2/13/17 / Padres360.com / @Padres360 By Andy Strasberg … originally shared via Facebook 2/13/17 [Reposted with permission] ********************************** Once I got to know Ray Kroc, I came to think of him as 70-year-old kid that I grew up with who…
10/05/16 / Padres360.com / @Padres360 By Andy Strasberg … originally shared via Facebook 7/24/16 [Reposted with permission] I am not ashamed to brag that once Padres owner Ray Kroc got to know me, I was his favorite front-office employee. He told…
8/3/16 / Padres360.com / @Padres360 By Andy Strasberg … originally shared via Facebook 8/1/16 Every person who works for a professional baseball team’s front office is familiar with this credo: “If you are working the game and watching more than two…
06/09/16 / Padres360.com / @Padres360 By Wayne McBrayer While doing research for pictures of former Padres players, I came across a picture of a player I didn’t remember: John Yandle. Upon researching John’s minor league stats with San Diego, I discovered stories…
With the 4th pick in the first round, the San Diego Padres select…outfielder and pitcher Dave Winfield from the University of Minnesota.
Padres owner C. Arnholdt Smith sells the Padres for 12 million dollars to Joseph B. Danzansky. Danzansky gives Smith a $100,000.00 dollar check as a down payment and is granted 45 days to complete financial arrangements, secure a lease for…
The National League owners award the San Diego Padres and Montreal Expos National League franchises during meetings in Chicago, increasing the number of teams to 12. The Padres plan to begin major-league play in 1969, the city of San…
05/26/16 / Padres360.com / @Padres360 By Wayne McBrayer Brewer is a small town in Maine named after its first settler, Colonel John Brewer. It has a population of around 10,000 and has a surface area of 15.68 miles. Out of this…
05/10/16 / Padres360.com / @Padres360 By Wayne McBrayer A few days ago, the Padres announced their selections for the 2016 San Diego Padres Hall of Fame: Ted Williams and Ken Caminiti. No one can argue their contributions to Padres baseball history but…
05/10/16 / Padres360.com / @Padres360 With the Padres’ 3-2 victory over the Rockies at Petco Park, Greg Maddux, on his fifth attempt, wins the 350th game of his career. The 42 year-old right-hander becomes the ninth pitcher in major league history…