Dallas McLaughlinDallas McLaughlin

Dallas is a lifelong Padres fan and it should come as no surprise he also loves to cry - a lot. Dallas was in the stands for Tony Gwynn's last game as a starter, Trevor Hoffman's 500th Save, Ricky Henderson breaking the all-time Runs record and when Ruben Rivera was overrated. Dallas has written for The Aquabats! Super Show!, Yo! Gabba Gabba, FoxRox and So Say We All. He got his sports writing start on a small blog called The Sports Minute which turned into The Kept Faith and you've probably never heard of either. You can follow him on Twitter @dallas_mc

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Live TV Taping and you’re invited!

Be a part of history! A live television taping! Monday May 13th! I’m hosting a brand new talk-show pilot called “Off Base”, and you can be in the audience! It’s a Sportscenter…Read More

A Public Apology to Jason Whitlock

Last Monday morning, I awoke to a tweet reply from Fox Sports columnist Jason Whitlock claiming my one sentence referring to him in my last post was 100% wrong: My reply was the following: He did not…Read More

A Public Apology to Everth Cabrera

A couple months ago I wrote something about Everth Cabrera and his debacle with steroids and being named and blah blah blah. Some people got pretty upset with me. They thought I was saying Everth did in…Read More

The Punch-Out at PETCO and the Search for Why

What is this need for explanation? It’s as if the current culture, which exists in the fibers of America, requires an explanation for everything. We must have one, and it must be full of twists and turns,…Read More

Another Season, Another Reason

The 2013 season has begun and the Padres are 1-5. Pretty much right where I expected them to be now and for the rest of this year. Barring an uncanny run this season, or breakthrough years for Cameron…Read More

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Why Opening Day Should Be A Holiday

America has several holidays that make absolutely no sense. No one really cares about them, and most…Read More

Vegas, Baby?

Every March a group of friends and I go on a trip to Las Vegas. Before I continue there are a few things…Read More

Players Taken

I recently returned from my annual Fantasy Baseball Draft in Las Vegas. This is year thirteen of our…Read More

You Should Care About The World Baseball Classic

Hey everybody, guess what? The World Baseball Classic is finally here! Aren’t you excited? Personally…Read More

Dallas McLaughlin’s 2013 National League West Predictions

My NL West Predictions. 1. San Francisco Giants    90-72 The Giants repeat as NL West champs, but…Read More

Everth Cabrera and the Historical Lie of Steroids

If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around, does it make a sound? If a bird doesn’t fly south…Read More

An Interview with David Marver

Last Wednesday I posted a review of sorts about the 37-minute web video called Padres: A Sad Truth. After…Read More

Padres: A Sad Truth: A Good Start

Last week a short “film” went as viral as a video focused on the Padres could go viral. When I got…Read More

I Can’t Imagine Anyone Will Read This

I mean it’s the Super Bowl. America stops for the Super Bowl. More stores close today than on Thanksgiving…Read More

My Fences Moved-In Predictions 2013 – Opposing Teams Edition

Back in November I posted an article predicting what would happen to the Padres now that Petco’s fences…Read More

Not Your Father’s Hall of Fame (Part Two)

This year the Hall of Fame shutout left us with many swirling questions making waves throughout the…Read More

Not Your Father’s Hall of Fame (Part One)

At least we got two in before it all crumbled. Three if you count Jerry Coleman, and hell I’ll always…Read More

Headley for Upton and the Move for the Sake of the Move

Are we really so desperate that we’re looking at creating a hole to fill another hole with a player…Read More

A Diamond in the Rough

This being the time of year when literally nothing is happening in the world of the Padres except for…Read More

Dear Santa

Christmas is almost upon us; thus before the big guy gets swarmed with Barbies and Halo 4 for the kids,…Read More