Arbitration Season
Alternate title: 7 Crazy Arbitration Avoiding Numbers That Will SHOCK You To The Core It’s everyone’s favorite time of year again! The Padres recently came to terms on one year deals with 5 players,...
View ArticleFactual Facts Of Relative Relevance
It’s May 5th. In Spanish, that translates to Cinco De Mayo, an unofficial holiday in the United States, celebrated throughout America by white people dressing up in racist outfits, drinking crappy...
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While You Were Drinking 2014 Game 33 (KC vs SD)
Sometimes things get a little fuzzy after sitting through a 3-hour in game infomercial for the On Deck Suite that you will likely never be able to afford buying tickets to for even one game. Then,...
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Fill in with Blanks, signed X
Early yesterday afternoon the Padres announced the call-up of Kyle Blanks. To make room for him, Xavier Nady was Designated for Assignment. Initially I couldn’t figure out why a team that dragged Mark...
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The House Flight: Week of 5/5 to 5/11/2014
In case you weren’t paying attention… Dear God, this is the worst thing I've ever seen. #Orioles pic.twitter.com/PQpcUXdHr4 — Justin McGuire (@JMcGuireSN) May 10, 2014 Always enjoy responsibly. Don’t...
View ArticleLarge Men, Small Dogs, and a Boatload of Context
Kyle Blanks’ demotion to Triple-A El Paso and subsequent trade to the A’s after going 2-for-10 in a cameo with the Padres triggered a couple of unrelated events. First, it deprived the world of once...
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The House Flight: Week of 5/12 to 5/18/2014
In case you weren’t paying attention… "But both have seen sunny days ahead" #tomorrowslede #tomorrowsheadline #HotTakes — Ghost of Ray Kroc (@GhostofRAK) May 14, 2014 Always enjoy responsibly. Don’t...
View ArticleThe Inevitable Yet Untimely Kyle Blanks Trade
Kyle Blanks’ long, mostly enigmatic San Diego Padres career came crashing to an end last week, as he was dealt to the Oakland A’s for outfielder Jake Goebbert and a player to be named later or cash...
View ArticleThe Questions You Were Too Afraid To Ask: Minor Transactions Edition
This edition of “Questions You Were Too Afraid To Ask” focuses on the finalization of the Kyle Blanks trade and the Nick Hundley-Troy Patton swap. The Padres received Ronald Herrera last week from the...
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Padres Bobblehead Mega Post!!
Here it is. All of the Padres bobbleheads, that I own, in one single post. 57 78 different Padres, Beavers, Quakes, Storm, Wizards, Stars, managers, announcers, mascots, dreamboats, skaters and sleepy...
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