Random Padres Thoughts

by jbox on Jun 6, 2011 3:13 PM PDT

I'm excited about the Padres/Nationals throwback uniform game on June 11th. The Padres will be wearing their 1936 uniforms and the Nationals will be wearing Senator uniforms. I thought the Senators' legacy was owned by the Rangers? Actually now that I check Wikipedia, I see that the 1901–1960 Senators became the Twins and the 1961–1971 Senators became the Rangers. Do the Nationals celebrate their Senator heritage? I guess they do, since they have statues at their ballpark of former Senators.
I'm disappointed that the Promotional giveaway on the June 11th game isn't a PCL Padres hat, instead it's a PCL Padres Vintage Cap. Which means it's a regular Padres hat with a logo on the back of it. What's vintage about it? Maybe they did that because the original PCL Padres hat was blank, with no logo at all.
We're supposed to write up a series of blog posts about the draft. Here's the thing, you won't find a person less interested in the draft than me. The only thing less interesting would be hearing about your fantasy team draft, but just barely. Look, I have a hard time caring about some of the Padres on our actual 25 man roster right now, so I sure as hell don't care about guys that aren't even in the organization yet. Play well, get to the Majors and then I'll consider you as someone who worthy of my limited interest. With that said, feel free to write FanPosts and comments galore about the draft to each other, I probably won't read them, so don't make fun of me in there.
Former Padres third basemen Kevin Kouzmanoff was optioned today to AAA Stockton by the A's. Kouz said "I'm surprised. Shocked. I didn't see that coming." I wonder if he has pyscho fans up there like he did here. "You can't do this! His gloves in the Hall of Fame!" It's been kind of nice the last few years since the Padres parted ways with Khalil Greene and Kevin Kouzmanoff, their nutty fans have changed their allegiances or stopped following baseball. Maybe I've become the nutty Denorfia fan and that's why I think they've all left.
Also we received this anonymous tip:
"The Padres have changed their promotional schedule again. No longer are ""Hot Wheels"" being given away on Air Force Day. Not sure if Hot Wheels pulled out or if the Padres made the car-to-plane change themselves - but they certainly didn't put the little cars somewhere else on the docket.

And no longer are they giving away ""mini-bats"" (aka- batons) on National Guard Appreciation Day. They may have realized that the image of beating down unarmed protesters was too close of a correlation to the civil rights era."

Tweet Comment 20 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

I was really excited when the Padres traded for Kevin Kouzmanoff back in the day

His minor league numbers were incredible, and he looked like the power bat 3B that the Padres had been missing since a certain guy named Ken. I did get tired of his “ground into a double play all day, every day” act. I feel bad that his career just up and nose-dived, but I’m certainly glad it happened in O-town and not in San Diego.

Ehhhh, I don't deserve a signature...

by sdchicken on Jun 6, 2011 3:25 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

what about greg vaughn!?

I'm rated B for Boobies

by Captain.Awesome on Jun 7, 2011 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Did Greg ever play 3B?

Ehhhh, I don't deserve a signature...

by sdchicken on Jun 7, 2011 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions

This year has the record for most giveaway changes, right?

Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on Jun 6, 2011 3:41 PM PDT reply actions

Maybe we just never paid attention before

by jbox on Jun 6, 2011 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions

It could be both.

Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on Jun 6, 2011 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions

I never understood the rabid following of Khalil and Kouz

by Kozak on Jun 6, 2011 4:17 PM PDT reply actions

Khalil's 2004 season was pretty incredible

The stunning pivot plays on the field and the power potential at the plate made him look like a budding star.

Ehhhh, I don't deserve a signature...

by sdchicken on Jun 6, 2011 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions

I wondered about the hat from day one because it didn't seem to make sense.

Like you said, the first Padres teams wore blank hats. There are some cool hats from the later PCL years that they could have given away but I suspect they don’t want to confuse the marketplace with anything but the current version of the SD logo. They are so committed to making that their primary brand that they make everyone in the organization wear one. The giveaway hat is really lame and I’m sure that’s why they waited until this week to finally let us see it. I just hope the team wears an authentic replica hat for the game.

by SeeAnFrockOh on Jun 6, 2011 4:18 PM PDT reply actions

Here’s Peavy when he wore the PCL uniform with blank hat.

by jbox on Jun 6, 2011 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions

This is about Phantom...

….isn’t it?

by Drama on Jun 6, 2011 4:32 PM PDT reply actions

Much to jbox's chagrin

I have not stopped following the team or changed allegiances.

by Phantom on Jun 6, 2011 7:00 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs

RE: your draft comments

Bravo sir, bravo! Finally someone with the balls to say it.

by EvilSammy on Jun 6, 2011 4:34 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

I agree

It’s just too much speculation about players that will not be on the club for years (if at all).
It also doesn’t help that this franchise has failed miserably at drafting.

http://chargerdynasty.blogspot.com/ " If you have some spare money hanging around, it would be worth your time to place some bets based on my Chargers 38 Bengals 7 prediction"

by strummer on Jun 7, 2011 7:12 AM PDT up reply actions

It looks like the promotions are being politically-corrected to death.

The Padres should buck the trend and go for publicity – there’s no such thing as “bad” publicity, right? The Padres should give the kids slingshots, boomerangs, BB guns, archery sets, knives and fireworks. Most kids would rather have that stuff than hot wheels and wooden dildos anyway.

by wegotballsley on Jun 6, 2011 4:45 PM PDT reply actions

John Edwards would disagree.

by EvilSammy on Jun 6, 2011 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions

I think those are called Dowels

Why ask a failed romance to come watch your successful one? You know, that's like inviting the Seattle Mariners to a World Series game. It's just weird for everyone.

by Friar Fever on Jun 7, 2011 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions