Balsley

"He's one of the few guys I can imagine losing a few miles per hour and maintaining statistically what he did before that," said Padres pitching coach Darren Balsley.

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"The actual line drive didn't affect him as much as missing the time," Padres pitching coach Darren Balsley said.

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After the attacks on the World Trade Center, Balsley realized his boyhood dream and joined the Army, and in October he was deployed to Iraq.

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As a boy, Michael C. Balsley talked of becoming a soldier like his father, who served during the Vietnam War.

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Balsley, 23, of Hayward, Calif., was killed Jan. 25 when his vehicle struck an explosive in Baghdad.

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Balsley also is survived by his wife, Samantha, and a 1-year-old stepson, Logan.

January 2007 glimpses 2007

That is something Black and Balsley would need to monitor closely should Latos get the call.

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He could be reunited with Balsley, who coached him in the minors.

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#10@Steve C: I put Balsley up on a pedestal when he coaxed Darrell May into beating Johan Santana.

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Rockwell, Balsley, Prince, and Captain Thénault were surrounded by a large number of Germans, who, circling about them, commenced firing at long range.

Flying for France. With the American Escadrille at Verdun James Rogers 1917