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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
The Padres and Their Middle Infield Mess
Before the 2012 regular season started, many wondered how much production San Diego would get out of their Second Basemen and Shortstops, because Orlando Hudson, Jason Bartlett, and all other Middle Infielders…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 most vibrant area was one of the worst. Trash, gangs, abandoned buildings lined the streets. All…Read More
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Domestic Violence Holding Everth Cabrera Back
As reported by Brent Schrotenboer of the San Diego Union Tribune, the Padres are hesitant to call-up…Read More
Throwdown Thursday – Week 5
Every Thursday, we at Chicken Friars will pick the two best Padres performers over the past week and…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…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…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…Read More
Where is the Padres’ Bryce Harper?
One of the biggest stories of the 2012 season has been the success of the Washington Nationals, and the emergence of 19 year-old Bryce Harper. Harper is going to be a superstar, a franchise cornerstone…Read More
The 100-Loss Season
There is no more demoralizing feat in sports than losing 100 games in a baseball season. In football, there’s the winless season, but that spans just 16 games. A baseball team could lose 16 straight…Read More
Carlos Quentin’s Return Near, How Does His Bat Fit In?
Carlos Quentin has made a couple rehab starts for Triple-A Tucson. He hit his first home run of the season – minor league home run at least. Quentin is scheduled to play a few more rehabilitation…Read More
Yonder Alonso Improving at the Plate for the Padres
At 9-20, the Padres appear to be heading for a 100+ loss season. Injuries, Rookies playing at the Big League level before they should, and poor performances put on display by most on the roster at inopportune…Read More
Huston Street Officially Hits the DL, Trade Value May Be Affected
Yesterday, we talked about the injuries to Cory Luebke and Huston Street. By the time the post was published yesterday, Luebke was already on the DL and talks were heating up about whether or not he…Read More
Release Bartlett Now, Save Later
Orlando Hudson has been a source of great frustration for Padre fans. I wrote a piece a few weeks ago about the benefits of releasing Hudson. Well, Hudson has at least shown some signs of life, while his…Read More
Cory Luebke Could Be Done for the Season, Huston Street Injures Shoulder
The Padres pitching staff has been devastated with injuries. They’ve had DL stints, missed starts, and extra days off. Now, it seems, two more key components of the Padres staff are going to…Read More
Denorfia and Kotsay Performing Consistently in Their Roles for Padres
If you had asked me in February who I thought that San Diego’s most consistent Outfielder would be in terms of their projected Offensive output during the 2012 season, I probably would have said…Read More
Padres Trade Ernesto Frieri to the Angels for Two Minor Leaguers
In a move designed to get the most value out of Ernesto Frieri as the Padres could, Josh Byrnes and company shipped Frieri north to the Angels for Alexi Amarista and Donn Roach. Armarista is a clear…Read More
Mark Prior is Looking For a Comeback With the Red Sox
This is only a Padres-relate story in the fact that Mark Prior signed with the Padres for a short time during his second comeback attempt and he is from San Diego. Prior signed a one-year contract with…Read More
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