We are not getting rid of the Friar. We never were getting rid of the Friar. We have never even discussed getting rid of the Friar. It was not ever, and is not now, a consideration to get rid of the Friar. The Friar has been a part of logo and our team since the beginning. I said "the Friar is an important part of our history" and somehow it got interpreted as "the Friar is history."
I love the Friar. In fact, I think I will name my next born son "Friar."
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Methinks Mrs. Garfinkel might be opposed to that.
I have three sons, and with the last two, I wanted to use the name “Guthrie”, but the Mrs. put the Kai bosh on it both times. Now i find out that that’s what Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins named their kid, and I am so glad she nixed it. Tom would be working for some other team a few years down the road, and ruing naming his kid ’friar".
"And now for something completely different"
Weird.
Friar Garfinkel is my favorite 70s funk band.
by Dalton on Feb 4, 2010 7:56 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
too much green in these comment threads
We gotta up the standards.
by Dex on Feb 5, 2010 9:19 AM PST up reply actions
All kidding aside...
The last week or so on The GLB has been some high quality material. Everybody has been on fire…
Agreed.
I’ve been loving all the activity on here lately, and we’re still 2 weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting.
by theodore donald kerabatsos on Feb 5, 2010 9:46 AM PST up reply actions
soulSD,
It’s really me. come up and introduce yourself and ask me the next time you see me. Maybe Fan Fest on Feb 13…
Tom
Write the time and date on yourself and take a picture. This is standard protocol.
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by Axion on Feb 4, 2010 9:17 PM PST up reply actions 8 recs
Funniest thing I've read all day.
www.FriarsOnCardboard.blogspot.com
"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev
I'm honored Tom.
BTW, made my peace over on the last thread.
I’ll be the guy at Friar Fest, I mean Fan Fest, diving for pop-flys in the outfield when there’s no obvious reason whatsoever to be doing so.
by friarfanatic on Feb 4, 2010 11:44 PM PST via mobile reply actions
You're right.
And I’ll tell you what…it tastes pretty f**king good. Is keeping the Friar getting us any closer to a Championship? No. Will the presence of front office types on The GLB get us into the playoffs? Nope.
But it feels pretty damn good that these guys are not only listening to fans…but they’re actually turning some of those suggestions into reality. This isn’t just more talk about how an organization wants to improve the fan experience, they’re making it happen.
I want to win as bad as anyone…but this is a tremendous start.
by Drama on Feb 5, 2010 6:46 AM PST up reply actions 10 recs
I hate having to commend you publicly
but I totally agree.
Thank you for waving at me.
by Winfield's Ghost on Feb 5, 2010 6:47 AM PST up reply actions
THIS
"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG
by TheGrandHatching on Feb 5, 2010 8:50 AM PST up reply actions
See, problem solved ..
Apparently all you have to do is threaten war ..
with that solved, lets talk uniform colors and Secondbase ..
..
This means war!
552
I miss Kras
Now’s the time that Padre fans should really miss Tom Krasovic’s reporting at the UT. I do. As for Bill Center, I know he’s supposedly been at the paper for a while, but do we really even know he if he is a real person? Sounds suspiciously like a made up name. Think of the editor from Spider man : “BEAT IT KRASOVIC! We could replace you with someone from the billing center!”
by Billy Almon on Feb 5, 2010 6:38 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Mr. Garfinkel
Sir, thanks for answering these questions. If I may ask, what is with the Blue Cat and Red Dog? I’m a huge Friar fan, my kids love him, but I miss the connection with baseball and the dog and cat. I get that Petco has named the ballpark but why have them? Friar belongs and thank you for keeping him but could we have less pets?
Thanks,
Richard
Can't beat'em F'em!
I'd be willing to bet that's a contractual agreement with Petco.
Probably part of the stadium naming rights agreement. BTW, their names are Blue Mews and Red Ruff.
I actually like the cat and dog more than that big chinned bastard. And I’m not talking about Jay Leno.
by theodore donald kerabatsos on Feb 5, 2010 8:25 AM PST up reply actions
Watch Dr. Drew
You seem very angry. Try watching Dr. Drew’s Celeb rehab. It might get you look inside yourself to find out where all your anger stems from. Where you beatin by a clown as a child? Where you denied love from a fuzzy or plushy? Sorry you’re so angry. I hope this helps. Oh and Friar is not the worst mascot. Try looking at Cleveland’s mascot. What the hell is that? A disease?
Can't beat'em F'em!
I'm not angry.
I just find the cat and dog mascots more sexually attractive fan friendly than the big dumb friar mascot. The Friar kinda creeps me out (and I never said he was the worst mascot).
by theodore donald kerabatsos on Feb 5, 2010 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
All three characters walked right off their corporation/organization’s logos. The Petco Pals only remind me of my dead pets while the Friar has a humorous and tantalizing hip shimmy.
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Nice
Although the cat and dog are “fan friendly”, would you consider them a better fit to represent the Padres as there mascots? I"m just thinking of what fits the team. So that’s why I’m into the Friar. But that’s just my thought. Oh and the hip shimmy is sexually attractive in a heterosexual way… if that’s possible
Can't beat'em F'em!
To me the dog and cat are irrelevant...
they’re basically just walking PETCO advertisements and don’t have a lot to do with the team.
Obviously the Friar fits the team better than a dog and a cat. I just think the Friar is stupid looking. He looks developmentally challenged. Let’s start over from scratch and make a new cooler looking Friar.
by theodore donald kerabatsos on Feb 5, 2010 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
Although, if we could integrate a little more Dudebro, that would be awesome.
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by Axion on Feb 5, 2010 1:04 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
2 Jersey Shore Fist Pumps
Wow, if we could get a hot blond and dude with a gun to rep the pads, I’m down.
Can't beat'em F'em!
The massive beard is critical. If there’s no beard, why even have a mascot?
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Only at a place like GLB...
could a guy named DickFace interact directly with the Padres FO and nobody gives it a second thought. Kudos!
by goldfyngor on Feb 5, 2010 10:18 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Chicken will probably hang up his spurs (if he hasn't already)
“San Diego Chicken thinking about flying the coop” (U-T article)
"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG
by TheGrandHatching on Feb 5, 2010 8:55 AM PST up reply actions
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