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PADRES: Mr. Hyde act worked wonders for Venable
"I'd get into a corner of the clubhouse where I could be by myself and get in the zone and, to be honest, get angry," Venable said. "Get angry at the pitcher and convince myself he was trying to make money from my family. I was able to turn that into quality at-bats and took it out on the baseball." -
Bob Scanlan - Young Padres who have impressed this spring.
"Several young players seem to be making the most out of this opportunity. Here are a few that have stood out for me as I’ve been watching the action these first few weeks." -
San Diego Padres 2010 Projections: Infield :: Friar Forecast
"With the season looming, I feel it is time for me to share my 2010 projections for the San Diego Padres." -
Padres dugout brims with brotherly advice - SignOnSanDiego.com
"When you’re brothers, you care about each other a lot, and you want to give helpful advice. At times it can get a little overbearing. Edgar being the older brother, he’d try to give Adrian some pointers. But with siblings, just the way brothers talk, sometimes you don’t want to hear it. Adrian and Edgar would go back and forth." -
Padres Spring Training 2010 | Roberts on Padres' aggressive baserunning - Video | padres.com: Multimedia
03.21.10: Padres special assistant Dave Roberts discusses the team's aggressive baserunning approach
Sun sets on Tucson ball - SignOnSanDiego.com
"The Padres today make their first and only 2010 trip south to Tucson. It’s also their last one. Period."
PADRES NOTES: Garland not worried about sore shoulder
"I felt nothing, felt good," said Garland, who has an 8.22 ERA in three starts this spring. "Actually it might work out nice to take a start off. You get so many innings during the year that it's not a bad thing."
"Cuts and hoops in camp" by Padres Scorecard
"So while Josh Barfield was smoothly releasing the ball in shooting his quartet to victory, other players were firing off air horns about two feet away from his ears and and setting off New Years Eve-type poppers and spraying streams of silly soap around him."
Websoulsurfer: Playing Pepper - Padres Predictions & Commentary
"I am very optimistic going into this season. My prediction for 2010 is 81 wins and 3rd in the NL West."