It was time to move on…
It’s been a terrible year to be a Padre fan. The team is currently 33-44, are 4th in the NL West and have the 5th worst record in all of baseball. After back to back seasons in which the team finished...
View ArticleMy Idol, Tony Gwynn
How do you describe the feeling when your childhood idol Tony Gwynn dies? You can’t. That is exactly what I experienced this week when I heard that Tony had passed away at the age of 54. He was the...
View ArticlePadres Get New Uniforms….is what these old articles said.
This past weekend, I came across a 1985 Padres Spring Training program at an estate sale. Anytime I see a program, magazine, newspaper or whatever of the Padres, I scoop it up immediately and add it to...
View ArticleChase Headley’s New Walkup Music
As I was sitting in my seat during the Padres and Diamondbacks game on June 28th, I noticed a familiar tune blaring through the speakers as Chase Headley walked up to the plate. I leaned over to Sac...
View ArticleOld Padres Commercials
About a week or so ago the Padres unveiled their latest commercial. It featured Padres Hall of Famer Randy Jones and current pitcher Andrew Cashner. There is so much awesomeness in that one commercial....
View ArticlePadres History Lesson
I am a huge fan of the history of the game and you should be too. You can’t know where you are going, until you know where you’ve been. So I’m here to help out. Here’s your history lesson. Watch this...
View ArticleTo and Fro: July 17th 2014
It’s the All-Star break and the Padres don’t play again until tomorrow, when they take on the New York Mets at Petco Park. Without baseball games to keep me focused, my thoughts are all over the place...
View ArticleThe Golden Ticket
Take a look and you’ll see into your imagination… A.J. Preller is our golden ticket for Padres success. There are four very qualified final candidates for the Padres General Manager position. Mike...
View ArticleThe Bud Selig Hall of Fame Plaza
This past Tuesday was like any other Tuesday for me. I woke up, ate breakfast, posted about bobbleheads, went to work, occasionally browsed Twitter and then…. Oh. My. God. RT @Padres: Just announced:...
View ArticleThe 2014 Foot Golf Fro-Am
A bunch of schmucks are getting together for some Foot Golf and you are invited. Instead of tweeting about it, we agreed that it would be best to just post it here. When? 10am – Sunday October 5th,...
View ArticleSDSU set to honor Tony Gwynn
The San Diego State University baseball team plan on honoring Tony Gwynn in quite a few different ways this season. A while back, they announced plans to wear a “TG: Aztec for Life” patch all season...
View ArticleWill Ferrell to play in Padres/Dodgers game tomorrow?
Before you get your panties in a bunch and cry about the sanctity of the game, it’s all in the name of charity folks. Comedian and actor Will Farrell plans to play all nine positions in Cactus League...
View ArticleBack to the Basement
Just as I was starting to build up a crisp golden tan, thanks to finally emerging from my parents basement for the first time since 2007, I completely tear my ACL and get sucked back in with all these...
View ArticleTurn that frown upside down
I didn’t make it out to Peoria this year, thanks to the ACL, but I have made roughly 8 trips out there in the last 5 years. So it’s safe to say that I’ve seen my fair share of Spring Training action....
View Article#BloggersTakeover Returns!
This Saturday, April 4th, the Padres will host their annual FanFest at Petco Park. There will be the usual garage sale, catch in the outfield, interactive forums and at 2:00PM the Padres will take on...
View ArticleHappy 97th Birthday Bobby Doerr!
*Originally posted on April 7th, 2011 93 years ago, on this day (April 7th) Bobby Doerr was born. One of only 2 surviving members of the original 1936 PCL Padres team, Doerr only spent one season in...
View ArticlePadres to Bring Back the Brown??
I’ve been team “Bring Back the Brown” ever since I first saw the Padres selling retro hats in the team store back in 1999ish. I bought a ’69, ’71 & ’84 one and proceeded to wear the crap out of...
View ArticleMr. Chandler Schools Padres Employees
During last weeks Padres and Pints shoot with Jesse Agler and Bob Chandler, I came across an interesting nugget of information. The Padres Chief Marketing Officer Wayne Partello stopped by early on and...
View ArticleTo and Fro: July 2nd, 2015
I’ve got a lot of topics to cover and, like I’ve done a few times in the past, decided to scrunch them all into one post. It’s To and Fro time! -Man, is it me or has the Chicken and Garry Templeton...
View ArticleBring Back The Yellow
I like the color brown for Padres uniforms. I like the “Bring Back The Brown” movement. It shows our commitment to Padres history and folklore. However, out of this vocal minority wanting to bring...
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