Rapid Revolution
Monday, February 9, 2009by Geoff Young
What fascinates me is how quickly it all happened. The Padres lost their 99th game of the season on September 28, and a little more than four months later, everything had changed.
Sure, Petco Park is still here, as are Kevin Towers and Bud Black. Adrian Gonzalez hasn't left, nor has Jake Peavy (though not for lack of effort).
Here is a brief recap of key figures that have left since the end of the '08 season:
Did You Hear an Explosion?
DateNameRoleStatus
Nov 3Matt VasgersianTV voice of Padres since 2002Left to become first studio host at MLB Network
Dec 4Khalil GreeneBest shortstop in club historyTraded to Cardinals for minor-league reliever Mark Worrell
Jan 13Trevor HoffmanBest reliever in club history (and one of best in baseball history); face of ...
