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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Throwback Thursday with Billy Almon
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Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
At The Diamond With Zech Lemond
“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…
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Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm
Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm
Tyler Zickel – A Steady Hand In The Storm
When setting up player interviews, there is a process that one goes through. It involves contacting the club and finding the right person to deal with. When this season began, there had been a change in the Storm front office. …
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Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm
Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm
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
Garry Jestadt Padres infielder 1971-1972
Acquired in a trade for Chris Cannizzaro, Garry Jestadt stepped right in and provided solid depth at 2B and 3B for the Padres. After leaving the Padres, he continued to play baseball in the minors and also played in Japan. …
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Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Larry Hardy Padres Pitcher 1974-1975
Larry Hardy was a pitcher for the San Diego Padres in 1974-1975. During the 1974 season, he appeared in 76 games, which was an all-time record for a rookie. He won 9 games and saved 2 that season. We…
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Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
Posted in Padres History, Padres Players, Padres Throwback Thursday
2015 Padres Promos
It’s that time of the year, baseball is getting near and the fans are excited. We are particularly fired up this year because of the amazing off-season acquisitions by the Padres. By all accounts, it looks to be a great…
John DeMott – Early Days to Padres PA
John DeMott is a familiar name to long-time San Diego Padres fans. He worked for years as the sports director at KCBQ but is best known as the Padres second PA announcer. We had reached out to John a couple…
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Posted in Padres Throwback Thursday
Posted in Padres Throwback Thursday
It’s a Wrap – We Conclude Interview with The Famous Chicken
Last week Ted shared one of his favorite stories about dancing with the King – Elvis Presley. This week, Ted wraps up our interview with some parting words for all of his fans and how much they mean to him…
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Posted in Tuesdays with Ted
Posted in Tuesdays with Ted