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So much for the winning “streak” being extended today as the Padres fell to the Rockies 7-5.  However, there are still plenty of positive things to talk about. Yonder Alonso – Went 3 for 3 today,

Spring training baseball at it’s best today at Scottsdale Stadium, as the Padres defeated the defending World Series Champion Giants today 7-6.  It looked like it was going to be a laugher at first as the

The Padres pitching was outstanding today as the boys shut out the visiting White sox 5-0 for their first win of the 2015 Cactus League season.  Honestly, I don’t care if it’s playoffs, regular season, Cactus

For the second day in a row the Padres came up short against their complex mates, the Mariners, this time by a sore of 9-4. The game was actually closer than that through the first 7

  Today’s first Cactus League contest for the Padres did not go totally as planned…but spring training games rarely do.  The final score found the Pads on the losing end 4-3 in an extra inning game

The sun returned to Peoria today, and the Friars got in their last full workout before the start of Cactus League competition tomorrow.  Another good day of energy amongst the troops, and good work accomplished on

“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” This is the inscription on the front of the James Farley Post Office in New

I wish I had some insightful story to tell you about today’s workout like SportCenter was broadcasting from centerfield, or someone was overpoweringly electric on the mound, or I saw a multiple HR’s from a hitter,

Ho hum…just another day at Padres spring training camp. Roll in at 6:45am to find a small tent city set up in the middle of the main practice field with stage lights ablaze, and ESPN boldly

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.