Category Archives: Baseball

Vin Scully on The Dan Patrick Show…

I could listen to Vin Scully talk all day long. What a wonderful person. Love that Dan just let him talk. -bp

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Detroit Tigers Vendor, FTW…

Love this dude. Love the look he gives that lady when she swoops in for the ball.  -bp

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No More Pain…

#bestdadever #nomorepain pic.twitter.com/3VqXLh9gRt — Tony Gwynn Jr. (@tonygwynnjr) July 2, 2014 Man, I saw this and my heart sank… again. I posted a similar image of Tony here on the site, and hesitated because I didn’t want to be disrespectful … Continue reading

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Are The Padres For Sale Again?

A real journalist would support this with a source and some substance… but me? Just a hunch.  I have a theory the Padres are for sale. This seems crazy because Fowler, the O’Malley’s and the Seidler’s have only owned the … Continue reading

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Tony Gwynn Converse…

That’s some serious love for Tony Gwynn…. Chuck Taylor-style. -bp [these shoes belong to Casey, who sent this photo me]

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Tim Lincecum, the Newest Owner of the San Diego Padres

  Tell ya what, yesterday morning, when I read Jonah Keri’s Grantland piece about how pathetic the Padres have been as an organization, I actually believed him when he suggested… “Hey, can’t get any worse, right?” A few hours later, … Continue reading

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The Tony Gwynn Experience

[editor’s note: This is an entry from a friend of mine, Dallas McLaughlin. In addition to writing, he does stand-up comedy, and other neat things. Like many of you, he’s got a powerful Tony Gwynn story to tell. It’s not … Continue reading

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Alex Torres’ Giant Lid Landed Me on The Today Show

  Is Alex Torres the first to wear the protective lid in a game? #Padres cc: @PhilHecken pic.twitter.com/RijOVVSJJ5 (grab via @VocalMinoritySD) — Brady Phelps (@LobShots) June 22, 2014 So Alex Torres became the first ever player to rock this new … Continue reading

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The Josh Byrnes Era is Over…

The Padres fired their GM Josh Byrnes yesterday. The Padres are terrible. Something had to change. Byrnes took the fall. The U-T has a good write up on how/why it went down with quotes and all that fun stuff. Buddy … Continue reading

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Another Tony Gwynn Tribute…

It’s okay, honey. I… I was just talking to the cornfield… -bp [image via @nick_pants]

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