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Indians rumors: Carlos Santana could play some 3B next season
The Indians are kicking the tires on even greater lineup versatility in 2014Carlos Santana has been taking infield practice at third base over the last couple weeks* and could play the position in some...
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Storm's Charitable Efforts Gaining MOmentum
Movember is in full swing benefitting men's health awareness. What's your moustache game?Movember is upon us, an entire month dedicated to sprouting as much facial hair as men can muster. As Movember's...
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Devin Jones Stats and Such
I found out about the Padres acquiring Devin Jones from the Orioles in exchange for Brad Brach the same way pretty much everybody finds out about pretty much everything: via Twitter. The first reply...
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Alex Dickerson Things and Stuff
Padres traded recently DFA'd Miles Mikolas and Jaff Decker to Pittsburgh Pirates for Alex Dickerson#Padres acquire former Poway High & @IUBloomington star 1B/OF Alex Dickerson from @Pirates for RHP...
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Joe Smith signs with Angels. What does the Indians bullpen look like for 2014?
A look at who's in place for 2014 and whether or not they're enoughThe Angels have signed Joe Smith to a 3-year, $15.75 million deal. That's in line with what I predicted when I ranked Smith among the...
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Padres trade Miles Mikolas, Jaff Decker to Pirates for Alex Dickerson
The San Diego Padres traded relief pitcher Miles Mikolas and outfielder Jaff Decker to the Pittsburgh Pirates today for outfielder/first baseman Alex Dickerson. Here's the scoop on all three...
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MLB Roundup: Cord Phelps claimed by Orioles
In other news, Garrett Jones was designated for assignment by the Pirates and the Athletics acquired reliever Fernando Abad.There were several small moves around Major League Baseball on Monday. Here's...
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Padres Card O' The Day: Brad Brach's 2011 Bowman Platinum Prospects Purple...
The title of this post is an allusion to Orioles Card O' The Day, which is one of my favorite baseball card blogs. I've been checking it every day for years and, true to its name, he has a new post up...
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Remembering Brad Brach
Today the Padres traded Brad Brach to the Orioles for minor league righty Devin Jones, ending his Padres career. Before he goes, let's take a moment to appreciate the long shots in life.Guys drafted in...
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Josh Johnson was on MLB Network's Hot Stove. Here's what he had to say.
Josh Johnson, the newest actual San Diego Padre, called in to MLB Network's Hot Stove program this morning. I watched it and DVR'd it so I could rewatch it and relay the goods to all you fine folks....
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Padres trade reliever Brad Brach to Orioles for prospect Devin Jones
The San Diego Padres traded relief pitcher Brad Brach to the Baltimore Orioles for pitching prospect Devin Jones. Here's a report on Jones.The Baltimore Orioles and the San Diego Padresmade a trade...
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Maddux and Piazza Headline The Handful of Former Friars on This Year's Hall...
The 2014 Hall of Fame ballot was announced today. I don't know why the official "unveiling" is a big deal since everybody already knew who was eligible but, whatever, I'll just take that as my cue to...
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Anthony Bass To Host Eponymous Pitching Camp In January
Hey, do you know anyone in the greater Detroit area with a kid between third grade and high school graduation who wants to become a better pitcher? No? Sorry to have wasted your time. There are some...
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Yankees trade target: Chase Headley
Could the Padres' Chase Headley solve the Yankees' third base dilemma?Among the more intriguing players, entering his final season before free agency, is Padres third baseman Chase Headley. While San...
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Dan Spillner Birthday Card: 10 Things You Didn't Know
One of my favorite shows currently on TV is 10 Things You Don't Know About. It's a History Channel show that is actually about history. Each episode focuses on one topic - presidential assassinations,...
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Five Reasons For Padre Fans To Be Thankful
Happy Thanksgiving!President Lincoln first declared a national day of Thanksgiving 150 years ago. In honor of this anniversary, I was going to write a list of 150 things for Padres fans to be thankful...
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Giving Thanks
Sometimes it's good to take a moment and be thankful that, if nothing else, s*** isn't as bad as it could be. This applies to me as a human being in general, not just as a Padres fan. Today is a much...
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2013 Dodgers review: Matt Guerrier
Year three of Matt Guerrier's Dodger career lasted until July when he was dealt to Chicago Cubs for Carlos Marmol.Matt Guerrier pitched in some high leverage situations for the 2013 Dodgers but as the...
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Padres Could Trade For Lefty Bat And Reliever
Josh Byrnes is "pretty optimistic" that a new bat and/or arm will be headed to San DiegoIt's going to happen, right? I mean, it has to. The newspaper says it will.In an article from the UT, the...
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Will Venable's Diving Catch Up For Social Media Award
America's Finest City's Sweetheart should win Play of the Year on MLB Network.MLB Network is hosting its very first Social Media Awards on December 15th. Categories include Best Team Promotion, Tweet...
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