Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone!

May 5, 2008 -- Sorry for the delay in updating but I was the busy skipper of the PGSL Div. 1 (10U) Red Alert and we finished 2nd Saturday in our recreation league championship. Overall record was 10-5-2. It was a great run and a great squad of girls and parents.

Now the Padres stuff:

April 5, 2008 – From San Diego Padres press release:

The San Diego Padres reinstated outfielder Jim Edmonds from the 15-day disabled list and optioned outfielder Jody Gerut to Triple-A Portland. 

Edmonds suffered a strained right calf muscle on March 6 in a spring training game in Peoria, Ariz., against the Colorado Rockies.  He played center field Thursday and Friday in a rehabilitation assignment at Single-A Lake Elsinore, going a combined 2-for-6.

Continue reading "San Diego Padres update...getting caught up"

April 8, 2008 – From San Diego Padres press release:

Barrett, 31, suffered the injury in Monday’s win at San Francisco.  He is 2-for-8 with three runs scored and two walks in three games this season.  In 1,020 Major League games with the Montreal Expos (1998-2003), Chicago Cubs (2004-2007) and Padres (2007-2008), Barrett has a career average of .266 (905-for-3,408) with 217 doubles, 21 triples, 95 home runs, 413 RBI, 389 runs and 271 walks.

Morton, who turns 26 on Thursday, is 3-for-12 with one double, two RBI and one walk in four games with San Antonio.   He made one appearance for the Padres in 2007, making his Major League debut on September 21 vs. Colorado as a pinch-hitter.  His contract was purchased from San Antonio on September 5, 2007.  Morton hit .200 (3-for-15) with one home run, four RBI, three runs and one walk in 11 Spring Training games with the Padres this year.

Continue reading "San Diego Padres place Barrett on D.L."

May 5, 2008 – Happy Cinco de Mayo. – From San Diego Chargers press release dated April 15, 2008: 

San Diego Chargers 2008 Schedule

PRESEASON:

Sat., Aug. 9; DALLAS; 7:00 p.m.; KFMB-TV

TBD; at St. Louis; TBD; KFMB-TV

Mon. Aug. 25; SEATTLE; 5:00 p.m., ESPN

Fri. Aug. 29; at San Francisco; 7:00 p.m.; KFMB-TV

REGULAR SEASON

Sun. Sept. 7; CAROLINA; 1:15 p.m.; FOX

Sun. Sept. 14; at Denver; 1:15 p.m.; CBS

Mon. Sept. 22; NEW YORK JETS; 5:30 p.m.; ESPN

Sun. Sept. 28; at Oakland; 1:05 p.m. CBS

Sun. Oct. 5; at Miami; 10:00 a.m.; CBS

Sun. Oct. 12; NEW ENGLAND; 5:15 p.m.; NBC

Sun. Oct. 19; at Buffalo; 10:00 a.m.; CBS

Sun. Oct. 26; New Orleans at London, England; 10:00 a.m.; CBS

Sun. Nov. 2; bye

Continue reading "San Diego Chargers announce 2008 schedule"

Here is the stuff that matters from April 15 to date:

May 12, 2008 -- The San Diego Padres announced that they have purchased the contract of infielder Edgar Gonzalez from Triple-A Portland and have designated infielder Callix Crabbe for assignment. 

Gonzalez, 29, was invited to Major League Spring Training with San Diego before being reassigned to minor league camp on March 18.  He hit .293 (24-for-82) with a double, four home runs, 12 RBI and 10 runs scored in 27 games for Triple-A Portland.  With the Beavers, Gonzalez appeared in games at first base, second base, third base, left field, right field and designated hitter.  Over parts of nine minor league seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays (2000-03), Texas Rangers (2004), Washington Nationals (2005), Florida Marlins (2006), St. Louis Cardinals (2007) and Padres (2008), he has a career .297 (901-for-3037) batting average with 206 doubles, 29 triples, 64 home runs, 419 RBI and 434 runs scored.  Gonzalez is the older brother of Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. 

Continue reading "San Diego Padres Updates"

From April 15, 2008 San Diego Chargers press release: 

The San Diego Chargers were notified today by the National Football League that linebacker Stephen Cooper will miss the first four regular-season games of 2008 for violating the NFL policy on Steroids and Related Substances. 

The following statement was issued today by an NFL spokesperson: Stephen Cooper of the San Diego Chargers has been suspended without pay for the team’s first four regular-season games of 2008 for violating the NFL Policy on Steroids and Related Substances.  

Cooper's suspension begins on Saturday, August 30. He is eligible to return to the Chargers’ active roster on Monday, September 29 following the team’s September 28 game against the Oakland Raiders. Cooper is eligible to participate in the team’s off-season program and in all preseason practices and games. 

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