friarforecast.com - 6/15/2009
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by Myron Logan
The Padres have garnered perhaps as much attention as any team for what appears to be a dramatic shift in draft-philosophy this year. Over the past few years, San Diego has consistently shown a preference towards taking college ball players in the amateur draft. For the ...
baseballanalysts.com - 6/18/2009
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baseballanalysts.com —
I first met Paul DePodesta on May 13,
2005 at a Cal Poly-Long Beach State game at...
Blair Field in Long Beach. Paul, who was in his second year as the General Manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, joined area scout Bobby Darwin in the row directly in ...
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Q&A: Paul DePodesta
rumorsandrants.com - 6/13/2009
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rumorsandrants.com —
Jake Peavy has been put on the disabled
list with some kind of ankle tear, for which...
he’ll need a cast. The team is saying he’ll be out at least a month. In the meantime, the Padres are just a couple of games below .500 and are in third place in the National League West (though ...
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Peavy To The Disabled List
rumorsandrants.com - 6/18/2009
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rumorsandrants.com —
I’m linking this because it’s reminded me how
good a decision it was to not play fantasy...
baseball this year - Midwest Sports Fans What the fuck? That’s gotta be edited - Epic Carnival What’s downhill bike racing? - With Leather Some douche on Sunderland gets a ...
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Brutal Is As Brutal Does
Ducksnorts —
... (Myron has examined this issue as well at Friar Forecast). Having no knowledge of what happens behind closed doors, I can’t speak to intent or mindset. What I can do is observe the results and note that this looks nothing like what I’d expected from a Padres draft. ...
Myron’s Musings: Hello, elephant
Friar Forecast —
... The Padres were almost universally praised in June for changing their draft strategy, which appeared to center around college players and safe signings (two things that often coincide). Breaking that mold, they picked high school prospects in three out of the first four rounds. ...
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