July 25, 2013 by Rebecca Herman My son and I have now visited 18 Major League ballparks and are on a quest to visit them all! It isn’t always possible but ideally, when we make the trek to a new ballpark…
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My Visit to the Padres HOF and Museum
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Posted in At the Ballpark
Posted in At the Ballpark
Petco Park’s “Wines at the Park”
07/24/13 / Padres360.com / @Padres360 by Rebecca Herman & Wayne McBrayer at Petco Park Wines At The Park is a very nice place to stop and get a glass of wine. The atmosphere is relaxing and it is set up like a…
Tagged with: Ballpark Food, baseball, Cabernet, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Donovan, Donovan’s, Folie a Deux Cabernet, Iron Pinot Noir, Lindsay Pomerloy, Major League Baseball, MLB, Padres, Petco Park, Pinot noir, Piper Heidsieck, Piper Heidsieck Rare, Piper Sonoma Brut, San Diego, San Diego Padres, Wine, wine tasting, Wines at the Park
Posted in Ballpark Fare
Posted in Ballpark Fare
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
Getting to Know Padres RHP Miles Mikolas
July 19, 2013 by Wayne McBrayer with contributions & photos by Rebecca Herman Relief pitchers are guys who get used to playing under pressure. At any moment, the manager can come out of the dugout and signal the bullpen to send a guy…
Tagged with: Andres Torres, Arizona Fall League, Bobby Bonilla, Brandon Belt, Eugene Emeralds, Florida Marlins, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Giancarlo Stanton, Hunter Pence, John Buck, Jose Reyes, Josh Beckett, Jupiter High School, Lake Elsinore Storm, Luke Gregerson, Mets, Miles Mikolas, Nova Southeastern University, Padres, Relief pitchers, Roger Clemens, san antonio missions, San Diego, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Tucson Padres, Video of Mikolas eating a lizard
Posted in On the Farm, Padres Players, Tucson Padres
Posted in On the Farm, Padres Players, Tucson Padres
Taco Tuesday at Petco Park
07/11/13 / Padres360.com / @Padres360 by Rebecca Herman & Wayne McBrayer at Petco Park The long-awaited Taco Tuesday arrived on July 9. It was the talk of the town … well, at least among Padres fans. It is a new promotion for…
Tagged with: baseball, Hodad's, Hodad's at Petco Park, Major League Baseball, Mark Kotsay, MLB, Onion, Padres, Padres Promotions, Petco Park, Petco Park Promotions, San Diego, San Diego Padres, Street Taco, Taco, Taco Tuesday, Taco Tuesday at Petco Park, Tortilla
Posted in Ballpark Fare
Posted in Ballpark Fare
Thank You – Tom Garfinkel
July 11, 2013 by Rebecca Herman It has been a mere 48 hours since the announcement that Tom Garfinkel had resigned as the CEO and President of the San Diego Padres. My first thoughts were sadness and loss … through his…
Tagged with: baseball, Home Plate Box 6, Leadership, Major League Baseball, MLB, Padres, Padres Front Office, Padres Leadership, Petco Park, Ron Fowler, San Diego, San Diego Padres, San Diego Padres Annual Awards Dinner, San Diego Padres CEO, San Diego Padres President, sports, Sunday Breakfast on the Field, The Mighty 1090, Tom, Tom Garfinkel, Tom Garfinkel resigns, Twitter
Posted in Padres Leadership
Posted in Padres Leadership
At Lake Elsinore with Pitcher Matt Jackson
July 3, 2013 by Wayne McBrayer with photos by Rebecca Herman ON THE FARM AT LAKE ELSINORE ~~WITH MATT JACKSON, MAY 25, 2013~~ Matt Jackson is a man who is not afraid of hard work. “My dad is a home-builder and I would always help…
Tagged with: Airline High School, baseball, batting practice, Chipola College, Chipper Jones, Earned run average, Eugene Emeralds, Fort Wayne Indiana, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Haughton High Buccaneers, Lake Elsinore, Lake Elsinore Storm, LSU, MATT JACKSON, Matthew Jackson, MiLB, Minor League Baseball, MLB, Padres, Reds, Rock Cats, san antonio missions, San Diego, San Diego Padres, Todd Walker, Tucson Padres, Twins, University of Southern Alabama
Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm
Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm
Future Padres Represented at 2013 All-Star Futures Game
July 1, 2013 by Rebecca Herman San Antonio outfielder Yeison Asencio (World Roster) and Lake Elsinore catcher Austin Hedges (U.S. Roster) will represent the San Diego Padres along with San Antonio hitting coach Jacque Jones (World Roster) in the SiriusXM All-Star…
Tagged with: All-Star Futures Game, All-Stars 2013, AUSTIN HEDGES, Citi Field, futures game, hitting coach, Jacque Jones, Lake Elsinore, Lake Elsinore Storm, outfielder, San Antonio, san antonio missions, San Diego, San Diego Padres, San Diego Padres minor league players, star futures, Yeison Asencio
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 Catcher Austin Hedges
June 24, 2013 by Wayne McBrayer & Rebecca Herman ON THE FARM AT LAKE ELSINORE ~~WITH AUSTIN HEDGES, MAY 25, 2013~~ We caught up with Austin Hedges up at Lake Elsinore last month. He had just completed BP for the first time and…
Tagged with: 2nd round of the 2011 draft, AUSTIN HEDGES, baseball, batting practice, Eugene Emeralds, Fort Wayne Indiana, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez, Lake Elsinore, Lake Elsinore Storm, MiLB, Minor League Baseball, MLB, Padres, Run batted in, San Diego, San Diego Padres
Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm
Posted in Lake Elsinore Storm, On the Farm
Padres Fan Focus – Four Ramona Friends
June 18, 2013 by Rebecca Herman Friday night at the ballpark – what could be better? Well, for starters, it was Retro night AND a salute to our 1998 team – 15th anniversary of going to the World Series. For those…
Tagged with: 2013 Padres Transactions, Adrian Gonzalez, arizona diamondbacks, baseball, Bud Black, Chase Headley, Chris Denorfia, Cincinnati Reds, Coach Kentera, Deno, hodad, Josh Haynes, Lake Elisnore Storm, Lake Elsinore, Lake Elsinore Storm, Major League Baseball, Mighty 1090, MLB, Mr. Padre, Nick Vincent, Norf, Padres, Petco Park, Pete Rose, Randy Jones, San Diego, San Diego Padres, Ted Williams, Tony Gwynn, Yasmani Grandal, Yonder Alonso
Posted in Fan Focus
Posted in Fan Focus