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Don’t know how we ended up with so many of these, but here they are: Padres can’t pin hitting woes on Petco (ESPN, h/t parlo ). Quoth Khalil Greene: I’m not going to consistently say it, but the ballpark plays a major factor in it — more than anybody lets on at times. That’s the reality of it. You don’t want to make excuses and say, “I would ... [link]

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Fox News reports Padres releasing Jim Edmonds
Published 5/9/2008 by Dex at Gaslamp Ball: Front Page Posts
... agent, Paul Cohen, said that Edmonds, a 16-year veteran, wants to continue playing. "Obviously it has been a real bad three weeks for him," Cohen told FOXSports.com. "He wishes he would have played better for the fans and the teams. But in the right situation, he's going to play." Are the Surf Dawgs still around? I guess it's best that they release Jim as opposed to letting Kevin Towers rip his throat out. [Note by Dex, 05/09/08 4:11 PM EDT ] Geoff over at Ducksnorts : Gerut is up, Edmonds is gone. LHP ...

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