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Time For Pads To Shake Things Up?

On 23 May 2011, In Baseball, by Bob Scanlan, 325 Comments

Give Buddy Black some credit. If patience is a virtue, he should be under consideration for canonization. He has dutifully stayed publicly protective while watching his Padres post the second worst record in the National league.

HeyScan email: Do Pads have any recourse with blown call tonight?

On 17 May 2011, In Baseball, Popular HeyScan! Questions, by Bob Scanlan, 310 Comments

Q: Scan, can the front office lodge a complaint with mlb or will mlb automatically review that catastrophe of a missed call. – Downtown Chris

Excerpts from Goldstein article about calling up young players

On 12 May 2011, In Baseball, by Bob Scanlan, 322 Comments

Yes it may satiate a few fans' desire to see change and get a glimpse at the future, but if it decreases your chances of successfully developing the player as quickly and fully as possible, and

Anyone notice what Hawpe has been doing lately?

On 11 May 2011, In Baseball, by Bob Scanlan, 20 Comments

Just a quick observation: Has anyone noticed what Brad Hawpe has been somewhat quietly doing with the bat over the past 2 weeks?

What is the best way for Padres to handle Rizzo?

On 11 May 2011, In Baseball, Popular HeyScan! Questions, by Bob Scanlan, 2,395 Comments

Within one week of the season starting I started getting emails from fans asking, ” When are the Padres going to call up Anthony Rizzo?”

Hey Scan: Has “Moneyball” hurt the Padres?

On 09 May 2011, In Baseball, HeyScan Email Video Answers, by Bob Scanlan, 394 Comments

Q: Hey Scan….outside of Headley should the Padres start looking to swing on 1st pitch? We are leading the league in walks and we are in last place…..has moneyball hurt our offense? – Ras

To Bunt, Or Not To Bunt…THAT Is The Question!

On 14 Apr 2011, In Baseball, Popular HeyScan! Questions, by Bob Scanlan, 359 Comments

If nothing else, the game of baseball is great for generating debates on in-game strategy. Heated discussions about whether a pitcher should be pulled, the runner should be sent, or the hot bat should be

HeyScan email: Time to call out the umps on air?

On 13 Apr 2011, In Baseball, Popular HeyScan! Questions, by Bob Scanlan, 321 Comments

Hey Scan, Can you lay into these umps on the post-game show? The umps blew every close call on Saturday (and the ending was the worst call I have ever seen — and I played a

Hey Manny…GOOD RIDDANCE!!!!!!

On 11 Apr 2011, In Baseball, by Bob Scanlan, 14 Comments

Now that he has been banged a second time for using PEDs, he has mercifully decided to follow his usual tactic and take the easy way out by retiring, while throwing out flippant comments on his