Padres Canon – Jake Peavy w/PadresGeekster

We return after the crushing blow to the career and respect of one Brian Lawrence – he did not make it into the Canon! HOWEVER! A pitching legend is on tap and his name is Jake the Snake PEAVY! We welcome back PadresGeekster to present her case for the inclusion of somehow neglected hero – […]

Touching base: Quincy, Brian, Brandon

Series note: This is the fifth article in a series of check-ins with fans in the Padres community during the coronavirus suspension of the 2020 MLB season. Previous profiles include @BobbyCressey, @FriarGal, @PadresNoHitter, and @lukester1976. This week we become more acquainted with Quincy, Brian, and Brandon. Since we previously touched base, 2020 has taken yet […]

Touching base: Luke Peet

Series note: This is the fourth article in a series of check-ins with fans in the Padres community during the coronavirus suspension of the 2020 MLB season. Previous profiles have included @BobbyCressey, @FriarGal, and @PadresNoHitter. This week we become more acquainted with @lukester1976. Welcome to Luke’s backyard While most of us spent Opening Day lamenting the absence of […]

Touching base: @PadresNoHitter

Series note: This is the third article in a series of check-ins with fans in the Padres community during the coronavirus suspension of the 2020 MLB season. Previous profiles have included @BobbyCressey and @FriarGal. This week we become more acquainted with Jeff of @PadresNoHitter. The guy behind the handle The fact that Jeff keeps watch over […]

Touching base: FriarGal

Series note: This is the second article in a series of check-ins with fans in the Padres community during the coronavirus suspension of the 2020 MLB season. Last week, I profiled Petco Park organist Bobby Cressey. This week, it’s my pleasure to share FriarGal‘s story. FriarGal On the #PadresTwitter timeline, FriarGal is one of those […]

Gina & Fernando: an autograph story

Chances are good that you’re one of the more than 800,000 people who have seen the video that the Padres tweeted last month of Fernando Tatís Jr. giving a unique autograph at Spring Training in Peoria, Arizona. Meet Gina Grosso Gina is a 35-year old children’s speech pathologist with a boyfriend named Jesse and a […]

#PadresTwitter T-Shirt Reveal!

There’s something about a great t-shirt, right? We put it on and think: “Yes. This is who I am.” T-shirts have been around since the beginning of the 20th century, first issued to U.S. soldiers and later popularized by movie stars such as Marlon Brando in the 1951 movie “A Streetcar Named Desire.” For every […]

Doubleheader: Courtney & Aileen

@courtneyskag Courtney (age 28; manager at a software company) was raised in East County. Here’s her take on the ongoing #PadresTwitter debate about Poway. It is not East County. Anything north of Miramar is North County in my book. It’s another world, might as well be Temecula. At the tender age of seven she experienced […]