04/07/16 / Padres360.com / @Padres360 by Wayne McBrayer I really don’t know what ever inspired me to start collecting autographs, but I do remember the very first autograph I ever acquired, and where I got it from. The Padres were…
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A Visit with former Padres Pitcher – Bill Greif
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Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Talkin’ Padres Baseball with The Coach… John Kentera
From XTRA Sports 690 to The Mighty 1090, John has been a staple of sports talk radio in San Diego for more than 20 years. He has a passion for all sports and a memory that is second to none. …
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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
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
From 2B to 3B With Former Padre Dave Hilton
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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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
40 Years Ago Today: 8/4/74
Today is an anniversary in Padres history that isn’t mentioned very often and is one I didn’t know about until I became friends with Dave Freisleben. We were talking last year and Dave mentioned that it was the anniversary of…
Tagged with: Bill Plummer, Bobby Tolan, Cesar Geronimo, Chris Cannizzarro, Cincinnati Reds, Cito Gaston, Clay Carroll, Clay “The Kid” Kirby, Dan Driessen, Dave Concepcion, Dave Freisleben, Dave Roberts, Dave Tomlin, Dave Winfield, Enzo Hernandez, Fred Kendall, Gene Locklear, Houston Astros, Joe Morgan, John McNamara, Johnny Bench, Ken Griffey Sr, Lowell Palmer, Nate Colbert, Pedro Bourbon, Pete Rose, Randy Jones, Ray Kroc, Rusty Gerhardt, Terry Crowley, Tony Perez
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players
SABR – Memorable Padres Moments in Review
August 13, 2013 by Wayne McBrayer & Rebecca Herman We received our SABR Member Newsletter and were very excited to hear what the August 9, 2013 meeting would feature: Radio Re-Creations with Bob Chandler! We knew we would be there. The names listed…
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Posted in At the Ballpark
Posted in At the Ballpark
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…
Tagged with: baseball, baseball records, baseball statistics, Broderick Perkins, career games, Dave Roberts, EDISON VOLQUEZ, EVERTH CABRERA, franchise history, interleague game, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jedd Gyorko, Juan Pierre, Major League Baseball, MLB, Padre, Ramón Ortiz, Roberto Alomar, rock and roll marathon, San Diego, San Diego Padres, Sport, sports, Tony Gwynn, Toronto Blue Jays
Posted in Just the Facts, Milestones, Padres Players
Posted in Just the Facts, Milestones, Padres Players