Padres move Ledezma into rotation

Baseball History — As Seen From The Shadows of Cooperstown: Part IX

m_taylor13 posted 5/6/2008 from seamheads.com

In the ninth of a 10-part series, the author takes an in-depth look at Major League Baseball history from 1981 to 1989. As I finished moving thru the Eighties for this issue, I was reminded of how superficial this history, or any history of baseball, really is. First, as I got into the late ’80s, I could look up games in a scorebook I started keeping. (The first scorebook I kept, ...

Farm systems of the D-backs, Dodgers leave Padres in the dust

Pink Hat Nation posted 5/6/2008 from www3.signonsandiego.com

MIAMI -- As the Padres try to catch the Diamondbacks and Dodgers, among others, it becomes more apparent that the farm systems of those rivals did a stupendous job this decade. Both Padres rivals, because of stellar youth movements, appear to be set up for success not only this year, but for the next few years.

Jones Headed Back to San Diego?

friarforum posted 5/7/2008 from friarforum.com

Jacque Jones is on the market and the Padres LOVE San Diegans.

WANTED: YOUR VOTE FOR THE BIGGEST PIRATE FAN

mondesishouse posted 5/7/2008 from mondesishouse.blogspot.com

A few weeks ago, I thought it would be fun to uncover the World's Biggest Pittsburgh Pirate Fan. After 15 years of losing, I wanted to throw the challenge out there and see what kind of stories we could uncover. Luckily, you came up with some great responses, as we feature 10 finalists ranging in age from 14 to 87.

Padres vs. Braves - Box Score - May 06, 2008

ShysterBall found this 5/7/2008 on scores.espn.go.com

San Diego Padres Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG B Giles RF 5 2 4 0 0 0 1 .286 T Iguchi 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .250 A Gonzalez 1B 5 0 1 2 0 3 4 .298 K Kouzmanoff 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .277 J Edmonds CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .172 K Greene SS 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 .213 P ...