“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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Hail To The Chief! Gene Locklear Part #1
Tagged with: Babe Ruth League, baseball, bird dog, Buzzie Bavasi, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Reds, Dan Driessen, Dave Freisleben, Don Zimmer, Fred Norman, Gene Locklear, Gene Richards, Gene Tenace, Ken Griffey, Little League, Major League Baseball, Mike Johnson, MiLB, Minor League Baseball, MLB, North Carolina, Padres, Padres360, Pembroke, Rebecca Herman, Reds, San Diego, San Diego Padres, Sparky Anderson, wayne mcbrayer
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
Outfielder Nick Torres at the Arizona Fall League
Nick Torres, out of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 4th round of the 2014 by amateur draft. Torres has hit and hit well. After hitting .254 in the Arizona Rookie League, the…
Tagged with: Arizona Fall League, Arizona Rookie League, baseball, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Fall League, Fort Wayne, Lake Elsinore, MiLB, Minor League Baseball, Nick Torres, Padres, Padres360, Peoria Javelinas, Rebecca Herman, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, San Diego Padres, Scottsdale Stadium, Tin Caps, wayne mcbrayer
Posted in Arizona Fall League, Lake Elsinore Storm
Posted in Arizona Fall League, Lake Elsinore Storm
Infielder Fernando Perez at the Arizona Fall League
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 3rd round of the 2012 MLB draft, Fernando Perez has slowly developed into a power hitter at Second Base. Possessing quick hands in the field and a fast bat at the plate,…
Tagged with: baseball, Major League Baseball, MiLB, Minor League Baseball, MLB, Padres, Padres360, Rebecca Herman, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, Scottsdale Stadium, wayne mcbrayer
Posted in Arizona Fall League, On the Farm
Posted in Arizona Fall League, On the Farm
Pitcher Eric Yardley at the Arizona Fall League
Over the last couple of years, the Padres have acquired several pitchers who weren’t drafted by a major league club but instead signed with independent clubs with the hope that a regional scout might see him and sign him to…
Tagged with: Andrew Werner, Arizona Fall League, baseball, Bryce Morrow, Eric Yardley, Evansville Otters, Lake Elsinore Storm, Major League Baseball, MiLB, Minor League Baseball, MLB, Padres, Pecos League, Rebecca Herman, San Diego, San Diego Padres, Scottsdale Stadium, Seattle University, Taos Blizzards, Trinidad Triggers, wayne mcbrayer
Posted in Arizona Fall League, On the Farm
Posted in Arizona Fall League, On the Farm
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…
Tagged with: A- Tri-Cities, AA Alexandria, AAA Hawaii, Atlanta Braves, baseball, Cito Gaston, Dodgers, John Grubb, John McNamara, Major League Baseball, Monterrey Sultanes, Nate Colbert, Padres, Randy Jones, Rebecca Herman, Rich Troedson, San Diego, San Diego Padres, Santa Clara University, The Big Red Machine, wayne mcbrayer, Willie McCovey
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Andy Green, New Skipper for the San Diego Padres
From Lexington, KY and a mere 38 years old … Andy Green will cut his teeth as an MLB Skipper with the San Diego Padres. Many are asking – Who? Why? Green was drafted by the Diamondbacks in the…
Tagged with: 2000 amateur draft, Andy Green, baseball, core values, Diamondbacks, empower, Leadership, Major League Baseball, Mets, MiLB, mission, Missoula Osprey, MLB, Mobile BayBears, Nippon Ham Fighters, Padres, Padres Manager, Padres Skipper, Padres360, Petco Park, Pioneer League, Purpose, Rebecca Herman, San Diego, San Diego Padres, Southern League, Southern League’s Manger of the Year, strategic priorities, vision, wayne mcbrayer, Winning Culture
Posted in Padres Leadership
Posted in Padres Leadership
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
Follow Up At The Diamond With River Stevens
We decided to attend the last home game for the Lake Elsinore Storm for the season and do one last follow up interview with a player. Tyler Zickel informed us that River Stevens has just come back to the team…
Tagged with: baseball, Lake Elsinore Storm, MiLB, Minor League Baseball, Padres, Padres360, Rebecca Herman, River Stevens, San Diego Padres, Tyler Zickel, wayne mcbrayer
Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm
Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm
The Baseball Life of Matt Chavez
We had the opportunity to interview Matt Chavez, a young man who has had a well-traveled couple of seasons in baseball and who was recently signed by the Padres and assigned to Lake Elsinore. We hope you’ll enjoy hearing from Matt about his baseball…
Tagged with: baseball, Lake Elsinore, Lake Elsinore Storm, MiLB, Minor League Baseball, Padres, Padres360, Rebecca Herman, San Diego Padres, wayne mcbrayer
Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm
Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm