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Padres Daily: Figuring out their potential; Machado's day off; Miller streaks through homecoming
16+ hour, 23+ min ago (1949+ words) Yesterday was the kind of day that makes a team feel like everything it believed about itself can be true. "Obviously, it hasn't been our best offensive season so far statistically, but we've been having good at-bats and hitting the…...
Padres pregame: Jake Cronenworth back atop lineup, Ram'n Laureano sits
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (495+ words) The Padres, are, however, going back to the well in search of a leadoff hitter against the Rockies, who will begin with an opener (right-hander Jimmy Herget) to start a four-game series. Thursday's first pitch at Petco Park is at…...
Padres notebook: Jason Adam eager for return, new City Connects on the field Friday
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (417+ words) Jason Adam threw two innings on Wednesday at Triple-A El Paso, so the only thing he was sure of when he walked into the home clubhouse at Petco Park the next day was that it would be at least a…...
La Costa Canyon grad Mickey Moniak makes himself at home with Rockies
5+ hour, 55+ min ago (417+ words) Trips to Petco Park have always been an event for Mickey Moniak. He attended the Padres" first-ever game here at age 4, staying at the Omni San Diego Hotel and walking over the bridge to the stadium with his family. As…...
High school notebook: Dates set for Petco Park baseball series; Brawley hires football coach
4+ hour, 35+ min ago (556+ words) The annual John Baumgarten Classic High School Baseball Series will be held later this month at Petco Park. The six-game series starts April 24, a Friday, and pits Escondido vs. Mission Hills at 1 p. m. That will be followed by a 4 p. m. game between…...
Talking with " Padres right-hander (and rising star) Randy V'squez
10+ hour, 53+ min ago (1412+ words) Randy V'squez arrived in San Diego as a piece of the blockbuster Juan Soto trade and spent his first season with the Padres navigating between the majors and minors. Over 20 starts, the right-hander worked to refine his command and expand…...
Padres on deck: Back home to host Colorado Rockies
8+ hour, 40+ min ago (89+ words) San Diego Union-Tribune Colorado Rockies (6-6, T-2nd in NL West) The Rockies have won five in a row to pull back to. 500, but they are 2-4 so far away from Coors Field. Colorado has a plus-10 run differential and ranks 11th in OPS (. 693) and…...
Old colors are new again as Padres release new City Connect uniforms
15+ hour, 51+ min ago (312+ words) The Padres will take the field on Friday nights wearing less mint and pink and a lot more obsidian "and orange. But the binational vibe of the Padres" new City Connect uniforms, released early Thursday morning at Petco Park, remains…...
Padres minors: Two rehab innings for Jason Adam in El Paso loss
13+ hour, 6+ min ago (362+ words) Jason Adam may have passed a final test. The Padres" rehabbing reliever threw two perfect innings in a 13-5 loss to visiting Albuquerque on Wednesday. The outing came after a day off following back-to-back appearances. Adam didn"t strike out any…...
City of San Diego should have a say on future of Padres
17+ hour, 53+ min ago (114+ words) San Diego Union-Tribune Almost every sports team is subsidized by the taxpayers and host city. Numerous books have been written on this topic, the best of which is "Field of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money into…...