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African Proverbs: Padres Players Edition
Earlier in the month we attempted to show how Orlando Hudson would have benefited from exposure to proverbs at some point in his life. Then we sought to explain the actions of the Padres Front Office through small pieces of African wisdom. This is the third installment of the African Proverb series -- the Padres Players Edition. When he was a young boy Mark Kotsay would sit with...
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February 29, 2012
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The Oldest Pitching Match-up . . . EVAR!
In last week's Gwynn Thoughts I discussed Tony Gwynn. Yes, yes, but there was more!The game in which he was immortalized with an eternal statue featured a pitching match-up between old timers David Wells and Jaime Moyer. They combined for a whopping 88 years and 307 days which is older than most of the trees in southern California.* This particular match-up between Wells and...
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February 28, 2012
Padres, Dead Kennedys, and A Holiday In Peoria
After a short drive I tried to piece together my upcoming trip to Peoria. As the legs of the event began to fall into place in my mind the Dead Kennedys' Holiday in Cambodia began to play on the radio. And as any fool will tell you, Cambodia and Peoria rhyme perfectly, so I began to pen a song.This song is based on my one experience in Peoria last season, which inexplicably found...
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February 27, 2012
You can't always get what you want
I really want to like Orlando Hudson. Let me amend that statement -- I really don't want to dislike guys who play for the Padres. I don't care to critique guys I ultimately need to cheer for in order for the Padres to attain success.Yet here I am, during the week before position players are required to report to Peoria, Arizona and I've already ripped into Orlando Hudson...
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February 23, 2012
Orlando Hudson's Act of Contrition . . . not really
The Union Tribune's Bill Center has given Orlando Hudson a forum to reconstruct a tattered image. Your job, if you choose to accept it, is to either reject or accept his act of contrition . . . Orlando Hudson says he never got his feet on the ground last season.It's possible to simultaneously have one's head up their ass and to also have their feet on the ground. It&...
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February 22, 2012
Edison Volquez: Haircuts and Success
On Dan Hayes' blog this morning he wrote a teaser to an upcoming article about newly acquired RHP, Edison Volquez.A quote from Volquez confirmed what I have long thought to be a key to his future success:"Right now, the way my hair feels, I think I'm going to have a good season this year," Volquez said. "I'm ready."I couldn't agree more with Volquez...
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February 21, 2012
Things Bud Black has outlasted
I read the opening paragraph of Bill Center's article this morning and immediately stopped.My mind was blown after reading these words written about Padres manager Bud Black: " . . . where he begins his sixth spring training as Padres manager Monday."It seems like only yesterday that Bud Black arrived from Anaheim and the Bruce Bochy Era concluded. Yet here he is, beginning...
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February 20, 2012
Orlando Hudson Reports Early To Spring Training
Yesterday, Dan Hayes of the North County Times reported via Twiter, that all 35 Padres pitchers and catchers had reported to Peoria, Arizona. In addition to the mandatory appearance by pitchers and catchers 8 position players reported voluntarily. One of the position players was the oft maligned Orlando Hudson.Orlando Hudson is well aware that his stock tumbled last year after coming...
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February 20, 2012
Gwynn Thoughts: The statue, the brick
On Thursday I wrote of a few initial memories that arose from the ashes of my mind after hearing of Tony Gwynn's pending cancer surgery. I meant to continue with my Gwynn thoughts on Friday but life found a way to interrupt my little plans. This was from the 2007 season . . .I knew this girl. She was not a baseball fan. But it was tickets to a ball game she had received...
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February 20, 2012
Gwynn Thoughts: The 5.5 Hole In 2001
Questions of mortality often rekindle the fondest memories . So many memories . . . Towards the end of the 2001 season I attended a Padres game with the future Mrs. AJM, my best friend, and his future Ex-Mrs. The future Ex-Mrs. of my best friend was the future Mrs. AJM's best friend. We introduced them. It's all very convoluted but it's neither here nor there. This is...
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February 16, 2012
Gwynn Thoughts: Hard Work In The RF
Questions of mortality often rekindle the fondest memories . . .My bedroom walls were wallpapered with posters of sports heroes. Music and movie posters as decor came much later, as I developed a level of sophistication that can only arrive upon entering college. But as a youth it was sports posters. Walter Payton, Don Mattingly, and Tony Gwynn.One of the other thoughts that raced...
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February 16, 2012
Gwynn Thoughts: The 1989 Batting Race
After hearing that Tony Gwynn was going for another round of cancer surgery in his cheek my mind started spinning, registering my fondest moments of Tony Gwynn over the years. Fortunately, after 14 hours, the surgery sounds like it was a success. As I pondered Gwynn's mortality this was one of my thoughts . . .In 1989 I was still a new edition to Padre fandom. I didn't hate...
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February 16, 2012
Padres and Pints Episode 3 Preview: Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
This is the REEL Episode 3. The FAKE Episode 3 was the special edition of Padres and Pints at Fanfest. But this is REEL. Just listen to the music . . .
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February 15, 2012
Padres Fanfest: The Padres and Pints Rapid Fire Poll
On Saturday the San Diego Padres held their annual Fanfest. We met for a special episode of Padres and Pints with Padres COO and President Tom Garfinkel to discuss Fanfest, 2012 promotions, and San Diego's craft brewing scene at PETCO Park.Mr. Garfinkel also fielded the ridiculous set of questions that have come to be known as Rapid Fire. Now have your say with the Rapid Fire...
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February 14, 2012
Over At The Fro: Padres and Pints Episode 3 (Fanfest Edition)
This last weekend The 'Fro and AJM were the recipients of an excellent opportunity: a moment to sit down with Padres COO and President Tom Garfinkel. In a short but sweet episode of Padres and Pints we discussed the greatness of Fanfest, the 2012 promotion schedule, Craft beer at PETCO Park and the merits of breakfast. And it all took place in the bowls of PETCO under a painting...
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February 13, 2012
A Modest Proposal For Huston Street's 9th Inning Music
During Saturday's Fanfest at PETCO Park, Huston Street addressed his Closer's Music for 2012 while sitting on a forum panel moderated by Mud Grant. He said it would be a surprise. I have an opinion on this . . .Since 1998 there have been two songs* San Diego Padres fans have heard in the 9th inning of a close game: Hells Bells for Trevor Hoffman and Heath Bell's Blow...
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February 13, 2012
Nick Canepa is not unlike a 12 year-old
Last evening, Nick Canepa of the UT opined:Where’s the hook? Why should the people who spend money for tickets want to watch these Padres? And, if a star develops, will he spend more than a few years here before he becomes too expensive, a la Adrian Gonzalez and Bell? The ship carrying a Tony Gwynn sailing forever on the USS San Diego Discount has sailed.I find Nick Canepa...
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February 10, 2012
Gwynn Numbers: 184 in 1984
In 1984 Tony Gwynn hit .351/.410/.444 as the Padres advanced to the World Series.His first batting title and a Padres run of success (also a first) led to a third place finish in the MVP race. Gwynn finished behind Ryne Sandberg, and Keith Hernandez that year, receiving 1 vote for 1st in and finishing with a total of 184 voting points. But this post is more about a baseball card...
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February 08, 2012
A Comment On Scott Kaplan's Firing
Scott Kaplan was fired from XX1090 this afternoon for saying the following about Mountain West studio analyst, Andrea Lloyd:“I think that she is currently a woman. I cannot confirm for you that she has been a woman her entire life. My guess is that at some point she had some form of surgery. Have you seen this chick?”He also described her as a “beast,” an “animal,...
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February 06, 2012
African Proverbs: The Padres Front Office Edition
While using African proverbs to identify Orlando Hudson's numerous missteps in a Padres uniform I also found a few others to explain the happenings down on 19 Tony Gwynn Drive. They didn't quite fit with the discussion of San Diego's second baseman so here they are in a post teeming with optimism... If your cornfield is far from your house, the birds will eat your...
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February 06, 2012
African Proverbs That Orlando Hudson Has Never Heard
Rain beats a leopard's skin, but it does not wash out the spots ~The Ashanti of West Africa Utilized as teaching tools, Proverbs act as tools for the oral transmission of culture from one generation to the next in parts of Africa. The above proverb immediately came to mind when I heard some commentary related to Padres second baseman Orlando Hudson yesterday . . . Padres beat...
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February 03, 2012
Baseball Names: Cuba, communism, and the letter Y
I've always had a fascination with players whose parents opted for the 25th letter of the alphabet. And I don't say this just because names like Yu and Yoenis have been sprinkled through the headlines of this hot stove season.Seeing players with names like Yunel and Yuniesky run across the diamond simply brings me back to my childhood, a kinder and gentler time -- a time...
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February 02, 2012
El Cajon Brewing Company: The Padres and Pints Rapid Fire Poll
At the El Cajon Brewing Company edition of Padres and Pints (Episode 2) Corey Brock of Padres.com was besieged by a set of carefully crafted questions. Now it's your turn . . .Originally we asked Corey the following: "You're on your way to Spring Training. Better music as you pass through Yuma: Band of Horses or Nickleback?"This was a cheap-shot at Nickleback because...
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February 01, 2012
Hair of the Mudcat
I came across the website of former Padres announcer Mel Proctor where this picture was prominently displayed:Sterling Hitchcock was still pitching, Dennis Morgino hit left handed, and Mark "Mudcat" Grant had some wild hair -- relatively speaking.Good guy that Mark Grant. He's officially been around forever.
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February 01, 2012
19 Reasons: The Gwynn Opener and Miserable Giants Fans
The introduction to 19 Reasons can be read here. Here's reason One and reason Two. And Three. And Four. And Five. And Six. Officially, this is Reason Seven.Opening day in 2011 was awesome. The celebration of baseball's return from a long winter*. But under the advice of Tony Gwynn I chose to also attend the second game of 2011. I dubbed this particular game The Gwynn Opener...
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January 31, 2012
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