While You Were Drinking 2014 Game 97 (NYM vs SD)
Sometimes things get a little fuzzy after spending an evening in the pub. So here’s a friendly reminder of what you might have missed while you were drinking. The Padres (42-55) defeated the New York...
View ArticlePadres Trade Headley for Yangervis Solarte and Rafael De Paula, Still...
The Padres sent third baseman Chase Headley to the Yankees today in exchange for utility man Yangervis Solarte, long-shot pitching prospect Rafael De Paula, and about $3 million in freed salary....
View ArticleSweating the Details
The San Diego Padres have been in the spotlight quite a bit of late, as the recent trades of Huston Street and Chase Headley as well as the firing of Josh Byrnes and the (very public) search for his...
View ArticleWhen the Problem Is Everything
“What’s the fish today?” he asks. Call him Joel. We’re in the dining car, south of San Luis Obispo. The Padres fired their GM, Josh Byrnes, a few weeks ago. The new owners inherited Byrnes from the old...
View ArticleWhy the Padres Should Have Kept Chase Headley
Last week we (somewhat) briefly discussed the surprisingly anticlimactic end of the Chase Headley saga in San Diego, the unexciting return brought back from the New York Yankees for his services, and...
View ArticlePadres Bobblehead Mega Post!!
Here it is. All of the Padres bobbleheads, that I own, in one single post. 57 78 different Padres, Beavers, Quakes, Storm, Wizards, Stars, managers, announcers, mascots, dreamboats, skaters and sleepy...
View ArticleThe Good, the Bold, and the Ugly
There are two things you can do when you write a silly bold predictions piece, like the one I did just prior to the 2014 season: (1) try to forget about it and hope others do the same or (2) revisit it...
View ArticleThat Third Heat At Third Base
On the late, great NBC television show 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin’s Jack Donaghy, Vice President of East Coast Television and Microwave Programming for General Electric, comes into the show best known for...
View ArticlePadres and Pints: The Podcast! Episode 32
Chris joins guest Randy Gyorko for episode 32, brother of former Padre and current St. Louis Cardinals infielder Jedd Gyorko. Randy shares his thoughts as a close family member of a major leaguer, as...
View ArticleThe Most Productive Padres Third Baseman Of All Time Is Currently Playing For...
Chase Headley – Photo by Keith Allison I know, I know. I know. You might not want to believe Chase Headley is the most productive Padres third baseman of all time when Ken Caminiti exists. I know. Hear...
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