All Star Game roster came out this morning. Adrian is on it. Heath is on the vote in list. And that's it. No other rep from the best pitching staff in all of baseball. Will there be no respect until we win it all? Hey NL, how can you expect to win with sub-par pitching?

Seems the commissioner's office still thinks that it needs to parade out the two players that were trade fodder pre-season in a scout demo for the rest of the country to see in Anaheim. Hey Bud! Get a clue. Look at the standings. AGon and Heat aren't going anywhere. 

UT Story here http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jul/04/padres-pitchers-snubbed-all-star-berths/

Hello my gentle snowflakes (thx Lewis Black) -

In my mailbox this evening I received a letter from the Padres talking about my renewal of my season tickets. In it, they state that to offer the most flexibility in payment plans, they will begin the season ticket renewal process this August. That's right, I said August. I'll be paying for games that will be played in September 2011, this August. 

Are they trying to renewals in before the team (HOPE NOT!) goes south in September? I think this is a squeeze on the season ticket holders for cash up front. How can I judge the team performance when in matters most, in September, and against the NL West, to gauge whether or not to renew?

Also, I think it's just weird.

TimSD, Section 135.

Home-Run Hot Dogs: The Best Dogs from America's Baseball Stadiums 

The mention the Sonoran at Petco. Not my favorite, but the bacon does help.

via www.delish.com

Why It's a Hit: Tremendous toppings. A sturdy roll is needed to hold all the toppings on the San Diego Padres' Sonoran Dog. A hearty roll stuffed with an all-beef hot dog spiraled with bacon is then topped with a choice of pinto beans, grilled onions and peppers, tomatoes, relish, tomatillo salsa, mayo, mustard, ketchup, and cheese.

All Star Game Rosters

Congratulations to Adrian Gonzalez and Heath Bell on being added as reserves to the All-Game, July 11th in St. Louis. Notable snubs are Trevor Hoffman and Alex Rodriguez. Five teams have two starters each -- the Cardinals, Phillies, Mets, Yankees and Red Sox. The A's, Orioles, Indians, White Sox and Royals were limited to one representative in the AL, while the Braves, Cubs, Pirates and Nationals each had only one player on the NL squad.

From ESPN - 

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3806526

PHOENIX -- Jeff Moorad resigned as chief executive officer of the Arizona Diamondbacks to pursue ownership of the San Diego Padres.

The team promoted team president Derrick Hall to chief executive officer, Diamondbacks managing general partner Ken Kendrick said Friday.

Moorad will maintain his share of Diamondbacks ownership but would have to sell that if his effort to purchase the Padres is successful, Kendrick said.

Kendrick would not reveal what share of the team Moorad owns but said "it is not an insignificant amount."

Moorad's development of a group to purchase the Padres had reached the point when Major League Baseball rules required him to leave his job with Arizona, Kendrick said.

"I can confirm that Jeff has resigned and is interested in the Padres," San Diego owner John Moores wrote in an e-mail to The Associated Press.

Two weeks ago, Moores said he had hired Goldman Sachs to search for a potential buyer as he goes through a divorce with his wife, Becky.

"Goldman will look at offers and make recommendations," Moores said in a Dec. 15 e-mail to the AP. "I have been told that, because these are difficult economic times, I should be prepared for a wide range of interest and offers."

MORE

Time Warner is SD has MLB TV on digital cable channel 489 in standard and 789 on HD.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-mlbtv1-2009jan01,0,5859021.story

The NFL and NBA have full-time television networks up and running, and starting at 3 p.m. PST today Major League Baseball will follow.

ESPN, the most-watched sports cable station, reaches 98 million homes. The MLB Network, in part to forestall the access problems of the NFL Network, has made part-owners of several cable companies, including Time Warner, DirecTV and Cox, MLB Network President Tony Petitti said.

The schedule maker must have been laughing when this combination came up for the Padres.

Chicago Cubs

New York Mets

Los Angeles Dodgers

The three teams (save maybe St. Louis) who have the most insufferable fans that come to the game. People that lived 4 months in Chicago, went to Wrigley once, move to SD, been living here for 28 years, and are Cubs fans. Dodger fans because they won in the 70s and 80s. Mets fans because of 69 and 86.

I'm voting for Cubs. At least Dodger fan is cheering and rooting towards the field. With every Cub hit, walk, strike, or safe call I was treated to a speech from various drunk former Northsiders than found a soapbox and must tell me for the ten-thousandth time that this is their year, Padres suck (thanks, I got that), etc. I usually bring up Bartman, 1984, goats, that the C on hats stands for "choke", etc.