In Part 2 of Padres and Pints: Episode 3 with Woe, Doctor! and the Sacrifice Bunt, we continue our conversation about Padres uniforms and marketing, get to know the fine folks at Lost Abbey/Port Brewing and put Bryant and Melvin through the Rapid Fire.....which there was nothing "Rapid" about considering that ran about 20 minutes long. They did not make my editing job easy. Without further ado.....WATCH THE VIDEO!
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(Padres Press Release)The San Diego Padres today announced they have placed infielder Logan Forsythe on the 15-day disabled list with a left foot sesamoid fracture. In addition, the club has reassigned right-handed pitcher Brad Boxberger to minor league camp. Executive Vice President/General Manager Josh Byrnes made the announcements.
Forsythe, 25, underwent a procedure on March 9 to have the medial sesamoid bone in his left foot removed. The procedure was performed by Dr. Heinz Hoenecke at the Scripps Surgery Center Carmel Valley. The expected recovery time from the date of his procedure was estimated at six to eight weeks.
With today’s announcements, the Padres currently have 40 players in Major League camp, including nine non-roster invitees.
THE FRO SAYS...
Logan had a good shot at making the team out of spring training as a utility infielder. He has had the injury before on the other foot so he knows the healing process. This should be a minor setback and Forsythe will be back in a Padres uniform in 2012. Plus, he will get some reps in teh minors at shortstop so it won't be too bad for the Padres. As for Boxberger. He had a couple bad outings this spring but overall was pretty impressive and I can see why the front office really wanted him in the Latos deal. I bet we see him again at some point this year
When John Moores sold the San Diego Padres to Jeff Moorad back in 2009, in a deal that was scheduled to take up to 5 years, I said that "the layaway plan is good for Moorad, but bad for the fans. Teams need stability at the top and this will leave too many unanswered questions." Now with the news of Moorad stepping down it looks like the layaway plan wasn't so great for Moorad either.
I've been hearing rumors for years now that this sale would never go through. Reasons ranging from "Moorad just doesn't have the funds" to "this is a cover for Moores divorce, once that's complete he'll be back". I don't know the real story, all I know is that this is one of the strangest things I have ever seen in regards to ownership of a professional sports franchise. The whole McCourt fiasco doesn't even come close to this. McCourt filed for bankruptcy...case closed. With Moorad the money was apparently in escrow. He just couldn't crack the famed MLB Ownership Circle. But that brings up one of many unanswered questions. Why would Moores sell to Moorad, or better yet why would Moorad fork over the cash, if both of them knew that he was already facing an uphill battle? They both had to have some hunch that there was some apprehension among the owners.
You've been hearing about it for weeks, nay, months now. This video needs no introduction....I give you (FINALLY) Padres and Pints: Episode 3 (Part 1) with Woe, Doctor! and the Sacrifice Bunt. ENJOY!
The wait is over! That is unless you have Time Warner or AT&T U-Verse, but I have Cox so the wait is over for me. I, like a few others, decided to stay at home and out of the rain and watch the Spring Training game between the Padres and the Kansas City Royals this past St. Patricks Day on the new Fox Sports San Diego channel.
It's good to see baseball back. As you know, I caught a few games in person out in Arizona a few weeks back, but sometimes it's nice to just grab a beer out of the fridge, not have to sell a kidney to pay for it, sit on your comfy couch and watch some good 'ol baseball in the comfort and quiet of your own home.
I FINALLY finished my Sisterhood of the Traveling Jersey Fanpost at Gaslamp Ball. Here's a little excerpt...
After the game we headed to the Moon Saloon (16554 North 83rd Avenue, Peoria, AZ 85382) and would spend the next 8.5-9 hours at the same location. I kid you not. We actually went through 3 waitress shifts. That was where we started the $1 Bets. Basketball, Hockey & random bar events were never so much fun.
It was there that I also happened to run into Darren Smith, Marty Caswell and Mark Grant. They noticed the Staton Jersey and questioned it. In my mind I was eloquently breaking down the entire project step by step while wearing a top hat and monocle and may have even quoted the teachings of Aristotle at one point. In reality I'm sure it sounded more like "Staton.......Jersey.....Gaslamp Ball.....Awesome....Sisterhood!" as my hair stood straight up like Geoff Blum. I do remember at one point assuming Mud & Darren had seen the "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" before and when they said no I acted like they were missing out on a cinematic masterpiece.
Check out the whole thing here!
I apologize for the lack of posting lately. Real life has gotten in the way. From buying a house to getting accepted to SDSU to being completely swamped at work, my last 2 weeks have been a little hectic. With all that said, I expect to have a little more time starting next week and posts will start up again, including the long rumored Padres and Pints: Episode 3.
It is now 9:00am on Friday and by this time tomorrow, I will be en route to Peoria for SPRING TRAINING!! Ah yes. The annual pilgrimage to the middle of nowhere, Peoria, the land of huge urinals and nothing to do but watch baseball all day long. Doesn't get any better than that! This year I will be joined by the RJ's Fro one-hit (AKA one-post) wonder Marshall, the biggest Mariner hater I know (and there's a lot of them in San Diego) the Avenger-in-Chief and last, but not least, the brains of the operation Geoff Young of Ducksnorts.
As the old Abbott and Costello bit goes, “Who’s on first?”, that may very well be the question this season when it comes to whom might be the American League starting first baseman at the All-Star Game in July. The offseason saw more money flying around than Hugh Hefner has girlfriends.
During the offseason, Albert Pujols was signed for the rest of his life by the Los Angeles Angels of Aneheim, and recently Prince Fielder was signed by the Detroit Tigers for a similar duration of time. Remember that Adrian Gonzalez is at first base for the Red Sox (which happened in the 2010 offseason), and Mark Texiera for the Yankees, and All-Star voting will be very competitive this year. The game will be at Kaufman Stadium (an American League park) so a DH will be used, none the less it will be interesting when the time comes.
The National League first base bag got a lot less crowded this year with Fielder and Pujols changing leagues. Reds first baseman Joey Votto will be the shoe-in come july. He won’t have much competition this year. Other changes around the majors: Miami Marlins star Hanley Ramirez will move from short stop to the hot corner to make way for newly acquired shortstop Jose Reyes. Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera will also move to the hot corner to make way for Fielder at first base. The difference of the two is that Cabrera will have an easier go at it since he is a former third baseman back in his days with the Marlins.
A couple first basemen to watch in the National League are Anthony Rizzo from the Cubs and Yonder Alonso from the Padres. Rizzo was scouted heavily by the San Diego Padres when they were looking to unload Adrian Gonzalez at the end of the 2010 season. Rizzo was acquired in the trade (along with a couple other players) from the Red Sox and Gonzalez found himself in Boston. Then this past offseason the Padres unloaded Rizzo to the Cubs for Andrew Kershner. They also traded pitcher Mat Latos to the Cincinnati Reds acquiring Alonso in the deal, along with three other players. Both Rizzo and Alonso are touted very highly by all the major league scouts and both are on teams that are rebuilding and could see much playing time in 2012.
A few weeks ago I was approached by the fine folks at San Diego Magazine and asked some Spring Training questions. I obliged. But I obliged a little to much, because it was just for a small section, so my answers were edited down just a tad.
Corey Brock & Padres outfielder Will Venable also contributed answers to the same questions. So you get a players, a beat writers & a superfans point of view on the ins and outs of Peoria. Not surprisingly, my original answers were strikingly similar to Corey's because quite frankly, he was the one who taught me everything I know about Spring Training. Now with my yearly pilgrimage to Peoria right around the corner, I thought I'd share with you my full answers to those questions. If you have any tips, feel free to share them with us in the comments section.
