Hot links for Sunday, May 11

The Padres honored a "Breaking Barriers" essay finalist before Sunday's game. ...

RHP Bryan Corey was acquired from the Red Sox. ...

LHP Sean Henn has a clean slate with the Padres. ...

OF Chase Headley is waiting patiently for the call to the Majors. ...

RHP Heath Bell talks about his toys. (For more about Bell's childlike ways, check out Padres Magazine. He's the cover story.) ...

Coverage of Greg Maddux's 350th win Saturday night comes from padres.com, the Rockies Web site, the Associated Press, the Union-Tribune and the Denver Post. ...

U-T columnist Tim Sullivan wonders whether Maddux will finish the season in San Diego. ...

1B Adrian Gonzalez lists the top five reasons he used a pink bat on Sunday. (Don't forget, he's scheduled for a live chat with fans on padres.com and padresbeisbol.com on May 27 from 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.) ...

he Padres' top draft pick this year very well could be a position player. ...

Minor league games:
Portland was rained out.
San Antonio 5, Midland 0
Modesto 7, Lake Elsinore 2
South Bend 4, Fort Wayne 3 ...

The Rockies optioned LHP Mark Redman to Triple-A Colorado Springs to clear a roster spot for Sunday's starter, Greg Reynolds. ...

Because of bad weather in Chicago, Cubs RHP Carlos Zambrano was scratched from his scheduled start Saturday and will face the Pades today instead. ...

LHP Scott Eyre is off the DL and giving the Cubs a veteran lefty in the bullpen. ...

Tony Gwynn shot 119 on Torrey Pines South as the U-T put together a foursome of San Diego sports figures to test how hard the U.S. Open golf course really is.

FJ