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The Padres Are Screwing Fans With Dynamic Ticket Pricing
Have you been to a Padres game this year? Chances are, if you have, you have seen the new method that the Padres are using to sell tickets. The Padres are one of several professional franchises to implement…Read More
Dodgers Vs. Padres Starting Lineups 5/16 3:35 p.m. PST
Dodgers 1. Tony Gwynn Jr. – CF (L) 2. Elian Herrera – 2B (S) 3. Bobby Abreu – LF (L) 4. Andre Ethier – RF (L) 5. Jerry Sands – 1B (R) 6. Justin Sellers – SS (R) 7. …Read More
Where’s The Grit?
Last night Chase Headley charged into Nationals catcher Sandy Leon while scoring on a play at the plate. It was legal. It was hard and it was old school Baseball at it’s best. Of course when these kinds…Read More
A Tale of Two Franchises
The Washington Nationals are the San Diego Padres. They are the same surprisingly inept team, the same low-attendance-drawing clubs, the same disappointments. Yet, they aren’t. The Nationals have used…Read More
Jesus Guzman Hitting Consistently Again for Padres
I hate to beat a dead horse Friars fans, but from an Offensive standpoint, the Padres have been simply woeful as a whole over the season’s first month and a half. San Diego ranks 29th in Team Batting…Read More
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The Padres and Their Middle Infield Mess
Before the 2012 regular season started, many wondered how much production San Diego would get out of…Read More
Padres Starting Lineup @ Phillies 5/11/2012 4:05 p.m. PST
1. Will Venable – CF (L) 2. Chris Denorfia – RF (R) 3. Chase Headley – 3B (S) 4.…Read More
Petco Park Number 7 on the Stadium Journey List
Prior to the development of Petco Park in downtown San Diego, what should have been the city’s…Read More
Injuries, The Padres, and their Starting Staff: Ohh the Humanity!
As Justin pointed out yesterday, Joe Wieland has been placed on the Disabled List due to an elbow injury. …Read More
Park Factors May Not Be a Factor With Uniform Dimensions
I do not intend to defend or support the movement of the Petco Park fences in this piece. It’s…Read More
Domestic Violence Holding Everth Cabrera Back
As reported by Brent Schrotenboer of the San Diego Union Tribune, the Padres are hesitant to call-up Everth Cabrera due to a pending domestic violence charge. With the Tucson Padres, Cabrera can easily…Read More
Throwdown Thursday – Week 5
Every Thursday, we at Chicken Friars will pick the two best Padres performers over the past week and analyze what they accomplished. Then we will leave it up to you, the fans, to decide who earned the…Read More
Who Not to Trade: A Padres Handbook on Rebuilding
We often talk about players who may make nice trade bait come July. We’ve done it twice in the recent weeks on this very site (Huston Street, Carlos Quentin). Yet, we don’t always talk…Read More
Joe Wieland Joins the Disabled List Club
It’s like a disease for the Padres pitching staff right now. Some viral outbreak has spread through the starter, made its way across the vast Petco Park outfield and found refuge in the bullpen,…Read More
Padres vs Rockies Game Recap: San Diego Dropped by a Rookie
Christian Friedrich last pitched for the Rockies’ Triple-A affiliate in Colorado Spring. In five games for the SkySox, he was 2-1 with an even 3.00 ERA. While his numbers weren’t bad, they…Read More
Adys Portillo Finally Showing Potential
To the casual Padre fan, the name Adys Portillo is not significiant, however, if you are a follower of the Padres farm system, he is an interesting name. Portillo, who is now 20, was signed in 2008 for…Read More
Padres Extend Working Agreement with Missions
Earlier in the year, ESPN’s senior baseball writer Keith Law ranked the Padres farm system as the best in the business. Recently, the Padres took a major step to solidify the best farm…Read More
Cameron Maybin Is NOT As Bad As He Looks
It’s the $25 million conversation we all refuse to have. It’s the giant dollar sign-shaped elephant in the room. It’s Cameron Maybin‘s slump. Questioning the happy kid who just…Read More
The Awkwardness of Being a Fan
Last Wednesday night I was hanging out in a bar talking to some friends. We were just comparing the careers George Carlin to Steve Martin; you know – everyday conversation, when a random grown man…Read More
Padres vs Rockies Game Recap: Jeff Suppan Gets Second Straight Win
The veteran stop gap Jeff Suppan is doing more than filling in. He’s winning ball games for a team that has struggled to win in general. In his 2012 debut last week, Suppan did not allow a run…Read More
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