2014 Home Run Derby Open Thread
Our Padres have two All Star representatives this year - both pitchers. It's been an awful season offensively for San Diego, and even in the better offensive years home runs aren't exactly very...
View ArticleYou can't hit Tyson Ross
Tyson Ross has been the most difficult pitcher to hit in baseball. The All-Star break isn't a lot of fun for obsessively dedicated baseball fans. Four straight days without real baseball leaves us with...
View ArticlePadres All Star Huston Street knows he is trade bait
Quotes from a recent interview show that a potential trade is on Street's mind.Yesterday during the All Star festivities, Padres All Star closer Huston Street was interviewed on Sirius XM by Casey...
View ArticleHahn and Despaigne - Dynamic Duo?
In what is already being dubbed a "lost season" for Padres fans, many are using optimism for the future as solace for pain of the present. Glimpses of exciting new players are a universal second-half...
View ArticleIn ignoring Tony Gwynn, Major League Baseball failed to understand its own...
The lack of a tribute to the fallen Hall of Famer It's not about what's right, it's about understanding the power of memory in baseball.Major League Baseball and its television partners are allies the...
View ArticleAngels trade rumors: Not a match for Kennedy; still discussing Street
While Kennedy may be out of reach, the Angels still have their sights set on Huston Street. Earlier this week it was reported that the Los Angeles Angels were targeting a pair of San Diego Padres in...
View ArticleIrving Falu returns to Brewers after three weeks with Padres
Today the Padres announced that the Brewers claimed infielder Irving Falu off waivers. You might recall that San Diego acquired Falu exactly three weeks ago off of waivers by, yes, the Brewers. Full...
View ArticleIndians Friday News & Notes: Rotation key to Tribe's second half
Trevor Bauer leads the Tribe into the second half, but how will the rest of the rotation stack up in the home stretch?The All-Star break is over, and the AL has once again asserted its dominance in the...
View ArticleSeries Preview: New York Mets vs. San Diego Padres
The Mets just had four days off, and now they get to go on a business trip to San Diego? Must be nice.What's going on with the Padres?It's been a pretty miserable season so far for the Padres and their...
View ArticlePadres vs Mets series preview: Batters' histories vs. scheduled starters
Baseball is back! After what seemed like seven years, the Padres are finally headed back to the field to embark on the "second half" (actually just the last 41%) of the season. They'll be playing a...
View ArticlePadres GM Search: The final four candidates
After a first round of interviews the Padres have narrowed the group down to a foursome of potential GMs.Since the firing of GM Josh Byrnes, the Padres have a number of GM interviews. They put out...
View ArticlePadres call up INF Chris Nelson
The former Rockie, Yankee and Angel will take Irving Falu's spot on the roster.Yesterday, the Padreslost Irving Falu to the Brewers when the Milwaukee club claimed him on waivers. The Padres had...
View Article07/18 Padres Preview: Game 96 vs. Mets
Padres baseball is back tonight after what felt like the longest All Star Break ever. The boys begin a home series against the Mets tonight to kick off the second "half " of the 2014 season, and Ian...
View ArticleBusy Friday: Angels Sign Sean Newcomb, Trade for Huston Street
The Angels signed their #1 draft pick for near-slot value, and rumors abound that have completed the traded for Huston Street. Going to padres are Taylor Lindsey, RJ Alvarez and two other minor...
View ArticleAngels acquire Huston Street from Padres
The sides have agreed on a six-player deal that will send three top prospects to San Diego.The Los Angeles Angels have acquired Huston Street from the San Diego Padres, both teams announced on Friday...
View ArticleAngels acquire Huston Street from Padres for four minor leaguers
The Angels added to the AL West arms race Friday night, acquiring All-Star closer Huston Street from the Padres. The Los Angeles Angels have acquired All-Star closer Huston Street from the San Diego...
View ArticleMets 5, Padres 4: Benoit Gives It Up In The Ninth
Is there anything worse than losing a game after coming from behind to tie it? At least tonight wasn't a total loss. Ian Kennedy and Bartolo Colon were both equally mediocre tonight, with each allowing...
View ArticleHuston Street trade is FRESH!
The Padres traded All-Star closer Huston Street and Trevor Gott for Angels Taylor Lindsey, A.J. Alvarez, Jose Rondon and Elliot Morris.The reviews of the trade are still coming in from media and...
View ArticleHuston Street Trade is Angels in Win Now Mode
No prospects in the Top #100 were traded.The Angels acquired relief pitcher Huston Street for four minor leaguers on Friday.The 2017 Angels might have been hurt by the trade but the 2014 Angels had to...
View ArticlePadres trade Huston Street to Angels for four prospects
Friday night, the San Diego Padres traded veteran closer Huston Street and right-handed pitcher Trevor Gott to the Los Angeles Angels for four prospects: infielders Taylor Lindsey and Jose Rondon and...
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