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I’M BAAAAACK My last couple of posts to this blog were in mid-2012: PADRES GM BYRNES COMPOUNDS MISTAKES (Got a LOT of flack for this post, but EVERYTHING I wrote turned out to be right...

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PADRES JOSH BYRNES COMPOUNDS EARLIER MISTAKES BY SIGNING LF CARLOS QUENTIN TO A 3 YR/$30 MILLION EXTENSION In the middle of Vicky Santo's stirring comments during the induction speech for her...

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MY PREDICTIONS FOR THE NL WEST  IN 2012 Opening Day for the Padres is less than 18 hours away and here is my first post of the new season. Over the next few days I am going to give my predic...

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THE PADRES PICK OWINGS, HERMIDA AND PARRINO TO FILL LAST 3 SPOTS ON 25 MAN ROSTER Fair Warning. 6 hours on planes followed by two Arrogant Bastards and I am a little riled up. I am so fucki...

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San Diego Padres GM Byrnes made a huge, and to the low budget Padres very expensive, mistake in trading for Carlos Quentin. The prospects he sent to the White Sox notwithstanding, Quentin had a...

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Saturday January 7, 2012 So let me get this straight. Padres GM Josh Byrnes trades away: A 22 year old prospect that was a centerpiece of the trade that sent Adrian Gonzales to the Red Sox ...

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SAN DIEGO PADRES GM JOSH BYRNES IS OUT OF HIS F'ING MIND. He has just made what may be the single worst trade in the history of the Padres franchise sending Simon Castro and Pedro Hernandez to ...

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THE RICH GET RICHER BUD SELIG AND THE BIG MARKET OWNERS AT MLB HAVE PUT A HATCHET IN THE BACK OF THE SMALL AND MID MARKET TEAMS WITH THIS NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT. THE SMALL MAR...

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Wednesday November 16, 2011 According to sources at the MLB General Managers meetings in Milwaukee, the San Diego Padres made a two offer to 34 year old former Dodgers and Cardinals shortstop R...

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THE DEFINITION OF A GREAT CLOSER: To be considered the best closer in the game of baseball you need to do one simple thing,  SAVE THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF GAMES. It doesn't matter what the ...

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Guest Post from The Hammer Another year, another change.    The Padres rolled out their new uniforms yesterday and the first thought that came to mind was… why?  Again?  Why?  Fans alw...

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Over the next month you will begin to see articles from several guest writers at Websoulsurfer. Some talking about San Diego Padres baseball, some about MLB and some about other subjects near a...

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Thursday October 13, 2011 First I want to apologize for not posting much this season. My new employment has kept me on the road much of the year wand watching minor league baseball instead of...

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SUNDAY AUGUST 28, 2011 IF I WAS GM, WHAT WOULD I DO TO FIX THE CUBS? Right now, even though they have millions coming off the books for 2012, the Cubs are saddled with $86.6 million in contract...

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Saturday August 6, 2011 HOW THE PADRES BLEW TRADE OF TYPE A FREE AGENT HEATH BELL I keep hearing that the reasoning the Padres are giving for not trading Heath Bell is that they felt that...

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Saturday July 16, 2011 Greetings from beautiful Port Charlotte Florida, home of the Stone Crabs. I have spent the past two days watching the Treshers with several Padres scouts & the Phillies...

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Tuesday June 28, 2011 Why is Will Venable starting games? Are the Padres "showcasing" him so they can trade him? Entice teams with a tantalizing short burst of play over mediocrity from Venable...

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Monday June 27, 2011 INTRODUCING YOUR 2012 SAN DIEGO PADRES! A week ago I wrote that trade winds were whipping up in San Diego. Well, GALE force winds are blowing in San Diego today.  The ...

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Monday June 20, 2011 The Padres get swept by the sad sack Twins & talk of Padres players finding homes in new cities in the next month has turned from an if to a when. Padres closer Heath ...

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Sunday May 8, 2011 Happy Mothers Day! In keeping with my "worst" theme, I want to talk about what is possibly the worst measure of a players performance. WIN-LOSS FOR STARTING PITCHERS. Real...

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Friday May 6, 2011 Yesterday I gave you the bad news and it got worse for the Padres since I posted that piece. The Padres "best" hitter on the season so far, catcher Nick Hundley, was placed...

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Thursday May 5, 2011 When you lose two of three to the lowly Pittsburg Pirates and the player leading your team in RBI and hitting 3rd in the lineup is batting just .215, you know your team is ...

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Monday April 11, 2011 On the day I paid $4.11 for gas, I came to the realization watching Hawpe fail miserably to get a hit in the 1st inning of the Padres vs Reds that even though its only the...

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Sunday April 10, 2011 Well, Ludwick is who we thought he was at the end of last season - a terrible Padres hitter. So far he is hitting just .120 as a Padre in 2011 with just 3 hits in 2...

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Monday March 28, 2011 Its amazing how much one trade and one trip to the DL can effect the opening day roster. And all in the space of 18 hours. As widely anticipated, or at least bandied abo...

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