“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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Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Otter on a Mission – A Conversation with Bryce Morrow
Almost every kid that plays baseball grows up dreaming that one day, he’ll become a major league player. The odds are against them from the beginning. “Of every 50 players drafted by a team each season, you’re lucky 1or 2…
Tagged with: baseball, Bryce Morrow, Central Michigan, Central Michigan University, Evansville Otters, Jed Hoyer, Lake Elisnore Storm, Little League, Major League Baseball, Mariano Rivera, MiLB, Minor League Baseball, MLB, Padres, Padres360, Rebecca Herman, san antonio missions, San Diego Padres, Traverse City Beach Bums, wayne mcbrayer, Wiffle Balls
Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm, San Antonio Missions
Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm, San Antonio Missions
Getting to Know Padres Pitcher Brad Brach
August 25, 2013 by Wayne McBrayer We first got an opportunity to meet Brad Brach at the San Diego Padres Foundation & Awards dinner in February where both he and Brad Boxberger were seated at our table. It was fun to catch…
Tagged with: 2009 Fort Wayne Championship team, baseball, Brad Boxberger, Brad Brach, Cal Ripken, Darren Balsley, Fort Wayne Indiana, Little League, Major League Baseball, MiLB, Minor League Baseball, MLB, Monmouth College, Padres, Petco Park, San Diego, San Diego Padres, San Diego Padres Foundation, Tucson, Tucson Arizona, Tucson Padres
Posted in Padres Players, Tucson Padres
Posted in Padres Players, Tucson Padres
On the Farm with Catcher Robert Kral
July 23, 2013 by Wayne McBrayer with contributions & photos by Rebecca Herman ON THE FARM AT LAKE ELSINORE ~~WITH ROBERT KRAL, JULY 3, 2013~~ May 10, 2013 – Our first trip to interview players for Padres360 was a memorable day for…
Tagged with: baseball, Derek Jeter, Dodgers, Double-A Texas League, LA Times, Lake Elsinore, Lake Elsinore Storm, Little League, Major League Baseball, MiLB, Minor League Baseball, MLB, MLB.com, Padres, Padres Farm System, Robert Kral, san antonio missions, San Diego, San Diego Padres, sports, Storm’s PressBox, The Diamond, Yankees, Zack Greinke
Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm, San Antonio Missions
Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm, San Antonio Missions
At Lake Elsinore with RHP Luis De La Cruz
June 19, 2013 by Wayne McBrayer with photos by Rebecca Herman ON THE FARM AT LAKE ELSINORE ~~WITH LUIS DE LA CRUZ, MAY 25, 2013~~ At 6 foot 6 inches, Luis De La Cruz is an imposing figure on the mound. The Padres…
Tagged with: Arizona Fall League, baseball, baseball statistics, Craig Kimbrel, Dominican Summer League, emeralds, Eugene Emeralds, Fort Wayne Indiana, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Lake Elsinore, Lake Elsinore Storm, Little League, LUIS DE LA CRUZ, MiLB, MiLB Players, Minor League Baseball, On the Farm, Padres, Pedro Martinez, proudest moment, San Diego Padres, summer league
Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm
Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm