Hey Padres fans, isn’t it time to stop using the terms “Little”, “Small”, and “Baby” in nicknames for the Padres? Isn’t it time for this organization to grow up, and sit at the big boys’ table?

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It’s that time of year when every team needs to make the determination, “Are we buyers, or sellers with the trade deadline approaching?”  For some the answer is obvious, but for others the answer is not so clear.  Either way the possibility of trades, either to get that one piece that can put a team over the top, or to start the rebuilding process for the future, creates a firestorm of speculation, opinions, and rumors.

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Congratulations to Adrian Gonzalez for making the 2010 National League “All-Star” team!

But really, MLB, not one Padres’ pitcher was deserving of being voted to this year’s “All-Star” game by his peers, and opposing coaching staffs? Not one? Not a single member from the staff with the best ERA in MLB was good enough to be selected by NL manager Charlie Manuel?  Really? Not one?

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Next to “Are the Padres going to get a bat, and who will it be?”, the second most asked question in recent weeks has been “What’s the word on Chris Young? Will he be back soon?” Read the rest of this entry »

Every night I get no less than a dozen emails asking the question, “ What happened to Dick Enberg?” Read the rest of this entry »