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Posted on March 9, 2010 at 05:45 PM.

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Owner- Nick Smith
General Manager- Jed Hoyer
Manger- Bud Black

2009 Record- 75-87 (4th place NL West)
2009 Team ERA- 4.37 (17th MLB)
2009 Team Batting Average- .242 (29th MLB)
2009 Fielding Percentage- .984 (16th MLB)

Rosters- 3/8/10
Sliders- Default
Pitching Difficulty- All Star
Batting Difficulty- Veteran

Contract Goals:

Winning Percentage of .400 at contract end
Back to back play off appearances 0/2
Fan support of at least 30% in 2 seasons
Average attendance of 17,192 in 2 seasons
Win a "Cy Young Award" (individual)
Lead the league in home runs (individual)
Lead the league in K's (individual)
Have a starter in the All-Star Game
Win 2 "Rookie of the Year Awards" 0/2

Padres Opening Day Roster

Pitchers
Chris Young (SP)
Jon Garland (SP)
Kevin Correia (SP)
Mat Latos (SP)
Wade LeBlanc (SP)
Sean Gallagher (LRP)
Tim Stauffer (LRP)
Edward Mujica (RP)
Luke Gregorson (RP)
Joe Thatcher (SU)
Mike Adams (SU)
Heath Bell (CP)*

Catchers
Yorvit Torrealba (C)
Nick Hundley (C)

Infielders
Adrian Gonzalez (1B)*
David Eckstein (2B)
Chase Headley (3B)
Everth Cabrerra (SS)
Oscar Salazar (1B)
Matt Stairs (1B)
Jerry Hairston (2B, OF, 3B)

Outfielders
Kyle Blanks (LF)
Scott Hairston (CF)
Tony Gwynn Jr. (RF)
Chris Denofria (RF)

*2009-All Star

Sign on San Diego 4/4/10

Another Season, Underway!

Alot of questions surround this young squad

Ever since the end of the 2007 season, which ended in a dramatic tie-breaker game with the Colorado Rockies, Padres fans haven't had much to cheer about, and this year.. doesn't seem much different. Lets take a look at some of the Pad's offseason moves:

The Friars shipped off Kevin Kouzmanoff in exchange for Aarron Cunningham, and former Padre Scott Hairston
The Friars brought in the very versatile lefty Jon Garland
They a lso signed the platoon-man brother of Scott Hairston, Jerry Hairston Jr.
Pinch-hitting specialist Matt Stairs was also signed to a deal
Yorvit Torrealba was also added to the catchers mix along with Nick Hundley

Although none of these moves were substantial, it will be interesting to see how they all pan out. With a potentially very good, young pitching staff and bullpen, it looks as though it will come down to how the offense performs. If the offense has a break-through, who knows? You could be looking potential NL West powerhouse. The only way to find out is to tune in tommorow for opening day in Arizona!

Tomorrow's Match-up:

Chris Young

(2009 Stats)
4-6, 5.21 ERA
50 K's, 1.45 WHIP

Brandon Webb

(2009 Stats)
0-0, 13.50 ERA
2 K's, 2.00 WHIP

Sign on San Diego 4/5/10

Padres Lose Opener in Arizona

Friar's bats held to just one hit

Just as our prediction stated; this team will have good pitching, but a mediocre offense, which is what was on display in Arizona in front of a capacity crowd as the Padres were shut down by the DiamondBacks 1-0. Not only that, but the Padres only mustered one hit off of righty Brandon Webb.

"I'm not sure what happened," commented slugging first baseman Adrian Gonzalez (who went 0-4) "his (Webb's) sinker was really nasty and had us all guessing the entire game." Webb went the distance in the game, giving up just the first inning hit to Scott Hairston, while striking out 7.

Padre's ace, Chris Young, also had a good first start, going seven innings and only giving up the one run on a ground out in the 5th inning. Young also notched 5 strikeouts in his first start.

Az 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 7 0
Sd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

Tomorrow's Match-up:

Jon Garland

(2009 Stats)
11-13, 4.01 ERA
109 K's, 1.40 WHIP

Dan Haren

(2009 Stats)
14-10, 3.14 ERA,
223 K's, 1.00 WHIP

Sign on San Diego 4/6/10

Padres Drop Another in Arizona

Padres crucial error costs the game 6-5

It looked as though everything was going well for the Padres, until the 6th inning when Padres second baseman threw a ball into the seats on a sacrifice bunt, allowing 2 runs to score. "I'm not sure what happened..." Eckstein said "One minute it was in my hands, the next it was in the seats." Before that, the score was 3-2 (both Padre's runs coming in the 1st) and the Padres had their chances.

In the 7th inning, Padre's first baseman Adrian Gonzalez hit a screaming double into the gap in right center, bringing home Eckstein who lead off the inning with a walk. The in the D-Backs half of the inning, they answered with an RBI from Connor Jackson. In the 9th inning however, with closer Chad Qualls on the mound, the Padres made a run at it. Adrian Gonzalez hit a 374 foot 2-run shot with 1 out in the 9th into the right field bleachers to plate himself and David Eckstein. "I saw a fastball I liked, at just put all my power into it for the team and watched it fly!" Gonzalez said. After that, the D-Backs brought in Juan Gutierrez who got the final 2 outs to finish the Padres, 6-5.

"It's good to see that we won't quit," said Friar's manager Bud Black after the game, "After a dismal performance at the plate on Monday, it was also nice to see the bats come to life for 13 hits. If we had a big hit here or there, we would have definatly one that game. There is nothing to be ashamed of in my eyes."

SD 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 13 1
AZ 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 / 6 12 1

Batting Notes

2B- Gonzalez, Monterro (2)
RBI- Gonzalez (3), Reynolds (2), Jackson (2), Haren (2)
SAC- Gwynn Jr., Haren
GIDP- Stairs
CS- Gwynn Jr.
E- Eckstein, Haren

Pitching Notes

Garland- (L, 0-1) 6.1 IP, 11 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K's, 5.68 ERA
Gregorson- 0.2 IP. 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K's, 0.00 ERA
Thatcher- 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K's, 0.00 ERA

TOTALS- 8.0 IP, 12 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K's

Haren- (W, 1-0) 6.1 IP, 11 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K's, 4.26 ERA
Howry- 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K's, 0.00 ERA
Heilman- 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K's, 0.00 ERA
Qualls- 0.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K's, 13.50 ERA
J. Gutierrez- (S, 1) 0.2 IP 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K's, 0.00 ERA
TOTALS- 9.0 IP, 13 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 4 K's

Player of the Game
Miguel Montero
3-5, 2 2B

Tomorrow's Match-up:

Kevin Correia

(2009 Stats)
12-11, 3.91 ERA,
142 K's, 1.30 WHIP

Edwin Jackson

(2009 Stats)
13-9, 3.62 ERA,
161 K's, 1.26 WHIP

San Diego Padres Hitter AB R H RBI BB K AVG Everth Cabrerra, SS David Eckstein, 2B Adrian Gonzalez, 1B Scott Hairston, CF Kyle Blanks, RF Chase Headley, 3B Yorvit Torrealba, C Tony Gwynn Jr. LF Mat Latos, SP TOTALS Batting Notes 2B- Kyle Blanks RBI- Adrian Gonzalez _______________________________________________ Fielding Notes _______________________________________________ Baserunning _______________________________________________ Pitcher IP H R ER BB K's ERA Chris Young Heath Bell TOTALS Pitching

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