San Diego Sports
On Tuesday, Will Venable was traded from the Padres to the Texas Rangers. Nick Burmeister AKA @padreshaiku and I get into it over his legacy and whether or not he should be in the Padres Canon. It’s probably too soon to have this discussion, but we had it anyways. Regardless, we both think Will was a […]
This week the guys welcome Robert Pouder – MLB Inisder and Rock Star GM of Tiger! Tiger! Also he’s a Dodger fan. They talk about Matt Kemp’s cycle, who won “the trade”, and Mattingly’s future. They talk about Matt Kemp’s cycle, who won “the trade”, and Mattingly’s future. They also talk about Philip Rivers’ new deal […]
This week the guys get dark. They reminise about Junior Seau’s life, career, and what he meant to San Diego. They also talk about brain injuries and how nothing will stop football until someone dies on the field. They chat about the Padres losing streak, and what 2016 might look like. It’s a sad, depressing […]
This is the second conversation in the important series #PadresCanon by Nicholas Burmeister AKA @padreshaiku and I. Again, we are not trying to decide who should be in the Padres Hall of Fame. This is more of a discussion of who/what represents the most Padresness. It’s a work in progress, like the rest of lives. […]
This week the guys break down why the Padres doing nothing at the trade deadline was actually doing a lot. They also draft the official Kept Faith Minor League Prospects for 2015, and talk about how classless the Mets are. Of course they also talk about the Chargers and the fact that Malcolm Floyd might […]
This week Dallas is on vacation, but Nick and Travis take the keys with special guest Nicholas Burmeister AKA @padreshaiku on Twitter. They have a fun chat about the up coming MLB trade deadline, Dick Enberg, and the #PadresPoetry sub genre on Padres Twitter. Then they get into the Chargers and the stadium issue and […]
This week the guys talk about Grantland’s article, and their response. They also break out the trade machine, but with almost no names mentioned it’s more of a value machine. Nick and Travis talk to Sean O’Donnell (Yellowcard, Reeve Oliver) about the second half of the season, and we hear a little words of wisdom […]
This week Dallas is joined by Brady Phelps from Lobshots.com as they both interview Molly Knight about her new book “The Best Team Money Can Buy: The Dodgers Wild Struggle to Build A Baseball Powerhouse”. They talk about Matt Kemp, Yasiel Puig, Adrian Gonzalez, and way too much about Zack Greinke. Molly brings some of […]
The guys breakdown the sadness that is the All-Star Game – when you’re a Padres fan. They also wonder if Melvin makes Justin bad at Baseball. The guys also discuss Antonio Gates and his future, how steroids have always been used in football, and do San Diegans really want the Comic Con over the Chargers? […]
My friend Nick Burmeister AKA @padreshaiku and I started talking about the Padres Canon, what that means, and what/who should be included throughout Padres history. We want to continue the conversation over the rest of the season. The criteria (which you will see is still being worked out) is mainly based on merit, service time […]