Morning Dump – 5/3/11

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When your brother is a major league pitcher and you’re still developing your craft on a college mound, there is bound to be a little bit of pressure. But if Troy Scribner is feeling it these days, it’s difficult to detect how.

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SAN DIEGO — San Diego Padres reliever Joe Thatcher has undergone exploratory arthroscopic surgery on his strained left shoulder.

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The San Diego Padres had a payroll of $45,869,140 million on Opening Day, ranking them 27th out of 30th MLB teams. The team’s CEO, Jeff Moorad said on Suday that negotiations toward a new local television deal will have a “direct impact” on the Padres’ 2012 payroll (via Bill Center and Tim Sullivan of the San Diego Union-Tribune).

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SAN DIEGO – Funny thing about a man’s cleats, how the leather softens and stretches over only a few weeks, drawing the opposing eyelets nearer and nearer, leaving more and more lace.

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