Browsing: Archive for February, 2015

We’re getting closer to real baseball!  Hitters facing live pitching for the first time today, and the first game only 5 days away.  In some ways it’s going quickly, and in other ways not quick enough.

More baseball, more press conferences, more visible changes in the new direction of this Padres baseball team all during day 2 of full squad workouts. The day started earlier for the boys than usual with the

Chalk it up as a perfect first full squad workout day for the 2015 Padres!  The perfect weather was there, the intrigued media was there, the expectant Padres fans were there, proud ownership was there, and

More bro-hugs and lots of “Good to meet you” handshakes going on the past couple of days as the position players’ official check in day to Padres camp was today.  Hail, hail the gang’s all here!

It was only the 4th day of workouts for pitchers and catchers, and already I’m getting antsy!  Everything went splendidly today…wait…did I really just type that?  I take that back.  Somebody please slap me!  The word “splendid”

It’s day three of workouts for pitchers and catchers in Padres camp. Yes all went smoothly with more bullpens and fielding practice, and yes the point of this period prior to the arrival of the position

It’s intangible, yet palpable.  You can’t measure it with a radar gun or stop watch, nor calculate it with even the most advanced modern day metrics…but you know when you’re in its midst.  It’s something that

POP…POP, POP…POP!!! First day of workouts for pitchers and catchers today, and the return of that beautiful POP of the catchers’ mitts receiving fastballs…LOVE IT!!!!! All went well on day 1 with nothing but the routine

It’s great to be back in Peoria for the start of another Padres Spring Training!  Today was the report date for pitchers and catchers.  The complex is in great condition with players’ lockers filling up with