September 6, 2013 by Wayne McBrayer with photos by Rebecca Herman On our recent trip to Tucson to see the see the last 3 games of the Tucson Padres, we discussed the players we wanted to interview; two players came to mind –…
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Meet Padres Pitcher – Burch Smith
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Posted in On the Farm, Padres Players, Tucson Padres
Getting to Know Padres Pitcher Brad Brach
August 25, 2013 by Wayne McBrayer We first got an opportunity to meet Brad Brach at the San Diego Padres Foundation & Awards dinner in February where both he and Brad Boxberger were seated at our table. It was fun to catch…
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Getting to Know Padres RHP Miles Mikolas
July 19, 2013 by Wayne McBrayer with contributions & photos by Rebecca Herman Relief pitchers are guys who get used to playing under pressure. At any moment, the manager can come out of the dugout and signal the bullpen to send a guy…
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Posted in On the Farm, Padres Players, Tucson Padres
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
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…
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Posted in On the Farm, Padres Players, Tucson Padres
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
Erlin and Gyorko Milestones
June 2, 2013 by Rebecca Herman San Diego Padres Our Padres enjoyed a terrific win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday, June 1, 2013. It was a beautiful evening (67 degrees) – the stands were full (40,403) … and more…
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Posted in Just the Facts, Milestones, Padres Players