Category Archives: MLB

George Steinbrenner dies at 80…

“It is with profound sadness that the family of George M. Steinbrenner III announces his passing. He passed away this morning in Tampa, Fla., at age 80,” the family said in a statement. “He was an incredible and charitable man. … Continue reading

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Escondido Discussing New Triple-A Stadium With Padres

The North County Times is reporting Escondido is pulling ahead of San Marcos as the front-runner to become the next home for the Padres Triple-A baseball team. City officials have been meeting with the Padres to discuss potential plans a … Continue reading

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Padres 2010 First Player Draft Preview

The 2010 MLB First Year Player draft starts today at 4 pm PST. I’m not even going to pretend to pay enough attention to amateur players to have an educated guess on who the Padres will take with the #9 … Continue reading

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Video: Eric Byrnes Returns To The Diamond, Homerun in Softball Debut

Eric Byrnes made his return to the diamond this week, appearing in a softball game in Menlo Park, CA. He’s rumored to have gone 2-3 in his debut with 2 HR’s. Here’s a video of his first at-bat….gone!

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Will Ferrell Pitches In Minor League Game As Billy Ray “Rojo” Johnson

Will Ferrell hopped into character at a minor league baseball game on Thursday night in Round Rock, Texas. The Round Rock Express played host to the Nashville Sounds and Ferrell “entered” the game in the 6th inning as relief pitcher … Continue reading

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Eric Byrnes, Coming to a Softball Game Near You…

After being released by the Seattle Mariners last week, Eric Byrnes is ready to return to the diamond to play…softball. The 34-year old outfielder has struggled to stay healthy since signing a 3-year, $30-million contract extension with the Arizona Diamondbacks … Continue reading

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NC Times: San Marcos Considered For Padres Triple-A Team

According to a North County Times article, the San Diego Padres and Cal State San Marcos have engaged in preliminary talks about the possibility of moving the Padres Triple-A franchise to the San Marcos campus. The Padres will lose their … Continue reading

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Padres Home Brokener

The UT is reporting that the Padres scheduled Opening Day starter, Chris Young, will miss the big day at Petco Park on Monday due to shoulder soreness following his promising season debut in Arizona.  Homegrown talent Kevin Correia will take … Continue reading

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Opening Day, First Pitch Less Than 60 Minutes Away…OMG!

Opening day is finally here! I haven’t seen official lineup cards posted for the Padres/Diamondbacks game but I wanted to take a look at how some of the pitcher vs batter match-ups are looking. Unfortunately, the sample size is pretty … Continue reading

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She Said Padres…

Tina Fey talking about on Tracy Morgan on The Late Show with David Letterman… Via Gaslamp Ball

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