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Keith Law's Top 100 Prospects includes four Padres
Yesterday Keith Law released his annual list of Top 100 Prospects ($). Four Padres made it to his list, and three of them are in the Top 50.#33: Austin HedgesThe minors' premier defensive catcher is...
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Yankees throwdown: Masahiro Tanaka vs. Hideki Irabu
For the first time since 1997 the Yankees have acquired the most hyped Japanese pitcher on the market. That's where the similarities between Masahiro Tanaka and Hideki Irabu should start and end...
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Jason Parks Wanted LHP Daniel Norris in the Baseball Prospectus Top 101
Baseball Prospectus has a post up today on prospects who just missed the Top 101 list published a couple days ago. If you'll recall, Marcus Stroman, Aaron Sanchez, and Alberto Tirado all made the...
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Keith Law's Top 10 Padres Prospects
The ESPN Insider profiles the best of the Padres' farm system.In our third installment of worshiping at the altar of ESPN-spawned prospect lists, we have the top 10 Padres prospects ($) as determined...
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Sunday Rockpile: The Rockies single biggest factor in 2014
Road offense, pitching, beating the division, or injuries. What will be the single biggest factor for the Rockies in 2014?After reading Jay's piece on how Nolan Arenado is the key to 2014 and listening...
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Yasmani Grandal could be ready for Opening Day, per report
The Padres catcher suffered a torn ACL in July.Injured San Diego Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal could be ready for Opening Day, according to Bill Center of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Grandal suffered...
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Indians News & Links 2/3/2014: Super Bowl Hangover Edition
While we were all busy watching Denver's epic display of bed crappery, the baseball world continued to revolve, albeit slowly.Watching sports on Pacific time is odd. It's 8:25 pm here. I'm still...
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Video: Beach Boys playing at Jack Murphy Stadium in 1983
I've been watching a conglomeration of some local news stories and unedited raw video from a post game Beach Boys concert back in 1983. If you're old enough to remember, the Beach Boys started playing...
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Padres' Little League Initiative will return in 2014!
We've had some tweets directed our way asking if the Padres would continue their popular Little League Initiative after its champion, former CEO Tom Garfinkel departed the team. I didn't know myself...
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Jedd Gyorko: Second-Base Power Play
Padres second baseman Jedd Gyorko smacked 23 home runs in his rookie debut. Is he already second base's most homer-friendly option? Petco Park is best known for its pitcher-friendly dimensions. The...
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Quiz: Pitchers with 100 Starts as a Padre
I lately not am very good at sentence make. So, while I sort that out, here's a quiz.Twenty guys have started a hundred games as a member of the Padres. You have four minutes to name 'em. After that is...
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Cory Luebke needs second Tommy John surgery, will miss 2014 season
One of the Padres best young pitchers in 2011, Cory Luebke, will miss a second consecutive season because doctors have determined that he'll need another Tommy John surgery. I'm racking my brain, but...
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Cory Luebke injury: Padres pitcher will miss 2014 season
Cory Luebke has quietly been very good in his big-league career, but his chances of getting back to that level of success took a big hit on Tuesday.San Diego Padres pitcher Cory Luebke will miss his...
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Luebke had gut feeling that surgery wasn't successful
Padres beat writer Corey Brock added some quotes from Cory Luebke to his original article late last night. From Luebke's perspective he knew all along that something just didn't feel right. I suspect...
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New "Padres Social Hour" needs us to vote for their logo
The Padres want us to vote for their new social media pregame show's logo. What show? Exactly. It's the one they haven't announced.As you may have heard, we will launch a new show this season! Since...
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Padres FanFest 2014
The other night, in one of my many instances of tweeting whatever comes to mind, I had an idea that after consideration is not the best, yet it's possible. But in the moment, it was the greatest idea...
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El Paso Chihuahuas Have Uniforms Now And Of Course They're Awesome
While quite a to-do was made when the Padres' AAA affiliate in El Paso unveiled their name, logos, and hats a little over three months ago, the Chihuahuas' uniform introduction came and went yesterday...
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Padres FanFest 2014 Activities and Autographs
FanFest is just two days away so let's take a look at what the Padres have in store for us.Last Thursday the Padres announced some details about FanFest, such as what activities are scheduled, how the...
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Mike Dee talks about changes to the ballpark in the upcoming season
I was just listening to Chris and Ben's interview with Padres President Mike Dee on 1360 AM. I learned a few things: The Padres are installing a new sound system. Dee says that there have been...
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Mike Dee: "We can be competitive in this ballpark and this market."
Padres President Mike Dee told Chris and Ben on 1360 AM that he wants the Padres to be one of the gold standard franchises in baseball. The changes in the organization they've made this year have been...
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