(Published: 2008-05-02 05:22 PM)
The Padres posted a press release on Buzzie Bavasi passing away at age 93.
(Published: 2007-12-27 06:37 PM)
Padres hope USDHS alumnus can be ready from shoulder surgery by mid- or late-May.
(Published: 2007-08-14 11:39 AM)
Padres Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Jerry Coleman writes a periodic column this season for the Hall of Champions.In 2005, Coleman was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown when he received the Ford C. Frick Award for his work as a broadcaster. In his playing days, the New York Yankees second baseman was the 1949 Associated Press Rookie of the Year and the 1950 World Series MVP. Coleman also was inducted into the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. He is the only Major League Baseball player that flew combat missions in both World War II and Korea.
(Published: 2007-08-12 11:04 PM)
Padres Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Jerry Coleman writes a periodic column this season for the Hall of Champions.In 2005, Coleman was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown when he received the Ford C. Frick Award for his work as a broadcaster. In his playing days, the New York Yankees second baseman was the 1949 Associated Press Rookie of the Year and the 1950 World Series MVP. Coleman also was inducted into the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. He is the only Major League Baseball player that flew combat missions in both World War II and Korea.
(Published: 2007-08-01 08:31 PM)
The Padres produced a Top 19 list for No. 19 on Mr. Padre Weekend when Tony Gwynn's No. 19 was retired in 2004.
(Published: 2007-06-28 05:10 PM)
Padres Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Jerry Coleman writes a periodic column this season for the Hall of Champions.In 2005, Coleman was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown when he received the Ford C. Frick Award for his work as a broadcaster. In his playing days, the New York Yankees second baseman was the 1949 Associated Press Rookie of the Year and the 1950 World Series MVP. Coleman also was inducted into the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. He is the only Major League Baseball player that flew combat missions in both World War II and Korea.
(Published: 2007-06-18 11:11 PM)
USD's Shane Buschini was a Padres fan before he was drafted, but the draft forced Nick Noonan to shift his loyalty to a Padres' rival.
(Published: 2007-06-06 03:08 PM)
Padres Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Jerry Coleman writes a periodic column this season for the Hall of Champions.In 2005, Coleman was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown when he received the Ford C. Frick Award for his work as a broadcaster. In his playing days, the New York Yankees second baseman was the 1949 Associated Press Rookie of the Year and the 1950 World Series MVP. Coleman also was inducted into the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. He is the only Major League Baseball player that flew combat missions in both World War II and Korea.
(Published: 2007-06-06 02:46 PM)
Padres Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Jerry Coleman writes a periodic column this season for the Hall of Champions. In 2005, Coleman was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown when he received the Ford C. Frick Award for his work as a broadcaster. In his playing days, the New York Yankees second baseman was the 1949 Associated Press Rookie of the Year and the 1950 World Series MVP. Coleman also was inducted into the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. He is the only Major League Baseball player that flew combat missions in both World War II and Korea.
(Published: 2007-06-05 11:33 PM)
Granite Hills High catcher Travis Taijeron breaks a school career record for home runs and is offered advice from an alum on making it to the major leagues.
(Published: 2007-05-09 03:35 PM)
Padres Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Jerry Coleman writes a periodic column this season for the Hall of Champions. In 2005, Coleman was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown when he received the Ford C. Frick Award for his work as a broadcaster. In his playing days, the New York Yankees second baseman was the 1949 Associated Press Rookie of the Year and the 1950 World Series MVP. Coleman also was inducted into the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. He is the only Major League Baseball player that flew combat missions in both World War II and Korea.
(Published: 2007-02-27 06:43 PM)
Padres Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Jerry Coleman writes a periodic column this season for the Hall of Champions. In 2005, Coleman was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown when he received the Ford C. Frick Award for his work as a broadcaster. In his playing days, the New York Yankees second baseman was the 1949 Associated Press Rookie of the Year and the 1950 World Series MVP. Coleman also was inducted into the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. He is the only Major League Baseball player that flew combat missions in both World War II and Korea.
(Published: 2007-02-25 11:11 PM)
Younger hitters might think they can overpower David Wells, but they can't outthink him.
(Published: 2007-01-12 11:00 AM)
Tony Gywnn's 20 seasons in San Diego was rewarded with his election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Coooperstown.
(Published: 2006-11-01 01:57 PM)
The children of the former Padres sparkplug Alan Wiggins have found success in sports competing in the tragic shadow of their father.
(Published: 2006-10-06 09:53 AM)
The Cardinals are doing to the Padres what the Padres had hoped to accomplish a year ago when they were the team that limped into the National League Divsion Series.
(Published: 2006-10-03 07:51 PM)
Padres drop the opening game of the National League Division Series with a 5-1 loss Tuesday to the St. Louis Cardinals.
(Published: 2006-06-13 10:29 AM)
And we found the perfect guy to ask how it will work out.
(Published: 2006-06-06 05:22 PM)
When the two-day amateur baseball draft begins today, this might be a rare year when San Diego prospects are shut out of the first round.
(Published: 2006-05-09 10:56 AM)
"It was the thrill to play for the Padres. The fans cheered and my feeling was it was because I was a San Diego boy making good. It had nothing to do with race."
-- John Ritchey, the Jackie Robinson of the Pacific Coast League.
(Published: 2006-04-04 02:46 AM)
The Padres' 2005 National League West title looks better with a banner flying over Petco Park in April than it did in September with an 82-80 record.
(Published: 2006-02-07 01:23 PM)
Mike Piazza is remembered in San Diego as a Los Angeles Dodgers catcher, so it can be said his move to San Diego is reminiscent of the Padres signing Steve Garvey from the Dodgers in 1983.
(Published: 2005-10-04 04:04 PM)
The Padres found a way to overcome their many injuries and steal the National League West title, their first championship since moving into Petco Park a year ago. Their first postseason home game is Saturday at Petco.
(Published: 2005-09-29 12:55 AM)
The Padres, despite their .500 record of 79-79, celebrated winning the National League West title with a 9-1 win over the San Francisco Giants Wednesay night at Petco Park.
(Published: 2005-07-27 11:01 AM)
Matt Bush, the Padres' first-round draft pick in 2004, began his pro baseball trying on and off the field to fulfill the promise the Padres showed in him by making him the first pick of the draft.
(Published: 2005-07-20 11:07 AM)
Second baseman Mark Loretta is the All-Star the Padres' lineup has been missing during the team's inconsistent play in June and July.
(Published: 2004-09-08 12:42 PM)
The No. 19 atop the hitter’s background is merely the latest retirement honor that represents Tony Gwynn’s immortality in San Diego baseball.
(Published: 2004-08-29 11:12 AM)
Mission Bay High's Matt Bush, who set California high school career records for hits and runs scored, became the first prep shortstop taken with the first pick since Alex Rodriguez in 1993 when the Padres drafted him.
(Published: 2004-06-07 09:03 AM)
Wiggins is still a recognizable name in San Diego sports now that Candice competes in her father's memory as an All-American basketball player bound for Stanford.
(Published: 2004-06-07 09:03 AM)
Brian Giles found there is pressure with playing in your hometown, but that doesn't keep him from talking baseball on Friday nights.
Sports at Lunch: Don Coryell with Dan Fouts & Brian Sipe
Padres press release on passing of Buzzie Bavasi
