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…
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Catching Up With Johnny Grubb
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Posted in Padres History, Padres Players
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players
Welcome to Club 19 at Petco Park
09/25/15 / Padres360.com / @Padres360 by Rebecca Herman & Wayne McBrayer at Petco Park Rebecca’s first memories of Club 19 go back to 2006, before she was a season ticket holder, when a friend used to invite her and her son to…
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Posted in At the Ballpark, Ballpark Fare
Posted in At the Ballpark, Ballpark Fare
The Hideaway – Deep Eddy Vodka
09/25/15 / Padres360.com / @Padres360 by Rebecca Herman & Wayne McBrayer at Petco Park Located on the Toyota Terrace level near section 224, The Hideaway features Deep Eddy Vodka drinks, as you might expect, and sushi. You may have previously visited…
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Posted in At the Ballpark, Ballpark Fare
Posted in At the Ballpark, Ballpark Fare
A Miracle Met, a Hawaii Islander, A San Diego Padre: The Career of Rod Gaspar
Rod Gaspar is a man who was in the right place at the right time. Drafted in the 2nd round of the 1967 draft, he spend 2 years working his way through the minor leagues before making it onto the…
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Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
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
Taco Tuesday at Petco Park Revisited
06/02/15 / Padres360.com / @Padres360 by Rebecca Herman & Wayne McBrayer at Petco Park It has been nearly two years since our first review of Taco Tuesday. The most honest reason for the delay is the lack of desire to taste them…
Catching Up with Bob Davis
Drafted in the 6th round of the 1970 draft out of Locust Grove High School, Bob Davis spent two years in the minors before getting called up in 1973 to open the season for the Padres due to an injury to Fred…
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Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Throwback Thursday with Billy Almon
Bill Almon was the #1 draft pick in baseball by the Padres in 1974 out of Brown University. He played with the Padres off and on until 1977 when the Padres called him up from Hawaii. He started at SS…
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Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
What happened to Jay Franklin?
There are stories that people write based on personal experiences in life or observations of events that they live through. This story is one that fell into our lap and touched our hearts as baseball fans. It’s the story of…
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Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Memories of Bossman – Mike Hardin
It is hard to believe that it has been a week since we all came to understand that Mike Hardin had truly passed away. We had gone to bed the night before with limited information and had hoped to awake…
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Posted in At the Ballpark, Ballpark Fare
Posted in At the Ballpark, Ballpark Fare