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The Dreams of a Padres Fan
If you’re reading this, you probably don’t fall into the category of fan I’m about to describe. If you’re reading this, you are the type of Padres fan that lives and dies on every…Read More
Opening Day
Raise up your American flags. Unwrap your red, white and blue bunting, chalk the foul lines, and get the fireworks ready. It’s Opening Day, San Diego. It’s the start of something good, something…Read More
Mark Merila’s Sports Story
Although Mark Merila never had any big league success, he is a success story. He is a baseball success story. Merila doesn’t need official major league stats to prove his case. In fact, his two years…Read More
Tucson Padres Home Park Ranked 23rd
According to Stadium Journey, a site that visits and ranks a slew of different sporting parks and arenas and fields, Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium is the 23rd best (7th worst?) Triple-A ballpark in the…Read More
A Game of Chance
One player is $25 million richer. One player is out of the game altogether. Baseball is unique in how its stories play out. Triumph, tragedy, victory, and defeat echo off the walls and through the dugouts…Read More
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Baseball and Babies
The beautiful thing about spring training ballparks is lawn seating. There may be a spring training facility…Read More
Spring Fever
The sun hangs above the horizon just a little longer these days. It hangs suspended by our hopes of…Read More
The Padres 1978: Ozzfest
In their first year of winning baseball, the Padres were graced with a player who would eventually go…Read More
Improving the Padres Attendance
While the Padres are no slouch at drawing fans, the team is hardly leading the league in yearly attendance…Read More
How the Yankees Trade Invokes World Series Dreams for the Padres
Last night news broke that the Yankees acquired Michael Pineda from the Mariners for Jesus Montero AND…Read More
A Reactionary Tale of Padres Fans
Each and everyone one of our readers I consider to be well-educated. If not in the facets of life or…Read More
Happy New Year
We’ve reached 2012. It was a long, difficult journey at times. As is the case with many year, we…Read More
The Padres 1969: Welcome Nate Colbert
Nate Colbert was the Padres first star. I was not lucky enough to see him play, but his numbers tell…Read More
My Wife’s Biggest Disappointment
As the Padres announced Mat Latos’ trade last weekend and Yonder Alonso boarded a plane for San…Read More
Baseball Mirrors Life
I feel like a broken record, but I again have to talk about small-market teams like the Padres playing…Read More
Chicken Friars Hall of Fame Vote
While I don’t get an official say in Hall of Fame selections, I do get to vote with the Baseball…Read More
The Difference Between a Blogger and a Sport Journalist
I’ve often wondered how different a writer’s job is from that of a blogger. We cover sports,…Read More
How Do You Define Success?
As you step through the gate just north of the Padres Official Team Shop, Tony Gwynn‘s statute…Read More
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