All Posts by Bob Scanlan

Padres Spring Training Report – Feb. 22, 2014

Ok, no beating around the bush, the Padres suffered their first significant injury of the spring this morning when Chase Headley left the workout early with a strained right calf.  Less than 48 hours after you


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Hey-Scan Trivia Challenge 2/22/14

Which player in Padres spring training camp wears the largest sized uniform jersey?  You can’t look this one up on the google machine, so just go ahead and take your best guess! Hint…it’s NOT Alexi Amarista.  


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Padres Spring Training Report – Feb. 21, 2014

8 minutes of live BP today, fastballs and change ups only, and it was awesome!  Now, In some spring training camps the first day of “Live BP” (batting practice off live pitching) can be one of


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Hey-Scan Trivia Challenge 2/21/14:

Xavier Nady has worn more different uniform numbers in the big leagues than any other player in Padres camp, having worn 7 different uniform numbers throughout his MLB carer.  Which two players currently in camp have


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Padres Spring Training Report – Feb. 20, 2014

Like a well oiled machine, Padres spring training camp 2014 continued to hum along today without a hitch.  The only fly in the ointment has been the absence of newly acquired left handed reliever Alex Torres,


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Hey-Scan Trivia Challenge 2/20/14

Which two Padres currently in camp rank in the top 20 all time for slugging percentage in Padres history (min. 1500 AB’s)? Answer to today’s question will be revealed with our next challenge. Answer to our last question: 


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Padres Spring Training Report – Feb. 19, 2014

When you see the team’s executive chairman, president and CEO, general manager, assistant general manager, and a host of front office personnel congregating at the entrance of the players spring training clubhouse door it can only


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Hey-Scan Trivia Challenge 2/19/14:

I was talking with my new broadcast partner Jesse Agler (Twitter @jesseagler) yesterday, and the conversation came up about his being a proud alumni of the University of Miami.  Which lead me to wonder how many former Hurricanes


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Padres Spring Training Report – Feb. 18, 2014

More PFP, more bullpens, more position players reporting to camp today…in other words everything moving forward as smoothly as could be expected for the Padres in Peoria.  Today was the official check in day for the


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Hey-Scan Trivia Challenge 2/18/14:

Some Cactus League Trivia for you.  Which two teams were the first to establish Arizona as their full time spring training headquarters (not just an exhibition game)? Answer to today’s question will be revealed with our next challenge. Answer


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