Drafted in the 6th round of the 1970 draft out of Locust Grove High School, Bob Davis spent two years in the minors before getting called up in 1973 to open the season for the Padres due to an injury to Fred…
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Monthly Archives: May 2015
Catching Up with Bob Davis
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Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
The Center of the Storm – Auston Bousfield
Baseball has been the center of Auston Bousfield’s life since he was little boy. Growing up he played in “The Winter Garden Little League” and was coached by his father Carl.” He often “watched the Braves on TV. Orlando had…
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Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm
Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm
Reaching out to Bob Shirley
Bob Shirley enjoyed his best seasons as a player with the San Diego Padres. Drafted by the Padres with the 8th pick in the first round, Bob was assigned to AA Amarillo where he went 9-5 with a 3.32 ERA…
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Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
On the Farm with Jose Rondon
The first time we saw Jose Rondon was in Rancho Cucamonga in August. During that game, Jose tossed us each a baseball, which made us fans right away. We were impressed with his speed as well as his range he…
Kyle Lloyd – An Aces in the Storm Bullpen
On our first day back at The Diamond this year, Tyler Zickel gave out copies of the 2015 Lake Elsinore Storm Roster for us to look at so we could choose the players we wanted to interview. Right away, Rebecca said…
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Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm
Throwback Thursday with Billy Almon
Bill Almon was the #1 draft pick in baseball by the Padres in 1974 out of Brown University. He played with the Padres off and on until 1977 when the Padres called him up from Hawaii. He started at SS…
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