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 young player for close to one-third of the 2013 season. The suspension is a definite, and deserved,…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 substance testosterone. Although the catcher does man up and “accepts responsibilty”…Read More
Yasmani Grandal Suspended For 50 Games
Disappointing news from the Padres today, as young catcher Yasmani Grandal was suspended for 50 games after testing positive for a high testosterone level. The Padres organization declined to comment…Read More
Nick Hundley Must Rebound in 2013 to Save His Starting Job With Padres
Everything seemed to be bright for Nick Hundley before the 2012 season started. Hundley had just signed a 3 year $9 million dollar extension, appeared to be at full-health, and seemed to be the “answer”…Read More
Padres Offseason Preview
Even though the playoffs are still in full-swing, 90% of baseball is in full-blown offseason mode. The Padres showed a lot of promise in 2012, although they have a long way to go, before taking the field…Read More
Throwdown Thursday – Week 26
Every Thursday, we at Chicken Friars will pick the two best Padres performers over the past week and…Read More
So, What Did We Learn?
On this, the last day of the regular season, I want to take a few seconds to look back at what we might…Read More
Padres Pound Braves To Win Series
Where would the Padres be without Eric Stults? Stults put together another solid start, allowing just…Read More
Kelly Brilliant For Padres In Win Over Atlanta
The Padres unveiled top pitching prospect Casey Kelly and the results were outstanding. Kelly pitched…Read More
Ohlendorf Receives Giant Pounding; Giants Cruise To Victory
Ross Ohlendorf was shelled in his last outing in Pittsburgh, as he gave up six runs in three innings.…Read More
Successful Stretch Run Crucial for Padres Nick Hundley
I believe the term “Nightmare-ish” can describe how things have gone for Nick Hundley during the…Read More
What Would You Do?
Recently the Mighty 1090, or XX or Sports Talk Mighty XX 1090 or whatever they call themselves, issued…Read More
Padres Set To Recall Nick Hundley
The Padres will recall Nick Hundley from AAA, according to Jeff Sanders of the North County Times. Hundley…Read More
Who The Heck Is Eddy Rodriguez?
While the 2012 campaign has been mostly painful for the Padres, there have been a few bright spots for…Read More
Padres Walk All Over Reds, Win 11-5
The Padres were reminiscent of Windex Monday night, as they ruining the Reds streak, winning 11-5 in…Read More
Padres Feel Right At Home In Win Over Miami
Much has been made lately of the Padres and their Miami roots. Cameron Maybin played parts of three…Read More
Padres Pounded In San Francisco
The Padres opened up their series by the Bay on a sour note, losing to the San Francisco Giants, 7-1. The…Read More
Kershaw Bests Richard In Battle Of The Clayton’s
The Padres opened the unoffical start of the second half with a battle against one of baseball’s…Read More
Throwdown Thursday – Week 14
Every Thursday, we at Chicken Friars will pick the two best Padres performers over the past week and…Read More
2012 Padres Prospect All-Star Team: Position Players
Most of the Padres farm teams have had their All-Star breaks, and all but Tucson have played their leagues…Read More





















