Hot links for Monday, May 12

PETCO Park gets some love in this ESPN.com story about cool baseball seats. ...

Coverage of the Padres' 6-1 victory over Colorado on Sunday comes from padres.com, the Union-Tribune, the Rockies web site, the Associated Press, the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post. ...

LHP Randy Wolf has the ball today. ...

C Josh Bard had a cortisone injection in his right wrist. ...

1B Adrian Gonzalez is buoyed by the Padres' recent play. ...

Several Padres used pink bats on Sunday to promote breast cancer awareness. ...

Triple-A Portland OF Will Venable is getting another look in center field. ...

Double-A San Antonio 1B Kyle Blanks is raking. ...

Jake and Katie Peavy are doing good in their hometown of Mobile, Ala. They have acquired a suite at the ballpark of the Double-A Mobile BayBears that will be donated for use by charity groupls. ...

Minor league games:
Iowa 3-3, Portland 0-2
San Antonio was off.
Modesto 11, Lake Elsinore 0
Fort Wayne was rained out. ...

RHP Greg Maddux's sharp win Saturday means he won't be getting win No. 350 at his old home, Wrigley Field. ... A Chicago-area columnist waxes poetic about Maddux. ...

The Cubs are coming off a dramatic victory over Arizona. ... That completed a sweep for Chicago. ...

RHP Carlos Zambrano is pitching against the Padres today after being scratched Sunday because of dreary weather. ...

The Cubs look like a playoff team to mlb.com's Mike Bauman. ...

The Cubs are going so well that even Jay Mariotti has nice things to say. ...

Goose Gossage is taking his Hall of Fame tour today. ...

Former Padres RHP Ed Whitson is pitching coach for his son's high school team. ...

This Bay Area columnist likes the designated hitter.

FJ