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Padres vs Marlins Game Recap: Four-Run Eighth Sinks San Diego

Andrew Cashnercan throw heat.  There’s no denying that.  However, that heat doesn’t matter if the ball is out of the strike zone.  Such was the case with Cashner in yesterday’s game.…Read More

Padres Roster All Set?

Josh Byrnes told Corey Brock of Padres.com, “On the position-player side, I can’t imagine we make any more additions.”  This obviously leads most to believe the Padres are still seeking…Read More

Happy New Year

We’ve reached 2012. It was a long, difficult journey at times. As is the case with many year, we look forward to the next and look to put the last behind us. 2011 saw its share of sports controversies…Read More

Padres Winter Round Up

The stocking are neatly hung along the Petco Park outfield. The palm trees are wrapped tightly in colorful lights.  The Tony Gwynn statue is complete with a shiny red nose.  It’s the holiday season…Read More

Padres Position Analysis: Closer

Huston Street is the Padres’ closer for 2012.  That much is known.  But what does that mean for the 2012 season and beyond?  Will the Padres pay Street $9 million for 2013 if he has a solid year…Read More

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Huston Street Traded to the Padres

As these things often do, rumors about a possible deal for Huston Street were heating up last night.…Read More

Padres Hanging Back During Winter Meetings

With about $20 million burning a hole in his pocket, Josh Byrnes has chosen the path of restraint. …Read More

Padres Position Analysis: Center Field

  John Foggerty said it best, “Oh, put me in, coach – I’m ready to play today; Put…Read More

Trade Rumors: Andrew Bailey on the Padres Radar

As reported by MLB Trade Rumors and Buster Olney, the Padres are interested in Oakland A’s closer…Read More

Report: Bell Agrees to Three-Year Deal With Marlins

  It seems the winds that kicked up across the West yesterday have swept Heath Bell all the way…Read More

MLB Trade Rumors – Heath Bell Nearing a Deal: Truth or Fiction?

MLB Trade Rumors has a nice timeline on their article from last night: 11:55pm: Bell wrote on his personal Twitter account that there’s nothing going on: “The most exciting thing that happened…Read More

Bell Compensation

I wrote about the new CBA and Heath Bell‘s impending free agency a couple days ago. My understanding was the Padres would no longer get anything in return if they lost Bell to free agency. As it…Read More

Arbitration Time

The Padres have offered Heath Bell and Aaron Harang arbitration, beating the 8:59 PM (Pacific Time) deadline on Wednesday.  ThePadres off-season now essentially hinges on whether Bell accepts arbitration…Read More

No Return Policy

The rumors are swirling. The smoke signals are billowing. The new CBA is just about a done deal. I’ll let the guys at Call to the Pen and other sites break down the CBA as a whole, I’m going…Read More

Red Sox Interested in Bell

A report from ESPN Boston last night indicates the Red Sox are interested in Heath Bell and have made contact with the closer’s agent.  This comes of course in the wake of Boston allowing Jonathan…Read More

Padres Must be Smart in Free Agent Market

Anyone who watched the San Diego Padres for even a few games last year quickly understood why the club struggled to a 91-loss season. The offense was anemic. Only two clubs in baseball scored fewer runs…Read More

The Sports Pages: Alou’s Passing, Moyer’s Comeback, and Free Agent Rankings

“I always turn to the sports pages first, which record man’s accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man’s failures.” -Earl Warren The baseball world was saddened with the…Read More

The Latest New Era of Padres Baseball Begins with Josh Byrnes

“The Beginning of a new era” is a phrase that Padres fans have heard an awful lot in recent years. Starting with the firing of Bruce Bochy and hiring of Bud Black, then continuing with the…Read More

Would you trade Bell or Adams for Chris Davis of Rangers?

Ken Rosenthal mentions a possible connection with Chris Davis to the Padres in his latest article on Fox Sports. The Rangers are desperate for some relief pitching and the Padres have had a plethora…Read More

The team is just unwatchable

This team at home is just UNWATCHABLE!!! We can’t put any runs on the board, we can’t play any defense and the pitching seems to give up a run early in the game to put our chances of winning…Read More

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