Friar Faithful: A San Diego Padres Franchise.

[MichaelCook17]

San Diego, CA - Since 1969, the Padres have been competing in the Senior Circuit. 41 years later, the Friars have accumulated 0 World Series, 0 no-hitters, and 0 cycles. However, between many losing seasons, a near-move to Washington, and many faces, the Padres have had magical moments. In 1984, San Diego witness their first playoff berth and faced the Chicago Cubs. In Game 4, tied 5-5 in the 9th and down 2-1 in the series, Steve Garvey hit a walk-off home run that pushed the momentum fully over to the Padres and won them their first World Series birth against the Detroit Tigers. In 1996, needing a sweep to reach the playoffs, Chris Gwynn hit a double into right-center that scored two-runs and pushed the Padres to victory. Then the magical 1998 season where names like Ken Caminitti, Steve Finley, Greg Vaughn, and Kevin Brown dominated the season until meeting their match in the New York Yankees. The Friars have also had plenty of notable faces in San Diego, including two of the most recognizable: Tony Gwynn, and Trevor Hoffman. But the 2010 Padres look to write their own story. Will it be a story of pride and triumph? Or will it just be another building block into the future. The Padres have a wide variety of talent such as young stars like Will Venable, Kyle Blanks, and future Ace Mat Latos, mixed in with veterans such as Jon Garland and All-Stars Heath Bell and Adrian Gonzalez. Can that be a recipe for their first playoff birth since 2006?

What role will Blanks and Venable play?

Projected San Diego Padres - 2010 Depth Chart

	Starter	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
C	Yorvit Torrealba	Nick Hundley
1B	Adrian Gonzalez	Matt Stairs
2B	David Eckstein	Oscar Salazar
3B	Chase Headley
SS	Everth Cabrera	Jerry Hairston Jr.
LF	Kyle Blanks
CF	Tony Gwynn Jr.	Scott Hairston
RF	Will Venable	Chris Denorfia
DH	(Matt Stairs)
SP	Chris Young	Jon Garland	Mat Latos	Clayton Richard	Wade LeBlanc
RP	Luke Gregerson	Mike Adams	Edward Mujica	Joe Thatcher	Ryan Webb
CL	Heath Bell

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[MichaelCook17]

Record: 14-12 (T-5)

Position Battles:
Catcher:
Yorvit Torrealba (.235, 2 HR, 7 RBI) vs Nick Hundley (.191, 1 HR, 3 RBI)

Shortstop:
Platoon Everth Cabrera (.267 vs RHP) Jerry Hairson (261 vs LHP)

Center Field:
Tony Gwynn Jr. (.294, 6 SB, .851 OPS) vs Scott Hairston (.220, 1 HR), Chris Denorfia (.226, 2 HR)

Ace (Will start Home opener):
Chris Young (2.45, 1.12 WHIP) vs Jon Garland (4.05, 1.50 WHIP), Mat Latos (3.10, 1.48 WHIP)

San Diego Padres Leaders - 2010 Season

Hits	H	Earned Run Average	ERA
1. David Eckstein	28	1. Tim Stauffer	0.00
2. Adrian Gonzalez	26	2. Luke Gregerson	0.73
3. Tony Gwynn Jr.	20	3. Mike Adams	1.32
4. Kyle Blanks	18	4. Heath Bell	1.42
5. Chase Headley	16	5. Josh Geer	2.31
Home runs	HR	Strikeouts	SO
1. Adrian Gonzalez	6	1. Luke Gregerson	29
2. Kyle Blanks	4	2. Chris Young	23
3. Jerry Hairston Jr.	3	3. Edward Mujica	18
4. Oscar Salazar	3	4. Clayton Richard	15
5. Yorvit Torrealba	2	5. Two tied with	13
Runs Batted In	RBI	Walks and Hits per Innings Pitched	WHIP
1. Adrian Gonzalez	13	1. Tim Stauffer	0.82
2. Kyle Blanks	12	2. Mike Adams	0.95
3. Jerry Hairston Jr.	11	3. Luke Gregerson	0.97
4. Tony Gwynn Jr.	9	4. Kevin Correia	1.04
5. Two tied with	7	5. Chris Young	1.12
Stolen Bases	SB	Saves	SV
1. Tony Gwynn Jr.	6	1. Heath Bell	7
2. Chase Headley	4	2. Tim Stauffer	1
3. Everth Cabrera	3	3.
4. Four tied with	4	4.