San Diego Padres Inside Pitch 2008-10-01
The Padres were atrocious in 2008. There is no other way to assess their performance ... and their plight could get worse if owner John Moores' divorce forces him to trim $20 million off the 2009 payroll budget. San Diego went from 89 wins in 2007 and a p... more
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San Diego Padres Notes, Quotes 2008-10-01
--Manager Bud Black will be back for a third season in 2009, but his coaching staff won't return intact. The day after the regular season, the team announced that bench coach Craig Colbert would be replaced. Hitting coach Wally Joyner resigned shortly bef... more
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San Diego Padres Roster Report 2008-10-01
The Padres are in disarray. Having just won 26 fewer games than they did in 2007, they have more questions going into the offseason than they have plausible answers. Will they pick up the option on RF Brian Giles? Will they re-sign RHP Trevor Hoffman, 40,... more
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Towers: Black not fully responsible for bad season
Padres general manager Kevin Towers figured the first step toward digging out from a 99-loss season was to bring back Bud Black as manager."This is still the right guy to lead this organization," Towers said during a news conference in the home dugout at ... more
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