I’ve wanted to visit the National Baseball Hall of Fame ever since I knew it was a thing that existed in the world. This summer that became a reality.
A Pilgrimage to Cooperstown
Tag: Tony Gwynn
MLB Network Presents: Mr. Padre – A Quick Review
New documentary captures how Gwynn captivated the City of San Diego and baseball fans across the country during and following his 20-year Hall of Fame career
One Hundred Eleven
I know without looking that Trevor Hoffman’s single-season career high in strikeouts is 111 and that he accomplished the feat twice. It’s a neat party trick: Folks either want to talk to you more or get the hell away from you. Stats are fun, occasionally meaningful. I’ve studied baseball numbers probably longer and more deeply […]
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT(S)! – TKF Pod
It’s time to take The Kept Faith to the next level, and we need your support… Since 2007 Nick and I have been writing about San Diego sports. Back then the void for an opinion that wasn’t radio or the U-T was unfathomably large. Our writing was pretty bad, and all over the place, and […]
TKF Pod #44: Matt Thompson as Ted Williams
This week the guys chat with Matt Thompson, the artistic director of The Point Loma Playhouse. Matt is currently working on a one man play called Ted Williams: A Tip of The Cap. They talk about the first week of the baseball season, Ted Williams’ influence on San Diego, and the 1984 film The Natural! […]
The Kept Faith’s Podcast: Ep 7
This week the guys talk about the firing of Bud Black and the memory of Tony Gwynn. It’s emotional on a lot of levels. Did Bud Black screw up? Are we better off without him? We get into it. We also talk about what Tony Gwynn’s death did to us, and why it was harder […]