Losing Doesn’t Matter When There is Direction
In 2010, Jed Hoyer was the General Manager of the San Diego Padres. He had just taken over after former player-agent-turned new Padres part-owner Jeff Moorad ran Kevin Towers out of town. Hoyer was…Read More
How Concerned Should the Padres Be With Casey Kelly’s Injury?
Better yet, how concerned should the fans be. Casey Kelly is widely regarded as one of the Padres’ best pitching prospects, and he is an even bigger focus for fans because he’s the last hope…Read More
Adrian Gonzalez on cover of “MLB 2012 The Show”
On a team fully loaded with super stars, it is fair to say that Adrian Gonzalez, the All-Star first-baseman for the Boston Red Sox, is not the face of the franchise. But one thing A-Gone can lay claim…Read More
Clubhouse Leadership Part Three: Mark Kotsay Edition
It’s a tie game. Leadership has one point, and chaos has one point. It’s up to Mark Kotsay to put leadership ahead once again. In 2010, the Padres had a clubhouse full of leaders. Players…Read More
The Padres’ Pujols: Adrian Gonzalez – A Look Back
Padres fans can feel the Cardinals fans’ pain. We once had a dominating force at first base. The difference, of course, was we Padres fans knew the team never had a chance to keep him around. …Read More
America’s Finest (Player-Producing) City
Not a cloud in the crystal clear blue skies. A hint of sea water in the air. Grass as green and as…Read More
A.Gon and Nick Hundley at the Rock Church this Sunday
Former Padres 1B Adrian Gonzalez and C Nick Hundley will be at the Rock Church this Sunday, January…Read More
Padres Award Banquet
The San Diego Padres held their annual awards banquet last night and here are some of the awards: Team…Read More
SuperFest 2011: Meet Adrian Gonzalez, Heath Bell
Clipped from: www.superfestsd.com (share this clip) Get your FREE ticket now for SUPERFEST Saturday…Read More
Adrian Gonzalez Trade to Red Sox Almost Complete
Multiple sources are reporting a long awaited trade of San Diego Padres 1B Adrian Gonzalez to the Boston…Read More
Team Awards Announced
The San Diego’s Baseball Writers’ Association of America awards for 2010 have announced that Adrian Gonzalez is the team MVP and Heath Bell is the team pitcher of the year. Gonzo finished…Read More
2011 Projected Lineup – Updated
Here is my projected starting lineup for the Padres starting out in 2011. Obviously this can change in an instant, since I just wrote one up a couple of days ago and had to make changes to it after the…Read More
What Will We Look Like in 2011?
I was looking over every position on the team and am wondering what our lineup will look like at the start of 2011? C Yorvit Torrealba/Nick Hundley Yorvit Torrealba is exploring his chances out in free…Read More
Chicken Friar Breakfast – 11/11/10
Gonzalez, who has been wearing a sling since having surgery to repair his right labrum, is expected to be ready for Spring Training in February, though there’s no telling when he’ll be able…Read More
Adrian Gonzalez Robbed of Gold Glove
San Diego Padres All Star 1B Adrian Gonzalez was robbed of his 3rd gold glove award. The awards were handed out today and there were no Padres listed. Instead, the award for the 1st Basemen was awarded…Read More
Blanks to Have Surgery, Miss Rest of Season
Padres outfielder Kyle Blanks, who was bothered by right elbow problems all year and went on the disabled list May 17, will have Tommy John reconstruction surgery on the elbow and miss the rest of the…Read More
Cody Decker Bashes 20th Homer
Lake Elsinore first baseman Cody Decker launched his 20th home run of the 2010 season yesterday. Why is that significant? Well, Decker’s blast made him the first Padres farmhand to reach the 20-HR…Read More
NL All-Stars Finally Win
The NL All-Stars broke up a long string of losing to their AL counterparts, winning the 81st MLB All-Star Game 3-1. Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez was 0-for-2 in the winning effort, and reliever…Read More
Bell, Gonzalez Set to Represent Padres in All-Star Game
Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez and reliever Heath Bell will be reserves in the 81st MLB All-Star Game, which will commence in about an hour. Gonzalez obviously can’t start, given that there’s…Read More
Upcoming Series Matchups (7/9/10)–Padres Bats vs. Rockies Arms
The Padres will face Jorge de la Rosa, Jason Hammel, and Jeff Francis in their series against the Rockies. Thankfully, the team dodges a matchup with ace Ubaldo Jimenez, who pitched yesterday. Find…Read More





