For Padres, Rome Was Not Built in One Day
In this unique piece, we look at the 2019 San Diego Padres and the fact…
Scott Olesen
I was at the Kirby/Gomez "no hitter" Curse game. I was at the Holy Roller game. Though I love the man and what he did for the Padres, I cried when they retired Steve Garvey's number. By my estimation I witnessed in person, watched on tv or listened on the radio to over 3,000 of Tony's 3,141 hits. Jerry Coleman's initials aren't J.C. for no reason.
Taco Train Confession: We Jinxed Eric Hosmer
Three or four weeks ago, the Taco Train wrote a sort of smart-ass ,midway report…
Taco Train Update: The Midway Report
Report from the Train. Premature rumors of the death of the Taco Train are false….
Framing the Friars: Erlin On Point, Lauer Was Not in Disappointing Loss
Petco Park- San Diego, California Nobody said the Taco Train’s ride to and through the…
Framing the Friars: Padres Win, Continue Sailing Along
Pittsburgh, Pennslvania The Padres, winners of seven of their last 13, have been sharp as…
Framing the Friars: Not Much to See in Padres 6-2 Loss
Phoenix, Arizona This was another game to forget. The Padres lost 6-2 to the Diamondbacks…
Framing the Friars: Nausea Strikes Padre’ Fans in 1-0 Loss
It was a street of nausea actually Jack Kerouac The Padres played a great game…
Taco Train Update: Dream On, 2018-Style
The other day in a strange city I awoke having dreamt about Jerry Coleman, amongst…
So Long, Hermano (A Goodbye to Yangervis Solarte)
The San Diego Padres traded the beloved Yangervis Solarte on Saturday to the Toronto Blue…
It’s Christmas Eve on the Taco Train, Padre Fans
They say I shot a man named Gray and took his wife to Italy She…
Taco Train Update: Learning to Fly
Watching the Astros slay the Yankees, one is reminded that, for most teams, it’s…
Taco Train Update: Even the Losers Get Lucky Sometimes
Even the losers (get lucky sometimes) – Tom Petty, RIP There’s a long-distance train rolling…
Framing the Friars: Spoiling for a Fight, Chacin & Padres Shut Out Rockies 5-0
The story of the night was twofold: Padre pitching, and the Padres playing “spoiler” yet…
Padres “Taco Train” Update: Bound for Glory
This train is bound for glory, this train – 1920s American gospel song as sung…
Framing the Friars: The Taco Train Rises from the Dead
San Diego, California After a couple of forgettable nights to open a four-game series versus…
Framing the Friars: Padres’ Mojo Risin’
Sometimes baseball teams must just get on their horses and ride them to the finish…
Framing the Friars: McCutchen Strikes Back
Despite a four-game winning streak which included back-to-back wins over the Pirates, things didn’t look…
Framing the Friars: Ho-Hum Another Padres Series Victory
It’s becoming blasé. Another series, another series win. The starting pitcher gives us a…
Framing the Friars: A Tepid End to Successful Road Trip
Sunday afternoon it was a tale of two stories for the Padres in the series…
Padres Editorial: Embrace the Stank (Cubs Edition)
Thanks to Andy Green, I’ve already let it go, but sometimes I just like to…
Listen to the Padre Train A-Comin’
I hear the train a-comin’ Rollin’ round the bend I ain’t seen the sunshine Since…
“Riding With the Tank” Padres vs Mets
Wednesday, May 24, 2017, Padres v. Mets- Queens, New York Another day, another chance for…
Padres Editorial: Into The Great Wide Open
“This is war! This isn’t a game!” – Chris Sale to Red Sox teammates, May…
Notes from the Padres “Taco Train”
As the Taco Train pulled out of the station in the last ten days picking…
I Haven’t Given Up Yet (Padre Edition)
We live in a cynical, know-it all, data based, scientific, materialist world. Everyone is an…
Clipping the Hedges (Ode to Spring)
Hedges, clipped alive in spring studying the heart of everything Riding in from El Paso…
Fake Prediction: The Padres Will Win the World Series in 2017
People see me all the time and they just can’t remember how to act…
The Wonderful, Wacky (and Worrying) Season of Wil Myers
Coming off two injury-plagued seasons in which both wrists had separately shelved him for significant…
Padres Special: Here Comes Santa Claus
But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news…
Here Come the Padres, Up Around the Bend
I was an ABC guy. Anybody but the Cubs. God had other things in store,…
My Dream & Dinner with Padres’ Guru A.J. Preller
I hopped aboard the Taco Train and headed to North County to see Preller. A.J….
The Padres are Powered by Tacos, Faith & Trains
After I wrote a few times about the Taco Train this summer a friend called…
The Padres’ Taco Train Shall Not Be Derailed
The Taco Train Shall Not Be Derailed (or the Revenge of Roseanne Barr) July 25,…