Let me just say up front that I’m a fan of guys who get the most of our their ability. If you aren’t gifted with overwhelming tools and still find a way to succeed, unless you’re a complete jerk, I’m behind you. With that disclaimer out of the way, it should come as no surpri...

Triple-A — Portland 4, Tucson 1 Matt Antonelli: 0-for-3, 2 BB Chase Headley: 1-for-4, 2B Brian Myrow: 0-for-4 Chip Ambres (CF): 2-for-3, 2 2B, BB Nick Hundley: 0-for-4 Michael Barrett (PH): 1-for-1, 2B Will Venable (PH): 0-for-1 Cesar Ramos: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 2 SO Carlos Guevara: 1 I...

Randy Wolf’s final line looks fantastic, and he pitched a beautiful game, but it didn’t seem dominant while I was watching. The Rockies hitters probably have a different opinion. Because my job is to pick nits, I found myself wondering why Wolf needed to throw so many pitches. He walked ...

Says here we’ve been “dot-com” for 6 years now. Cool. Anyway, I’m working on an interview with Tom Krasovic of the San Diego Union-Tribune (it’ll run on Monday), and one topic we discussed was potential surprises among Padres for 2008. The name that came up was new seco...