SB Nation User Blog: EllieK

"Ten years ago you'd be lucky to find one Latino on our 40-man (roster)," Towers said. "Now almost...

EllieK — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:56:52 -0000

"Ten years ago you'd be lucky to find one Latino on our 40-man (roster)," Towers said. "Now almost a third of our club at the major league level – and maybe half our roster – consists of international players."

So how did this happen?

Smiling wryly at the question, Adrian Gonzalez said, "A lot of Hispanics went on the waiver wire."

Padres are a model of diversity - uniontrib.com

Silva Hungry For Opportunity... and Cookies

EllieK — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:36:30 -0000

Silva Hungry For Opportunity... and Cookies

Perhaps the concept of "FriarFit" has not reached the newest Spring Training attendee...

Former Padres manager Gomez dies

EllieK — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:03:00 -0000

Former Padres manager Gomez dies

"Celebrity" Sighting

EllieK — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:26:51 -0000

So there I was, enjoying a delicious cookie at Panera Bread earlier this afternoon. Suddenly, there standing before me was Steve Quis, setting up shop at the table next to me. He set his newspaper down, placed his order number in the the number-holder-doohickey, and sat down. What I saw next surprised me... Steve Quis was wearing a Yankees t-shirt. The Yankees? What the hell? I try not to listen when he's talking most of the time, but he's never expressed Yankee loyalty before, right? Yikes.

Sources: Contract impasse forces Hoffman out of San Diego

EllieK — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:28:28 -0000