Friar Fever
- joined Oct 04, 2010
- last login Jun 19, 2013
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Born and raised in San Diego.
I'm just a guy that can't kick this sports addiction.
A Fan Of...
- mlb San Diego Padres
- nfl Dallas Cowboys
- martial Super Fight League and UFC
Giants 4, Padres 2: Jesus Was Good, Luke Not So Much
14Jesus Guzman was nearly hit with a pitch, came back later to hit a home run to give the Padres the lead, then...Luke Gregerson happened.
Padres Acquire Pedro Ciriaco and Designate James Darnell for Assignment
39Pedro Ciriaco, a 27 year old infielder, was traded to San Diego for a player to be named later.
Padres 3, Braves 0: Kevin's Eleven in Game 2 of the 1998 NLCS
5Kevin Brown dominated from start to finish in Atlanta to win Game 2 of the 1998 NLCS
Cameron Maybin Will Miss At Least 6 Weeks With Knee Injury
18Cameron Maybin will miss at least 6 weeks with a knee injury 4 days after his return from the DL.
Rockies 8, Padres 7: All Those Homers Were All For Nothing
4Padres had a wild come back in the 6th and 7th, but lose the lead in the 9th and the game in the 10th.
Padres 4, Rockies 2: Padres Win Another Close Game At Coors Field
6Padres led early, gave up the lead, then retook it for good.
Rockies 10, Padres 9: At Least There Was A Comeback, Right?
15The Padres were behind big, but came back to tie it. Unfortunately, they couldn't break the tie before the Rockies did.
Padres 6, Rockies 5: Extra Innings? Extra Special.
9It took 12 innings, but a Padres victory was the end result.
Padres 6, The Losers 2 : A Marquis Performance
10Padres win. Sweep avoided.
People Who Dodge 9, Padres 7: The Game That Was, Then Wasn't
11The game started out great for the Padres, but the pitching by Clayton Richard gave the game away.
Magic's Paycheck 2, Padres 1: The Wrong Team Won
11Not enough of the runners on the bases end up touching the plate for the Padres.
Legacy FC 20 Live Fight Thread
I'm pretty much posting this because I'm so used to writing and watching fights at the same time these days that I figured since there's no official one, I'd post an unofficial one. Here it is. ...
Do Not Enter: The Day Everth Cabrera Was Denied Access To Petco Park
7Everth Cabrera learned the hard way how difficult it is to just waltz right into Petco Park Or did he? Everth says otherwise.
Padres 6, Mariners 1: Home Runs Are Good For Business. And Business Is Good.
12Home runs from Jedd Gyorko and Alexi Amarista were the recipe for success in Seattle.
Mariners 9, Padres 0: A Memorial Day Game To Forget
14After the 1st inning, Clayton Richard may want to try and forget this game.
Diamondbacks 6, Padres 5: Not Enough Runs On Sunday Runday
6Padres put together great hits, but Arizona's big hits scored more runs.
Padres 10, Diamondbacks 4: The Padres Could Not Be Tamed
11Everth Cabrera put the ball in play all night, but fell just short of the first Padres cycle.
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Padres Ballpark Music
7You may or may not have known, but the Padres website has posted all of the songs that they use during the games, including player music. So, when you are out in the backyard pretending to be the Padres (because I know that you are), check out what songs you need playing when you step up to the plate.
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Padres Sign Cody Ransom
Cody Ransom, an infielder, got signed on a minor league deal. He spent last year with the Brewers and Diamondbacks. Just a signing for some depth, you know. Don't know what else to say.
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Daisuke Matsuzaka Interested In Padres
Daisuke Matsuzaka, 32, wants to pitch for the Padres. I'm not sure how I feel about him coming to San Diego. Could he improve at Petco? Sure. The price just needs to be right.
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Padres to Play Rangers in 2 Games at the Alamodome
Yes, it's just Spring Training, but still. 2 games at a place that has never held baseball games? That's pretty cool in my book. Corey Brock adds via Twitter that the Padres will play a night game at the Alamodome against Texas on 3/29, a day game on 3/30 and fly to NYC to open season on 4/1.
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Parrino and Werner Traded to the A's
2Today, the Padres traded Andy Parrino and Andrew Werner to the Oakland A's for pitcher Tyson Ross and infielder A.J. Kirby-Jones. I like the trade based solely on the ability to say A.J. K-J every time he bats.
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Thad Weber Claimed by the Padres
3Yeah, Thad. Thad G. Weber. How cool is that? I hope he ends up in the Padres uniform soon. Thad threw a no hitter for the Erie Seawolves in 2009. Made a few appearances for the Detroit Tigers this year. Thad, your stats. The Mad Thadder. Throwing strikes and sending batters back Thadaway.
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Edinson Volquez on Waivers
4Just as the title says, Edinson is on waivers. I'll be very interested to see what happens with this. He earns $2.24MM this year and is under team control through 2013 as an arbitration eligible player.
Padres Minor League Game Thread 5/31/12
It's the final day of May and the Padres minor leaguers are out in force.
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Padres Acquire Brian Tallet From Pirates
2Yep, the Padres traded something to be figured out some time later for left-hander Brian Tallet.
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Fox Sports San Diego Is Going Live
1pm Pacific, FSSD will reach the masses...or...at least some of them.
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Tony Gwynn's Surgery Deemed Sucessful
5Tony Gwynn came out of surgery at 1 a.m. PT Wednesday. At 8:30 a.m. local time Wednesday morning, he was already talking, drinking water and laughing.
