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Hey-Scan Fan Poll Results – Most impacting new player?

On 03 Mar 2014, In Baseball, Hey-Scan Fan Poll, by Bob Scanlan, 1 Comment

You were asked which new Padres player will make the biggest impact on the team this year. Here was your response : Josh Johnson – 59% Joaquin Benoit % Alex Torres – 14% Seth Smith – 9% Ryan

Padres Spring Training Report – Mar. 2, 2014

On 02 Mar 2014, In Baseball, by Bob Scanlan, 6 Comments

Well, after a day like today for the Padres about all you can say is “Tomorrow’s a new day”. It was a split squad day for the Friars with the home boys playing the Reds at

Padres Spring Training Report – Mar. 1, 2014

On 01 Mar 2014, In Baseball, by Bob Scanlan, 14 Comments

Rain, rain, go away…well it did for a little while in Surprise today anyway. Long enough for the Padres and Royals to get 7 1/3 innings in before the skies opened up, and a deluge of

Padres Spring Training Report – Feb. 28, 2014

On 28 Feb 2014, In Baseball, by Bob Scanlan, 6 Comments

So the good news right now is that spring training means absolutely nothing! At least that’s what you say when your team loses 12-1 like the Padres did to the Mariners today. After yesterday’s 7-1 loss

Padres Spring Training Report – Feb. 27, 2014

On 27 Feb 2014, In Baseball, by Bob Scanlan, 4 Comments

Cactus League play finally started for the Padres this afternoon, and even though the score did not favor the Friars some of the individual performances did. The final tally on the scoreboard for the 21st annual

Padres Spring Training Report – Feb. 26, 2014

On 26 Feb 2014, In Baseball, by Bob Scanlan, 8 Comments

One of the most perilous challenges of spring training for a team is not necessarily avoiding arm issues with pitchers getting into shape, nor hamstring pulls for position players, it’s not sunburn for the guys coming

Padres Spring Training Report – Feb. 25, 2014

On 25 Feb 2014, In Baseball, by Bob Scanlan, 3 Comments

GAMES…we need GAMES!!! Practice is necessary, practice is nice, but these guys need to start playing some GAMES!!! We’re two days away from the annual kick off charity game against the Mariners, and you can sense

Padres Announce Spring Training Broadcast Schedule

On 25 Feb 2014, In Baseball, Public Announcement, by Bob Scanlan, 6 Comments

The Padres officially announced today the 2014 spring broadcast schedule, which features all 29 preseason games being available to fans via radio, audio webcast, or TV. 15 of the preseason games will be broadcast live on

Padres Spring Training Report – Feb. 24, 2014

On 24 Feb 2014, In Baseball, by Bob Scanlan, 3 Comments

Ok…when do the games start? It’s that time of spring when real games can’t come fast enough! Three days to go before the annual Cactus League Charity Game opener for the Padres against the Seattle Mariners.