Friar Watch

Coming into the Rockies series there was only one thing the Padres needed to avoid: a sweep. Well they got swept and in the process Milton Bradley revealed how apt the Jenga nickname is. After an 8th inning single Bradley started jawing at 1st base umpire Mike Winters. On the replay it […]

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A lot activity for the Padres at the deadline. Maybe not the deals a lot of fans (or players) wanted but I think it really strengthens the club.
In:
Morgan Ensberg
Rob Mackowiak
Wilfredo Ledezma
Will Startup
Out:
Royce Ring
Jon Link
PTBNL
Cash
None of the incoming players are superstars but they should all be useful and the Padres gave up very little to […]

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The Scott Linebrink trade rumors were finally put to rest today as the Padres shipped him off to Milwaukee for three minor league pitchers. Given Scott’s recent struggles I think that Kevin Towers got a pretty good deal. It seems like the recent trend in baseball is to overvalue the compensatory draft picks […]

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Another good outing from Maddux is wasted by a bullpen meltdown, this time from Linebrink and Meredith. At least the bats woke up, although one could argue that 5 runs in Coors is like 1 in Petco.
Commenters at Ducksnorts are trying to remain calm but some Cub fans have been visiting and […]

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1-3 against a team that supposedly has no pitching. The series was especially frustrating because all of the Padres most aggravating faults were on display. Getting shut down by a retread pitcher? Check. A mediocre Peavy outing? Check. The opposing team blasting balls out of Petco while the Padres don’t? Check.
Game Four […]

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Jeez, the All Star break seems to drag on forever but it was really only 3 days so let’s get back into it. First, some Friday links:
Baseball Analysts has a nice article by Joe P. Sheehan looking at Jake Peavy’s arsenal.
Jake’s next start has been pushed back a couple of days due to soreness […]

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Nothing like an off day after getting swept to bring down your Monday. I didn’t watch the game yesterday and don’t have the heart to look at the Gameday data so no analysis. Let’s just pretend that whole series never happened.
Dan Fox has another great article derived from Gameday data. This time […]

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Apparently some Dodger fans are commenting(#45) that Broxton’s last pitch last night looked like a strike. Funny, it didn’t even look particularly close to me and I’m not just saying that because I’m a Padre fan. I don’t put a whole lot of stock in how pitches look on tv, the angle just […]

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Geoff at Ducksnorts has posted part one of the June edition of his monthly roundtable discussions. All the Padres bloggers give their opinions on Bud Black, Jake Peavy and more. Always an entertaining read so get over there and check it out.

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The Padres made some interesting moves over the last couple of days. First they signed 2006 draft and follow Matt Latos. From all accounts this kid has fantastic stuff and would have gone late in the 1st round.
Then the Padres announced that former #1 pick Matt Bush is going to give up on shortstop […]

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