Advice to Ownership: Pay Chase Headley
The Padres have been playing much better baseball lately. They’ve won eight of their last eleven games and only sit five games off the pace in the NL West race. Outside of Clayton Richard, the starting…Read More
Weekend Roundup: Offense, Forsythe, Peavy and Richard
This past weekend, the Padres went 3-0, with a 7-5 win over the Dodgers on Friday, a 11-8 win over the Indians on Saturday, and a 4-0 win over the White Sox on Sunday. Some observations from the games. Offense:…Read More
Holding On To Prospects Could Be Detrimental To Padres
Somewhere in January it was reported the Padres had a big trade on the table, where if Byrnes would have pulled the trigger, the trade would have “knocked our socks off” or “blown our…Read More
Darrel Akerfelds Passes Away At 50
Darrel Akerfelds fought cancer hard, but ultimately it was a battle he could not win. Akerfelds, the longtime bullpen coach of the San Diego Padres passed away from pancreatic cancer. He was 50. Akerfelds…Read More
10 Years of Futility: The Padres’ Draft Record in the 2000′s
The next time you and your buddies are sitting at the bar, here is a trivia question that will likely perplex your pals, as well as have them question if you have had one beer too many. The question is:…Read More
The Man Who Would Be Ace
Back in 2009 the Padres made a very unpopular trade with the Chicago White Sox. It was a trade that was…Read More
San Diego Padres and Snapshots of Greatness
I find myself, more and more, comparing the Padres to other teams who have found success despite similar…Read More
Baseball Offers Another Path to Success for Padres’ Clayton Richard
In 2004, Clayton Richard was battling for a starting spot on the Michigan Wolverines football team. As…Read More
Padres Clayton Richard Agree to a One Year Deal
And then there was one. Yesterday, the Padres and Clayton Richard came to terms on a one year deal…Read More
Poreda Gone and a Quick Look Back at the Peavy Deal
The Padres lost P Aaron Poreda in the Rule 5 Draft to the Pittsburgh Pirates this past week. For those…Read More
Poreda To Start Year in AA, Carter in Low-A…Peavy Trade Looking Bad in Hindsight
I was perusing the nearly-finalized rosters of the Padres’ minor league affiliates. I’ll…Read More










