Anyone who follows the Padres realizes that the team has been in a terrible slide, having lost an unimaginable 10 games straight. No one denies that this team is currently staring straight into the face of throwing away what so far has been one of the most unexpectedly fun, and successful seasons in recent history.

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Scan 2-Minute Tip: Padres’ reliever Luke Gregerson demonstrates how he throws his signature nasty slider. (Producer: Lorien Markuszka; Camera/Editor: Jay Conner)

Scan 2-Minute Tip: Padres’ outfielder Tony Gwynn, Jr. demonstrates how to get a lead off first base, and get a good jump to steal second. (Producer: Lorien Markuszka; Cameraman/Editor: Jay Conner)

Topics covered: What happens when a batter/runner can’t make it around the bases after hitting a home run?; Do September call ups get full major league service time?; correct direction of American Flag on right sleeve of uniforms; Chris Young update.

Topics covered: Padres pitchers not getting complete games; players offended by going through waivers after trade deadline; ruling on a catcher tripping over dropped bat at home plate; Postgame Player Of The Game voting; Miguel Tejada “Spotlight” sign; Clayton Richard’s fast work tempo; why many relievers pitch out of the stretch with no runners on base; Yorvit Torrealba double pumps his throws back to pitcher; which side of the field the home team dugout is on.

Hey Padres fans, isn’t it time to stop using the terms “Little”, “Small”, and “Baby” in nicknames for the Padres? Isn’t it time for this organization to grow up, and sit at the big boys’ table?

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It’s that time of year when every team needs to make the determination, “Are we buyers, or sellers with the trade deadline approaching?”  For some the answer is obvious, but for others the answer is not so clear.  Either way the possibility of trades, either to get that one piece that can put a team over the top, or to start the rebuilding process for the future, creates a firestorm of speculation, opinions, and rumors.

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Congratulations to Adrian Gonzalez for making the 2010 National League “All-Star” team!

But really, MLB, not one Padres’ pitcher was deserving of being voted to this year’s “All-Star” game by his peers, and opposing coaching staffs? Not one? Not a single member from the staff with the best ERA in MLB was good enough to be selected by NL manager Charlie Manuel?  Really? Not one?

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Next to “Are the Padres going to get a bat, and who will it be?”, the second most asked question in recent weeks has been “What’s the word on Chris Young? Will he be back soon?” Read the rest of this entry »

Despicable, embarrassing, awful, disgraceful, are just some of the adjectives I‘ve heard in the past 48 hours describing Jim Joyce’s missed call at first, which cost Detroit Tiger starting pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game.  Many have labeled this just another “Black Eye” for baseball, but I see it as one of it’s shining moments.

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