Brent Strom was born in San Diego and grew up playing baseball locally. He was drafted by the Angels and Giants but never signed with either club. He was finally drafted in 1970 with the 3rd pick in the 1st…
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Padres Memories From Brent Strom
Tagged with: AAA Albuquerque Dukes, Alan Foster, Angels, Brent Strom, Cleveland Indians, Dave Winfield, Expos, Gene Locklear, Giants, Houston Astros, Indians, Jack Murphy, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Randy Jones, San Francisco Giants, Steve Arlin, USC
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
In Preller We Trust: But a Fond Farewell to Our Buddy
With the firing of Bud Black, we have mixed feelings but are not totally surprised. In our years as a Padres fans, we have seen everyone from John McNamara to now Bud Black come and go. Some left with little…
Tagged with: #Aztec4Life, AJ Preller, Bruce Bochy, Dave Roberts, Dick Williams, Don Welke, Dusty Baker, El Paso, Jason Varitek, John McNamara, Pat Brown, Pat Murphy, Richard Nixon, Ron Gardenhire, Ron Washington
Posted in At the Ballpark, Padres History, Padres Leadership
Posted in At the Ballpark, Padres History, Padres Leadership
Catching Up with Bob Davis
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…
Tagged with: AA Alexandria, baseball, Bob Davis, California Angels, Dave Freisleben, Fred Kendall, Johnny Grubb, Juan Marichal, Locust Grove High School, Major League Baseball, MLB, Padres, Padres360, Peter Bavasi, Randy Jones, Rebecca Herman, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, wayne mcbrayer
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
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…
Tagged with: AA Amarillo, AAA Hawaii Islanders, Al Olmsted, Bob Geren, Bob Shirley, Cincinnati Reds, Dave Freisleben, Gene Tenace, John Littlefield, John Urrea, Kansas City, Kim Seaman, Mike Phillips, Ok, Randy Jones, Rollie Fingers, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals, Steve Swisher, Terry Kennedy, Tulsa, Yankees
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
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…
Tagged with: baseball, Billy Almon, Major League Baseball, MLB, Padres, Rebecca Herman, San Diego Padres, The Claflin Company, wayne mcbrayer
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
What happened to Jay Franklin?
There are stories that people write based on personal experiences in life or observations of events that they live through. This story is one that fell into our lap and touched our hearts as baseball fans. It’s the story of…
Tagged with: Alexandria, Amarillo, Atlanta Braves, baseball, BaseballReference.com, Darrell Evans, Enzo Hernandez, Felix Millan, Hank Aaron, Hawaii, Jay Franklin, John D'Acquisto, Josh Barr, Major League Baseball, MLB, Nate Colbert, Northwest League, Pades360.com, Padres, Preston Gomez, Ralph Garr, San Diego, San Diego Padres, Tri-City Padres, Washington Post, wayne mcbrayer
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Garry Jestadt Padres infielder 1971-1972
Acquired in a trade for Chris Cannizzaro, Garry Jestadt stepped right in and provided solid depth at 2B and 3B for the Padres. After leaving the Padres, he continued to play baseball in the minors and also played in Japan. …
Tagged with: baseball, Garry Jestadt, Major League Baseball, MLB, Padres, Padres360, San Diego, San Diego Padres, wayne mcbrayer
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Larry Hardy Padres Pitcher 1974-1975
Larry Hardy was a pitcher for the San Diego Padres in 1974-1975. During the 1974 season, he appeared in 76 games, which was an all-time record for a rookie. He won 9 games and saved 2 that season. We…
Tagged with: baseball, Larry Hardy, Major League Baseball, MLB, Padres, San Diego Padres, wayne mcbrayer
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
The Padres First Star – #17 – Nate Colbert
In the first few years of Padres history, the team struggled to win games. Like all expansion clubs before them, the Padres were filled with players at the end of their careers, or with young players who hadn’t panned out with…
Tagged with: 1971 All Star Team, Chris Cannizzaro, Cito Gaston, Clay Kirby, Dave Freisleben, Dick Selma, Enzo Hernandez, Ernie Banks, Gary Ross, George Khoury, Hank Aaron, Houston Astros, Houston Colt 45's, Khoury League, Las Vegas, Major League Baseball, MLB, Nate Colbert, Negro Leagues, Ollie Brown, Padres, Padres 360, Randy Jones, Roberto Clemente, San Diego Padres, San Diego Stadium, St. Louis Cardinals, Stan Musial, Strange But True Baseball Stories, wayne mcbrayer, Whitey Wietelmann, Willie Mays, Willie McCovey
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
The Night Ray Kroc Took Over the Mic
John DeMott is best remembered for his shotgun call of Padres players names as they came out of the dugout to start the game. His call of Padres shortstop #11 E-N-Z-O- Hernandez is remembered by Padres fans of the…
Tagged with: baseball, Buzzie Bavasi, Enzo Hernandez, John DeMott, Major League Baseball, MLB, Padres, Padres360, Ray Kroc, San Diego, San Diego Padres, Sports Illustrated, wayne mcbrayer
Posted in Padres History, Padres Throwback Thursday
Posted in Padres History, Padres Throwback Thursday