Source: Padres to extend Black's contract - 4 hours ago - sports.yahoo.com

... season managing the Padres after leaving Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscias staff after the 2006 season. The Padres lost a play-in game to the Colorado Rockies in 2007, finished last in the NL West in 2008 and were 34-44, 15 games behind the division-leading Los Angeles Dodgers before the teams series opener Friday night. A group led by former Arizona Diamondbacks CEO and player agent Jeff Moorad purchased the Padres from John Moores in April. Moorad has been satisfied with the work of Black and GM Kevin Towers, who is under contract through 2010, and intends to reconstruct the ... Read More »;</a>
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Manny Set To Return As Dodgers Visit Padres - 12 hours ago - 10news.com

... 29-21 mark without the slugger in the lineup. Ramirez, whose bobblehead giveaway is scheduled for July 22 at Chavez Ravine, made a few rehab stints in the minor leagues to get back into shape. "Hopefully, Manny will give us a more consistent offense," Dodgers manager Joe Torre said on the team's site. "We've been lucky to win a lot of close games. We've made the most out of the runs we've scored. But I think the presence he brings to the lineup is a security blanket for the rest of the guys." The Dodgers didn't really miss a beat without Ramirez in the lineup and still sit atop ... Read More »;</a>
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Manny Set For Return In San Diego - 12 hours ago - espn.go.com

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Ramirez's fans in a forgiving mood - 20 hours ago - www3.signonsandiego.com

</td> ... against the Padres, although the Ramirez Roadshow has been under way for better than a week, providing quite a sociological study of sports. Which is to say, a good number of fans don't seem to care whether a player is proved a cheater by virtue of a failed drug test, provided he plays for their team and continues to hit the ball out of the park on a regular basis. That much has been apparent by the throngs that flocked to Albuquerque, Lake Elsinore and San Bernardino for Ramirez's minor-league starts allowed under the big-league rules of suspension and should again be obvious tonight ... Read More »;</a>
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Fox puts national spotlight on Manny's return - 20 hours ago - www3.signonsandiego.com

... that at all, Karros said. Whether it's with the speed that everybody wants him to do it, I don't know. But he will get it done. Added Karros: You're not going get the status quo. You're not going to get him just sitting on his hands. He's a very competitive person. ... You're not going to get a team that's going to be at the bottom of barrel or not competing. He's not there for that. ... San Diego fans, if they're patient, are going to have a very competitive team year in and year out. Karros also revealed that he declined an offer from Moorad to be part of the group that eventually will ... Read More »;</a>
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No walk in the park for Gonzalez - 1 day ago - www3.signonsandiego.com

</td> ... Black said yesterday. I think you can look at pitch sequences, types of pitches, pitchers coming out of their own style, doing something different than what they usually do, (but) during the course of an at-bat, you can tell they're being cautious.? Why now? Why not? There comes a point where teams aren't going to let it happen because they let it happen last year or they let it happen early in the year this year,? Black said. Finally, teams might say, enough.? Gonzalez drew no walks during the Padres' bee-infested 7-2 loss to the Houston Astros yesterday, but he did reach base by ... Read More »;</a>
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Melvin officially joins Padres organization - 1 day ago - mlb.mlb.com

... seasons in Arizona -- was the 2007 National League Manager of the Year. He was let go after the D-backs' disappointing start. Melvin, who went 337-340 in Arizona, was let go even though he was under contract through the 2010 season. In San Diego, Melvin is reunited with Padres CEO Jeff Moorad and team president Tom Garfinkel, both of whom were in Arizona as recently as last season. Astros prevail thanks to four RBIs from former Friar Blum Join recent history of insect, bird invasions around MLB Swarm descends on PETCO Park, halting action in ninth San Diego (34-44) vs. Los Angeles ... Read More »;</a>
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Optimist Bell ready for Manny - 1 day ago - www3.signonsandiego.com

</td> ... series at Petco Park. I think it's a good thing for San Diego because it'll mean sellouts,? Bell said. We'll be on national television (Saturday), be on the ESPN highlights. San Diego and L.A. are rivals, so everybody gets amped up for this anyway. It's a little disappointing to us when teams come in and fans are more geared for the other team, but this is a huge chance for us to show nationwide that we're a team to be reckoned with, maybe sweep them or win two out of three.? Indeed, he thinks that way. Never mind that the Dodgers will come in with a 15-game lead on the ... Read More »;</a>
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Astros swarm Padres; bees delay game - 1 day ago - sportsnetwork.com

... with an RBI single. Hunter Pence then grounded into a fielder's choice that saw Berkman score. In the third, the Astros made it a 3-0 game as a single from Lee scored Berkman, who had doubled prior to Lee's at-bat. San Diego had a golden opportunity to score in the third as the team had the bases loaded with no outs. However, Adrian Gonzalez hit into a fielder's choice that saw Correia forced out at home and Kevin Kouzmanoff then hit into a double play. Houston padded its lead in the fifth as Tejada led off with a single, Berkman later walked and Blum smacked a ... Read More »;</a>
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On deck: Kuroda vs. Gaudin - 1 day ago - www3.signonsandiego.com

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Bees make for unique day at PETCO - 1 day ago - mlb.mlb.com

... an eighth-inning relief appearance, allowing the Indians to tie a game they eventually won in extra innings. Bruce Froemming, the crew chief, declined to stop the game as the midges swept in from the lake on an uncommonly warm October night. And then Yankees manager Joe Torre declined to pull his team off the field in protest. The Yankees' trainers compounded the issue by using the wrong kind of bug spray on their players, spray that actually attracted that type of bug rather than repel it. "It was no more an irritant than rain or cold weather," Froemming said that night. "It was irritating ... Read More »;</a>
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Astros swarm Padres after 52-minute bee delay - 1 day ago - sports.espn.go.com

... 52-minute delay, Astros finish off Padres Did you attend this game? If so, start chronicling your sports memories today with ESPN's Sports Passport. Enter the games you attend, upload your photos and share your memories! I was there Houston Astros' Geoff Blum, left, is congratulated by teammate Kazuo Matsui, right, after hitting a three-run home run off San Diego Padres pitcher Kevin Correia during the fifth inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 2, 2009, in San Diego. The Astros won 7-1. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy) View photo | View gallery G Blum singled to right, M Bourn ... Read More »;</a>
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Gaudin pumped for packed PETCO - 1 day ago - mlb.mlb.com

. Gaudin gets the start against the Los Angeles Dodgers and outfielder Manny Ramirez, in his first game back following a 50-game suspension. Read More »;</a>
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Swarming Bees Delay Astros vs. Padres - 1 day ago - mlb.fanhouse.com

</td> by Matt SnyderFiled under: Astros, Padres, NL Central, NL WestWe've heard of a rain delay in baseball. It happens occasionally -- in fact, it's happened frequently this season. Something you don't quite see so often is the non-traditional, but still quite crowd-pleasing, bee delay. Thursday afternoo Read More »;</a>
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Blum's bat stings Padres in finale - 1 day ago - mlb.mlb.com

... Geoff Blum homered and had four RBIs to lead the Astros past the Padres, 7-2, in the series finale. "We just know we're playing good baseball right now, and it's not just taking one guy to do it," Blum said. "We're not putting it all on one guy's back and letting him do the work. We're making a team effort out of it, and our pitching staff is doing a great job, and our bullpen has been closing out for us, too." By taking three of four games from the Padres, the Astros have won eight of their last 10 series and six of their past eight games to get within one game of the .500 mark (38-39) ... Read More »;</a>
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Bees delay Astros/Padres game - 1 day ago - miamiherald.com

. With Miguel Tejada at the plate with two outs in the frame, Padres left fielder Kyle Blanks began walking toward the infield as the bees became thick in the air. Read More »;</a>
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Swarm of bees delays Astros, Padres - 1 day ago - sports.yahoo.com

... the umpire......... Were the roided out killer bees like Bagwell, Biggio, and Berry? what a bunch of wussies, im so sure mickey mantle and joe dimaggio would run in from the outfield because of a couple bees...the players today are such premadonnas! AHHH i love the padres!!! they are my home team! JAKE PEAVY IS MY NEIBHOR! KILL EM SO PETA CAN CRY LIKE THE LITTLE @#$%ES THEY ARE Royals lose because a ball bounces off a seagull and changes direction. Joba loses controls with the attack of mosquitoes and flies in the playoffs against Cleveland.. Got to love baseball. Gives new meaning ... Read More »;</a>
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Astros-Padres finale delayed by bees - 1 day ago - mlb.mlb.com

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Astros-Padres game delayed by bees in outfield - 1 day ago - usatoday.com

... bee. "The umpires made the right call to stop the game," Garfinkel said. "There's a couple thousand bees there. If they decide to swarm on a person, whether that's a player, an employer or obviously a fan, we could have a real situation." The game was halted at 3:09 p.m. Five minutes later, both teams were cleared from the field. The beekeeper arrived at 3:56 p.m., quickly did his job to applause from the fans who remained, and the game resumed 5 minutes later. The swarm first appeared along the warning track. Later, fans were cleared out of several sections down the left-field line. ... Read More »;</a>
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Familiar face torches Padres in finale - 1 day ago - sandiego.padres.mlb.com

... face torches Padres in finale SAN DIEGO -- Former Padres infielder Geoff Blum burned his old team with two hits, including a three-run homer on Thursday as the Astros defeated the Padres, 7-2, at PETCO Park. Blum, who played for the Padres from 2006-07, connected for his second home run of the season in the fifth inning off Padres starting pitcher Kevin Correia (5-6), who allowed six runs ... Read More »;</a>
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