Tijuana Xolos Week 11 Recap: Frustrated Fueled Night Ends in Intense 1-1 Draw at Estadio Caliente
The Tijuana Xolos hosted Santos Laguna in week 11 of the Liga MX Clausura 2017…
Who Should be Closing for Padres, Carter Capps or Brandon Maurer?
When you look at the possible starting rotation for the Padres, you get a little…
Potential Fantasy Baseball Sleepers on the Padres
With a young roster and little MLB experience, the Padres figure to have a lot…
Will the Padres Trade for Nick Ahmed?
In recent days, A.L. West foes, the Arizona Diamondbacks, have reportedly made shortstop, Nick Ahmed, available…
Padres Vets Will Bring Youth (At the 2017 Trade Deadline) – A Way Too Early Look at the Padres Trade Deadline Candidates
Las Vegas oddsmakers have spoken, and the San Diego Padres find themselves at the bottom…
Padres Rotation is Coming Into Focus & Other News/Notes
Just last week here at East Village Times, I wrote a four-part series detailing the…
Tijuana Xolos Week 11 Preview: Xolos Host Santos Laguna at the Estadio Caliente
Game: Tijuana Xolos vs Santos Laguna When: Friday March 17 Time: 8:00 P.M. PST Where:…
Wil Myers is Clearly the Face of the San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres have put a whole lot of weight behind their plan to…
Should the Padres Look to Add Eric Gagne?
This spring, the World Baseball Classic is being played across the planet, and every participating…
Copa MX Playoffs Quarterfinals Recap: “It’s a failure, of course it’s a failure”
The Tijuana Xolos played in the quarterfinals of the Copa MX competition against Monarcas Morelia…
Prospect Watch: Phil Maton Gaining Recognition
The Padres were borderline unwatchable in 2016. With the team in the middle of a…
Tijuana Xolos Copa MX Playoffs Preview: Xolos Face Monarcas Morelia at Home in Quarterfinals
Game: Tijuana Xolos vs When: Tuesday March 14 Time: 8:00 P.M. PST Where: Estadio Caliente…
Padres Make Several Moves; Trim Roster to 54
As spring training keeps moving forward, the San Diego Padres are getting closer and…
Padres Still Pulling Young Talent: Sign Cuban Lefty 18-Year-Old Hurler Osvaldo Hernandez
Since the international market opened up, the San Diego Padres have been hard at…
Six Padres’ Prospects Currently Flying Under the Radar
Anyone remotely familiar with the Padres’ organization has heard the names before… Austin Hedges,…
Clipping the Hedges (Ode to Spring)
Hedges, clipped alive in spring studying the heart of everything Riding in from El Paso…
LIGA MX Referees on Strike, No Xolos Game this Weekend
Week 10 of the Liga MX Clausura 2017 has been postponed until further notice because…
Luis Urias & Josh Naylor Can Only Benefit From Playing in the WBC
In this World Baseball Classic, the San Diego Padres have two intriguing prospects playing for…
Nate Colbert’s Record-Setting Performance in 1972 Still Mostly Ignored by Club
In my last piece, I wrote about Eric Show, and how he is rarely mentioned,…
Projecting the Padres Muddled Rotation Part 4: Who Will Fill the Rotation?
It’s been well established that the 2017 edition of the San Diego Padres won’t be…
Pope’s Best Game of Season Propels Aztecs to MW Quarterfinal Victory
The San Diego State Aztecs entered Thursday night’s game seeking to build off the momentum…
Tijuana Xolos Copa MX Playoffs Recap: Xolos Advance to Quarterfinals After Beating Club America
The Tijuana Xolos hosted Club America at the Estadio Caliente for a Copa MX playoff…
Projecting the Padres Muddled Rotation Part 3: Further Depth
Earlier this week, in parts one and two of a four-part series, I discussed…
SDSU’s Strong 2nd Half Propels Them to OT Victory
20 minutes into Wednesday’s Mountain West Tournament opener, San Diego State University’s season was on…
NFL Combine Recap: Aztecs are Athletes, Too
In many ways, the NFL Combine is a silly and over-commercialized endeavor. There’s no doubt…
Tijuana Xolos Copa MX Playoffs Round of 16 Preview: Xolos Face Club America in First Round of Playoffs
Game: Tijuana Xolos vs Club America When: Wednesday March 8 2017 Time: 7:00 P.M. PST…
Update on the Padres Shortstop Situation
The Padres’ difficulty in finding even an average MLB shortstop has been well-documented in…
Friar Freestyle: A Trip Down Padres’ Memory Lane
All this talk about uniforms and bringing back the brown. Me? I’d rather bring some…
Projecting the Padres Muddled Rotation Part 2: New Options
Yesterday here at East Village Times we took a look at the Padres returning options…
Projecting the Padres Muddled Rotation Part 1: Returning Options
The year 2016 was a tale of two very different seasons for the San Diego…
The Case for Jabari Blash to Open the Season with Padres
Last spring, Padres’ fans were having this conversation: Is Jabari Blash a serviceable player at…
Tijuana Xolos Week 9 Recap: Xolos Lose 3-2 at the Estadio Caliente
The Tijuana Xolos hosted Pachuca this Friday, March 3, at the Estadio Caliente. The match…