Smells Like Padres in Here - Tuesday Edition

by Winfield's Ghost on Jul 17, 2007 6:31 AM PDT

Bell likes cookies. We call him Cookie Monster from now on, right?

Here's a news flash. Marcus is struggling.

There was some mention of Shawn Estes yesterday. He'll be pitching in Lake Elsinore on Friday.

This is pretty much exactly how I feel about the Chicken.

Jake vs. Hernandez tonight.

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On the Padres.com post-cap

they said wells threw some knuckleballs. Don't get too carried away with that stuff Boomer. Woody tried that a few times last year with mixed success.

I don't mind a knuckleball here and there.

That makes Barrett's night even more remarkable! I like this guy.

For all the talk about Bradley and Barrett being bad clubhouse guys, we sure got two guys that hustle and play the game hard.

by bktabinga on Jul 17, 2007 7:17 AM PDT reply actions

I love that chicken too. Every game my dad took us too we would ask if the chicken was going to be there... probably drove him crazy. I'm kinda bummed I missed him last time around. Hopefully he's still going when my son gets old enough to understand the shtick.

by fairweather on Jul 17, 2007 9:17 AM PDT reply actions

Yeah, the Chicken is good times

I remember seeing him at a Gulls game. He had the attention of the entire crowd (which wasn't that big, but still). I think I even got his autograph.

by matthewverygood on Jul 17, 2007 9:33 AM PDT reply actions

the chicken...

my dad represented him in his case against KGB... after winning, he stiffed my dad on the legal bills. It hasn't jaded me at all, but every time the chicken gets mentioned, my father grumbles, "That guy owes me $10,000."

by pjbno4 on Jul 17, 2007 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions

good times

by Demoira on Jul 17, 2007 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions

can we get an interview with your dad?

That would be fun. Or maybe a photo of your dad artistically rendered on a t-shirt that reads, "The Chicken from San Diego owes me ten grand."

by Dex on Jul 17, 2007 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions

I'll certainly ask...

but I don't know how enthusiastic he'll be about the idea.

I asked him, "why don't you just sue him for the money? You are a lawyer after all."

And he explained that as soon as you try to collect, the client will slap you with a malpractice lawsuit, which, no matter how frivolous, were a lot more trouble than 10 grand.

Plus, it's also highly likely that he'll respond, "what's a blog?"

by pjbno4 on Jul 17, 2007 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions

Plus

when he sees that most of the comments are pro-Chicken...

by Winfield's Ghost on Jul 17, 2007 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions

the chicken is great

But he's not without fault. We're not afraid to take you down, Chicken! Unless you get mad at us. Then we're a little afraid.

by Dex on Jul 17, 2007 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions

I can get the chicken to pay

Ron Mexico is good at collecting debts. I got mad skills at convincing people it is in their "best intertests" to fork over the cash. Plus I may need a lawyer soon.......

"Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"

by Ron Mexico on Jul 17, 2007 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions

thats funny

but unfortunate

by padresgirlforlife44 on Jul 17, 2007 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions

I love

Heat, uh, I mean Cookie Monster's answer to "What was the best part about playing in New York?"

"I try not to get overly excited... But I am pleased with it..."

by TheThirdGonzalez on Jul 17, 2007 10:18 AM PDT reply actions

I love that too

I also love "I'm in shape. Round is a shape."

by padresgirlforlife44 on Jul 17, 2007 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions

Bowen's been traded again

To Oakland for Jason Kendall

He went like 2 for 32 as a Cub, and was designated for assignment before this deal. Wish him continued success as he's reunited with Piazza.

by JollyWaffle on Jul 17, 2007 10:35 AM PDT reply actions

I'd heard of this chicken...

I didn't get to go this year against Atlanta but I went last year against the Reds...

I got my little bobble-head chicken pin which had the gas "76" sign on the card it was attached to.
Around the third inning I saw the "76" sign come up on the scoreboard and I stood up, leaning over the railing, yelling... "the chicken is coming, the chicken is coming" as I scoured the ballpark looking for his entrance. I turned around, shit-eating grin on my face, to a sea of blank stares and I remembered I had come to the ballgame alone. I pointed and, much quieter this time "the chicken is coming...".

Despite their nonchalance and "who's-that-weirdo-faces" in minutes they too were laughing hysterically.

by ABY on Jul 17, 2007 11:29 AM PDT reply actions