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Nick Hundley Quietly Bouncing Back Offensively for the San Diego Padres

I’m sure that I was not the only Padres fan who cringed when I heard the news about  Yasmani Grandal’s 50-game suspension. Thankfully, the Padres have not necessarily been bereft of offensive production…Read More

4 Things That Might Surprise You About The 2013 Padres

The 2013 season is almost a month old. It’s getting near the point where early season flukes are now becoming real trends for players and teams. While it’s quite obvious that the Padres have…Read More

When Should Bud Black Sit Cameron Maybin?

Now. Oh you were looking for more than that? Cameron Maybin has been awful to start the season. Again.  He has a total of two hits in 24 at bats, four strikeouts, two walks, with one of those being an…Read More

The Weekend That Was and The Week Ahead

That week 1 probably wasn’t how Bud Black drew it up prior to the season. After losing two of three in New York to start the year, the Padres got swept in Colorado over the weekend. After a couple…Read More

April will make or break 2013 for the Padres

The MLB season is, of course, a marathon. Six months of a grueling schedule with few days off in between games, coupled with dozens of travel days and nights on the road. There are a lot of games to be…Read More

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Lee Bosch’s 2013 National League West Predictions

  The National League West is expected to be one of the toughest divisions this year. You have…Read More

Yasmani Grandal’s Apology is Accepted By The Chicken Friars Readers

Results from last week’s Chicken Friars’ poll show that Chicken Friars’ readers buy into Yasmani…Read More

What has to go right for the San Diego Padres in 2013

I have no delusions that the Padres can win a division title this year.  The Giants (gag), Dodgers,…Read More

Off-Season Continues With Bad News

Well here you have it folks. In an off-season where fans yearned for trades, free agent signings or…Read More

Poll: Do You Buy Yasmani Grandal’s Apology?

Yasmani Grandal took center stage last Saturday to deliver a much needed apology to his teammates and…Read More

Yasmani Grandal Needs To Be Honest In Apology

Yasmani Grandal is expected to come out of hiding to break his silence on his positive testosterone test,…Read More

Calling Nick Hundley

AP reported Yasmani Grandal is set to address his teammates Saturday with an apology and meet with the…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…Read More

An Interview With The U-T’s Matthew T. Hall, Part Two

After a long delay due to technical issues and the holiday, we are finally able to bring you Part Two…Read More

Chicken Friars Fans Forgive Yasmani Grandal

Last week, we at Chicken Friars proposed the question in an unscientific poll: Should Padres fans forgive…Read More

Say It Ain’t So, Yasmani?

NOOOOOOO!!!! NOT YOU YASMANI! ANYBODY BUT YOU! YOU! WAIT, YASMANI, WHAT? WHO ARE YOU? WHO’S YASMANI…Read More

Like Hundley, John Baker Might See Increased Role Early in 2013

Although almost a week has passed, it still pains me to think about Yasmani Grandal’s 50 game suspension. …Read More

Poll: Should Padres Fans Forgive Grandal Yasmani Grandal?

In case you’ve been living under a rock the last few days, let me catch you up on the news surrounding…Read More

Suspension of Yasmani Grandal Opens Door for Nick Hundley

50 Games for Yasmani Grandal.  The Padres will be without arguably their most exciting and talented…Read More

Yasmani Grandal Issues Statement Regarding Suspension

Yasmani Grandal broke his silence and released a statement regarding his suspension for use of the banned…Read More