03/08/16 / Padres360.com / @Padres360 By Rebecca Herman in Arizona Padres Practice Fields in Peoria You know you are truly at Spring Training when you see the giant baseballs at the practice fields. A bit bittersweet this year as no…
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Posted in Spring Training
Posted in Spring Training
#PadresST 2016 – Game 1 for Padres360
03/07/16 / Padres360.com / @Padres360 By Rebecca Herman in Arizona Padres at Brewers It was a beautiful day at the Brewers’ Maryvale Ballpark. Some people don’t like going to this ballpark and say, “it’s not a great part of…
Tagged with: Andy Green, baseball, Cactus League, Derek Norris, Jabari Blash, Jemile Weeks, Jose Rondon, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, MLB, Nick Noonan, Padres, Padres360, Rebecca Herman, Ryan Schimpf, San Diego Padres, Spring training
Posted in Spring Training
Posted in Spring Training
Out of the Pen With Doug Bochtler
On November 14, 2015, the San Diego Padres announced the hiring of a new bullpen coach to replace Willie Blair. It was also the first coach that Andy Green had a hand in hiring from outside the organization. When the…
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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. …
Tagged with: Alexei Ramirez, Andrew Cashner, Andy Green, baseball, Bruce Bochy, Bud Black, Chip Hale, Dave Roberts, Derek Norris, Dick Selma, Dick Williams, James Shields, John Kentera, Jon Jay, Luis Perdomo, Major League Baseball, Matt Kemp, MiLB, Minor League Baseball, MLB, Padres, Padres360, Randy Jones, Rebecca Herman, San Diego, San Diego Padres, San Diego Sockers, San Diego Stadium, The Mighty 1090, wayne mcbrayer, XTRA Sports 690
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
Hail To the Chief – Part #3
In our last part of our Gene Locklear interview, we reached out to some of his former teammates for questions they would be interested in having Gene answer. Some ended up just being comments while some had a little bit…
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Posted in Padres History, Padres Players
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players
Hail To The Chief – Part #2
In Part #2 of our interview, we talked with Gene about several different topics, and rather than type them out, we decided to let Gene’s words speak for themselves, so here we go… First, Gene shares with us what he considers to…
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Posted in Padres History, Padres Players
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players
Former Padres Infielder Ted Kubiak
Drafted by the Kansas City A’s in 1961, Ted Kubiak spent six years in the A’s minor league system primarily playing shortstop; however, when the A’s called him up in 1967, they wanted him to be a utility player. While…
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Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Hail To The Chief! Gene Locklear Part #1
“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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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
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,…
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Posted in Arizona Fall League, On the Farm
Posted in Arizona Fall League, On the Farm