SB Nation User Blog: TheThirdGonzalez

Leyritz Arrested Again

TheThirdGonzalez — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:41:42 -0000

Leyritz Arrested Again

This time it's for assault.

It's déjà vu all over again in San Diego

TheThirdGonzalez — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:22:35 -0000

It's déjà vu all over again in San Diego

Nice little story about the Tonys...

Emergency Game Thread 06/08

TheThirdGonzalez — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:08:02 -0000

Mr. box and Dexter are slackin'. Me, I've been awake since the seventh inning of yesterday's game and am hoping my "new" hat is lucky for us... Wooo! Go Padres! Do mean things to snakes!

Peavy is done with his half of the first now...

Jeez, I still need twenty six words... roster changes, huh? What do you guys think about that? Am I done now? Nope? Here are five more.

Jeffrey Jay's kid and Adrian in SI's Pop Culture Grid

TheThirdGonzalez — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:11:17 -0000

Jeffrey Jay's kid and Adrian in SI's Pop Culture Grid

Aid is not just a dull man; he's a dull man who likes shitty music.

We're Streaking!

TheThirdGonzalez — Wed, 20 May 2009 05:51:04 -0000

Man, I am still so amped up about our latest W and it's been over an hour since it went in the books. I'll be the first to admit that I wasn't too optimistic about our chances against the Reds after our dead week in Houston and Chicago; I just figured the Pads would stay at home dead- the last time I was anywhere near this happy to be wrong was probably ten years ago when it turned out that the head cheerleader did want to waste her time with some mohawked loser... This is the part where I say "but I digress" and get back to my original streak-related shpiel so anyway, I can't even narrow down my list of adjectives that describe this stretch; there are so many! These past four games have been- among other things- astounding, rad, killer, swell, nifty, badass... well, you get the idea. Every piece has been falling in place; guys who have been struggling have stepped it up, Bud has somehow avoided sabotaging us, our arms have shined both starting and relieving, and even luck has been on our side- it seems like we'd been getting jobbed by the umps and bad hops all year but the past few games we have caught every wicked break. I don't know how long this will last but I do know that I'm gonna enjoy every second of it!

Corey Brock mentions Aid and Jeffrey Jay Gowan's kid in the same breath.

TheThirdGonzalez — Tue, 19 May 2009 04:14:42 -0000

Corey Brock mentions Aid and Jeffrey Jay Gowan's kid in the same breath.

The gist of the story is that they're both underrated. I'm pretty sure he was just baiting us and I fell for it.

FINALLY... the Gaslamp Ball tattoo

TheThirdGonzalez — Sat, 16 May 2009 05:25:22 -0000

It's been about a year since I told you guys about the San Diego tattoos I got that day and the GLB piece I'd be getting the next day. I got all three from a close friend who had been shadowing/ apprenticing under me. He's a tremendous artist but unfortunately when it comes to tattooing he- well, did I mention he's a really nice guy? Turns out that some people are just incapable of finding their touch with a tattoo machine in their hands and my boy Sheezy happens to be one of those who are way too timid and nerve-addled which resulted in me living a year of my life with three dubious tattoos that I finally got around to getting fixed today.

The first two are on my left hand:

but I'm sure you already saw those in the (victorious!) game thread and are interested in one thing and one thing only. So, with no further ado, here it is:

The pic looks kinda crummy due to both the freshness of the ink and my ineptitude at photography. The piece itself will look better once it heals; the redness of blood and swelling will dissipate and the graywashed areas that look way darker than they should be (banner, smoke) will fade out to subtle accents as opposed to how dark and distracting they are now. A couple of weeks from now when they're all healed up I'll have my homeboy Vinny bust out his lights, shades and cameras that cost more than my car- I'll put those up then but for now I figured I'd go ahead and post the shots I have since you guys have already waited ~~long enough~~ too long already...

Who Should Be The Padres Team Captain?

TheThirdGonzalez — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:16:23 -0000

This has been addressed before (and that was recycled, too) but it's perpetually pertinant since nobody has really stepped up to claim the role since T decided to give his knees a rest. It's especially valid now that previous favorites like Trevor, Cameron, Bard and Dave Roberts have moved on and yet another was found to be fond of flogging and flinging the fairer sex.

Heat "The Cartographer" Bell's stock has risen recently; he was apparently led to believe that the closer job entailed being the team spokesman as well and hasn't disappointed in either role. He speaks as a confident leader, whereas Gerut's comments are the musings of a neurotic dissident- equal parts Bouton and Khalil with a twist of Che Guevara. Adrian's the star but he doesn't strike me as much of a take charge guy; I suppose he could be one of the "lead by example" types. If this were three years from now, Nick Hundley might very well be top candidate...

What says you?

Poll

Well?

Heat Bell

65 votes

Jody Gerut

4 votes

Brian Giles

9 votes

Adrian Gonzalez

53 votes

Scott Hairston

2 votes

Kevin Kouzmanoff

7 votes

Jake Peavy

58 votes

Chris Young

15 votes

Somebody Else

8 votes

221 votes | Poll has closed

Trevor placed on DL (oblique strain)

TheThirdGonzalez — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:25:42 -0000

Trevor placed on DL (oblique strain)

He'll miss at least the first four games of the season.

Friars on Cardboard

TheThirdGonzalez — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:05:52 -0000

Friars on Cardboard

Yeah, this is shameless self-promotion. I created FoC about a month or so ago but figured I'd wait to hype it on here until I was sure I'd stick with it. It started out kinda slow but I've been posting once a day lately.

In case it doesn't go without saying, it's a baseball card blog consisting solely of Padres cards (new and old).