Quick reminder: The Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual is now shipping. Go buy a copy or five… In case you missed it, we’re doing community projections again this year. Read the introduction to learn more about the comatosely accurate IVIEs, available only here at Ducksnorts. Padres IVIE Pr...

Baseball Flotsam and Jetsam Miscellaneous baseball thoughts and observations. Ken Rosenthal raises the interesting question about the Red Sox NOT exercising their option on Manny Ramirez for 2009. I think the Red Sox will exercise the option but if Manny finishes the year with 30 HR, 100 RBI and an ...

The Mets lost their 2nd straight game at Petco Park, scoring just one run in both losses. Johan Santana pitched effectively for 6 innings, but took the loss as he was outdone by Randy Wolf and the Padres won 2-1. Santana and Wolf matched zeros for 5 innings, as both lefties looked masterful. The Met...

Triple-A — Portland 8, Omaha 7 Craig Stansberry (SS): 0-for-5, BB (.232/.360/.411, 19 BB, 19 SO) Matt Antonelli: 0-for-5, BB (.188/.319/.348, 20 BB, 22 SO) Chase Headley: 5-for-5, 2B, BB (.304/.383/.464, 15 BB, 33 SO, 11 2B) Brian Myrow: 1-for-5, 2B, BB (.318/.450/.536, 27 BB, 26 SO) Edgar Gon...

Triple-A — Portland 12, New Orleans 11 Craig Stansberry (SS): 2-for-5, 3B Jody Gerut: 1-for-4, 2B, SF Chase Headley: 1-for-5, HR Brian Myrow: 2-for-4, 2 HR, BB Chip Ambres (CF): 2-for-5, HR Will Venable (DH): 1-for-5 Edgar Gonzalez (3B): 1-for-4, BB Matt Antonelli: 1-for-3, HR Enrique Gonzalez...

Triple-A — Portland 5, New Orleans 4 Matt Antonelli: 2-for-6, BB Jody Gerut: 2-for-7, SB Chase Headley: 2-for-6 Brian Myrow: 2-for-3, 2B, 3 BB Chip Ambres (CF): 2-for-6, 2B Nick Hundley: 0-for-5 Craig Stansberry (SS): 2-for-4, 2B, 2 BB Edgar Gonzalez (PH): 1-for-1, HR Wade LeBlanc: 6 IP, 4 H, ...

Before we get to Sunday’s games, here’s a brief chat I had with John Conniff, of MadFriars.com, about his impressions from a recent trip to Portland: Ducksnorts: The big names at Portland, of course, are Chase Headley and Matt Antonelli. How do they look so far this year? Conniff: Obviou...

Triple-A — Oklahoma 9, Portland 8 Matt Antonelli: 0-for-5, BB Jody Gerut (DH): 2-for-5, HR Chase Headley: 3-for-5, 2 2B Brian Myrow: 2-for-4, BB Edgar Gonzalez (RF): 0-for-5 Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-1, 3 BB Craig Stansberry: 0-for-4 Will Venable (PH): 1-for-1 Wade LeBlanc: 3 IP, 10 H, 8 R, 2 HR...

Triple-A — Las Vegas 18, Portland 2 Matt Antonelli: 1-for-4, E Jody Gerut (RF): 2-for-4, 2B Chase Headley (3B): 0-for-4 Brian Myrow: 0-for-4 Nick Hundley: 0-for-4 Edgar Gonzalez (LF): 1-for-3 Chip Ambres (CF): 0-for-2, BB Oscar Robles (SS): 0-for-3 Enrique Gonzalez: 4 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 0 HR, 2 BB,...

Triple-A — Salt Lake 5, Portland 0 Matt Antonelli: 2-for-5 Edgar Gonzalez (1B): 1-for-4 Jody Gerut: 0-for-4 Brian Myrow (DH): 0-for-2, 2 BB Nick Hundley, 1-for-4 Chase Headley: 0-for-4 Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-4, E Craig Stansberry: 0-for-1, 3 BB, SB Josh Geer: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 1 HR, 1 BB, 2 S...