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Front Office Shakeup Begins for Padres

Thursday, a new era quietly, yet officially, began for the San Diego Padres franchise. Sandy Alderson officially stepped down from his post as Padres' CEO, and Jeff Moorad is now in charge of the day-to-day operations for the NL West squad. Moorad heads up a group who now owns 40 percent of the Padres, and his title is CEO...

Is Major League Baseball Too Damaged to Relight Romance?

Isn't it laughable how everyone has an opinion now? For years, baseball people were hush about steroids, protecting their dirty little secret as if the masses were morons when, in fact, a lot of these men are the uneducated rockheads. One such creature is Ozzie Guillen, manager of Barack Obama's Chicago White Sox, who went...

The Padres Will Not Be Getting a Christmas Card From The Hoffman Family

The news yesterday that the San Diego Padres had withdrawn their offer to closer and all-time saves leader Trevor Hoffman wasn't exactly a huge surprise. With San Diego having what basically equates to a fire sale in hopes of cutting costs for next season, anybody who makes over $5 million a season should probably start...

Milton Bradley Tears ACL Arguing With Ump

Things just went from bad to worse for Milton Bradley and the Padres: Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports is reporting that the knee injury suffered by the mercurial outfielder while arguing with umpire Mike Winters on Sunday resulted in a torn ACL. He will miss the rest of the season, as well as the playoffs assuming the Padres...

SandyAlderson News From the Web

05/30/12 Smith: Collins & Sandy's Mets don't have time for pain Source: New York Daily News - New York NY Mets GM Sandy Alderson was talking with reporters about how injuries had affected the team this year in the hallway outside of the clubhouse before the game against the Phillies at Citi Field on Tuesday night.
05/18/12 Mets notes: Help from within Source: NorthJersey.com - Hackensack NJ Given his druthers, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson would prefer to solve his team's current bullpen failings with help from within the system.
05/14/12 Mets GM Sandy Alderson not getting bang for his buck... Source: Ya Gotta Believe For a team that's been as frugal as the Mets have when it comes to acquiring talent the last two off-seasons, GM Sandy Alderson seems to have flushed some serious cash in misguided bullpen acquisitions -- ironically, the one position he's actually targeted for improvement via free agency.
05/08/12 New York Mets: Is GM Sandy Alderson the Right Man for... Source: Bleacher Report The Mets are not built to win right now.