FSSD's #BaseBug part of the roll out of SDSU class's marketing campaign
You may remember a year ago Fox Sports San Diego announced that they would enlist the help of SDSU's Marketing 472 class to promote their Padres coverage. The project would benefit both FSSD with a...
View ArticleThe 2014 Houston Astros Promotional Schedule
Need one more bobblehead on your shelf? The Astros have got you covered in 2014. There isn't much I mark down on my calendar anymore, most of my sport calendar is just alerts from my ESPN app. The few...
View ArticleFalling Padres Prospects
What a recent ranking (or lack thereof) might mean for Casey Kelly and Rymer LirianoOver at Baseball Prospectus writer Sam Miller took on the meaning behind top 101 prospects dropping in their rankings...
View ArticleA Look at Padres PECOTA Projections: Part I
A breakdown down of how the Padres will perform in 2014, based on Baseball Prospectus' PECOTA projection system.Our friends over at Baseball Prospectus recently released the 2014 edition of their...
View ArticleBiogenesis Part 3 - The Future of PED Policy
With his decision to drop his legal challenges against the MLB this week, Alex Rodriguez has effectively closed the record on the Biogenesis scandal. The long and torrid episode is indicative of the...
View ArticlePadres' Pitchers and Catchers report to Spring Training Facility
It's that day that baseball fans talk about all offseason. It's always really anti-climactic but we still pine for the day when pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training. I try to remain more...
View ArticleJedd Gyorko, Will Venable, and Yonder Alonso Make Some Padres Clubhouse...
These are their confessions.<A...
View ArticleQuiz: Hitless Padres Position Players
There have been 222 players who have gone their entire Padres career without recording a hit. Of those, 206 are pitchers, so they don't count. That leaves us with 16 position players who went hitless...
View ArticleHeadley doesn't think contract negotiations will take place until end of the...
Chase Headley talked to a gaggle of reporters this morning which sparked a handful of articles being published. The big question was whether Headley was any closer to signing an extension with the...
View ArticleEvaluating the Forsythe and Lobaton trades
Over the past two months, Andrew Friedman has made two trades we are not accustomed to as Rays fans: trading away young arms with high upside, or what you might call pitching depth.January 22: The...
View ArticleQuiz: Can you name the Top 10 most common Padres first names?
Yesterday we quizzed you on the most common Padres last names. Today we will quiz you on the most common Padres player's first names. How exciting!In the quiz, you will be asked to guess the Top 10...
View ArticleDefinitive Padres uniform answer coming soon
Today on Presidents Day, the beat writers of every MLB team interviewed their corresponding club president. Clicking through each interview is a good way to figure out what's going on around the...
View ArticleIs Brook Roberts a new Fox Sports San Diego host?
Fox Sports San Diego can't seem to keep their field reporter and host positions filled for very long. Since the Padres signed a contract with FSSD, we've sadly seen Britt McHenry, Cary Chow, Leila...
View ArticleIs Katie Osborne a new Fox Sports San Diego Reporter?
You may remember long ago when I suspected that Brook Roberts might be a new Fox Sports San Diego host. I went through all the evidence that I thought backed up my suspicion and even linked to a...
View ArticleIs Kris Budden a new Fox Sports San Diego reporter?
Is Kris Budden the final piece missing in the Fox Sports San Diego puzzle? Well I guess if we've come this far with my crazy theories, what's one more? Rumor has it that Fox Sports San Diego is doing...
View ArticleAre these the new Fox Sports San Diego reporters?
Fox Sports San Diego can't seem to keep their field reporter and host positions filled for very long. Since the Padres signed a contract with FSSD, we've sadly seen Britt McHenry, Cary Chow, Leila...
View ArticleRemaining Padres report to Spring Training; Alex Torres is delayed
Today is the day position players are due to report to Peoria for Spring Training.Some came early. (I know.) Here are Chase Headley, non-roster invitee Xavier Nady, and Jedd Gyorko hanging out at camp...
View ArticlePadres Are In Wait-And-See Mode For 2014
Despite a payroll increase and optimism surround the current team, the future still has many question marks and it seems the Padres front office has put some of them there themselves.The Padres have...
View ArticlePadres Have Created Payroll Flexibility For 2015
The Padres have a wait-and-see approach to 2014 that seems to be setting them up for some important financial decisions after the season. The payroll has been set up to help them with that.As I...
View ArticleQuiz: Padres Who Played In Game 163
It happened. We can't keep pretending like it didn't.Each of us remember where we were the day the Rockies "beat" the Padres in Game 163 of the 2007 season. What this quiz will test is how many of the...
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