by Chris Ello on October 3, 2009
Maybe trading Woody Williams to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ray Lankford finally caught up with him. Kevin Towers always used to say that was the one trade he would have loved to have back.
Wonder if new Padres owner Jeff Moorad will ever feel the same way about letting Towers go, which he did prior to Friday night’s season-ending series opener against the San Francisco Giants?
Maybe it has crossed your mind over the last couple of seasons, and maybe you even dreamed about it. After all, there are many in San Diego who have pointed the finger at Towers over the years every time the Friars have fallen.
But now that it has actually happened, now that baseball’s longest-tenured General Manager has actually been given the heave-ho, it really does feel like a shocker.
If nothing else, the timing of it seems puzzling. Sure the Padres are in the midst of finishing up a rather mediocre season in 4th-place in the National Continue Reading →
by Chris Ello on April 14, 2009
Look…we all know what you’re thinking. But stop thinking it! Sure, sure…the Padres are 6-and-2, have won five in a row, and are sitting atop the National League West. But it’s all just a mirage, right? A dream from which we will all soon awaken. So why bother? We know this movie is eventually going to suck. The reviews were terrible across the board. But you know what? Here we are…and the opening credits actually seem quite enjoyable. Maybe it won’t turn out so bad after all? Maybe it will. Probably it will. But — at least for time being — why not grab a box of popcorn, kick your feet up, and have a little fun?
Jody Gerut becomes the first player in major league history to christen a brand new ballpark with a home run. Put a little extra butter on that nugget and chomp away. Nick Hundley smacks out four hits to wrap up a three-game sweep of the Giants and sprays hits all over Petco Park against the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner. How’d you like another shake of salt with that, Mr. Lincecum? Chase Headley has already homered twice and brings with him great promise for the future. Grab another handful, and don’t even bother with the napkins.
See? Feels a little better doesn’t it? Go ahead and save all the piss and vinegar for later on this season. For now, we’ve got a burgeoning box-office smash on our hands.
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