▁poor ▁pitch ing ▁and ▁prop ens ity ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁home ▁runs ▁led ▁to ▁D od ger ▁fans ▁giving ▁him ▁the ▁nick name ▁" B omb ko ". ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁designated ▁for ▁assignment ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 4 , ▁, ▁after ▁a ▁poor ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁D od gers ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁went ▁ 2 - 1 1 ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 . 8 0 ▁E RA ▁in ▁ 3 3 ▁games ▁( 1 5 ▁starts ). ▁ ▁San ▁Diego ▁Pad res ▁( second ▁st int ) ▁After ▁being ▁designated ▁for ▁assignment ▁by ▁the ▁D od gers , ▁he ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Pad res ▁on ▁September ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 0 , ▁ ▁he ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Roy als ▁designated ▁Tom ko ▁for ▁assignment ▁and ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁released . ▁ ▁San ▁Diego ▁Pad res ▁( third ▁st int ) ▁He ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Pad res ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁but ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁signed ▁Tom ko ▁to ▁a ▁minor ▁league ▁contract ▁with ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to