On being traded: "It kind of was like my first day of pro ball all over again. I had to learn everyone’s names, adjust to the new surroundings, and get settled in. I couldn’t have been more happy with everything that happened though."

Garry is the new manager of the Yuma Panthers (the recently renamed Scorpions) of the independent North American League. This means he'll be returning to his old spring stomping grounds at Desert Sun Stadium and the Kroc Sports Complex out in Yuma. He replaces outgoing manager and former steroid filled MLB slugger Jose Canseco.

Basically, it's a minor league deal for a veteran pitcher. Nothing wrong with that.

What else do you think Mentor has up his sleeve for concessions?

so.....Fox Sports San Diego....

Three additional games—March 17 at Los Angeles of Anaheim, March 30 at Los Angeles and March 31 at San Diego—will be produced by other Fox Sports regional networks but will simulcast on FS Wisconsin.

The key, apparently, is depth: "But there are so many prospects here with high floors, players who would be top-10 or top-five in other systems but are 11-20 here that they are well-positioned to compete even with modest major league payrolls during the next five to six years."

This is my first fanshot here, though I've commented for several years. I'm taking a technical writing class (gotta build up job skills in this market), and the final assignment is to write up a proposal. I'm writing about ways in which the Padres can increase their attendance and get people to buy more food and merchandise. I have to conduct a survey as part of the assignment, and who better to ask for input than fellow Padres fans?

All traces of them have been erased on the 1090 website.

Looks like the Padres have decided to join one of the lame new trends in MLB ticket modeling by using the so called "dynamic pricing" scheme. Which for those that doesn't know means that the Pads will highly over inflate ticket prices on game days where desirable opponents or pitchers are in town like the Dodgers, Giants, Phillies, etc... and will, if they do it right, drop prices when no so popular teams like the Pirates and Nationals come to town.