By Coley Ward [September 6 at 3:49pm CST]

San Diego Union Tribune’s Bill Center talked to Padres manager Bud Black about Brian Giles, who could be a free agent after the season.

And do you pick up Giles $9 million option for 2009 or let him walk into free agency with a $3 million buyout?

“Brian still gets it done,” Padres manager Bud Black said last night after the Brewers snapped a four-game losing streak and inched to within four games of the plummeting Chicago Cubs in the National League Central race.

“Brian is a mainstay player.”

While Black thinks Giles is a mainstay, the Padres front office obviously feels differently. Buster Olney says he heard that “the Padres were livid when Giles vetoed the trade that they pursued with the Red Sox in August.”

Will The San Diego Padres buy out Giles after this season? If you believe the rumors that the franchise is looking to cut payroll, then it makes sense that they would.

Coley Ward writes for Umpbump.com. You can reach him here.

Following a close game Friday night, on Saturday night The San Diego Padreslose another as the Brew-Crew’s original ace Big Ben Sheets shut out the Padres on five hits.

Jake Peavythe Padres ace faired pretty well, considering he went 7 innings giving up only 5 hits one earned run 4 BBs and 5 SO. Cla Meredith went one inning giving up only one hit and 2 SO.

As the title mentions the Padres where shut out, so I’ll tell you who just hit the ball. Luis Rodriguez went 3-4 with 3 out of five Padre hits. Also Chase Headley went 2-4 with the rest of the Padres hits.

Tomorrow’s game will give the Padres a chance to at least split the series with the Brew-Crew as the Padres send Big Ole Chris Young(4-5) vs. Parra(10-6). Game starts 11:05am pt/1:05pm ct/2:05pm et 

The San Diego Padres

9-6-2008:

Recalled OF Drew Macias and RHP Mike Ekstrom from Double-A San Antonio.

After a long flight the day before, The San Diego Padres lose a close one, as the Rookie Josh Geer shows his value for the future of the Padres, going 5 innings allowing 7 hits 2 earned runs 3 BBs and 2 SO.

The Bullpen followed up like this: Clay Hensley, Cla Meredith and Heath Bell combined to throw up 4 innings of shutout baseball, only allowing 2 hits and one BB. While Brian Falkenborg earned the loss by giving up 3 hits one run it was earned and 3 BBs all in 2 and one thirds innings.

Brian Giles went 4-6 with one RBI and one run scored, Adrian Gonzalez went 0-2 with 3 BBs one RBI and one strikeout.

The San Diego Padres, old Padre finds new home.

8-5-2008

Philadelphia Phillies
Signed INF Tadahito Iguchi

After getting swept by the Dodgers, The San Diego Padrespull one off the Brew-Crew, as they were sleep deprived as they landed in Milwaukee around 530-6am their time(central).

Shawn Estes went 6 innings allowing 7 hits but only one ER one BB and one SO. The Bullpen followed up great Heath Bell and Trevor Hoffman combined to throw up 2 scoreless innings with Hoffman getting his 28th save of the season. One bad note from the pen’ Mike Adams continues to struggle, he gave up one HR and striked out three.

Luis Rodriguez went 1-4 with 2 RBI and one SO, Nick Hundley went 2-3 with two hit and two RBI and  one run scored. Will Venable 2-4 with two hits one being a HR two RBI and one run scored.  

The San Diego Padres lose again to the Dodgers taking a sweep from them. Wade LeBlancin his first ever major league start went 4 innings giving up 8 hits 5 ER 3 BB one SO and 2 HRs. While the rest of the bullpen’s line went like this, Cla Meredith and Heath Bell went 2 innings scoreless with one SO. one bad note, Mike Adams went 2 innings giving up one hit one run 2 SO and one HR.

Kevin Kouzmanoff went 2-4 with a HR a BB and a run scored, Josh Bard went 2-4 with three RBIs.

The San Diego Padres get smashed by the Dodgers 8-4, and that doesn’t seem like a smashing but Cha Seung Beakwent 3 and two thirds innings giving up 8 hits 7 runs all earned 2 BBs 3 SO and 2 HR. While Drik Hayhurst, Justin Hampson and Brian Falkenborgwent 4 and two thirds innings giving up 3 hits one ER 4 BBs one SO and one HR(Falkenborg).

Luis Rodriguez went 1-4 with a RBI and a run scored, Kevin Kouzmanoff went 1-4 with 2 RBI, and Chip Ambres went 1-3 with a RBI a SO and BB.

The San Diego Padres

9-2-2008:

Recalled C Luke Carlin from Triple-A Portland. Purchased the contract of OF Chip Ambres from Triple-A Portland.

The San Diego Padres lose as Greg Maddux collects his 354th win of his career. Chris Youngwent 5 innings giving up 6 hits 4 ER 3 BBs 3 SO AND 1 HR. The bullpen followed as so: Cla Meredith and Justin Hampson combined to throw up 2 scoreless innings allowing one BB. Clay Hensley went one inning giving up 3 hits one run it was earned.

The Bats went like this, Chase Headley went 1-4 with an RBI,Kevin Kouzmanoffwent 1-4 with an RBI and a SO, also did Headley.