Comments on: Greene, Greene, Bard, and Spring http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/01/greene-greene-bard-and-spring.html Blogging the San Diego Padres baseball club. Established 1997. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:53:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Peter Friberg http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/01/greene-greene-bard-and-spring.html/comment-page-1#comment-34578 Peter Friberg Tue, 16 Jan 2007 02:00:05 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/01/greene-greene-bard-and-spring.html#comment-34578 (double entendre - most certainly unintended - only looking for corny rhyme)<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-34578">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> (double entendre - most certainly unintended - only looking for corny rhyme)

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]]> By: Peter Friberg http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/01/greene-greene-bard-and-spring.html/comment-page-1#comment-34577 Peter Friberg Tue, 16 Jan 2007 01:59:07 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/01/greene-greene-bard-and-spring.html#comment-34577 SDPG, you're not going to try getting cozy with Kouz?<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-34577">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> SDPG, you’re not going to try getting cozy with Kouz?

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]]> By: SD Padres Gal http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/01/greene-greene-bard-and-spring.html/comment-page-1#comment-34576 SD Padres Gal Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:35:30 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/01/greene-greene-bard-and-spring.html#comment-34576 Thanks, CM! Your advice is much appreciated. Sorry to post so late after you did. That thing called work that keeps me from running around naked. :-) I made sure to get tickets near the Padres dugout for both games in Peoria. I am very excited to go to my first ST! I hope to meet as many Ducksnorters as I can there as well. My current Ducksnorter bag totals...uh...zero. Some of you might be able to talk circles around me when it comes to the stats and some of the history, but I'm good for the occassional glimpse of wit and always there for the spermination quote! Maybe it's time I go Clay hunting. Or Cla hunting.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-34576">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Thanks, CM! Your advice is much appreciated. Sorry to post so late after you did. That thing called work that keeps me from running around naked. :-) I made sure to get tickets near the Padres dugout for both games in Peoria. I am very excited to go to my first ST!

I hope to meet as many Ducksnorters as I can there as well. My current Ducksnorter bag totals…uh…zero. Some of you might be able to talk circles around me when it comes to the stats and some of the history, but I’m good for the occassional glimpse of wit and always there for the spermination quote! Maybe it’s time I go Clay hunting. Or Cla hunting.

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]]> By: Coronado Mike http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/01/greene-greene-bard-and-spring.html/comment-page-1#comment-34575 Coronado Mike Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:43:44 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/01/greene-greene-bard-and-spring.html#comment-34575 Steve I have never gone there during an away game, so I don't have first hand knowledge...<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-34575">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Steve I have never gone there during an away game, so I don’t have first hand knowledge…

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]]> By: Steve http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/01/greene-greene-bard-and-spring.html/comment-page-1#comment-34574 Steve Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:41:35 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/01/greene-greene-bard-and-spring.html#comment-34574 Hey CM, Do the pads practice at the Peoria Complex in the morning before an away afternoon game? I've only tried to go see the p[ractice before a home game.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-34574">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Hey CM, Do the pads practice at the Peoria Complex in the morning before an away afternoon game?

I’ve only tried to go see the p[ractice before a home game.

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]]> By: Coronado Mike http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/01/greene-greene-bard-and-spring.html/comment-page-1#comment-34573 Coronado Mike Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:29:40 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/01/greene-greene-bard-and-spring.html#comment-34573 Oh yea...one last thing...if you can, pony up for the best tickets...even during the games you get to see and hear things that you won't be able to during the regular season. For example, we have chatted with ballplayers in the on-deck circle, had a Big League manager tell us a joke during the game, and even had conversations with players and their families. Definitely makes the experience that much better...well worth the extra $$$.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-34573">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Oh yea…one last thing…if you can, pony up for the best tickets…even during the games you get to see and hear things that you won’t be able to during the regular season. For example, we have chatted with ballplayers in the on-deck circle, had a Big League manager tell us a joke during the game, and even had conversations with players and their families. Definitely makes the experience that much better…well worth the extra $$$.

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]]> By: Schlom http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/01/greene-greene-bard-and-spring.html/comment-page-1#comment-34572 Schlom Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:24:10 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/01/greene-greene-bard-and-spring.html#comment-34572 Staying on the football subject, how about the fact that the best team in football is about to fire their coach? The Chargers job coming open is probably without parallel in NFL history and I've been trying to think of jobs as good as the Chargers ever being open. Only Tommy Lasorda taking over for Walter Alston in 1977 and the Ralph Houk for Casey Stengel in 1961 were as good in baseball history (although there might be others that I'm missing). I don't think even when Joe Torre steps down in the near future the Yankee job will be preferable to the Chargers as the Yankees are a lot older. At least it will soon be baseball season and we can forget about the crappy Chargers!<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-34572">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Staying on the football subject, how about the fact that the best team in football is about to fire their coach? The Chargers job coming open is probably without parallel in NFL history and I’ve been trying to think of jobs as good as the Chargers ever being open. Only Tommy Lasorda taking over for Walter Alston in 1977 and the Ralph Houk for Casey Stengel in 1961 were as good in baseball history (although there might be others that I’m missing). I don’t think even when Joe Torre steps down in the near future the Yankee job will be preferable to the Chargers as the Yankees are a lot older. At least it will soon be baseball season and we can forget about the crappy Chargers!

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]]> By: Coronado Mike http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/01/greene-greene-bard-and-spring.html/comment-page-1#comment-34571 Coronado Mike Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:21:19 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/01/greene-greene-bard-and-spring.html#comment-34571 My 2 buddies and I do things a little different...we go to see baseball and baseball practice and generally act like 12-year olds. I don’t seek autographs much anymore, unless it is one of my favorites or a sure fire HOF’r (Notice I don’t have Bert Blyleven’s autograph!  ) We always go to a Sunday Padres game in Peoria and then head back to SD from there. Giants spring training home is the last one in Phoenix we have not been to (we are going this year) and all have their charm... I would highly recommend getting to any ballpark no later than 1000am or so for the afternoon games. That allows you to go and see some of the practices going on, talk to some of the players, check out some of the things they are working on and get baseballs/autographs/photos. Each park has little nooks and crannies to get autographs or talk to players. Peoria's back fields are great b/c you can see some of the best minor league guys playing with some of the major league guys all while being critiqued by the coaching staff. You can see pitchers throwing bullpen sessions, hear what the coaches are saying, and really get a good look at what they are working on. The batting cages allow for some views and interaction with the players. It was a lot of fun to see how hysterical Mark Sweeney, Eric Young, and some of the other past guys were... We always head downtown to take a tour of the BOB or Chase Field or whatever it is called today...I think for $7 you get to see the dugouts and the visitor's locker room...that may be a great thing to do before a night game...There is also a TGI Friday's in the LF pavilion that we grab a meal at. The food is standard TGIF fare, but it is very cool to be sitting in the ballpark noshing on some ribs and sipping a libation. Make plans to have a breakfast at the Krispy Kreme across from the Peoria Sports complex...We have had doughnuts in there with certain Padres announcers, coaches, and even had a front office sighting there. The cool thing is that most everyone, players included, are very friendly, chatty, and willing to share all kinds of stories. It was there that we learned about Jay Witasik's elbow injury and how it "really" happened. Feel free to shoot me an email and I can give you some of the places we eat (Don and Charlie’s...get your reservations now and I promise you will be eating steak next to a few big leaguers), things we do (Race Car driving included), and maybe even a hidden place or two to get baseballs...<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-34571">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> My 2 buddies and I do things a little different…we go to see baseball and baseball practice and generally act like 12-year olds. I don’t seek autographs much anymore, unless it is one of my favorites or a sure fire HOF’r (Notice I don’t have Bert Blyleven’s autograph!  ) We always go to a Sunday Padres game in Peoria and then head back to SD from there.

Giants spring training home is the last one in Phoenix we have not been to (we are going this year) and all have their charm…

I would highly recommend getting to any ballpark no later than 1000am or so for the afternoon games. That allows you to go and see some of the practices going on, talk to some of the players, check out some of the things they are working on and get baseballs/autographs/photos.

Each park has little nooks and crannies to get autographs or talk to players. Peoria’s back fields are great b/c you can see some of the best minor league guys playing with some of the major league guys all while being critiqued by the coaching staff. You can see pitchers throwing bullpen sessions, hear what the coaches are saying, and really get a good look at what they are working on. The batting cages allow for some views and interaction with the players. It was a lot of fun to see how hysterical Mark Sweeney, Eric Young, and some of the other past guys were…

We always head downtown to take a tour of the BOB or Chase Field or whatever it is called today…I think for $7 you get to see the dugouts and the visitor’s locker room…that may be a great thing to do before a night game…There is also a TGI Friday’s in the LF pavilion that we grab a meal at. The food is standard TGIF fare, but it is very cool to be sitting in the ballpark noshing on some ribs and sipping a libation.

Make plans to have a breakfast at the Krispy Kreme across from the Peoria Sports complex…We have had doughnuts in there with certain Padres announcers, coaches, and even had a front office sighting there. The cool thing is that most everyone, players included, are very friendly, chatty, and willing to share all kinds of stories. It was there that we learned about Jay Witasik’s elbow injury and how it “really” happened.

Feel free to shoot me an email and I can give you some of the places we eat (Don and Charlie’s…get your reservations now and I promise you will be eating steak next to a few big leaguers), things we do (Race Car driving included), and maybe even a hidden place or two to get baseballs…

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]]> By: PM http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/01/greene-greene-bard-and-spring.html/comment-page-1#comment-34570 PM Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:21:01 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/01/greene-greene-bard-and-spring.html#comment-34570 Chargers, wha, wha, wha (on floor kicking and screeming). Should they fire Marty, how bout the kicker who can't kick further then 30 yards? How bout a secondary who don't know what to do on 4th down or t get so geeked they headbutt somebody out of glee for a 15 yarder. I donnu, maybe its better when the Padres and Chargers just suck. Easier on the old ticker. If NE had just beaten us, it would have been better, like the Padres got beat by the eventual champion Carnial. But no, the chargers (14-2) self-destructed and NE just hung around and watched it happen. High points: LE played well and Rivers was good. I think really our D let us down. No LO, and an undisciplined secondary. Now, what was that other game you guys like? Baseball, I think its called. Yes. Time for some baseball.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-34570">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Chargers, wha, wha, wha (on floor kicking and screeming). Should they fire Marty, how bout the kicker who can’t kick further then 30 yards? How bout a secondary who don’t know what to do on 4th down or t get so geeked they headbutt somebody out of glee for a 15 yarder. I donnu, maybe its better when the Padres and Chargers just suck. Easier on the old ticker. If NE had just beaten us, it would have been better, like the Padres got beat by the eventual champion Carnial. But no, the chargers (14-2) self-destructed and NE just hung around and watched it happen. High points: LE played well and Rivers was good. I think really our D let us down. No LO, and an undisciplined secondary.

Now, what was that other game you guys like? Baseball, I think its called. Yes. Time for some baseball.

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]]> By: Steve http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/01/greene-greene-bard-and-spring.html/comment-page-1#comment-34569 Steve Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:19:15 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/01/greene-greene-bard-and-spring.html#comment-34569 Its also fun walking over to the minor leauge practices so that you can see all the players you hear about but never get to see.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-34569">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Its also fun walking over to the minor leauge practices so that you can see all the players you hear about but never get to see.

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