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Poll Votes

Question: Are you going to Opening Day?
Answer: Yes
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Question: Should Opening Day be a national holiday?
Answer: Yes. Nobody doesn't like baseball.
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Question: You're either with Trevor Hoffman or against him. What's it gonna be?
Answer: I stand by my man! I'm with him!
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Question: Who is the worst host on the XX Sports Pre-Game show?
Answer: Phil Nevin
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Question: What will be the ratio of the number of Saves + Wins that Trevor Hoffman gets credited with versus the number of Blown Saves + Losses that Trevor Hoffman gets credited with, during the month of May, 2008?
Answer: > 4 (ie. roughly >80% success)
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Question: As a fan would you rather the Padres be...
Answer: mediocre (80-85 losses)
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Question: Should there be instant replay in baseball?
Answer: Yes
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Question: Edmonds was released, Gerut was brought up and Morton was sent down. Do you agree with the moves today?
Answer: Yes
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Question: Which San Diego Ted best represents Padres baseball?
Answer: Ted Leitner. Yay what did Jerry do today!
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Question: Do you approve of the job Bud Black is doing as manager?
Answer: No
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Question: Manny's high five double-play: Hot or Not?
Answer: Not. That got me psyched like a punch to the jock.
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Question: Will the 2008 Padres lose 110 or more games this season?
Answer: Yes, it would be a fitting tribute
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Question: Should Bud Black be fired, Hoffman retire and Headley be brought up?
Answer: No
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Question: Who's to blame for this?
Answer: The offense
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Question: Who are the worst out-of-towner fans at Petco?
Answer: Other
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Question: What's your favorite Padres logo?
Answer: 1992-2003
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Question: Who's the most worthless Padres player?
Answer: Justin Huber
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Question: Which joke did JBox make about Chris Young?
Answer: A 5th grade class begged the giant not to eat them
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Question: Is it wrong for the Yankees to tear down the "House that Ruth Built"?
Answer: Whatever
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Question: Should Nate Colbert's number be retired by the Padres?
Answer: No
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Question: Beaning the ump:
Answer: Intentional and Not
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Question: Are you going to vote for Adrian Gonzalez on the All Star Ballot?
Answer: Yes, keep the dream alive!
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Question: Who is more handsome and/or ruggedly good looking?
Answer: Cartoon Matty V.
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Question: Pad Squad Carrie
Answer: Deal
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Question: Should Trevor Hoffman be booed when he doesn't play well?
Answer: No. Trevor Hoffman may poop the mound, but we should ignore the old man poop smell.
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Question: Do you trust Sandy Alderson?
Answer: No
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Question: Do you trust Paul DePodesta?
Answer: No
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Question: Do you trust Kevin Towers?
Answer: No
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Question: Should the Padres be Buyers or Sellers?
Answer: Buy
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Question: Have you read Moneyball?
Answer: Yes
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Question: Which fictional first basemen should be on our fictional All-Star team?
Answer: Clue Haywood
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Question: Which fictional pitcher belongs on our fictional All-Star team?
Answer: Rick 'Wild Thing' Vaughn
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Question: Which fictional catcher should be on our fictional All-Star team?
Answer: Crash Davis
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Question: Do you get the feeling that Jody Gerut might be a Communist?
Answer: No
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Question: Which fictional outfielders should be on our fictional All-Star Team
Answer: Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez
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Question: Which fictional third basemen do you want on our fictional All-Star team?
Answer: Doris Murphy
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Question: What should the Padres do?
Answer: Sell
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Question: Which Groupie do you want fictionally servicing our all fictional All-Star team?
Answer: Tenley Parrish
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Question: Which coach should manage the All Fictional All-Star Team?
Answer: Jimmy Dugan
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Question: Would you accept this drink?
Answer: Yes
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Question: Who do you think is going to win the Home Run Derby?
Answer: Josh Hamilton, Rangers
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Question: Who will win the All-Star Game?
Answer: American League
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Question: Do you want the Padres to trade Maddux?
Answer: No, Maddux stays
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Question: Due to the current state of the Padres are you rooting for them to win or lose?
Answer: Lose
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Question: Should Gaslamp Ball post pictures, rumors and stories of the Padres' off the field antics?
Answer: Yes
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Question: Who should get the majority of the playing time at second base once Iguchi becomes active?
Answer: Edgar Gonzalez
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Question: Should Khalil Greene be paid for the remainder of the 2008 season even though his injury was self-inflicted?
Answer: Yes.
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Question: Are you upset that Giles refused to be traded to the Red Sox?
Answer: No
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Question: Should the Moores family sell the Padres?
Answer: No
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Question: Was the Maddux trade good for the San Diego Padres?
Answer: It's a wash
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Question: What rating would you give this seat at Petco Park?
Answer: 1 star - I'll take my HDTV and comfy couch
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Question: Who's your number one vote for the Frick award?
Answer: Ted Leitner
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Question: Do you miss Khalil in the line up?
Answer: No
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Question: Are you still following the Padres games?
Answer: I rarely miss a game and watch/listen to the majority of the game
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Question: Should the Padres re-sign Trevor Hoffman?
Answer: Yes for 2+ years
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Question: Would you rather have Buddy Black or Bruce Bochy as the Padres Manager?
Answer: Bruce Bochy
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Question: Can the Mystery of the Maple Bat be solved with a simple rule change?
Answer: Yes.
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Question: Who should be our adopted Team?
Answer: Angels
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Question: Padres dressed as Hooters Girls: Hot or Not?
Answer: Not
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Question: Who deserves the majority of the blame for the terrible 2008 Padres season?
Answer: Players
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Question: Now you've heard both sides. Who's side are you on?
Answer: Wally
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Question: If you had to take sides between Wally and the Padres Front office in this situation -- Who's side do you choose?
Answer: Wally
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Question: Should the Padres file a grievance against Khalil Greene?
Answer: Yes
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Question: Who's going to win the World Series?
Answer: Rays
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Question: Will Khalil bounce back in 2009?
Answer: Yes, 2008 was a fluke
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Question: What team will Jake Peavy play for in 2009?
Answer: Yankees
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Question: Should the Padres pick up Prior if it is a similar to last year's deal?
Answer: No, Prior is too big of a risk
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Question: If you had a season ticket package last season, are you renewing this season?
Answer: No. I have better things to spend my money on.
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Question: Grade Sandy Alderson's Performance as CEO of the Padres
Answer: B
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Question: Is Greg Vaughn a Hall of Famer?
Answer: Vaughn doesn't stand a chance
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Question: Are you going to miss Khalil?
Answer: Yes, he seemed like such a sweet boy
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Question: How rad is that?
Answer: What happened to the boobies?
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Question: Will the Peavy trade happen this week?
Answer: No, Peavy is stuck with Padres and the Padres are stuck with him
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Question: Omar Vizquel to the Padres?
Answer: This is just plain crazy! What are the Padres thinking?
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Question: Is the Peavy deal with the Cubs really dead?
Answer: Yes, the Cubs are really moving in a different direction
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Question: Court of Public Opinion: Is Brian Giles guilty of abusing his ex-girlfriend?
Answer: Innocent
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Question: Should the Padres contact Hoffman or his agent in attempt to mend their relationship?
Answer: They should continue to say they will but then never actually do it
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Question: Do you like Jordan and Earl on XX Sports Radio?
Answer: No I do not like anything about them, get them off the air!
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Question: Is the sale of the Padres to Moorad a good thing for the San Diego Padres?
Answer: Yay! Moorad to the rescue
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Question: Who should be the starting shortstop for the San Diego Padres?
Answer: Edgar Gonzalez
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Question: Were you looking forward to FriarFest?
Answer: No, I never went anyway
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Question: Cla Meredith wedding
Answer: Meh. He better pitch well next season.
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