Daily Friar 5.30.12
Apparently the Padres don’t want to win a game on this road trip. I take that back, they did win one game on this road trip but are refusing to win anymore. After losing to the Cubs twice so far, the Padres are now the worst team in the National League. It was an honor bestowed on the Cubs, but now the Padres have taken the crown. I don’t know what to root for at this point. Either we turn things around, go on a surprising tear and beat up everyone and make the playoffs. Or we keep losing, use the new owner’s money and sign the top draft pick next year. Either way it will be a long interesting summer. Here are your Padres links for today:
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Quentin’s first homer not enough vs. Cubs – Padres.com
“Instead, Chicago reliever Shawn Camp wiggled out of that hairy situation and the Cubs went on for a 5-3 victory over the Padres before a crowd of 35,219.”
Padres add Jason Marquis to the mix – Union Tribune
“The Padres have signed veteran right-handed pitcher Jason Marquis to a minor league contract and assigned him to Double-A San Antonio.”
Ex-Padres executive McLeod gearing up for first draft with Cubs – NCT
“McLeod might not have said the same in December or January. He was initially saddened by the idea of leaving a Padres farm system that, in his two years with the club, went from the bottom third of the league in ESPN