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Two Fewer Original Padres

January 15, 2009 – 7:09 am

While the Padres prepare to celebrate their 40th anniversary in MLB, two members of that original team have died within the span of a week. First, left-hander Dave Roberts died of lung cancer [h/t Baseball Musings via Didi] at age 64 on January 8; then skipper Preston Gomez died at age 85 on January 13.
Roberts [...]

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Friday Links (14 Mar 08)

March 14, 2008 – 8:14 am

Quick reminder for those of you in the Ducksnorts 2 fantasy league: We’re drafting Friday at 7 p.m. PT. Be there or be stuck with a crappy team.
To the links:

MB at Friar Forecast continues his interview with Padres front office staffer Chris Long. My favorite part:
Then the robots kill all humans, but hopefully they’ll still [...]

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