04/15/16 / Padres360.com / @Padres360 by Rebecca Herman & Wayne McBrayer at Lake Elsinore, CA Not many pitchers want to end up in the bullpen. Former Padres pitcher Bill Grief told us on our interview with him that he…
“My earliest memories of baseball are playing coach pitch with my Angels and we had a really good team. 3 or 4 of the guys from that team are playing baseball and 2 of them are still playing college baseball, which…
Before the season, our friends in the Right Filed Mission were looking for players that have swagger. That cocky confidence and presence on the field that makes them stand out above other players. Well, during a recent trip to Lake Elsinore,…
August 29, 2013 by Wayne McBrayer with photos by Rebecca Herman ON THE FARM IN TUCSON, ARIZONA ~~WITH JORGE REYES, 2013~~ Jorge Reyes comes from a large supportive family who has been there for him every step of his life. He started…
July 29, 2013 by Rebecca Herman While it may seem that the Padres have been relatively “quiet” during the July Free Agency frenzy, they have been acquiring (and re-signing) pitchers left and right … seven thus far … increasing depth…
July 27, 2013 by Wayne McBrayer with contributions & photos by Rebecca Herman ON THE FARM AT LAKE ELSINORE ~~WITH JACE PETERSON, JULY 3, 2013~~ We had been watching Jace Peterson all season and had hoped to interview him on two prior…
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…
July 16, 2013 by Wayne McBrayer with photos by Rebecca Herman ON THE FARM IN TUCSON, ARIZONA ~~WITH DANIEL ROBERTSON, JUNE 7-9, 2013~~ The love of baseball started early for Daniel Robertson. He talked to us about “the plastic glove my dad put…
July 3, 2013 by Wayne McBrayer with photos by Rebecca Herman ON THE FARM AT LAKE ELSINORE ~~WITH MATT JACKSON, MAY 25, 2013~~ Matt Jackson is a man who is not afraid of hard work. “My dad is a home-builder and I would always help…
June 24, 2013 by Wayne McBrayer & Rebecca Herman ON THE FARM AT LAKE ELSINORE ~~WITH AUSTIN HEDGES, MAY 25, 2013~~ We caught up with Austin Hedges up at Lake Elsinore last month. He had just completed BP for the first time and…