Welcome!

I've taken the plunge into the world of blogging! As if Twitter and a website aren't enough. Oh well.

Here's what you can expect in this spot from now until, well whenever...

During the Padres season, I'll try my best to keep you updated on the goings on at the ballpark and in the XX broadcast booth. Perhaps some photos, and amusing anecdotes along the way as well.

Off-season, I'm the voice of USD Toreros men's basketball, so I'll update you on where we are, and what's going on around the program. Plus as always, I'll stay on top of Padres off season news and notes, and how things are shaping up for 2010.

This is a collaborative effort. I'll post. You comment. Deal?

Random Thoughts on a Thursday...

PITCH TRAX

TBS has added something to the telecast for their playoff coverage, but only if you are watching in HD. A "PitchTrax" is constantly on the screen in the lower right corner, showing location of pitch and speed of pitch. Not a bad idea. Wondering though (tongue firmly implanted in cheek) is George Lopez really hosting a Late Night TV Show on TBS??????

PADRES ROSTER MOVES

The Padres made 3 roster moves today, saying good bye to pitchers, Cha Seung Baek and Shawn Hill, and outfielder Cliff Floyd. It's unfortunate that things didn't work out for these three good people. Injuries affected all of their performances. Baek was penciled in as the #3 starter, and never pitched an inning for the team. Hill was a good pick up, but the injury bug got him again and it was "tommy john surgery" for the 2nd time. Floyd hurt his shoulder in Spring Training, then his quad, then ultimately his knee. He only recorded 2 hits for the Padres this season. Wish them all well.

NLDS...

Count me among those that are surprised the Dodgers are up 2-0 in their series against the Cardinals. I thought with the pitching and offense of the Cardinals it would be the other way around...

Good series with the Rockies and Phillies...Cliff Lee was awesome in game 1, and the Rockies get a home run from Yorvit Torrealba (noted Padre killer this year) to even up the series...

ALDS...

It's about time the Angels win a series over the Red Sox...and tonight they took game 1 in Anaheim...

Let's see what the Twins do now that they've had a day to recover from the euphoria of the tie-breaker game...have to admit though, with the hard throwing youngsters in the Yankees bullpen, it's going to be hard to beat the Yanks...

That's it for now, thanks for checking me out here, I hope to be linked to the Padres website during the season, and to the XX 1090 (doublex1090.com) website soon...check back often!

Andy