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The Journal of Christopher Quinn (2b, San Diego Padres)
FEBRUARY 27, 2006
Pack it up and ship it away! Pittsburgh did decide to actively get rid of me. I have been traded to San Diego! I got packaged up with Eddie Varada (prospect first baseman) and Ramon Corpuz (prospect shortstop – we used to hang together in Wilkes-Barre and Kingston) in exchange for Rodolfo Fons, a first baseman. Why Pittsburgh is trading away for a starting first baseman when Jorge won the Rookie of the Year and hit 49 dingers – I don’t understand.
Changes galore in San Diego. Their second baseman of the last three years, Guy Caswell, was not given a new contract, so there’s a big hole there on the right side of the infield. Caswell was pretty solid for this team -- .280 average over three complete seasons with no major injuries.
There’s so much to learn here. New players, new plays, new coaches, new manager. Our skipper is this funny guy named Andy Prosky. Someone did an anagram of his name, came up with SPARKY WONDER, and now that’s what everyone calls him. Sparky.
I’m moving to San Diego soon – they’ve helped me find an apartment near the ball park. Part of me is very excited about this prospect, but San Diego was a pretty crappy team last year, going 64-98, and never even coming close to anything. The upside is that I’m still in the National League, so I’ll be familiar with pitchers and all.
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