Padres Editorial: Chris Denorfia- Norfing His Way Into October
Credit: Paul Beaty – AP “At this point in my career, I want to…
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Digital Creative Director/Copywriter at @mmbideas. Wannabe sports journalist, flamed-out athlete, and diehard baseball junkie despite all of its strikes, lockouts, steroid scandals and Scott Boras. Ex-Californian proudly repping the Padres & Chargers deep in the heart of Red Sox & Patriots Nation.
Chargers News: “Comeback King” Frank Reich Lives Up to His Name
I fully admit that I had my doubts about the San Diego Chargers’ chances –…
Padres Editorial: What Is Mike Dee Thinking?
“I don’t want to spend my career at .500 or mired five games below.” –…
Chargers News: 5’ 8” Woodhead Poised for a Huge Season
“I want people to remember me for my football …But I also want people to…
Chargers News: Mike McCoy’s Year of Reckoning
As the San Diego Chargers head out to the desert for a preseason game against…
Chargers News: A Team Going Nowhere vs. One Going North(?)
August is a weird time of year for sports fans. Unless you’re a St. Louis…
Padres News: Rise and Fall of William Scott Middlebrooks
I’ve lived in Boston for 11 years now and it’s a city that is, to…
Padres News: Shawn Kelley’s Rise From Defeat to Dominance
The 6′ 2″ right-handed pitcher that A.J. Preller got for “relief prospect” Johnny Barbato made…
Padres Editorial: An Ex-Padres GM Finds Greener Pastures on Chicago’s North Side
“I think Jed is one of the brightest people I’ve ever been around, in or…
Padres Editorial: #ThatsSoPadres… Yes, Yasmani Grandal Is a NL All-Star
“From what I’ve seen, he receives the ball well and has a nice feel for…
Padres Editorial: Relieving a Manager, Restarting the Pendulum.
To my knowledge, Bud Black has yet to make any public statements in the wake…
Padres Editorial: The Overworking of an Overachieving All Star
“Get up. Get down. Get up again. Get down. Come up throwing. Take the chest…
Padres Editorial: Voices of Hope For a Team That Has Often Dashed It.
Baseball can be as much a sport for the ears as it is the eyes….
Padres Editorial: BIRGing, CORFing and Commiserating: A Guide to Padres Fan Psychologies.
Watching the San Diego Padres go 2-8 over the past 10 games and fall to…
Padres Editorial: Darren Balsley’s Season of Discontent
Certain names in baseball become synonymous with the fundamentals that they coach. Don Baylor’s one…
Padres Editorial: What if This is Really Just an Expensive .500 Team?
One year ago, the San Diego Padres ended the month of May four games under…
Padres Editorial: Trading Stolen Strikes for Runs Batted In (A.J. Preller’s Faustian Roll of the Dice)
Once upon a time – a.k.a. my teenage years – I was a pitcher. Not…
Padres Editorial: Following the Padres from 2,500 Miles Away
The house I grew up in was (and still is) about 120 miles away my…