Hot links for Monday, April 14

With the Colorado Rockies coming to town on Tuesday, it's time for more stories about --sigh -- that one-game tie-breaker between the Padres and Rockies to end last season. ... Rockies OF Matt Holliday plans to tune out the crowd reaction in San Diego. ...

OF Scott Hairston writes about wearing No. 42 on Tuesday to honor Jackie Robinson. ...

Game coverage of the Padres' 1-0 victory over the Dodgers on Sunday comes from padres.com, the Union-Tribune, dodgers.com, the Associated Press, the Riverside Press-Enterprise,  the L.A. Times and the L.A. Daily News. ...

The core of the bullpen came through Sunday. ...

LHP Randy Wolf has the honors for the first game vs. Colorado. ... After further contemplation, manager Bud Black has decided against skipping RHP Justin Germano in the rotation. ...

The back end of the bullpen hasn't seen much work. ...

RHP and avid golfer Greg Maddux is 3-0 when he pitches on the final Sunday of the Masters. ...

Rockies LHP Mark Redman has been hurting, but the Escondido High School graduate will start as scheduled Wednesday at PETCO Park. ...

INF Luis Rodriguez is tearing the cover off the ball at Triple-A Portland. ...

Minor league games:
Salt Lake 13, Portland 6
Tulsa 8, San Antonio 6
Lake Elsinore 12, Lancaster 4
Beloit 8-6, Fort Wayne 3-1 (doubleheader) ...

A review of the best ballparks in the Majors gives props to PETCO Park's Park at the Park. ...

Baseball America follows up with details of San Diego State pitcher Stephen Strasburg's 23-strikeout game.

FJ