June 24, 2013 by Wayne McBrayer & Rebecca Herman ON THE FARM AT LAKE ELSINORE ~~WITH AUSTIN HEDGES, MAY 25, 2013~~ We caught up with Austin Hedges up at Lake Elsinore last month. He had just completed BP for the first time and…
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At Lake Elsinore with Catcher Austin Hedges
Tagged with: 2nd round of the 2011 draft, AUSTIN HEDGES, baseball, batting practice, Eugene Emeralds, Fort Wayne Indiana, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez, Lake Elsinore, Lake Elsinore Storm, MiLB, Minor League Baseball, MLB, Padres, Run batted in, San Diego, San Diego Padres
Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm
Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm
At Lake Elsinore with RHP Luis De La Cruz
June 19, 2013 by Wayne McBrayer with photos by Rebecca Herman ON THE FARM AT LAKE ELSINORE ~~WITH LUIS DE LA CRUZ, MAY 25, 2013~~ At 6 foot 6 inches, Luis De La Cruz is an imposing figure on the mound. The Padres…
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Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm
Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm
Padres Fan Focus – Four Ramona Friends
June 18, 2013 by Rebecca Herman Friday night at the ballpark – what could be better? Well, for starters, it was Retro night AND a salute to our 1998 team – 15th anniversary of going to the World Series. For those…
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Posted in Fan Focus
Posted in Fan Focus
Getting to Know Padres Pitcher – Nick Vincent
June 17, 2013 by Wayne McBrayer & Rebecca Herman “I grew up playing T-Ball in a small town of Ramona at the age of 4. I was the younger kid.” That is what Nick Vincent told us on Sunday before the Tucson Padres…
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Posted in On the Farm, Padres Players, Tucson Padres
Posted in On the Farm, Padres Players, Tucson Padres
Draft Signings and Other Transactions
June 15, 2013 by Rebecca Herman Draft Signings The Padres have signed 21 of their 41 selections from 2013 First Year Player draft: SS Dustin Peterson (2nd round), RHP Bryan Verbitsky (3rd round), OF Mason Smith (4th), RHP Adam Cimber (9th),…
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Posted in Just the Facts, Transactions
Posted in Just the Facts, Transactions
Welcome Home Logan Forsythe
June 12, 2013 by Wayne McBrayer & Rebecca Herman Monday night, the San Diego Padres welcomed back Logan Forsythe to Petco Park where they started a three game series with the Atlanta Braves. In the world of Major League Baseball, you must be…
Tagged with: Atlanta Braves, baseball, baseball records, baseball statistics, batting practice, Chase Headley, Jedd Gyorko, Kino Stadium, Logan, Logan Forsythe, Major League Baseball, MLB, Padres, Petco Park, playing shortstop, retro night, Run batted in, San Diego, San Diego Padres, Sport, Tucson, Tucson Arizona, Tucson Padres
Posted in On the Farm, Padres Players, Tucson Padres
Posted in On the Farm, Padres Players, Tucson Padres
Traveling to see the Tucson Padres
June 7, 2013 by Rebecca Herman Today we will be driving to Tucson, Arizona – Kino Stadium – home of the Tucson Padres – the AAA Affiliate of the San Diego Padres! We are looking forward to getting to know this…
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Posted in On the Farm, Tucson Padres
Posted in On the Farm, Tucson Padres
The Pier Bar and Taqueria at Petco Park
Editorial Note: The Pier was changed to The Hideaway for the 2015 Season. To read the updated story, please click here. 06/05/13/ Padres360.com / @Padres360 by Rebecca Herman & Wayne McBrayer at Petco Park The Pier Bar and Taqueria ~~ TERRACE…
Tagged with: baseball, Bloody Mary, Camaron de Coctele, carnitas burrito, chicken burrito, El Jimador tequila, El Padre Margarita, fresh lime juice, High Tide Margarita, Hornitos Plata Tequila, Jalapeno Simple Syrup, Major League Baseball, Margarita, MLB, Padres, Passion Fruit Puree, Petco Park, Red Trolley, Review of The Pier Bar and Taqueria, San Diego Padres, San Diego Restaurant Review, Sculpin Beer, Taquería, Triple Sec, Western Metal Supply Building, where to eat at a Padres game, where to eat at Petco Park
Posted in Ballpark Fare
Posted in Ballpark Fare
At Lake Elsinore with Cory Spangenberg
June 4, 2013 by Wayne McBrayer & Rebecca Herman ON THE FARM AT LAKE ELSINORE ~~With Cory Spangenberg, May, 2013~~ Cory Spangenberg attended Abington Heights High School (PA) and led his team to the state championship his senior year. His freshman year of…
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Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm
Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm
Volquez, Cabrera, and Gyorko Milestones
June 3, 2013 by Rebecca Herman SAN DIEGO PADRES Unfortunately, our Padres fell 7-4 to the Toronto Blue Jays in 11 innings on Sunday, June 2, 2013. It was a night game due to the Rock and Roll Marathon earlier in the day. The temperature…
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Posted in Just the Facts, Milestones, Padres Players
Posted in Just the Facts, Milestones, Padres Players