Padres announcing Promo Schedule on Twitter
The Padres are announcing their promotional schedule on Twitter this afternoon, one item at a time. The first is the classic Padres beach towel. It'll be a giveaway for all fans on June 7th, just in...
View ArticlePadres "have something planned" to honor Jerry Coleman
Yesterday when the Padres rolled out their 2014 promotional schedule via Twitter, a lot of people had questions. One of those questions came from a Twitter user going by the handle of @rich_roberts,...
View ArticleWeekEnd HaloLinks: The Boys Are Back in Town Edition
Guess who just got back today?.........Those wild-eyed boys that had been away..........Haven't changed, haven't much to say..........But man, I still think those cats are great..........They were...
View ArticleAnswering questions from RazzBall.com is what we do best!
Our buddies over at RazzBall.com asked that we answer some Padres questions for their fantasy managers. That means your buddy Darklighter came chugging out of the bullpen to make an appearance.My...
View ArticlePadres RHP Andrew Cashner wins arbitration case; Indians RHP Vinnie Pestano...
Players 1, Teams 1.The first player vs. team salary arbitration hearings of 2014 were settled Saturday, with right-handed starter Andrew Cashner winning his desired $2.4 million in his case against the...
View ArticlePadres trying for All-Star game for their 50th anniversary
Today at FanFest the Padres' ownership representatives spoke and answered questions. Chairman Ron Fowler, Peter Seidler and President Mike Dee were on stage with Dick Enberg, who was acting as a...
View ArticleDick Enberg is scheduled to broadcast 135 Padres games this season
At Padres FanFest today, Dick Enberg was asked several questions by fans while he was hosting a Q&A session with ownership.My wife hasn't seen Dick in two years!One fan stood up, took the...
View ArticlePadres chairman Fowler set aside $10M a year for 5 years for ballpark...
We heard earlier this week during a 1360 AM interview with President Mike Dee that the Padres were making improvements to Petco Park. Today at Padres FanFest, Executitive Chairman Ron Fowler said he...
View Article"Padres Social Hour" set to shoot in new Club 336 studio
We learned today that the Padres new online pregame show Padres Social Hour will be filmed in what they are calling Club 336. Club 336 is a lounge area in the back corner of the Padres Store on the...
View ArticleAndrew Cashner wins the most unnecessary arbitration case ever
Andrew Cashner wanted 5% more money than the Padres "final" offerAndrew Cashner has apparently won an arbitration case against the Padres today. Andrew Cashner's arbitration number was $2.4 million...
View ArticleDiamondbacks copy Padres groundbreaking idea to donate uniforms to area...
Yahoo!'s the Big League Stew blog brought an AZCentral article to my attention.The Diamondbacks have announced they are launching their own Little League uniform donation program. The program will...
View ArticlePadres FanFest Was A Fun Fest
Once again, I made my way to Petco Park for Padres FanFest. This time, I'm writing words.The BeginningMy day started like every other FanFest. Me standing around while all the Members got to go in at...
View ArticlePadres FanFest 2014: a recap of Saturday's FANtastic FESTivities
It was a beautiful, fun-filled celebration down at Petco Park on Saturday as fans primed themselves for the 2014 season at Padres FanFest.I was really, ridiculously excited to head down to Petco Park...
View ArticleDetroit Tigers Links: 10 predictions for Detroit's upcoming season & Joel...
Tom Gage lists 10 predictions for the upcoming season (warning: every Tiger is apparently going to have the best season EVAAAR); Joel Zumaya announced his retirement this past weekend and we all...
View ArticleSpring training 2014: Archie Bradley, Joc Pederson highlight NL West NRIs
Among the non-roster invites in the NL West are a few of baseball's top prospects, some of whom will face MLB-caliber competition for the first time in Cactus League play.All five National League West...
View ArticleShortstop Profile: Everth Cabrera
Few players can offer the upside of Everth Cabrera. Will this be the year we see him put it all together?Everth Cabrera's speed is a game-changing tool. It's also the type of tool that can almost...
View ArticleCan you name the 60 players on the Padres' 2014 Spring Training Roster in 8...
This is always my favorite quiz of the year. In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to love and we old timers, well our fancy turns to baseball. It's so challenging trying to name all the...
View ArticleFox Sports San Diego And Time Warner Cable Agree To Deal; Padres For Everyone
After two years the two sides finally come to an agreement.Fox Sports San Diego launched on back on March 17, 2012. For two whole seasons it has shown Padres games to those that got the channel. For...
View ArticleBirthday Card: Eric Cyr turns 35
Former Padres reliever Eric Cyr turns 35 years old today. A thirtieth-round pick by San Diego in 1998, Cyr's entire major league career consisted of five games with the Friars in 2002.Cyr is pictured...
View ArticleQuiz: 1969 Padres Roster
Everybody seemed to do fairly well on yesterday's quiz about this year's Spring Training roster, so just to keep you on your toes I thought I'd see how you fare with a subject that's the complete...
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