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- XX Sports Radio: Tom Garfinkel Interview Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 (MP3's)
I'll put some notes from the interview up later -
Unfinished Business: No Place Like Home
"...and met the guys from Gaslamp Ball. Now that was seriously cool. " -
Adrian Gonzalez and Balls in Play :: Friar Forecast
"Adrian Gonzalez’s BABIP of 0.280 was exceptionally low. Amongst Padres with more than 250 plate appearances, only Brian Giles and Luis Rodriguez had lower BABIPs. What makes this so surprising is that Gonzalez hit a line-drive in 21 percent of his at-bats." -
Padres say $5 brew will be the real thing - SignOnSanDiego.com
"We’re not L.A. It’s about time the team recognizes that."
New Padres GM enjoying frenzied offseason | padres.com: News
Padres first-year general manager Jed Hoyer has embraced a hectic offseason so frenzied that he seems light years, not mere months, removed from his days as an assistant general manager with the Red Sox.
"Anyone on earth that didn’t like Fanfest, they’ve got problems" " RJ's Fro
"Kurt signed a RJ’s Fro post card & regardless of what the picture shows Rollie did not sign his own crotch for me, but he actually signed an official MLB ball."
Young execs waiting in GM wings | MLB.com: News
In a baseball world in which the executives pulling the trigger on prospective hires for GM seem to be going younger and younger, it's tempting to wonder who among the 30- and even 20-something set might be next to take over the reins of a team.
The Official Blog of Matt Antonelli: DAY 3 - KENTUCKY TO ARKANSAS
"I tried on a pair of cowboy boots and a stylish cowboy hat. I think I could rock out a nice pair of gator boots, but there's no way I could pull off the hat. "