Casey Kelly debuts tonight.

[AztecBill]

Padres top prospect Kelly to debut vs. Braves

Casey Kelly MiLB

Casey Kelly Cube

Casey will be 23 in October.

He was ranked the #50 prospect by MLB.com entering the season.

He has been injured most of the year so only has pitched 37.2 innings this year.

Casey was considered the top piece from the AGon deal with the Red Sox. The Padres still have Andrew Cashner and Reymond Fuentes left from that deal.

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Interesting. Didn't expect him up, but hey why not. Let's see how he does. You going, Bill?

[AztecBill]

Aug 27, 2012 12:30:25 GMT -8 @josh said:

Interesting. Didn't expect him up, but hey why not. Let's see how he does. You going, Bill?

No. I have tickets for tomorrow.

I am hoping the Padres manage to win 2 of 3 from the Braves. The Braves are playing pretty well right now and neither Richard nor Volquez are pitching in the series.

[AztecBill]

Aug 27, 2012 12:58:45 GMT -8 AztecBill said:

Aug 27, 2012 12:30:25 GMT -8 @josh said:

Interesting. Didn't expect him up, but hey why not. Let's see how he does. You going, Bill?

No. I have tickets for tomorrow.

I am hoping the Padres manage to win 2 of 3 from the Braves. The Braves are playing pretty well right now and neither Richard nor Volquez are pitching in the series.

I take that back.

I just bought tickets for tonight.

Section 102 Row 10. That is the 3rd row of regular seats right behind the plate. Sweet.

[AztecBill]

Aug 27, 2012 15:23:20 GMT -8 AztecBill said:

I take that back.

I just bought tickets for tonight.

Section 102 Row 10. That is the 3rd row of regular seats right behind the plate. Sweet.

Really enjoyed the game. There were a lot of Braves fans close behind the plate where I was. They were all drolling over Chipper Jones.

In the bottom of the 9th Chipper came up with a runner at first and one out. They were all yelling "come on Chipper", "let's go Chipper". So I yelled "double play, Chipper" and next pitch...Game over

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I was so happy for Casey. He looked really poised and confident. The rest of the season will be interesting. Bass, Cashner, Kelly, Volquez, and Richard will be like a real rotation. Assuming Volquez isn't traded

[AztecBill]

Boston fans think the Gonzalez trade was a big mistake.

He (Casey Kelly) represents the true lesson I hope this FO learns going forward. They made a mistake in judgment with Gonzalez and gave away their future 1b and a SP who would make a lot of sense on this staff.

[AztecBill]

Aug 27, 2012 12:58:45 GMT -8 AztecBill said:

Aug 27, 2012 12:30:25 GMT -8 @josh said:

Interesting. Didn't expect him up, but hey why not. Let's see how he does. You going, Bill?

No. I have tickets for tomorrow.

I am hoping the Padres manage to win 2 of 3 from the Braves. The Braves are playing pretty well right now and neither Richard nor Volquez are pitching in the series.

We played the Braves who have improved their club via mid-season trades. We played the Braves who just beat the Giants two games in a row before us 7-3 and 7-1, in San Francisco. We beat the Braves whose two best starters pitched in the series. We beat the Braves without our only two starters who are still healthy from the begining of the year. We beat a Braves team who historically has done quite well in San Diego. We beat a Braves team who has the second best ROAD record in baseball.

Indeed, the Padres are on a roll.