Comments on: The Sacrifice Cheat Sheet: Centerfield

By: The Sacrifice Bunt: A San Diego Padres Blog » Blog Archive » The Sacrifice Take: Kouzmanoff trade

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:20:01 +0000

[...] in the infield, Blanks will likely slide to left and Venable to right, opening centerfield for AJ. This is what I said a couple of months ago: Of the San Diego Padres not named ‘Adrian Gonzalez,’ AJ was the second [...]

By: The Sacrifice Bunt: A San Diego Padres Blog » Blog Archive » Holsterball

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:22:53 +0000

[...] the right-handed center fielder who’s shown that he can handle Petco Park. The Padres have shown an interest in a right-handed hitting center fielder and, with Tony Gwynn, Jr. already on the team, he [...]

By: SDPads1

SDPads1 — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:38:05 +0000

He read my post from when I met Jeff Moorad a few weeks back and then e-mailed me.

By: Ray Lankford

Ray Lankford — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:24:26 +0000

How’d you swing that?

By: SDPads_1

SDPads_1 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:59:22 +0000

I was actually e-mailed by Tom Garfinkel & came on down and had a chat with him. And actually funny you should mention it but the ballpark signage (making it look like it was home of the Padres) was one of the first things I brought up to him.

By: Melvin Nieves

Melvin Nieves — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:31:53 +0000

Also, that shows what kind of priorities you have. My first response might have been to do something with all the exposed concrete in PETCO. Or $1 beer night.

By: Melvin Nieves

Melvin Nieves — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:30:51 +0000

That’s really neat. What were you doing hob-nobbing around the front office?

By: SDPads1

SDPads1 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:19:33 +0000

I actually had a brief conversation with Hoyer at the Padres offices last week (Tuesday) and he asked me what I thought needed improvement on the team. He agreed when I said CF but questioned me when I said catcher. He said “You don’t like Hundley?”. I’ll have the whole thing up on my new blog soon.

By: Melvin Nieves

Melvin Nieves — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:50:56 +0000

Not surprising to see Center yet again vague in his reporting. Did the Padres really tell him they see Gwynn Jr. as a fourth outfielder? After he started 96 games last year, and in the middle of transitioning the most important day to day decision maker in the organization?

The opinion that Gwynn shouldn’t be the starting centerfielder is reasonable, I just wish it was clear exactly who is admitting it publicly.