Friar Watch

It’s still early in the season, but not too early to take a look a the Padre staff and see how everyone is doing. Grades are relative to expectations for each pitcher.
Jake Peavy: A+
Jake has picked up right where he left off; if anything, he’s even better now that he’s throwing his change up […]

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Quoth P Mac:
“I was ticked off,” he said. “I didn’t try to gain weight, but I did.”
It’s called adulthood Paul, get used to it. It’s good to see P Mac taking his conditioning seriously. He knows this is his last shot with the Padres and he made a real effort to get in […]

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It’s that time again, as pitchers and catchers report to spring training. It’s also time for me to start working the rust out and start posting again. I’m happy to report I’ve picked up a new computer and I’m the best shape of my life. Speaking of, let’s take a look at […]

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That’s the big question for the off season. Mike Cameron is a free agent, he wants to play for his hometown Atlanta Braves and the Braves have an opening after letting Andruw Jones walk. I’d be shocked if the Padres were able to resign Cameron and our only other remotely viable centerfielder is […]

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Padres fans have been abuzz since mlbtraderumors.com reported that the Padres are going to make a play for Kousuke Fukudome, the next big thing out of Japan. He’s a 31 year old rightfielder with a cannon arm who draws walks and has some line drive power. The Padres big need is in centerfield […]

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Need something to get you through the off season? I’m part of an OOTP 2007 league that’s looking for owners. This is a new league with a core group of owners who have been together for years. It’s an international league (put your team anywhere!) with 16 teams featuring mostly fictional players […]

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There’s a lot to say about last night’s game but I’m still trying to accept that our season is over so this entry will be brief.
Jake Peavy: Sadly, our ace once again let us down in a big game. Whether it’s nerves, loss of confidence, too much adrenaline or a secret injury, for whatever […]

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No offense but Bob Melvin is a complete idiot. 2 outs, 2 on and the D Bags down by two, catcher Miguel Montero and his .227 batting average due up. Tony Clark on the bench. Tony Clark who has killed the Padres in the past with clutch home runs (He’s hitting .333 with […]

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Despite that final blowout in Philly we can’t be too upset about a 4-2 road trip against two of the top offenses in the NL. It’s become obvious that releasing Wells wasn’t the answer to the 5th starter problem, but to be fair I don’t think anyone thought it would get better. Getting […]

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Another great night for the Padres offense and I give Milton “The Regulator Guy” Bradley all the credit for the recent fighting spirit we’ve seen. After a somewhat dirty slide into second by Carlos Ruiz the Padre left fielder came up with men on in the top of the fifth. After the game […]

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