Q&A with Tom Krasovic

Monday, March 24, 2008
by Geoff Young
Tom Krasovic has been covering the Padres for the San Diego Union-Tribune since 1994. Recently he took time out of his busy schedule to discuss baseball, the beat, and life. We exchanged emails over the course of several days, and although it's difficult to convey certain nuances over the 'net, Krasovic's passion for the game quickly became evident. Ducksnorts: Who were your favorite baseball players when you were growing up? Krasovic: Immortal Angels such as Tom Satriano, Roger Repoz and Alex Johnson, just because the California Angels were my team as a young boy. Then came the 1970s and a move to southern Ohio so I tracked [Joe] Morgan, [Johnny] Bench, [Pete] Rose, [Tony] Perez, [George] Foster, [Dave] Concepcion, [Cesar] Geronimo. Rooting for the Angels still came ...

Bochy to Giants?

Wednesday, October 18, 2006
by Geoff Young
As you know, Padres manager Bruce Bochy recently was considered for the Cubs vacancy before they settled on Lou Piniella. Now apparently the Giants have come calling. Just like last winter, when Kevin Towers interviewed for the GM opening in Arizona, the Padres have opened themselves to the risk of losing a key member of the management team (and the franchise, for that matter). I'm fairly agnostic on whether Bochy stays or goes. Until we know who would assume the managerial role in his absence, it's hard to make any kind of judgment -- except in rare instances, I don't subscribe to the "anything is better than what we've got" theory ...
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