More photos » by Lenny Ignelzi - AP 2 months ago: Baseball fans have breakfast on the warning track at Petco Park in San Diego prior to the game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the San Diego Padres, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) Browse more photos » SD Reader: More Ballpark Lies San Diego's AAA affiliate Portland Beavers are trying to build a new stadium. The owners want...
More photos » by Lenny Ignelzi - AP 3 months ago: Reece Bell, the 5-year-old son of San Diego Padres closer Heath Bell, throws batting practice to his father at Petco Park prior to the Padres' baseball game against the Houston Astros on Wednesday, July 1, 2009, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) Browse more photos » insidethepadres: Monday notes Towers worked "gunslinger"...
More photos » by Denis Poroy - AP Browse more photos » Sometimes I'll be talking to myself and I'll ask myself a question, like the one in the title. I was thinking of this because this casual acquaintance was telling me how after the 2008 season he was going to become an Angels fan. He was even going to go so far as to mail his Padres gear back to the Padres Front Office, to show his total...
More photos » by Lenny Ignelzi - AP about 6 hours ago: Jed Hoyer, right, gets a laugh from his new boss, CEO Jeff Moorad, while answering questions at a news conference where he was introduced as the new general manager of the San Diego Padres Monday, Oct. 26, 2009 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) Browse more photos » insidethepadres: An era begins Howser [Hoyer] put himself "head...
Throughout this week, we will be presenting our MLB Award Winners in the three major categories (MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year). The MVP winners were voted on by the entire Purple Row staff (minus Rox Girl), using the following scoring system: 1 st place = 50 points 2 nd place = 40 points 3 rd place = 30 points 4 th place = 20 points 5 th place = 10 points The Cy Young and ROY voting was scored...
Here's a word of warning to you if you're slinging guns or laying pipe in and around Petco Park: Clear outta town because there's a storm coming. (Listen to this while you read the rest of this post and think of good comments). I'll be honest with you. I never quite understood what Grady Fuson was doing here. As I said many years ago: Grady Fuson wants to create a "draft pipeline" for the...
Pad Squad Carrie models Halloween Costumes for http://disguise.com/ View full size photo uploaded October 30, 2009 Jed Hoyer faces big challenges, small payroll as Padres GM Game plan for Hoyer: Shop Adrian Gonzalez. Keep him unless the offer is overwhelming. Keep Kouzmanoff. Make Headley a super utility man. Do not deal a veteran unless you firmly believe Kyle Blanks can hit for average as well as...