Thank you to those of you who enjoy some of what I have to say during the course of the 162 game season, and for the kind words you’ve shared. Thanks also to you, SDPads-1, for stepping up and at least explaining your disdain for me. I can live with that. I certainly don’t feel bad, nor expect everyone to agree with my takes, or to like my style of delivery. I certainly don’t claim to know it all, and no one does – not even the 300 game winners. In fact some of the worst coaches and analysts are guys who had the most magnificent careers. In many cases they were so physically gifted that they just walked on the field and played better than anyone else, but never really understood why. In other cases they may have been students of the game, but not great communicators. In any case, I’m not embarrassed by my career or what I had to put in to be able to compete at the highest level. I try to share as honestly as I can what I see happening in the games, the organizations, with individual players, or specific plays based on my 20 years of professional experiences. It is not my intent to come off as arrogant or better than anyone else – in fact I give credit to opposing views and have often acknowledged my mistakes, bad scouting reports, missed predictions,etc. My primary loyalty and responsibility is to the game of baseball, and I do my best to report on it as honestly, objectively and respectfully as I can. I appreciate all of the input I receive here and through “HeyScan”, both positive and negative, and try to apply it to make our broadcasts on channel 4 as entertaining and informative as possible.

Respectfuly,
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Hah! Hopefully the Pads will give me something next season to smile that big about.

All the best during the holiday season to all Padre fans and Gas Lamp Bloggers! Even the ones that think I’m a d-bag.

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No, I do not use egg whites in my hair, nor the products popularized by the movie There’s Something About Mary. Channel 4 actually sent me to Trump Plaza in Atlantic City to attend the Donald Trump Academy of Coiffure. There we learned all the tricks – the comb over (mastered by the Donal himself), the saliva repair (for troublesome cowlicks in the middle of a show), and the artificial turf play (1 can of hair colored spray included!). As all potential students must do, I signed a confidentiality agreement before taking the courses, so I can’t divulge all the secrets. Besides, I didn’t even finish at the top of the class – that distinction would go to my partner John Weisbarth. Mud was sent home early. Sorry, Sammy G…another myth busted.

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