The Sandy Man Can

It's no secret the Padres are cheap bastards, but now we learn they're also vindictive bastards.
Club CEO Sandy Alderson never passes up an opportunity to save a few bucks -- even if that means resorting to dirty tactics.
It appears the Padres are prepared to release veteran infielder Todd Walker within the next week. Why? Because Walker had the gall to win his arbitration case against the club. The nerve of the guy.
So, now the organization apparently is about to cut Walker as an act of retaliation. Retaliation? What is this, Fallujah?
Nice to see the club is handling things in a professional manner.
We're not huge fans of general manager Kevin Towers, who answers to the colorful nickname "KT," but when KT was running the show, things seemed to be handled at least somewhat professionally.
But ever since Alderson wrestled control of the organization, the club seems much more underhanded and slimy in everything it does.
And Alderson is the face of the team these days, or at least he's trying to be. Alderson's bubbly personality is front and center in the team's new television commercials. If the goal of those commercials is to get people to buy Padres tickets, good luck with that, Sandy. We found ourselves dozing off halfway through the sales pitch.
Sandy Alderson -- the only man who can make Norv Turner seem like the life of the party.