Hot links for Thursday, August 14

Forbes.com ranked the most loyal fans in baseball. Padres fans came in at No. 10. ...

RHP Jake Peavy takes the ball for the Padres today. ...

The Padres have added RHP Brian Falkenborg via a waiver claim. ... Padres executive Paul DePodesta blogs about Falkenborg adding a few mph to his fastball and about several minor league roster moves. Scroll down a bit; it's there. ...

Here are details on the injury that put RHP Chris Young on the disabled list. ...

Coverage of the Padres' loss to Milwaukee on Wednesday night comes from padres.com, the Brewers web site, the Associated Press, the Union-Tribune and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. ...

SS Sean Kazmar was surprised to get the call to the Majors. ...

First-round draft choice Allan Dykstra is unsigned. The deadline to sign him is Friday. ...

Here's a profile of Triple-A Portland RHP Dirk Hayhurst and his writing. ...

Minor league games:
Portland 11-0, Fresno 0-2
San Antonio 6, Springfield 2
Lake Elsinore 8, High Desert 4
South Bend 5, Fort Wayne 3: More from the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette.
Tri-City 5, Eugene 3
AZL Royals 5, AZL Padres 3
DSL Padres 5, DSL Nationals 2 ...

Brewers RHP Ben Sheets, today's starer, still treasures his Olympic experience. ...

The Brewers called up OF Laynce Nix after putting former Padres slugger Russell Branyan on the DL because of an oblique strain. ... LF Ryan Braun hasn't played in San Diego because of a rib-cage strain. ...

Brewers OF Gabe Kapler spent a year as a minor league manager before resuming his playing career. ...

CF Mike Cameron is back at PETCO Park.

FJ