I'm a little bit worried about Peavy's start tonight.  He's really sad that Maddux is gone.  He's trying to be strong and says he's happy for him, but deep down he's still in mourning.  I heard Peavy was the reason Maddux left, just sayin'. 

Peavy moves on without mentor

"He was awesome," Peavy said. "There's too much to put my hand on one specific thing that I learned. He was a student of the game. He knows so much about all aspects of the game of baseball. I think we all took bits and pieces almost daily from Greg, just watching him and listening to him."

"He's been in the game as long as those guys have, it seems like," Peavy said. "You can't have a better coach than somebody who does exactly what you do and can relate to you in that regard.

"He was under a great manager in Bobby Cox [in Atlanta] for years. He's watched and learned so much about the game. He's just like another coach, absolutely."

Poor little fella.

Jeez, I haven't looked at the standings in awhile, we're 17 games back from the lead.  We were stuck at 10 for a long time, but I guess if you just continue to lose it'll happen.  Anybody know the most the Padres have ever been back from the division lead since the current divisions were created?

Go Padres!

Look how curious I am today.  Here's a question for you.  Are you still following the games?

I was just curious to compare the Opening Day 25 man roster to today's active roster.  Don't get me wrong, I don't think the Padres would have been good if they were healthy, they sucked pretty bad right from the start, but it is interesting to see how many guys survived the meat grinder so far.  Only 10 guys who started the season on the active roster are still there.  Of those 10, only 7 have stayed off the DL, but I'm just going from memory. Here's the Opening Day 25 man roster for 2008.

Players crossed out are gone and the players in italics were added.

I just don't think Mark Spitz is getting the respect he deserves.  I've heard a lot of media saying things like "step aside Spitz".  Plus nobody even invited him to the Bejing Olympics.

I'm a big fan of Michael Phelps and what he did is absolutely amazing. He's getting the appropriate amount of media hype, so let me just say a few things about Spitz.

• Spitz won 7 gold medals and broke 7 world records in the 1972 Olympics.
• He didn't have a Speedo LZR suit, he didn't even wear a swim cap.
• Phelps had a bad race because his goggles filled with water.  Spitz didn't even wear goggles
• Swimmers are known to shave off all body hair.  Spitz was planning on shaving his moustache when he got to Munich but he was getting so much attention from the media (and the ladies) that he kept it as a good luck charm. 
• Spitz retired at age 22. Phelps is 23 right now.  Think of the swimming Spitz could have done well into his 20's.
• Spitz came out of retirement at the age of 41 and went to the Olympic Trials in 1992.  He missed the cut by 2 seconds.  Sure that can be a lot in swimming but he was 41 and hadn't swam competitively in 20 years.

Spitz deserves much respect.

We're saved!

The San Diego Padres activated right-handed pitcher Brett Tomko from the 15-day disabled list Tuesday.

Tomko takes the roster spot left by right-hander Greg Maddux, who was traded Tuesday to the Los Angeles Dodgers for two players to be named or cash.

Once again all is well in Padresville.  Rejoice Padres fans! 

I actually feel a lot better about today after seeing KT talk to Mud in the Pre-game show.  That dude wants to win and he is not happy at all about having to deal witht he Dodgers or getting rid of Maddux, I think he feels the fan frustration more than anyone else in the Front Office.  KT is keepin' it down and keepin' it real.  Maybe that could be a new slogan instead of "keep the faith".

Hi Padres fans.  Welcome to an open thread for the game tonight at 6:40 vs. the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Go Padres!