Kyle Blanks

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The 2012 Padres and Their Options in Right Field

First of all let me first congratulate “Mr. Padre” Tony Gwynn and his family on the news of his successful 14-hour cheek surgery.  I hope your recovery is speedy and you require no more surgical…Read More

Will Venable vs. Kyle Blanks

Neither player has won a starting job in the outfield outright. Neither player has performed up to expectations. Neither has shown they can perform consistently. However, going forward the Padres may have…Read More

My Irrational Dismissal Of Kyle Blanks

As a fan, it’s easy to slip into a world of subjective evaluation.  It’s easy to lose yourself in the emotion of watching a game, find yourself shouting things you wouldn’t dare write…Read More

Padres Position Analysis: Left Field

We’ve covered starting pitching, gone around the horn with the infield, and now we’re ready to take a peak at the Padres’ outfield situation.  Cameron Maybin is locked in, but we’ll…Read More

Kyle Blanks is Going HAM For Tucson Padres

Kyle Blanks is going HAM down in Triple-A Tucson hitting he cover off of the ball. He is in the midst of a 16 game hitting streak and is batting almost .400 in his 19 games in Tucson. In those 19 games,…Read More

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Update on Maybin’s Injury Status

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Cameron Maybin missing third straight start

Cameron Maybin was not in the lineup again today against the Atlanta Braves, missing his third straight…Read More

No Hope with Hawpe

Brad Hawpe has only had 37 at bats as a Padre and he is already in all the fans’ doghouse. He…Read More

Picked Up $6.2 Million Option on Gonzo

The San Diego Padres picked up the $6.2 million option to keep 1B Adrian Gonzales for another year.…Read More

Blanks to Have Surgery, Miss Rest of Season

Padres outfielder Kyle Blanks, who was bothered by right elbow problems all year and went on the disabled…Read More

Blanks to the DL, Russell Back Up

The Padres have placed slumping outfielder Kyle Blanks on the 15-day DL with a strained right elbow and…Read More

Has Bud Black Got the Message About Blanks?

Kyle Blanks is not in the lineup today against lefty Jonathan Sanchez. For about a week, he was improperly…Read More

Denorfia Up, Hairston to the DL

Well, there goes that configuration. Kyle Blanks, misused the last several days in a platoon against…Read More

Hallelujah, Blanks is Facing a Righty!

Just thought I’d share my jubilation that, for one game at least, the Padres made the sensible…Read More

Adam Russell and a Staggering Financial Stat

I look in a lot of different places to find article ideas, and sometimes, when I write quite a bit (like…Read More

Latos Throws 1-Hit Shutout, Padres Sweep Giants

Mat Latos pitched an unbelievable game today, shutting out the Giants 1-0. Latos allowed one hit and…Read More

This is Not How You Handle Kyle Blanks

We can all agree on two things regarding Padres outfielder Kyle Blanks: 1.) He’s an important cog…Read More

Padres Win Again, Put Distance Between Themselves and Giants

The Padres extended their NL West lead to 2 1/2 games with a 5-2 win over San Francisco today. Jerry…Read More

Padres Win Key Series Opener Vs. Giants

I don’t like it when the ESPN talking heads and everybody discuss a team having a “September…Read More

Blanks to the Minors?

The Padres are losing patience with Kyle Blanks and his 44.8% strikeout rate. Blanks is batting just…Read More