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Guess what? Racists in San Diego threw tortillas at a high school hoops team
People who live in so-called “progressive” cities and states love to tell you how “progressive” they are. Then something racist will happen, and all the people of color from that community will remind them how wrong they were. ...
Padres and Dodgers are baseball in 2021
It’s something of a surprise that as anticipated as the season series between the Padres and Dodgers was before the season started, the seven games they’ve played have managed to outweigh that anticipation. They’ve lived up to the billing and so much more. Whatever baseball’s problems are on the fie...
Tatis returns and Padres-Dodgers give us a look at what could be an epic summer
Fernando Tatis Jr. returned to the Padres’ lineup on Friday night, 10 days after all of baseball got its stomach tied up in knots seeing the 22-year-old star suffer a partially dislocated left shoulder....
NL West Preview: The Rise of San Diego, the reign of L.A.
With Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado, the Padres have the best left side of the infield in baseball and two MVP candidates to lead their lineup....
If ‘small-market’ teams like the Cubs can't make it, what hope is there?
If this is the reality of baseball, then something about the system needs to change. Trades of top talent for prospects are nothing new in the game, of course, but you don’t expect to see the teams giving up on frontline starting pitchers to be making those trades when they’re in the middle of a win...
Blake Snell headed to team actively trying to win, for a change
Game 6 of the World Series saw a former Cy Young-winning pitcher get yanked after 5 ⅓ shutout innings, after logging nine strikeouts, and after giving up only two hits on only 73 pitches. That pitcher was Blake Snell, whose visible fury when getting pulled from the game was easily palpable. Two mont...
Week 11 NFL Powerless Rankings
It’s time once again to highlight the teams stinking up the joint every single week....
In Fernando Tatis Jr., baseball finally has a must-see TV star
The storylines are plentiful as MLB’s Division Series kickoff today....
There is good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it’s the San Diego Padres
Have you ever just stood and stared at it? Marveled at its beauty?...
Landon Donovan's USL team forfeits second straight match due to racial and homophobic slurs
Last night, the USL’s San Diego Loyal walked off the field and forfeited their match against the Phoenix Rising when one of their players, Collin Martin, who is openly gay, had a homophobic slur directed at him on the pitch by another player. At first, the referee had red-carded Martin for his react...
Padres’ Clevinger could be lost for the postseason, and that sucks
Because it’s 2020, the most fun team in baseball just has to take a gut-punch to its title hopes....
Tyrod Taylor is the latest victim of the Chargers' team doctors
What happened to Tyrod Taylor is gross negligence at its peak....
While the Rest Of MLB Only Sees What Isn’t, A.J. Preller Sees What Could Be
As I wrote in the Mourning After, it seems strange that any MLB team would view this season with anything other than suspicion or derision. It’s hard to have any feel for what your team is after just 30 games, if your team has even gotten to 30 games. The expanded playoffs mean that just about anyon...
2020 NL West Preview
The Dodgers have won seven straight division crowns, but remain title-free since 1988. Will either of those things change in 2020? Maybe!...
Padres Pitcher Jacob Nix Kicked, Tased After Trying To Break Into Home Through Doggie Door
Padres pitcher Jacob Nix was arrested and charged with criminal trespassing after he allegedly tried to break into a home in Peoria, Arizona early Sunday morning using the doggie door, according to ABC15. Teammate Thomas Cosgrove was also arrested, but was reportedly not charged with anything....
Fernando Tatis Jr. Is The Most Powerful Of All The Baseball Sons
This has been the year of the baseball sons. Vlad Jr. and his tremendous rump have been around since April, and some big taters have been mashed. Bo Bichette and his feathered locks joined the fray about two weeks ago, and he has been a delight. Cavan Biggio has been... around... doing stuff. Howeve...
Bill Walton Has The Time Of His Life At The Padres Game
Listen. If Bill Walton is calling a given day “the greatest day of my life,” that’s a real day! The man has been many places and done many things. He won two NCAA championships, two NBA titles, and an MVP, to say nothing of getting married and having kids and all that type of stuff. But apparently n...
The Three-Way Trevor Bauer Trade Looks Pretty Good For Everyone
The Trevor Bauer trade was at least a little overshadowed, because within minutes of the news breaking, one of its major pieces was involved in a big ol’ brawl. Understandable, but it really is a fascinating trade that confounded expectations and may have made the Indians—ostensible sellers here—an ...
If You Have To Take A Pitch To The Face, This Is The Most Pleasant Way To Do It
There’s nothing a hitter wants to see less than a fastball screaming towards his jaw, but such a sight doesn’t always mean disaster is in store. Sometimes the ball just wants to give you a lil’ kiss!...
Chris Paddack Gave The Marlins A Taste Of What They're Missing
Back in June 2016, a much different Miami Marlins team beefed up their bullpen with a trade for 39-year-old journeyman reliever Fernando Rodney. Rodney would play out the rest of the season with the Fish, posting a 5.89 ERA and a 1.80 WHIP over 36.2 innings as Miami finished 15.5 games out of first ...