San Diego Padres baseball in the form of a blog 2009-11-20T00:25:15Z http://www.gaslampball.com/rss/fanshots 2009-11-20T00:25:15Z 2009-11-20T00:25:15Z <blockquote> <p>"As far as approaching free agency, we're not going to be major players for free agents because of the size of our payroll," new general manager Jed Hoyer said Thursday. "But we're going to go after targets we like ... aggressively. We have money in the budget to spend on free agency." </p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href="http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091118&content_id=7685824&vkey=news_sd&fext=.jsp&c_id=sd">Padres unlikely to go big in market | padres.com: News</a></p></div> http://www.gaslampball.com/2009/11/19/1165781/as-far-as-approaching-free-agency jbox 2009-11-18T16:49:23Z 2009-11-18T16:49:23Z <blockquote> <p>"If they're interested, I'm interested," Enberg said yesterday. </p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/nov/18/oh-my-padres-and-enberg-sullivan/">Oh, My! Padres and Enberg in courting stage - Columnists - SignOnSanDiego.com</a></p></div> http://www.gaslampball.com/2009/11/18/1163125/if-theyre-interested-im-interested jbox 2009-11-17T01:04:40Z 2009-11-17T01:04:40Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/minor-league-free-agents">WTF happened to Ben&nbsp;Davis?</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Fangraphs seems to think Ben Davis is worth a shot on a minor league contract... I love the last line, too! You could carry 1 catcher!</p> <p>"Ben Davis, RHP</p> <p>You may remember Davis as a busted catching prospect. These days, he's working on a late career comeback as a knuckleball-throwing pitcher. While he's new to the craft, his first impression on the mound was a strong one. He pitched well enough in independent ball in 2008 to catch on with the Reds last year, and he pitched well in nine games for Sarasota out of the bullpen. He even racked up 14 strikeouts in 11 2/3 innings, which is not something you usually see from knucklers.</p> <p>Knuckleball pitchers are lottery tickets - for every Tim Wakefield, there are a bunch of Charlie Zinks. But there's always a chance that Davis' knuckler is better than the guys who wash out in the minors throwing the pitch, and if it is, he could be a pretty decent innings eater for a major league club. Plus, he could always serve as an emergency catcher."</p></div> http://www.gaslampball.com/2009/11/16/1160555/wtf-happened-to-ben-davis zotzotpadre 2009-11-17T00:18:17Z 2009-11-17T00:18:17Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/11/padres-discussion-nonadrian-gonzalez-edition.html">Padres&nbsp;Discussion....</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>After a boring day without any legitimate Adrian Gonzalez rumors, MLBTR discusses the other Padres...</p></div> http://www.gaslampball.com/2009/11/16/1160482/padres-discussion zotzotpadre 2009-11-16T19:56:25Z 2009-11-16T19:56:25Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.baseballprojection.com/2010/SDN2010.htm">2010 CHONE Projections for Padres&nbsp;Hitters</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>See how they match-up with James' predictions</p></div> http://www.gaslampball.com/2009/11/16/1160060/2010-chone-projections-for-padres Sam (sdsuaztec4) 2009-11-16T19:09:20Z 2009-11-16T19:09:20Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/soxnet/2009/11/report-sox-pads-angels-talking-three-way-deal-involving-konerko-gonzalez-and-prospects.html">Sox, Pads, Angels Talking Three Way Deal Involving Konerko, Gonzalez, and&nbsp;Prospects</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Think we'll get Peavy back in the deal???</p></div> http://www.gaslampball.com/2009/11/16/1159973/sox-pads-angels-talking-three-way Drama 2009-11-14T19:11:58Z 2009-11-14T19:11:58Z <object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_vUhSYLRw14&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_vUhSYLRw14&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="340" width="560"></embed></object> <div class="source source-img"><p>Animated story of Doc Ellis throwing a no hitter in&nbsp;SD.</p></div> http://www.gaslampball.com/2009/11/14/1157261/animated-story-of-doc-ellis jbox 2009-11-12T22:07:48Z 2009-11-12T22:07:48Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://padres.mlblogs.com/archives/2009/11/coleman_strikes_the_right_chor.html">Friar John's Blog: Coleman strikes the right chord in Veterans Day&nbsp;address</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Listen to Jerry Coleman's Veterans day speech.</p></div> http://www.gaslampball.com/2009/11/12/1143218/friar-johns-blog-coleman-strikes jbox 2009-11-12T00:22:49Z 2009-11-12T00:22:49Z <blockquote> <p>New #Padres GM Jed Hoyer will meet with the agent for Adrian Gonzalez next week in San&nbsp;Diego.</p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href="http://twitter.com/FollowThePadres/status/5633545950">Twitter / MLB.com, Padres.com: New #Padres GM Jed Hoyer w ...</a></p></div> http://www.gaslampball.com/2009/11/11/1126868/new-padres-gm-jed-hoyer-will-meet jbox 2009-11-12T00:13:28Z 2009-11-12T00:13:28Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://ow.ly/BtCD">Vivid Entertainment Group offers Carrie Prejean $1 Million to star in&nbsp;porn.</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>"Now that it’s been revealed that she has actually made her own sex tape, we know her reluctance certainly wasn’t based on any fear of performing sexually for the camera," he said. "She’s a beautiful woman with plenty of talent, and we still believe that a video featuring her would be a best seller."</p> <p></p></div> http://www.gaslampball.com/2009/11/11/1126852/vivid-entertainment-group-offers Sam (sdsuaztec4) 2009-11-11T20:22:13Z 2009-11-11T20:22:13Z <blockquote> <p>At first base, San Diego Padres slugger Adrian Gonzalez repeated his 2008 crown by tying for fourth in the league with a fielding percentage of .995. Gonzalez made only seven errors in 1,367 total chances in the midst of his second straight All-Star campaign. </p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091111&content_id=7652750&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb">Phils, Cards, LA each take two Gold Gloves | MLB.com: News</a></p></div> http://www.gaslampball.com/2009/11/11/1126495/at-first-base-san-diego-padres jbox 2009-11-11T19:38:24Z 2009-11-11T19:38:24Z <blockquote> <p>14. SB Nation Network. $8 million. The company has a network of about 200 relatively small sites across all major sports. The network has 4 million unique visitors. SB Nation has about twenty employees. The sites are a page view machine but the advertising is low quality. Total revenue of $2 million with very modest margins.</p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href="http://247wallst.com/2009/11/10/the-twenty-five-most-valuable-blogs-in-america/">The Twenty-Five Most Valuable Blogs In America – 24/7 Wall St.</a></p></div> http://www.gaslampball.com/2009/11/11/1126438/14-sb-nation-network-8-million-the jbox 2009-11-11T19:14:45Z 2009-11-11T19:14:45Z <blockquote> <p>Padres broadcaster Jerry Coleman will be the keynote speaker at a Veterans Day ceremony aboard the USS Midway Museum in San Diego on Wednesday.</p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href="http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091110&content_id=7650420&vkey=news_sd&fext=.jsp&c_id=sd">What <strike>Did</strike> Will Jerry Coleman Do Today?</a></p></div> http://www.gaslampball.com/2009/11/11/1126387/padres-broadcaster-jerry-coleman Axion 2009-11-11T18:51:02Z 2009-11-11T18:51:02Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/2009/11/11/1126141/nl-gold-glove-winners-announced-phillies-dodgers-cardinals-jimmy-rollins">NL Gold Glove Winners, via True Blue&nbsp;LA</a></h3> <div class="description"><p></p></div> http://www.gaslampball.com/2009/11/11/1126347/nl-gold-glove-winners-via-true jodes0405 2009-11-09T22:17:55Z 2009-11-09T22:17:55Z <blockquote> <p>"He knows all my tricks, and I know his," Epstein said last week. "It makes it easier to have discussions because the relationship is so good. But ultimately, it can be harder to make a deal because I think the way we’ve come to value players is pretty similar. When you value players the same way, sometimes it’s hard to make a deal than with an organization that emphasizes different attributes of players. If you have different evaluations, you can get a deal done quicker."</p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href="http://www.weei.com/sports/boston/red-sox/alex-speier/2009/11/08/why-adrian-gonzalez-may-remain-limits-sox">Alex Speier | Why Adrian Gonzalez May Remain Off Limits to Sox</a></p></div> http://www.gaslampball.com/2009/11/9/1123416/he-knows-all-my-tricks-and-i-know jbox 2009-11-08T06:30:38Z 2009-11-08T06:30:38Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://nctimes.com/sports/baseball/professional/mlb/padres/article_f0adc48b-3e24-5232-91a0-02ac9c418969.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&amp;utm_medium=twitter">Shooting the breeze with Jed Hoyer, Red Sock&nbsp;lover.</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>A Q&A with Padres general manager Jed Hoyer </p></div> http://www.gaslampball.com/2009/11/7/1121194/shooting-the-breeze-with-jed-hoyer Sam (sdsuaztec4) 2009-11-07T04:25:11Z 2009-11-07T04:25:11Z <blockquote> <p>Capt. John Gaffaney was an avid baseball card collector and fan of the San Diego&nbsp;Padres.</p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_13732546?nclick_check=1">San Diego family confirms loss of Fort Hood victim - San Jose Mercury News</a></p></div> http://www.gaslampball.com/2009/11/6/1120059/capt-john-gaffaney-was-an-avid jbox 2009-11-07T00:24:48Z 2009-11-07T00:24:48Z <object class="mceItemFlash" height="350" width="425"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xW-GtiXLPk8" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xW-GtiXLPk8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" wmode="transparent" width="425"></embed> </object> <div class="source source-img"><p>MLB Baseball Players Charity Poker Tournament (Part 5) (via <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=xW-GtiXLPk8">USPokerChannel</a>)</p> <p>Old Video Adam Eaton, Kevin Towers and Dave Roberts</p></div> http://www.gaslampball.com/2009/11/6/1119879/mlb-baseball-players-charity-poker jbox 2009-11-06T23:57:08Z 2009-11-06T23:57:08Z <blockquote> <p>Kevin Kouzmanoff signing autographs & taking pictures tomorrow noon - 1 p.m. @ American Icon Autographs! 11305 Rancho Bernardo Rd. #109.</p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href="http://twitter.com/XX1090/status/5492848284">@XX1090 on twitter</a></p></div> http://www.gaslampball.com/2009/11/6/1119862/kevin-kouzmanoff-signing Axion 2009-11-06T11:00:15Z 2009-11-06T11:00:15Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/nov/05/hundley-has-surgery-padres/">Post World Series Padres Hernia&nbsp;Hysteria</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>- <strong>Hundley had surgery</strong> on sports hernia he's had since May expects to be 100% for spring training <br />- <strong>Hundley is getting married</strong> next month in the land of snakes <br />- <strong>Brian Giles </strong>filed for free agency <br />- <strong>Henry Blanco</strong> filed for<strong> free agency</strong></p></div> http://www.gaslampball.com/2009/11/6/1118501/post-world-series-padres-hernia TJB