“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
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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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Back to the 80’s With Terry Kennedy
We were excited to meet up with Terry Kennedy the night of the 1984 Anniversary celebration at Petco. He was signing autographs and we asked if he would consider completing our Throwback Thursday Padres Alumni questionnaire. He agreed and we…
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