This week we stay in the early 2000’s and bring back The Godfather of Padres Podcasts – Nick McCann to discuss the possible induction of one of the greatest Padres first baseman of all time – Adrian Gonzalez! Sure, A-Gonz got a little weird late in his career, and maybe liked the Dodgers a little […]
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The Afterthought
During last year’s World Series I wrote about Adrian Gonzalez’s bizarre self-exclusion from his team’s festivities. His odd reasoning, the team’s lack of issue towards his decision, and fans from all over either ignoring him all together or being unbelievably upset. I was in the ignore camp as unlike most beloved ex-Padres Adrian’s departure was […]
A-Gone
A couple of days ago it was reported that Adrian Gonzalez would not be joining his beloved Dodgers during the World Series. Dodgers’ fans were left confused, a little concerned, and some hurt. For Padres fans the reaction was less worry and more joyous. It felt like maybe Adrian was a true Padre after all, […]
Who Would You Wanna Punch?
In honor of the first game of the 2015 World Series, we here at the Kept Faith have asked our contributors one of the most important questions in sports history: What Major Leaguer would you most like to punch? There’s really no criteria to go off of, just that they have to be a current […]
Another Dodgers Series: The End
The Padres and Dodgers played again last weekend and it was pretty much the end of the Padres season. San Diego does not have a good team this year. The experiment didn’t work. It’s time to look forward. If the Pads can’t beat the Dodgers with their secondary pitching, it’s sadly a lost cause. Our […]
Padres Canon: Adrian vs. Garvey
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. […]