I have had a very busy life since I stopped blogging. I am busy Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Plus, I have tons of homework. But that hasn't stopped me from following the NFL and Major League Baseball. 

     The Padres have fired their GM, Kevin Towers, and are currently looking for a new one. They have interviewed many for the job, but one person really stands out for me. Her name: Kim Ng. She is trying to become the first woman GM in Major League history. I think she would be great for the job. She could have plenty of impact for the Padres. I have heard nothing but good reviews about her. 

The Angels, Dodgers, Phillies, and Yankees have all made it to the championship series. Me, personally, am rooting for the Phillies to win it all. Why? Because of Ryan Howard. He is my second favorite player in all of Major League Baseball!

A full review of the Padres 2009 season will be coming tomorrow! You won't want to miss it!

So Tony Gwynn Jr. hit a solo homer in the third inning to make it 1-0, Padres. I'm sure it was a special moment for Tony, because his dad was announcing the game on Channel 4 San Diego. I'm sure Tony Senior was going crazy inside, but he didn't show it. 

But the Dodgers tied it up in the 6th. After a Orlando Hudson triple, Andre Eithier reached on an Everth Cabrera error to make the score 1-1.

Then, the Padres scored in the 6th on an RBI single by Kaybee's Kevin Kouzmanoff. 

The Padres then added an insurance run in the bottom of the 7th inning to make the score 3-1, as Nick Hundley scored on a wild pitch. 

Then, Heath Bell came in, but had no problem with Manny Ramirez, Matt Kemp, and James Loney, as he struck them out in order for a perfect 9th inning, sealing a Padres win.

It's gonna be so depressing when the Padres season is over. I don't know what I'll do with myself. I'll probably watch a bunch of Padres highlights from 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 on Padres.com. But I'll miss the Padres. Hopefully the Padres can play well here on out and end the season with a bang!!!!

GO PADRES!!!!!!!

Yesterday, Nick Adenhart was honored after the Angels won to clinch the AL West. It was a great moment for everyone in baseball, not just Angels fans. 10 minutes into their postgame celebration, they all ran out to center field, where a banner on Adenhart is. They patted the banner numerous times, spilled champagne on it, and acted like Adenhart was there, celebration with them. It was a moment that touched my heart.  

So the Padres have seemed to wake up after the All-Star break. Even with the series loss to the Diamondbacks, they have still played really well. Next year is gonna be a major fun year. I'm talking contention, playing games that count in September, and maybe even some October baseball for the Padres. At least, that's how I see it. 

There's rumors that this off-season, the Padres could trade for...... Milton Bradley? Yes, Milton could be coming back to San Diego. The Cubs will pay a majority of Milton's contract, and the Padres will only have to pay him 1-2 million a year. Now that is a bargain if you ask me. Maybe a Milton Bradley for Luis Perdomo deal? That could work for both sides. I would take Milton in a heartbeat if the Padres could take him for 2-3 million. I know, he causes trouble, but he didn't cause much trouble here in 2007. If Cubs GM Jim Hendry calls this winter, I sure hope KT answers it.

I have a question for all of you guys. Would you take Milton on your team?

I also have another question for you. Do any of you guys own a PS3?? I'm thinking of saving up to buy one. If you do own one, how is it? Was it worth how much you payed for it???

I was just watching Everyone's Hero the other day, (It's my favorite kiddie movie) and I realized that baseball isn't played like it used to be. Little kids don't go to the sandlot to play ball with their friends, they're too busy texting people, updating their twitter or Facebook accounts. I think MLB could have an organization that makes sandlots around the globe. That would be an awesome thing that MLB could do.

 

Tonight: Chad Billingsley versus Cesar Ramos. C'mon Padres!!!!!!!! GO PADRES!!!!!!

I am really pumped about the Padres right now. Last night, Chase Headley had 5 hits, and became the 320th Padres player to be one hit away from hitting for the cycle. He had 1 homer, 2 singles, and 2 doubles. It was an amazing performance!

Adrian Gonzalez also hit a big fly yesterday, a 2 run shot. That gives him 39 home runs for the season. He is one homer away from 40. GO ADRIAN!!!!!!

Kevin Correia is the first Padres player that needs to be re-signed. He has been the most consistent starting pitcher for the Padres this year. Go K-Cor!

GO PADRES!!!!!!!

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ESPN.com and Padres.com

Okay, so down to the Padres. Luis Durango went 3 for 5 on Thursday afternoon. The only downside of that is all of them were infield singles. Now, he needs to put the ball in the outfield!!!!!! If he can do that, he has a shot at becoming a great ballplayer. And with his speed, a 50-60 steals guy. 

Heath Bell shaved his goatee! When I saw the picture of him, man, I didn't know it was him! I thought he was someone else! 

Adrian Gonzalez is a monster. He has 38 home runs this season. The sad thing is, he might now be here for too long. Many baseball experts expect him to be traded in the off-season. If this happens, I'll be really sad and upset. DON'T TRADE ADRIAN!!!!!

Well, I know this has been a really short entry, but I'm really busy will school.... So I might only have time to write long entries on the weekends. Sorry about that!

1. Padres.com

2. ESPN.com

 1. Luis Durango and Emesto Frieri were called up from AA yesterday. Luis Durango stole 44 bases for the Missions this year, and Emesto Frieri was 10-9 with a 3.59 ERA. Here is a picture of Frieri. 

It should be fun watching these guys in the last couple weeks of the season. Cesar Ramos was also called up earlier this month.

2. The Padres have won 6 straight series! They are playing terrific right now. Even though they lost to the Diamondbacks yesterday, I still think the Padres can take the next 2 games and win the series.

3. (Not really Padres news). The Packers won their NFL season opener 21-15 on Sunday night. It was a great game for the Packers! They were down 15-13 with 2 minutes left, but then Aaron Rodgers threw a 50 yard touchdown pass to win the game! Go Packers!!!!!

4. The Padres honored the Park View Little Leaguers by hanging up two banners of them at PETCO Park. They also let the little leaguers take some batting practice at PETCO Park.

5. Finally, I am really sorry I haven't been able to read all of the great blogs here on MLBlogs. I will try to comment on as many people's blogs as much as I can!

   

   The Padres have left the cellar in the West! They are 63-78, a game better than the Diamondbacks, who are 62-79. I sure hope the Padres keep winning. Yesterday, they assured that they weren't gonna lose 100 games! Hopefully, they can assure that they will not lose 90 games! That would be a big victory for the Padres this year!!!!!!!

   They took the series from the Giants as they beat them 2 out of 3 games!!! That is so great because they have taken series from BOTH the Dodgers and the Giants in their road trip!!!!!!! That deserves a thumbs up!

Of course, we can't finish an entry without writing about Adrian Gonzalez, my favorite player!!!!! He hit 3 home runs in the final four games of the road trip. He is really heating up!!!! 

I am so pumped up about the Padres right now!!! I feel like they can take a series from any team in the big leagues!!!!!

  

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 2. http://anuragbhatia.com

  This is how the scoring came:

    

Then, Will Venable grounded into a double play and Henry Blanco flied out to center field. After 2 1/2 innings, the Padres were leading 3-0.

Hiroki Kuroda lead off the inning with a single up the middle. After Rafael Furcal flied out, Kevin Kouzmanoff made a great diving play to get the force out at second. Then, Andre Ethier flew out to Tony Gwynn, keeping the score at 3-0.

Then, Kevin Kouzmanoff grounded out and Will Venable flew out to end the inning.

So, Joe Thatcher was in to face Andre Ethier. On the first pitch, Ethier doubled to left field, scoring 2 runs. It was a ballgame again. 

Then, the Padres intentionally walked Manny Ramirez. They took out Joe Thatcher, and brought in Luke Gregorson. Luke shut the door, as he retired Matt Kemp to end the inning. 

Ballgame over! The Padres beat the Dodgers and took the series! I was extremely happy!

Today, the Padres play the Giants at 1:05 P.M. PT. Clayton Richard pitches for the Padres versus Brad Penny of the Dodgers. Happy Labor Day everyone!

Well, it's back to the drawing board for the Padres, as they lost 7-4 yesterday. The Padres have to call up somebody to take up the starting job from Mat Latos, who ended his 2009 season on a bad note. (The reason the Padres aren't pitching him anymore is because they don't want him to mess up his arm). He gave up 4 runs, only 2 of them earned, in only 3 innings pitched. Mat is still a rookie and hopefully will shrug off this start and get ready for an all new 2010 season in 6 months. (Man, I'm gonna die when the regular season and postseason are over. There will be nothing to do!). 

But there will be something to do! The NFL regular season starts on Thursday, and I am excited. The Packers (my favorite football team) play on Sunday Night Football on NBC this Sunday! Although the Padres are my favorite team out of all sports, the Packers are second. The Packers have an exciting team! They have a solid quarterback in Aaron Rodgers,

some great wide receivers in Donald Driver and Greg Jennings,

and a solid defense. It should be an exciting season!!!!!!!!

Today, the Padres finish up a 3 game series in L.A. Tim Stauffer pitches for the Padres versus Hiroki Kuroda of the Dodgers.

   Wade LeBlanc was pitching for the Padres, so I have to admit I wasn't very confident before the game that he was going to beat Clayton Kershaw, the guy who's been compared to Sandy Koufax in the minor leagues. I have to tell you something; Wade LeBlanc was ON HIS GAME! He was painting the corners, getting weak groundouts and flyouts, and only a few balls were hit hard. But those were from the 2nd inning on. In the 1st inning, he gave up 3 hard hit balls, but all were caught. Wade ended up throwing 6 innings of 2-hit ball. Way to go Wade!

So you can't win without scoring runs. The Padres scored runs- but not a lot of them. In the 1st inning, Kevin Kouzmanoff hit an RBI Single, scoring the MechanEck (I love making names for David Ecksten!!). 

In the 2nd inning with a runner on 2nd, Nick Hundley hit a ball that hit Kershaw's foot, and bounced to Rafael Furcal, the Dodgers shortstop. Furcal tried to barehand the ball and throw it to first base. It was a wild throw, and Oscar Salazar took advantage of it, scoring from 2nd base. 

That was a big run for the Padres. It gave them some breathing room. The Padres bullpen tossed 3 innings of non-comfortable scoreless baseball. (Luke Gregerson put runners on 1st and 3rd base in the 8th inning before Heath Bell got the last out). Heath Bell gave up a leadoff single in the 9th inning, but then rebounded to get a 6-4-3 double play. After that, he struck out Rafael Furcal, and that was that. The Padres beat the Dodgers 2-0!!!!! 

The Padres are playing really well!!!! Today, Mat Latos pitches for the Padres versus Randy Wolf of the Dodgers.

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