The Padres fired Merv Rettenmund as their hitting coach Tuesday and hired Wally Joyner to replace him.
This is the second straight season the Padres changed hitting coaches in midseason. They fired Dave Magadan on June 15, 2006, and replaced him with the popular Rettenmund. The Padres have one of the weakest offenses in the NL.
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The Padres added a pair of veteran bats at Tuesday's trade deadline, acquiring third baseman Morgan Ensberg from the Astros.
The Astros received a player to be named in exchange for Ensberg, who was designated for assignment Monday.
Ensberg, 31, currently is mired in the worst offensive season of his career, batting .232 with eight home runs and 31 RBI in 85 games with the Astros.
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The Chicago White Sox have traded outfielder Rob Mackowiak to the San Diego Padres for a minor leaguer.
Mackowiak is hitting .278 with six home runs and 36 RBIs in 85 games for the White Sox this season.
The name of the minor leaguer headed to the White Sox is unknown at this time.
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Padres Jul 2007 Archive
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Yahoo.com | Jul 30, 2007
A record crowd came to cheer Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn and all that was good about the game.
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AP | Jul 28, 2007
The Padres placed Chris Young on the disabled list Saturday and called up Tim Stauffer from Triple-A Portland to start Sunday in Houston.
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Yahoo.com | Jul 28, 2007
Cal Ripken Jr.
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AP | Jul 28, 2007
The Padres signed Shea Hillenbrand to a minor league contract on Friday, and he will report to Triple-A Portland.
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Yahoo.com | Jul 27, 2007
The Padres on Friday acquired outfielder Scott Hairston from the Diamondbacks in exchange for Class AAA pitcher Leo Rosales.
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San Francisco Examiner | Jul 27, 2007
The Cincinnati Reds will also be looking to unload left fielder Adam Dunn (27 homers, 67 RBIs), who has drawn the attention of the Padres, a team in desperate need of offensive help.
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Union-Tribune | Jul 27, 2007
There are rumors that the Padres might again be interested in Mark Loretta, who turns 36 on Aug.
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San Diego Union-Tribune | Jul 26, 2007
Right-handed setup man Scott Linebrink ? a staple of the Padres bullpen for more than four years ? had been traded to Milwaukee for three minor league pitchers.
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New York Daily News | Jul 26, 2007
A deal for Tampa Bay's Ty Wigginton is still a possibility, but the Devil Rays aren't budging from their demand for Scott Proctor.
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Chicago Tribune | Jul 26, 2007
Jermaine Dye has received varying degrees of interest from Boston, Seattle, San Diego and the New York Mets.
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MLB.com | Jul 25, 2007
The Padres recieved Joe Thatacher and three coveted pitching prospects in exchange for Scott Linebrink.
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San Diego Union-Tribune | Jul 24, 2007
San Diego police are working with Mexican authorities to investigate a death threat made against Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez.
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AP | Jul 12, 2007
Padres pitcher David Wells was suspended for seven games Thursday by the commissioner's office for his animated argument with an umpire last weekend.
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Union-Tribune | Jul 9, 2007
Jake Peavy has heard he's starting tomorrow's All-Star Game ? heard it from his father, Danny, in San Francisco, who heard it from National League Senior Vice President Katy Feeney as she was getting the word from NL manager Tony La Russa.
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AP | Jul 6, 2007
What a day it was for Chris Young, who began a five-game suspension for his part in a brawl, then found out about three hours later that he was an All-Star.
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AP | Jul 5, 2007
Padres right-hander Chris Young dropped the appeal of his five-game suspension for his part in a bench-clearing brawl at Chicago on June 16, and began serving the penalty on Thursday.
