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Talkin’ Padres Baseball with The Coach… John Kentera
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Posted in At the Ballpark, Fan Focus, Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Trade Rumors, Transactions
Posted in At the Ballpark, Fan Focus, Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Trade Rumors, Transactions
Hail To the Chief – Part #3
In our last part of our Gene Locklear interview, we reached out to some of his former teammates for questions they would be interested in having Gene answer. Some ended up just being comments while some had a little bit…
Tagged with: Barney Mussill, baseball, Baseball Friends Are Forever, Dave Freisleben, Detroit Tigers, Gene Locklear, Jedd Gyorko, Major League Baseball, MLB, Padres, Padres Hall of Fame, Padres360, Ramona CA, Randy Jones, Rebecca Herman, San Diego, San Diego Chicken, San Diego Padres, Susan Locklear, The Famous Chicken, Tony Gwynn, wayne mcbrayer
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players
Hail To The Chief – Part #2
In Part #2 of our interview, we talked with Gene about several different topics, and rather than type them out, we decided to let Gene’s words speak for themselves, so here we go… First, Gene shares with us what he considers to…
Tagged with: baseball, Columbus Clippers, free agency, Gne Locklear, Jack Murphy Stadium, Major League Baseball, MLB, Padres, Padres360, Petco Park, Rebecca Herman, San Diego, San Diego Padres, Tony Gwynn, wayne mcbrayer
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players
Former Padres Infielder Ted Kubiak
Drafted by the Kansas City A’s in 1961, Ted Kubiak spent six years in the A’s minor league system primarily playing shortstop; however, when the A’s called him up in 1967, they wanted him to be a utility player. While…
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Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Hail To The Chief! Gene Locklear Part #1
“So, you’re a friend of Dave Freisleben?” asked Gene Locklear as we walked up to his house. Wayne responded with a yes, we are. “We’ll, if I had known that, I wouldn’t have invited you,” was Gene’s smiling response and with…
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Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Cardinal Thoughts on Jon Jay
After the Padres traded 2B-SS Jedd Gyorko to the Cardinals for OF Jon Jay, my cousin Joe McBrayer, who writes a blog about the Cardinals, asked me if I would write-up my thoughts of Gyorko and what the Cardinals were getting…
Tagged with: AJ Preller, Andy Green, baseball, Cardinals, Jedd Gyorko, Jon Jay, Major League Baseball, MLB, MLB Network, Padres, Padres360, Rebecca Herman, San Diego, San Diego Padres, sports, St. Louis Cardinals, wayne mcbrayer, Winter Meetings
Posted in Padres Players, Uncategorized
Posted in Padres Players, Uncategorized
Talking to Former Padres Pitcher, Rich Troedson
My love for baseball started in 1974 when I started collecting baseball cards. I would buy cards at our local 7/11 and at Longs Drugs and spend time looking at them and reading players stats on the back of the…
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Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Former Padres Pitcher George Stablein
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the third round of the 1978 MLB Draft out of California State University, Dominguez Hills, George Stablein was assigned to Reno of the A+ Cal League, where he compiled an 8-4 record with a…
Tagged with: AA Amarillo, AA Beaumont, AAA Hawaii, AAA Vancouver Canadians, Albuquerque Dukes, Atlanta Braves, baseball, CA, Cal League, California State University Dominguez Hills, Dave Winfield, George Stablein, Irvine, Jerry Coleman, Kaiser Permanente Physical Therapist, Major League Baseball, Padres, Padres360, Physical Therapist, Rebecca Herman, Reno A+, San Diego, San Diego Padres, San Francisco, Tacoma Rainiers, Texas League, wayne mcbrayer
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players
Catching Up With Johnny Grubb
Drafted by the Padres with the 24th pick in the 1st round of the 1971 amateur draft (January Secondary), Johnny Grubb moved quickly though the minor league system. He was called up by the Padres September 10, 1972 and got…
Tagged with: 1984 World Series Champions, Atlanta Braves, Bob Davis, Dave Hilton, Dave Roberts, Dave Winfield, Detroit, Detroit Tigers, Fred Kendall, George Hendrick, Hector Torres, Johnny Grubb, Major League Baseball, Mike Caldwell, Mike Ivie, MLB, National League All-Star Team, Padres, Padres Hall of Fame, Padres360, Petco Park, Randy Jones, Rebecca Herman, Ron Reed, Rookie of the Year, San Diego, San Diego Padres, Silver Bullets (Ladies Team), Texas, wayne mcbrayer, Yogi Berra
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players
A Miracle Met, a Hawaii Islander, A San Diego Padre: The Career of Rod Gaspar
Rod Gaspar is a man who was in the right place at the right time. Drafted in the 2nd round of the 1967 draft, he spend 2 years working his way through the minor leagues before making it onto the…
Tagged with: 1969 Mets, AAA Hawaii Islanders, AAA Tidewater, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, baseball, John Matlack, Major League Baseball, Mets, MLB, New York Mets, Padres, Padres AAA Hawaii Islanders, Padres360, Rebecca Herman, Rod Gaspar, San Diego Padres, San Diego Stadium, wayne mcbrayer
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday