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.

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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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 »

Every night I get no less than a dozen emails asking the question, “ What happened to Dick Enberg?” Read the rest of this entry »

Topics covered here: Difference between 4-seam, 2-seam, slider and “back-door” breaking ball; does a bases loaded walk earn an RBI and if so why; middle infielders phantom touch of second base on double plays, in the park grand slam homeruns, Padres current NL rank in errors committed.

Topics discussed here: Padre All-Star candidates; Padres shoppers or sellers and what is current need; details seen on Tony Gwynn statue; Mets’ bullpen choice to bring in lefty; most runs scored by a Padre ball club and my unknown involvement…

Thanks for all the positive input (see Facebook postings by clicking on icon above). Glad to hear there are some Pads fans who are enjoying and appreciating what this team is doing. Giving credit where it is due, to a team that is busting their tails everyday and flat out winning games is not a cop out.

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“The Padres are who we think they are” I understand that you want people to be pumped about this team. However, let’s wait and see how this pitching staff does the second or third time they face these teams. We know we can’t hit and that the Dodgers, Giants, D-Backs and Rockies have much better hitting lineups. Sadly the Padres are an injury away from falling to 4th place. Please don’t mislead the viewers.

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Here are some of the topics covered today:  Who gets moved out of the rotation when CY comes back, is bullpen an option for Latos or CY, are Pads still leading league in stolen bases, what is the Butcher Boy play, why does Adrian switch balls after the inning, how can a guys OBP be lower than his batting average, how’s Everth, why announcers use the giant hand held microphones, and the hand signals that pitchers give to their middle infielders with a runner on first.  Comments welcomed!

Your email questions tonight feature the catch to end the game, April being a tough month for closers, rule about pitchers going to their mouth on the mound, importance of Padres base running aggressiveness, and how the weather conditions in Florida tonight may have affected John Garlands pitching.