Kevin CharityKevin Charity

I have been blogging for the last few years, mostly about sports. I grew up a huge San Diego sports fan, and I love following all the teams out here. I consider myself a baseball guy, but I love the NFL and NBA as well!

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Writers Fail To Elect Anyone To The Hall Of Fame

I woke this morning to a surprise: The Baseball Writers Association of America failed to elect a candidate to the Hall of Fame for the first time since 1996. The association spoke loudly about the Steroid…Read More

Recap Of Latest Padres Chat With Bill Center

Another week has gone by in the off-season and the Padres still to be in a stagnant mode. Bill Center does a great job as always in providing Padres fans with some insight to the moves that the club is…Read More

The Padres Might Not Be Done With The Roster

Ken Rosenthal from FOX sports recapped some of the buzz surrounding Major League Baseball and the Padres were briefly mentioned in the article. One rival executive said that “there is no way that…Read More

The Padres Have Discussed a Headley-Upton Swap?

Here is an interesting story from the fine folks at mlbtraderumors.com: The Padres have discussed a trade involving Chase Headley and Justin Upton. Whoa, my mind is blown. According to the report, the…Read More

Cody Decker Is The Freaking Man

Padres prospect Cody Decker is one of my favorite players in the Padres organization. While never considered a top prospect, the guy has done nothing but rake in his professional career. Plus, he is one…Read More

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Padres Announce Fanfest To Take Place On Feburary 9th

The Padres announced that the annual Fanfest will take place on Saturday, Feburary 9th at Petco Park.…Read More

Happy New Year From Chicken Friars

Today the calendar turns the page and 2013 will be upon us shortly. 2012 had its up-and-downs for me…Read More

Morosi Reports The Padres Still Have Shopping To Do

When I saw Fox Sports writer Jon Paul Morosi suggested that the Padres needed to shop more, I chuckled…Read More

Royals Sign Former Padre Miguel Tejada

The Royals signed former Padre Miguel Tejada to a minor league deal today. The weirdest part of the…Read More

Kevin’s Favorite Padres Of All-Time: #7. Chris Denorfia

Who doesn’t love a good underdog story? Chris Denorfia might be one of the greatest underdog stories…Read More

GIANCARLO! Bring Him To Me

Many Padre fans had expressed discontent with the Padres inactive winter. I have not been as hard on…Read More

I Do Not Want Brett Myers In San Diego

No, no, a thousand times no! These are the thoughts that filled my mind when the Padres fruitless quest…Read More

Recap Of Bill Center’s Latest Chat

Greetings, all. I hope all the lovely readers out there had a wonderful holiday. 2013 is nearly upon…Read More

The Anniversary Of A Huge Deal

1994 was the first year I followed Padres baseball. I was 9-years-old, young and impressionable. The…Read More

Kevin’s Favorite Padres Of All-Time: #8. Mat Latos

Mat Latos will always have a special place in my heart. Back in 2010, when I decided to start a sports…Read More

The Time Is Not Now

The Padres inactivity this offseason has perplexed many Padres fans. The team has not made many moves…Read More

Padres Reacquire Sawyer Carroll

The Padres brought back minor league outfielder Sawyer Carroll from Toronto, in exchange for cash considerations.…Read More

Promotions I Wanna See In 2013

The Padres have not announced their promotional schedule for 2013, but I am hoping for some exciting…Read More

Never Stop Fighting

Chicken Friars is a blog about the San Diego Padres, as well as a blog about baseball stories, but I…Read More

Kevin’s Favorite Padres Of All-Time: #9. Sterling Hitchcock

The Padres traded Scott Sanders for WHO?! This was my reaction on December 6th, 1996, when the Padres…Read More