Catcher Carlin to the Friars

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 Catcher Carlin to the Friars
MadFriars.com is reporting that Luke Carlin's contract has been purchased by the Padres . This presumably means that Kevin Towers has decided to try a new tactic to prevent Josh Bard from wearing down to nothing. The prior attempt, adding Colt Morton from AA ball to the MLB roster, has been a non-factor. Manager Bud Black has sparingly used Morton while Josh Bard has struggled through the ... [link]

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Padres Disaster Might Bring Opportunities for Former Wizards
Published 5/9/2008 by Chad Gramling at Baseball in Fort Wayne
To suggest the San Diego Padres are having a bad season is an understatement. They’ve lost their last four games, have gone 2-8 in their last ten and now they find themselves 11 games out of first in their division as they sit alone with the worst record in Major League Baseball. Oh, and to suggest that the division leading Arizona Diamondbacks are playing “pretty good” would be just as equally an understatement. You might think bright side is that they are only 7.5 games out of the wild card . . . but EVERY NL team is ahead of them. Now, I know the season is young and there’s still a chance they can turn things ...

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