Hot links for Friday, July 18

RHP Clay Hensley will be called up today to take the roster spot opened by the trade of 1B Tony Clark. ... Padres executive/blogger Paul DePodesta weighs in on the trade. ...

Manager Bud Black's All-Star coaching duty wasn't back-breaking work. ..

Padres CEO Sandy Alderson expected better results in 2008. ...

Coverage of the Padres' 4-3 loss at St. Louis on Thursday comes from padres.com, the Associated Press, the Cardinals web site, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Union-Tribune. ...

Single-A Lake Elsinore OF Kellen Kulbacki gets a nice write-up in a Virginia paper. He's an alumnus of James Madison University. ...

ESPN.com has a poignant look at the family travails of Lake Elsinore C Mitch Canham. ...

Minor league games:
Portland is on its All-Star break.
San Antonio 8, Frisco 2
Lake Elsinore 4, Inland Empire 3
Fort Wayne 7, Clinton 0: More from the Clinton Herald.
Vancouver 10, Eugene 5
AZL Cubs 20, AZL Padres 8
DSL Tigers 10, DSL Padres 7 ...

The Cardinals have power. ... 3B Troy Glaus (an unsigned Kevin Towers draft choice back in the day) is one reason why. ...

The Cards will add LHP Randy Flores to the bullpen today. ...

Padres VP Dave Winfield discusses his relationship with George Steinbrenner.

FJ