Dalton
Mar 26, 2008 Feb 14, 2012 58 2216
Took care of the Double Deuce-- now it's time to clean up the NL West.
Go Pads, go Bolts.
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7 months ago
Dalton
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Heath Bell's Trade Value
Don't be fooled-- this post literally says nothing about what Heath's trade value might be.
OD lineup:
Venable 9,
Bartlett 6,
Hudson 4,
Hawpe 3,
Ludwick 7,
Headley 5,
Maybin 8,
Hundley 2,
Stauffer 1.
Karsten Whitson Impressive as Gators Sweep USF
Would've been nice if this guy signed.
7. PADRES
They recognized now was the time to maximize Gonzalez’s value and deepened their farm system in a deal with Boston. The additions of Brad Hawpe, Jorge Cantu, Orlando Hudson and Bartlett should help some with the loss of Gonzalez; and so would Cameron Maybin if he could honor his talent in a way he did not in Florida. Aaron Harang can be reborn in big Petco Park.
Does SD have this [sic]
Casey Kelly wonders if there are, in fact, women in San Diego.
I sure hope this idiot pitches well.
San Diego has given Boston Ted Williams and Adrian Gonzalez. Boston gave San Diego Matt Antonelli.
Report: Pats, Chargers talking Vincent Jackson trade
PFT via CSNNE.com
Little Man, Gigantic Exaggeration Of His Abilities
FJM via Deadspin
over 1 year ago
Dalton
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Jets' Cromartie says with Revis, "We're Jordan and Pippen"
Minus the trophies, of course.
Jake Peavy's a tough guy, but what were the White Sox thinking when he threw 112 pitches in a minor-league game against the Reds on Saturday? Nobody's going to throw more pitches in a start this spring. You can go ahead and give him the trophy. Peavy apparently wanted the work, but someone who saw the outing said that he seemed to grow frustrated as the Reds' Triple-A team banged him around for seven runs on 12 hits. His fastball was parked in the low-90s and he seemed to have to trick hitters to put them away. Veterans don't worry too much about the results this time of the season, but the numbers say Peavy has been hittable all spring -- 15 hits, eight runs in 11 innings in 'A' games. Pitchers normally like to coast through their final starts of the spring, but Peavy might need to get some results the next time out for his own frame of mind when he makes his 2010 debut April 7 against Cleveland.
Tracy Morgan shout-out
End of the clip.
almost 2 years ago
Dalton
11 comments
3 recs
The Oscar goes to Jake Peavy...
Jake looks like Jeremy Renner.
Not a Rookie: Mat Latos
John Sickels on Latos.
There are two worries with Latos: his makeup, and his health. Latos has an, um, unusual personality. The positive spin is that he's a free-spirit. The negative spin is best expressed by this quote from the 2009 Baseball America Prospect Handbook: "He tends to reject structure, lacks a commitment to improve and rubs teammates the wrong way with his flippant attitude." Descriptions I heard from informed observers in 2008 ranged from "he's just a different guy" to "what a jackass."
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In any event, if Latos does stay healthy, I think he has the natural ability to be a number one or number two starter. If he'd come in under the 50-inning limit, I'd rate him as a Grade A- prospect and would have put him at number four on my Top 50 pitcher's list.
New* Padres OF Scott Hairston said his father (Jerry Sr.) is "good for 50 games."
Not funny, Scott. The team says they still have a little money to spend.
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Gartrell Johnson may start Sunday
The Giants could be digging deep into their depth chart for their season finale in Minnesota.
Brandon Jacobs has been sent to injured reserve, and Ahmad Bradshaw may not play either. As mentioned in one-liners today, Bradshaw may have a broken bone on both of his feet.
The New York Daily News does not expect Bradshaw to play. And if he does, look for him to give way to Gartrell Johnson and Danny Ware before long.
It was a positive season for Bradshaw overall. There are still concerns that he can't hold up to the workload the Giants want, but Bradshaw has only missed one game.
Despite playing hurt, he's averaged 4.9 yards per carry on 156 totes. He scored seven times and needs 61 yards from scrimmage to reach 1,000 for the season.
Bradshaw was really the best part of the Giants rushing game; Jacobs and the offensive line declined.
Chargers Elevate Their Passing Game
NY Times piece today.
Mike Cameron's deal with Boston...
Yeah, we weren't going to pay that.
Myself.
about 2 years ago
Dalton
7 comments
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Factoid of the Week That May Interest Only Me
The Chargers' director of player personnel in 1998 was Billy Devaney, and he was part of the group that scouted and drafted the ill-fated Ryan Leaf number two overall for San Diego.
Devaney is now the general manager of the Rams. Last spring he drafted quarterback Keith Null from West Texas A&M in the sixth round. Because of injuries to Marc Bulger and Kyle Boller, Null started his first NFL game Sunday at Tennessee.
Null's position coach at West Texas A&M: Ryan Leaf.
Last spring, Devaney, who will be forever linked with Leaf, left the disastrously failed quarterback a voice message saying, "You did a great job with Keith Null.''
Null probably wishes he could void his first NFL start. Five interceptions, lots of 10-inch-gain dump-offs.
YEEAAAAAHHHHHH!!!! GET NUTS, NORV!!!!!!
Okay, now settle down.
Congrats to David Binn!
...On this historic award!!!
Five AFC West players made the all-fundamentals team selected by USA Football and the NFL Players Association.
The 26-man roster rewarded the league’s most fundamentally-sound players at each position. Among the six voters for the award are former Kansas City general manager Carl Peterson and former Kansas City coach Herm Edwards.
Here are the AFC West players who were honored:
Denver LT Ryan Clady: Hands in pass protection
Kansas City LB Mike Vrabel: Shedding blocks
Oakland CB Nnamdi Asomugha: Breaking up the pass
San Diego S Eric Weddle: Open-field tackling
San Diego LS David Binn: Long-snapping mechanics
Padres TV Guy’s Gig Hijacked By Team, Enberg
Sports by Brooks:
"I can’t blame Enberg for wanting to remain active. But knowingly taking another man’s job, a man who is a competent broadcaster, was not the way to do that."
"We're trying to get Adrian Gonzalez right now, too."
"First, I'd like to give credit to the Chargers and Coach Zorn," McDaniels said Sunday at FedEx Field after the Broncos lost, 27-17, to the Washington Redskins.
Hardwick will not play. Maybe next week -- ka
[Hoyer] put himself "head and shoulders" above the other GM candidates, Moorad said, by compiling a detailed analysis of the Padres baseball talent, including a breakdown of how he envisioned the front office working. He needed a binder for the treatise, which runs some 50 pages.
--Tom Krasovic
Command eludes Peavy in rehab start
Peavy, working against Tampa Bay's Triple-A affiliate in Durham, was touched up for four runs (three earned) on five hits over four innings, including Joe Dillon's solo home run leading off the fourth.
Tony Gwynn Jr. - Traded to the Padres. All across San Diego, I picture sons approaching their fathers with this question, "Dad, why do you have a jersey of a guy that stinks?"
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