler was nice enough to meet with us for a second time to discuss the Padres season so far."
Eckstein warns that grind time is here - SignOnSanDiego.com
"The Grind is when the finish line is still so far away, you can’t see it," Eckstein said. "This is such a mental game, The Grind is the ability to show up every day with the same concentration, the same level of intensity on a daily basis. It’s the ability to mentally be ready to play the game when you’re not going to feel ready physically, simply because the season’s already started to take its toll."

Padres avoid no-no but can't pull off rally | padres.com: News
Ubaldo Jimenez earned his Major League-leading 14th victory of the season Monday as the Rockies held on for a 10-6 final over the Padres.

Gregerson enjoys turn as spot closer | padres.com: News
With closer Heath Bell and setup man Mike Adams both unavailable for the Padres' series finale against the Marlins on Sunday, seventh-inning specialist Luke Gregerson found himself in a new role -- closer.

Black not surprised by Ubaldo's success | padres.com: News
Padres manager Bud Black certainly isn't surprised at the success Rockies ace and National League Cy Young front-runner Ubaldo Jimenez is having this season.

Rockies throw Padres a curve - SignOnSanDiego.com
"Once we felt the door was starting to open a little bit, we started to push it through," said Hairston.

Five Questions | Wade LeBlanc - SignOnSanDiego.com
Q: Where do you go in San Diego to disappear into the crowd? A: "Fashion Valley."

PADRES: Late rally against ace Jimenez falls just short
"Off the bat, I didn't think it was (a homer), and then it kept going," Hairston said.

The Official Blog of Matt Antonelli: DOCTOR VISIT
"Below is a video sharing some of the things we talked about and how far along he believes I am in the healing process."

Unfinished Business: Nothing Can Stop Us
"This team is so solid that they can win no matter what. If Adrian went down with an injury, I would not be worried at all. "

The Sacrifice Bunt: " Team California
"I present to you my picks for Team California"

The Friarhood - Padres Play On Despite Lack of National Attention
"No, the Padres aren’t an east coast-slanted media darling. Instead, this young team just wins, baby. "

THE KEPT FAITH: The Kept Faith Podcast Episode 003!
"In this episode Josh is on vacation, we answer an e-mail, we play Scott Stapp's song about the Florida Marlins and we announce a song writing contest! "

Friars on Cardboard: Tuesday's Trevor: 34?
"let's look at who was the last to wear each of the retired numbers"

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Happy

I must say I was happy with the game, although we lost, I thought us coming back from being in a no-no situation we scored some runs on Jimenez. I thought Gallagher and Mujica are sore spots in our bullpen and IM DONE with Correia. Please Stauffer come back and we may trade Correia for some better starting pitching.

You stay classy San Diego

by PadreBolt21 on Jun 29, 2010 9:42 AM PDT reply actions

you think there's trade value in KC right now?

"Los Angeles is like San Diego’s older, uglier sister that has herpes." -- Justin Halpern

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Bolts from the Blue

by creanium on Jun 29, 2010 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions

negataive trade value

by field39 on Jun 29, 2010 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions

That picture!

Crackin’ me up.

by scout1222 on Jun 29, 2010 9:49 AM PDT reply actions

Padres release Mark Worrell

"If guys wanna complain about playing here they better check themselves and leave" - Nick Hundley.

by Natrone Bomb on Jun 29, 2010 9:56 AM PDT reply actions

"Los Angeles is like San Diego’s older, uglier sister that has herpes." -- Justin Halpern

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Bolts from the Blue

by creanium on Jun 29, 2010 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Another little tidbit from MLBTradeRumors

at the end of the season Chase Headley will be the player with the most service time to miss Super Two status.

"If guys wanna complain about playing here they better check themselves and leave" - Nick Hundley.

by Natrone Bomb on Jun 29, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions

Wow

double fail. Heres the real links
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/06/minor-league-transactions-worrell-vazquez.html
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/06/super-two-cutoff-less-than-expected.html

"If guys wanna complain about playing here they better check themselves and leave" - Nick Hundley.

by Natrone Bomb on Jun 29, 2010 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions

It was really close too

The Padres either did their homework on that one or got really lucky. Of course, it won’t really matter if he can’t hit.

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

by Wonko on Jun 29, 2010 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions

I think they did their homework

Remember, his delayed call up helped stoke the fires of the Savior movement.

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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on Jun 29, 2010 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions

Yup

they said they were waiting for a low pressure moment to bring him up. Then they called him up, and his first game was the 3 game series at Yankee Stadium with 40 Padre FO people in the stands. Nope, no pressure there.

by strummer on Jun 29, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions

Maybe

It’s just that this year’s cut off was a lot different from year’s past. They would have had to analyze every player that got called up and assess the chances that those players wouldn’t get sent back down. There’s got to be a little luck involved in that.

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Bolts from the Blue - General Manager: It is what it isn't

by Wonko on Jun 29, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions

I guess Headley's a special case

cuz they tried to hide him in the outfield, so he had a better chance to stay up with this team than what I would guess is the average player. Kouz’s struggles last season and the rotating corners in the outfield left him a lot of room.

Then again, maybe they didn’t know he was going to stay up and just erred on the side of caution. I swear this was the conclusion we came to when he was finally called up, just haven’t done any digging to verify what I’m remembering. Something like they were holding him because money was going to be tight in the future and calling up him a week before that deadline wouldn’t have made much of a difference for the team at the time.

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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on Jun 29, 2010 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Something like they were holding him because money was going to be tight in the future and calling up him a week before that deadline wouldn’t have made much of a difference for the team at the time.

That’s correct. There is no other way to interpret what they were doing. In hindsight, it was smart. At the time, it was completely frustrating. It’s really hard to be forward thinking when all you could see were a bunch of old ball players blowing goats.

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Bolts from the Blue - General Manager: It is what it isn't

by Wonko on Jun 29, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions

The Ecker is invaluable

and I imagine that his experience and insight are of tremendous help to the younger guys.

Though it must be said that these younger guys also know how to win, as some of them were on that Texas League championship team a few years back. In his book “The Bullpen Gospels”, Dirk Hayhurst makes mention of the players on that Missions’ team forgetting all about stats and individuality and coming together as a team to win it all.

by The Kipper on Jun 29, 2010 9:59 AM PDT reply actions

I agree

It seems a few years Loretta had a similar affect…..

by bo_shilo on Jun 29, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions

Stauffer

I don’t understand what’s going on with Stauffer. I thought they were getting him to the point where his pitch count was high enough to start. No?

He has started five games for Portland. Going 2.0 IP, 2.0, 1.1and then 5.0 and his last start on June 23rd was 6.1 innings. But then last night they had him pitch one inning…the 4th inning. He gave up 3 hits and 2 ER with one K.

Did they do that because he’s regressed? Or because they plan on bringing him up?

by Drama on Jun 29, 2010 10:01 AM PDT reply actions

They are trying to confuse the suck,

in hopes that it will remain behind in Portland.

by field39 on Jun 29, 2010 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, what did happen with him yesterday?

They could be forcing him onto a 5-day cycle and he either didn’t have his stuff [ :) ], or he’s hurt [ :( ].

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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on Jun 29, 2010 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions

From the SignOnSanDiego article:

•Having stretched out his arm with longer stints during his rehab with Triple-A Portland, right-handed pitcher Tim Stauffer gave up two runs on three hits in one inning last night at Colorado Springs. He likely will appear in another game within a couple of days, the Padres’ way of preparing him for the return to their bullpen. Stauffer, while predominantly a starter throughout most of his professional career, was the team’s long reliever when sidelined by an appendectomy on May 10 in San Francisco.

According to this, the Padres are prepping him to return as the long reliever. But the way they’ve been using him in Portland, seems to be prepping him for starting. With Correia altering, we need another starter.

"Savvy Chicks Dig the Bullpen"

by eastbaysd on Jun 29, 2010 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions