Interview: Steve Poltz, Part 5

Thursday, December 13, 2007
by Geoff Young
In Part 4 of our chat with singer/songwriter/Padre fan Steve Poltz poltz.com, Steve talked about Steve Garvey's homer in the NLCS in '84, shagging fly balls while Tony Gwynn took batting practice, and more. In our final segment, Steve discusses his meeting of Ken Caminiti, the heartbreak of watching USD alum Brady Clark struggle in Colorado, and his favorite baseball movies. *** Ducksnorts: How about the '98 team? Steve Poltz: Back in '98, Kevin Brown did it all. He was such a gamer; I f***in' loved that guy... [Ken] Caminiti, down in Mexico getting an IV... I have a memory of him driving on his motorcycle at Windansea -- that was the year I knew the whole ...

Kings of the Road

Thursday, October 25, 2007
by Geoff Young
I was hoping to have the next installment of our Operation Center Field series ready, but I'm still hacking through the data jungle. Instead, I'll share a few items I found along the way that might help you win a bar bet or three: MLB Road Home Runs in 2007 Brewers: 110 Padres: 99 Phillies: 97 Yankees/A's/Braves/Mets: 94 Source: ESPN. MLB Road Doubles in 2007 Padres: 196 Braves: 194 Tigers: 188 Phillies: 180 Yankees: 176 Source: ESPN. MLB Road Extra Base Hits in 2007 Padres: 307 Braves: 302 Phillies: 297 Yankees: 291 Tigers: 284 Source: ESPN. Don't feel bad; everyone gets these wrong. And even if you don't win any bets, at ...
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