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Jeff Moorad is so enamored with the way the Boston Red Sox do business that he hired another one of Theo Epstein's assistants, this time to run the San Diego Padres. Jed Hoyer was formally introduced as the Padres' general manager on Monday. He was hired during the weekend after spending eight seasons with the Red Sox. He'd been an assistant to Epstein since the end of the 2003 season.  

Pressure is mounting on the Red Sox front office to make a splash this offseason. APIs Adrian Gonzalez still on the radar for the Red Sox? Will they make the deal, or not? As this young baseball offseason progresses, that's the question Red Sox fans everywhere are asking about Adrian Gonzalez, the supremely talented first baseman on the San Diego Padres. Chad Finn, man of the people over at Boston.com, is one of the latest to...  

CBC.caLincecum wins 2nd straight NL Cy Young Award; Carpenter 2nd, Wainwright 3rdBelleville News DemocratTom Glavine of the Atlanta Braves won the award in 1998 even though Trevor Hoffman, the closer for the San Diego Padres, had more first-place votes. ...Tim Lincecum goes back-to-back with tight winMLB.comLincecum nabs second straight NL Cy YoungMiamiHerald.comDigging into Cy ballotingESPNThe Cardinal Nation (subscription) -Bloombergall 566...  

Doc Ellis Recalls His Trippy No-HitterTIME18, 2009 In the summer of 1970, Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Dock Ellis' tossed a no-hitter in a 2-0 victory over the San Diego Padres. ...The Dock Ellis/LSD no-no videophillyBurbs.comDock Ellis and the LSD no-hitterThe Cheap Seatsall 5 news articles »  

Here's a hysterical animation about Major League Baseball player Dock Ellis and his infamous 1970 no-hitter game against the San Diego Padres while under the influence of LSD. "Dock Ellis and the LSD No-No". Thanks Mason! From www.dangerousminds.net. Posted by jamesk.  

Don't know if you caught this, but eight of the 32 writers who cast ballot for National League Manager of the Year included Bruce Bochy on their ballots. He got five second-place votes and three third-place votes and finished fourth overall, behind winner Jim Tracy of Colorado, Tony La Russa of St....  

I guess the farewell lunch the Boston Red Sox held for Jed Hoyer today kind of gave it away huh? According to various sources, the San Diego Padres have hired Red Sox Assistant GM Jed Hoyer to be their new GM. Hoyer replaces Kevin Towers, who was fired at the beginning of the month. Hoyer joined the Red Sox front office at age 28, where he helped to build Boston’s rosters and assisted in contract negotiations. In 2005, when Theo Epstein and...  

The San Diego Padres will name Jed Hoyer as their new general manager later today, a front office source tells SI.com. Hoyer, 35, most recently served as the Boston Red Sox’s senior vice president and assistant general manager. He joined the Red Sox front office at age 28, where he has helped to build Boston’s rosters, assisted in contract negotiations and offered sabermetric analysis. He served as Red Sox co-general manger for 44 days in...  

Randy Winn entering Free Agency "Giants Manager Bruce Bochy loved Winn, and that might explain why the front office won’t look to bring him back in a reserve outfielder role. Even if they were to re-sign Winn to get 200 at-bats as a reserve, Bochy might be tempted to play him more often."  

Manager Bruce Bochy and general manager Brian Sabean both received two-year extensions today. Bochy has been committed to "changing the culture" around the Giants and said when the season ended, "We're in a win mode now." The culture? How about getting some offensive support in the outfield?  

Jed Hoyer was once co-general manager of the Boston Red Sox for 44 days after Theo Epstein walked away from the job. Now Hoyer has a GM gig of his own. The San Diego Padres have hired Hoyer as their new general manager, a person with knowledge of the situation said Saturday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the formal announcement won't be until Monday.  

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Giants general manager Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy have been planning for the 2010 season for a while now, even with their own contract situations unresolved. Both knew their futures with the club would be handled in ...  

Scottsdale, Ariz. -- Manager Bruce Bochy seems to have a wry sense of humor. He might not always display it in his news conferences, but once the tape recorders shut off he can be very funny. New Giant Ryan Klesko, who played for Bochy in San Diego ...  

On July 27, the Padres were on course to lose 100 games. But over the final 62 games, San Diego went 37-25. What turned the Padres around? And where do they go from here? The same answer works on both questions: young players. "I like the way we ...  

Brad Penny's Reality ShowSan Francisco ChronicleGregerson, playing his first season above Double-A ball, was the player to be named later in the Khalil Greene deal with St. Louis . ...