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bcimmet · 01-06-2004, 11:40 AM

The Journal of Christopher Quinn (2b, San Diego Padres)

APRIL 1, 2006

Not completely sure what all the signals are yet, but I’m in the park and ready to go. I’ve still got #18 on my back, which is a nice thing... And Sparky’s got me penciled in to bat leadoff! It’s my first pro start at leadoff!

As for this team, I’m again the youngest member of the current roster by a good three-year margin. I did see Jorge Martinez who I remembered from Pittsburgh – He was the starting catcher in Pittsburgh from 1996-2003, and had a .300 average with 59 homers and 396 RBI during that span. Here (so far), he’s a backup. He missed a good chunk of 2004 with an injury, and only made it back to the majors in 2005 for 18 games as a late-season pick-up by Colorado. But now he’s with San Diego.

We have more Asian representation on this team (2) than I had in Pittsburgh (1). Catcher Tenrou Tsuyoshi (Yoshi) and third baseman Takehiko Motoyuki (Yuki) pretty much stick together. Both speak some English, but both are somewhat scared by American life in general.

I’ve been hanging out some with pitcher Broderick Lemus (scheduled to start on opening day) and infielders Hershel Grogan and Matt Miller. Hersh and Matt have both been with the Padres organization for a while, so they’re showing me around town and all. Good stuff.

I finish the game 1-3 with two strikeouts. I wasn’t part of any of the scoring, but we won the game 7-4. If this San Diego team is anything like last years, this will be the end of our above-.500 life.

APRIL 2, 2006

3-5 with a run and caught stealing once. We win another game, and 2-0 is apparently a rather foreign concept to these guys. They’re running around screaming “Unbeaten! Unbeaten!” Hersh put a cardboard box on his head, and started dancing around the locker room, looking like a complete jackass.

APRIL 19,2006

I have found my new favorite opponent: Los Angeles. After going 0-4 in the first of the three-game series, I went 7-8 with two homers and five RBI in the next two games.

That’s right – little Christopher Quinn hit a major league homer. Twice. In back-to-back games.

Three weeks into my first full season on an ILB roster, and I’m at .338 with two homers and six RBI (thank you Dodgers). Also 14 runs scored and four stolen bases.

The team is 8-10, so that whole unbeaten dance has stopped... Thank you Milwaukee for beating us. I couldn’t take Hersh in a cardboard box one more day.

MAY 18, 2006

My first game against the Pirates wasn’t as exciting as I had hoped. I ended up going 0-3 with two walks and two runs scored. Yes, good, but I wanted more... The second game wasn’t any better, going 0-3 with nothing else to speak of except an embarrassing strikeout in the 8th inning. We lost both games. Glad I’m able to help Pittsburgh finally move up in the standings.

Hersh got sent down to AAA San Jose. Not entirely sure why – he’s a good player, and he was an every day player in 2004. Yuki is the starter at third base, but he doesn’t play every inning, and Hersh was a solid backup.They brought up a switch-hitting third baseman from AA San Luis Obispo. He hits equally poorly from both sides of the plate. Maybe Hersh will be back before long.

Matt Miller and I are still hanging around together. He brings his X-Box on the road, and we find more fun in that than the bars... We’ve been creating fantasy teams (usually based on the Padres), and tweaking the players to be better or worse than they are to suit our fantasies. Of course, I’m a .100 hitter on his team, and he’s the same for mine. But I’ve hit 83 home runs and have a .582 batting average for my fantasy San Diego club. And that’s just through 32 games. Nice...

Of course, some people hate those who edit their players to make them better. I say that it’s fun, and who the hell cares?

01-06-2004, 11:40 AM	#27
bcimmet Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: New York City Posts: 65	The Journal of Christopher Quinn (2b, San Diego Padres) APRIL 1, 2006 Not completely sure what all the signals are yet, but I’m in the park and ready to go. I’ve still got #18 on my back, which is a nice thing... And Sparky’s got me penciled in to bat leadoff! It’s my first pro start at leadoff! As for this team, I’m again the youngest member of the current roster by a good three-year margin. I did see Jorge Martinez who I remembered from Pittsburgh – He was the starting catcher in Pittsburgh from 1996-2003, and had a .300 average with 59 homers and 396 RBI during that span. Here (so far), he’s a backup. He missed a good chunk of 2004 with an injury, and only made it back to the majors in 2005 for 18 games as a late-season pick-up by Colorado. But now he’s with San Diego. We have more Asian representation on this team (2) than I had in Pittsburgh (1). Catcher Tenrou Tsuyoshi (Yoshi) and third baseman Takehiko Motoyuki (Yuki) pretty much stick together. Both speak some English, but both are somewhat scared by American life in general. I’ve been hanging out some with pitcher Broderick Lemus (scheduled to start on opening day) and infielders Hershel Grogan and Matt Miller. Hersh and Matt have both been with the Padres organization for a while, so they’re showing me around town and all. Good stuff. I finish the game 1-3 with two strikeouts. I wasn’t part of any of the scoring, but we won the game 7-4. If this San Diego team is anything like last years, this will be the end of our above-.500 life. APRIL 2, 2006 3-5 with a run and caught stealing once. We win another game, and 2-0 is apparently a rather foreign concept to these guys. They’re running around screaming “Unbeaten! Unbeaten!” Hersh put a cardboard box on his head, and started dancing around the locker room, looking like a complete jackass. APRIL 19,2006 I have found my new favorite opponent: Los Angeles. After going 0-4 in the first of the three-game series, I went 7-8 with two homers and five RBI in the next two games. That’s right – little Christopher Quinn hit a major league homer. Twice. In back-to-back games. Three weeks into my first full season on an ILB roster, and I’m at .338 with two homers and six RBI (thank you Dodgers). Also 14 runs scored and four stolen bases. The team is 8-10, so that whole unbeaten dance has stopped... Thank you Milwaukee for beating us. I couldn’t take Hersh in a cardboard box one more day. MAY 18, 2006 My first game against the Pirates wasn’t as exciting as I had hoped. I ended up going 0-3 with two walks and two runs scored. Yes, good, but I wanted more... The second game wasn’t any better, going 0-3 with nothing else to speak of except an embarrassing strikeout in the 8th inning. We lost both games. Glad I’m able to help Pittsburgh finally move up in the standings. Hersh got sent down to AAA San Jose. Not entirely sure why – he’s a good player, and he was an every day player in 2004. Yuki is the starter at third base, but he doesn’t play every inning, and Hersh was a solid backup.They brought up a switch-hitting third baseman from AA San Luis Obispo. He hits equally poorly from both sides of the plate. Maybe Hersh will be back before long. Matt Miller and I are still hanging around together. He brings his X-Box on the road, and we find more fun in that than the bars... We’ve been creating fantasy teams (usually based on the Padres), and tweaking the players to be better or worse than they are to suit our fantasies. Of course, I’m a .100 hitter on his team, and he’s the same for mine. But I’ve hit 83 home runs and have a .582 batting average for my fantasy San Diego club. And that’s just through 32 games. Nice... Of course, some people hate those who edit their players to make them better. I say that it’s fun, and who the hell cares?