Those attending its first press conference after taking control of the team emerged knowing less than they did before.

Kelly has a lot of things going for him. I see him more as a number three-type efficiency expert than a future star-caliber ace, but there's nothing wrong with being a number three starter. He looked good in his first major league start, and his outstanding K/BB ratio in the minors shows his potential.

"I can't worry about things I can't control," Gonzalez said. "Nobody has told me that I'm on waivers and if that's true, does not mean they will trade me. I can't control any of that."

"I knew what I was doing," said Headley, who struck out twice and flew out to center. "... I knew I was getting ejected. When you (show the umpire how far away the pitch is) off the plate, that will usually get you out. I just felt like he needed to know how far off the plate I thought it was. I don't do with without knowing what was coming.

"Sometimes you have to stand up for yourself."

"Number one, we can't call Melky Cabrera a stand-up guy in the sense where, back in July, they asked him, ‘Hey Melky, there's rumors that you failed a drug test,' and he denied it. Now he's coming out saying, ‘Yes, OK, it was this drug, I apologize.' He's not a stand-up guy."

So Cabrera, who tested positive for high levels of testosterone, will have an 0-for-1 day added to his number and such a small correction will not affect his average at all — .346 is what will appear on the back of next year's baseball card.

"My positive test was the result of my use of a substance I should not have used," Cabrera said in a statement. "I am deeply sorry for my mistake and I apologize to my teammates, to the San Francisco Giants organization and to the fans for letting them down."

"Apparently it's real easy to pitch in the big leagues."

The owners called the meeting for Boston's off-day in New York on July 26 after first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, texting on behalf of himself and some teammates, aired their dissatisfaction with Valentine

They're spending a decent amount of change to keep the team together, and it's not a bad idea. The Padres should have been better.