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Celebrity Pour July 9, 2008

Cy Young 44 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:17:49 -0000

Celebrity Pour July 9, 2008

Chatted with all 4 guys. Chase was really cool. Said they made him dress like a cow last year, but it was way better than dressing like a girl. I guess the players haze the rookies this way. He’s afraid he’ll have to do something this year too though because he’s still a rookie. I tried to get him to serve me a Bass beer but he said he could only serve Miller light. it was funny all the guys were just hanging out and drinking beers and taking shots behind the bar. Brian Myrow was nice. Seemed mature. I think I just got his autograph. And Cla was really nice too. Now Kooz was an interesting guy. I found him in the back of the bar talking to one of my friends. He said he was hiding out. His security guard was standing near by looking bored. This one girl was beaming and kept telling me that Kooz asked for her number. He seemed wasted. I asked him if the clubhouse got all quiet when they lost. He said, yeah I’m used to it now. We suck! He was really bitter. I looked at him and said, OMG Kooz you’re not supposed to talk like that. I got a picture with him but I’m not sure I’ll get it. The girl who took it I dont’ know. i did get some pictures of the guys behind the bar but i have to figure out how to get them off my phone into the internet. Anyway…it was a blast. The place wasn’t even that crowded. It was totally easy to have conversations with these guys. Oh one more thing. It was funny, this guy came over to Kooz and said, "5 minutes and we can leave". Kooz said, "Oh, that’s ok, I think I’ll stay and bartend. I have nothing better to do." Guess he likes to get drunk on his days off. He also told my friend that he wouldn’t mind being traded to the Giants.

Flannery concert last Friday

Cy Young 44 — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:02:42 -0000

It was pretty cool!

I was really bummed though because I missed the beginning. The tickets said the show started at 7:30, so I aimed to get there by then. But then we got lost in East County and didn't walk in until 7:50. I asked this lady if Jake already sang, and she said he did and he was really good. The lady was about 65. Actually, on that note, Stacy and I were the youngest people there, aside from the kids that were dragged there with their parents. The music wasn't really my type, but it was REALLY COOL hearing all of Tim's baseball stories. He also told this long story about how he recently started sleep-walking, and since he slept sin clothes, it really wasn't a good thing when he woke up asleep in the front door of his hotel room one morning. Anyway, Jake did come out and sing one verse of a song. Tim made him come up on stage. He was there with his wife Katie sitting in the front row. Wore a really scrappy pair of jeans and a Johnny Cash t-shirt with a long-sleeve white shirt underneath. I took some photos and some came out ok. I'll post them next..or attempt to. He sang just like he talks. With a huge drawl. It was Awesome! Then he came out for the grand finale and sang with 2 other guys. Couldn't hear him then, but he was having a blast dancing around and laughing. Oh, I almost forgot...Steve Polz was there too. He was CRAZY! Actually, that's one of the reasons Jake and everyone was laughing so hard in the end of the show. He was dancing around like a mad man.

Anyway, that's all I can think of. I could probably go on and on, but believe me, you don't want me to do that.

Peavy Rules!! Peavy for Cy Young!

Even ESPN is changing their allegiances!!

Cy Young 44 — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:56:59 -0000

The whole year I've been watching Sport Center and Baseball tonight and the whole time they all kept saying the Dodgers were going to win the west. Last night... boy did they change their views. They said the Dodgers and Phillies were going to fight it out for the wild card, but the Phillies will come away with it. They said the Padres have everything going for them to win the West. I LOVE it!!! Finally some east coast bias turning more west coast. Well...maybe I can't go that far, but it sure is nice to hear them bank on the Padres.

Hey, on another note, I was watching the Saints game tonight and started thinking... wouldn't that be so cool if New Orleans & the Chargers made the Super Bowl. I know it's only the 3rd week and Chargers have only played 2 games, but hey, there's a chance right? Brees vs Rivers... wouldn't that be somethin'?

Wasn't Peavy awesome??!!

Cy Young 44 — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 07:16:58 -0000

I can't believe no one is writing about tonight's game! Unfortunately I did not go, but I watched every second of it on my parent's HDTV...so it was like I was there. What a terrific performance by Jake. I really think the Jake we've all come to rely on has finally returned. He said himself that last week he really wasn't feeling so hot. He was getting over the flu. Someone needs to get that boy some Airborne or something to prevent him from catching any other illness before the season ends. Only 2 hits!! one of which was a homerun unfortunately. And 14K's!!! Great night for Padre fans. Hopefully Wells can pull it off tomorrow and we can clinch the series. Well, it's late. See ya all.

Anyone up for Fantasy Football?

Cy Young 44 — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 21:22:48 -0000

I am in no fantasy leagues yet, amazingly, and I need to have at least one. So I am starting my own this year. It's free, just for fun. Here's the link if anyone is interested in joining.

http://freemeeting.0.football.sportsline.com/splash/invite/2551/209586/8da75d144062c6c7

League Password: rivers

The final stretch & Clay

Cy Young 44 — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 21:18:10 -0000

Haven't been here in a while cause my job has been crazy. Lots of traveling and working weekends. Finally a 3-day weekend. Yes!! I was really hoping my weekend would start out great with a Hensley win the day after his birthday. I watched him warming up in the bullpen and he looked great. Looked like his sinker was working beautifully. Turns out, he said it after the game..."I was feeling too good." Well, not sure what that means, but I guess it's good he wasn't feeling bad. We can't have any more pitchers going down. He probably did too much longboarding in Del Mar on Thursday. Trevor's long-time babysitter saw him and a bunch of other Pads surfing down there, and I guess Hens was learning how to longboard. On to tonight...Jake pitching. Will it be Dr. Jeckyl or Mr. Hyde. Hopefully the good Jake will stand up. I want to go, but then I don't. It's so disheartening to be there when they lose. Oh...and Wells pitching tomorrow. That just gives me a feeling of comfort. I'm so glad he's back. Maybe he'll cheer up the club and get them on the track. Anyway...Go Padres!

Blum's One on One

Cy Young 44 — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 17:09:46 -0000

Anyone see Blum's One on One yet on channel 4? I caught it last night and it's pretty moving. When he's talking about the hitting that home run in the world series, he's about ready to cry. Very emotional guy. He seems like a really down to earth guy who just loves his baseball and his family. The money is not that important to him. That's the kind of players I like. Much like Sweeney was and Peavy is.

53 games through the season...

Cy Young 44 — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 16:22:00 -0000

which makes us about 1/3 done with the season. Wow! That sure went by fast. So I guess it's a good thing that we're not in last place. Our division should be really close all year I think. Just like last year, but better. I believe our whole division is over .500 at this moment. Padrse are in the middle of the pack, hanging in there. I think if they pick up one more good bat, they'll have a great chance in the end. Although...they could just sit Cameron and Castilla, and play Blum/Bellhorn and EY instead. And they should start Bard for 1/2 the games. I'm really curious to see what Bard's average does after he's played more games. He could end up our best catcher ever if he were to get more playing time. I guess there's always next year for that too. Thank you Mirabelli for being such a jerk and going back to where you came from. We definitely got the better end of that deal. Over all, I think the Loretta trade has worked out ok. At first it was awful, but now that Doug is gone, it's really turned out to be a good deal. I'm loving Barfield at 2nd. And finally we have a 1st baseman that can actually make plays that take away base hits.

Well, I just felt like blabbing about the season so far, since I'm bored at work. And I'm putting a poll here asking who people think is our biggest surprise this season. For me, it's a tossup between Clay & Bard, but then it's really hard to pick one guy because all the guys on the list have contributed greately to the teams success thus far.

Poll

Who is the biggest positive surprise so far this season?

Scott Cassidy

1 votes

Other

1 votes

Geoff Blum

0 votes

Chris Young

2 votes

Josh Barfield

1 votes

Chan Ho Park

8 votes

Josh Bard

3 votes

Adrian Gonzalez

1 votes

Clay Hensley

4 votes

Mark Bellhorn

3 votes

24 votes | Poll has closed

Our bullpen

Cy Young 44 — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:28:56 -0000

So what does everyone think of the bullpen so far? I can't figure it out. It seems it's either really good or really bad. Maybe it's just bad when Peavy is pitching, who knows. I'm curious what everyone thinks of these guys though, so I'm putting out this poll.

And anyone know why Brazelton wasn't sent back down yesterday instead of Jon Adkins??? I'm puzzled. I can't stand Brazelton.

Poll

Who is our best new guy in the bullpen?

A Embry

6 votes

S Cassidy

3 votes

B Sweeney

4 votes

D Brazelton

1 votes

14 votes | Poll has closed

Hensley as a starter

Cy Young 44 — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 19:59:14 -0000

I wonder what happened to good pitchers these days. It seems like the best ones are getting old. So what happened to the young guys? Seems they're few and far between. I'm really curious to see what Hens can do. He seems to have the stuff to be a starter, considering he's always been a starter before coming up to the majors. It just worries me when he's been pretty good as a reliever and I don't want to see him mess up really bad as a starter. Guess we'll see what happens tomorrow. I really hope he succeeds though and can be one of 5 starters. Once Estes comes back it could be a decent rotation. I'm liking Young so far, and Woody was decent yesterday. Park I'm not sure of, but I haven't ruled him out yet. He did ok I guess. It would be nice to have a few more guys that give you that warm fuzzy feeling when they hit the mound though, kind of like Peavy. Look at the White Sox. Seems every guy they have is a threat. Anyway, I guess that's it. Just curious what everyone thinks Hensley will do tomorrow.

Well...no win for Hens, but at least he didn't get a loss either. Good game Clay!

Poll

Will Hensley stick as a starter or go back to the pen?

Hensley will sink under pressure and be sent back to the pen after a couple starts

2 votes

Hensley will win his first start and become a solid force in our rotation

10 votes

12 votes | Poll has closed