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I'm back. And I've calmed down.

All the crazy news of the day was too much for me to handle. I went to see a movie with Jess. I'm back, and now we can go over what we've learned. Let's see what we've got here...

Deal proves Padres' patience is thin. The team has looked horrible since the start of June. Our lead is thinning and even if we do get into the playoffs, our chances don't look so good against any sort of real opponent. And besides, I'd kinda like to enjoy being a Padres fan. At this point the Padres are like Carrot Top. Sure, you're famous and you've got money. You're the number one guy at what you do... But seriously, you're Carrot Top.

SI's John Donovan has this to say about our Padres:

The Padres are a complete embarrassment for a first-place team. At this point, they should be leading the pathetic National League West by 10 games. I find myself almost rooting against them just because they don't deserve first place. Of course, no one else in the division deserves it, either. But the Padres are 17-27 since the end of May. That's just sad.
See, it's just like I was saying.

Nevin: 'No one's talked to me yet' So I'm not really sure that this Ponson/Nevin deal is going to happen. Especially when I read stuff like this:
"I have a home out there [in San Diego]. It's a lot closer to PETCO [Park] than Camden [Yards]."
It just seems to me that there are other factors working themselves out here. If Towers really did want to move Nevin, then obviously, he'd have to either make a move to one of the teams that Nevin doesn't have a no-trade clause with, or else he'd have set a trade up beforehand and not sprung this on Phil in the way it's been sprung. I like Towers but for all the grief I give him, I like Phil as well. I just wish they could come to an agreement like men. As it is, I get the feeling that there's just a friction between the two that's going on that can't be good for the club.

Padres acquire Randa from Reds. Two things about this. First, is the fact that Burroughs has finally been sent down. This looks like a temporary move as it seems to me that the Padres are never going to let Nady play third and Joe Randa is 35 years old. Is he really the guy that is going to add to the team's young nucleus? Even if Burroughs were to spend the season at AAA, he's still a fairly young guy. Burroughs is what... 24? 25? He's still got time.

The second thing that I find interesting about this trade is that the Padres are trading a couple of (what I had thought) were their more promising young arms. What this is telling me that the Padres are very high on guys like the Cesars making an impact soon. Time will tell.

Richard comments on the upgrade at third base with Randa at the position. Richard's using a stat called NRAA or "Net runs above average". Most of us (meaning me about three minutes ago) aren't familiar with NRAA, and that's because, from what I can tell, it's like days old. Here's what it entails if you're curious. Nevertheless, those numbers mean it's good that Randa's here. I think...

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'someday' is Sunday.
Second time Nevin has been "traded," don't you think he'll feel a bit awkward walking into the Padres clubhouse if he rejects this most recent trade?  He knows he's gonna be a DH in the future, heck he even says so when asked which league he prefers during one of those between inning scoreboard questions at Petco.  American or National?  Phil: "American, because I know I'll have to DH someday."  Well, Phil, hope your new home here has wheels.  Good Luck and thanks for all the home-runs, rbi's, and tirades.

by mato on Jul 24, 2005 9:20 AM PDT   0 recs

NRAA
I can safely say that NRAA is an effective measure of Randa's talents...but then again I made it up.

I'm excited to see Nady in the lineup on a daily basis, and having Randa there rather than Burroughs in his current form is sure to help.

By the way Dex use this link for NRAA, as it is a glossary for it.

Thanks for linking up to that, and go Padres!

Here's hoping Giles keeps slugging over .500 with a short amount of homers

I have a cat named Brian Giles...don't question whether I like the Pads or not!

by Marc Normandin on Jul 24, 2005 9:26 AM PDT   0 recs

I suck.
I totally forgot to link to Beyond the Boxscore for the NRAA glossary and I freakin' write for BtB...

by Richard on Jul 24, 2005 9:37 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

one more thing
Ponson's 2003 stats with the Giants..

3-6, 68 innings pitched in 10 games
6 HR allowed, 38 BB, 34 K's
3.71 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, .255 opponents BA

Opponents this year are hitting a healthy .329 against him.  Ouch.  Doesn't look all that promising Padres fans.

by mato on Jul 24, 2005 9:28 AM PDT   0 recs

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