Since we started writing the blog, I have started to once again look at the baseball cards I collected when I was little. So many Padres names and so many happy memories flood back into my mind when I look at…
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From 2B to 3B With Former Padre Dave Hilton
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Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
A River in Lake Elsinore
A day of interviewing players can become a waiting game with the hope that the player you request is willing to take time out of their busy day to talk to you. During our last visit, we had requested to…
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Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm
Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm
Padres Memories From Brent Strom
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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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…
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Posted in At the Ballpark, Padres History, Padres Leadership
Posted in At the Ballpark, Padres History, Padres Leadership
Taco Tuesday at Petco Park Revisited
06/02/15 / Padres360.com / @Padres360 by Rebecca Herman & Wayne McBrayer at Petco Park It has been nearly two years since our first review of Taco Tuesday. The most honest reason for the delay is the lack of desire to taste them…
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…
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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