Drama did last year's 2007 Year in Review. This year you are stuck with me.
- Finally the secrets of flirting with a ball girl are released to the general public. It's seems so obvious now that we know, but at the time it was one of life's great mysteries.
- We enjoyed Mark Grant's Umpire impressions.
- Tony Gwynn raffled off his motorcycle given to him by his teammates at the end of his career.
- Jayson Werth's dad wrote us a love letter, which was really sweet.
- We found out that Peter Gammons reads every blog in the known universe except Gaslamp Ball.
- I went to the Padres Winter Warm Up at Eastlake High School. Met up with the now defunct 17yogp and flirted with cute ball players.
- The Girls of Gaslamp Ball flirted with Padres players at the FriarFest. Flirting was apparently a top priority in 2008.
- Ryan Klesko finally retires. Gaslamp Ballers rejoice.
- Gaslamp Ball celebrates a birthday and becomes a senior, finally writes a mission statement.
- I spend about two weeks bitching about the Padres traveling to China for the food and vacation with their families.
- Jake Peavy admits he doesn't wear a cup.
- Dave Winfield appears on a terrible game show.
- We finally connect the dots and figure out that a former Pad Squadder and Miss California married Eric Byrnes of the Diamondbacks.
- We looked at pictures of Adrian Gonzalez from High School.
- Here we go again. Another one of Jayson Werth's friends tries to defend his honor.
- The Padres travel to China. Gaslamp Ballers stay up late for the first international open thread. Matt and Mark plug Gaslamp Ball on the broadcast.
- I travel to Peoria alone for my first Spring Training. I'm bored and lonely but see some local celebrities. Dex's brother in law hits a home run agains the Padres. I talk to Troy Johnson and later sit near Jenny Cavnar on the flight home.
- Jake Peavy defends his dear friends Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens.
- Gaslamp Ball drops the deuce.
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Metal Steve reviews MLB 08: The Show for Gaslamp Ball. Later Mister Raroo reviews the same game for us.
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Opening Day is here and we come out of the gates like crazed maniacs. Gaslamp Ball is there.
- Dave Winfield poses shirtless, hello nurse!
- The Padres shut down the Compadres program and scam us with the Frequent Friar program.
- Peavy is accused of cheating because he has a brown poo like substance on his fingers.
- Dex reviews a baseball game via vlog.
- The Padres decide not to have a slogan, the rest of the MLB skimps.
- Gaslamp Baller Kendra Wilkinson predicts the Padres will return to the World Series for the first time since 1992.
- We create a definitive list of essential baseball books.
- I break the head off my miniature Jake Peavy bobblehead and propel the Padres into a 22 inning loss against the Rockies. Padres bring a Ram's head into the dugout for good luck.
- We solve all the Padres attendance problems in 17 easy steps.
- Kendra Wilkinson is the Padres only celebrity fan.
- It's official Gaslamp Ball announces that Trevor Hoffman is done!
- Scanlan rips Conor Jackson for swinging too hard at Padre pitches.
- Jake calls on Front Office to stir up the team plans his escape for later in the season.
- ESPN the Magazine interviews Gaslamp Ball.
- Hollywood films Marley and Me at a Padres/Marlins game.
- Kendra Wilkinson becomes a Gaslamp Baller.
- Dex gives us a lesson in Sample Size and bad news.
- Pad Squad Carrie tries out for a Deal or No Deal model. Gaslamp Ball endlessly posts about it.
- Padres release Jim Edmonds, it's about time. We find out later he was a clubhouse cancer.
- Gaslamp Ball breaks the news that DePo starts a blog, nobody cites us as a source.
- Mark Prior's shoulder explodes.
- Mike Piazza retires, Christana gets emotional.
- This game in May sucks. Pujols destroys Chris Young and Josh Bard. We get a close look at the carnage. We start to wonder if this will be the worst Padres season ever.
- Barret gets to first base with Gonzalez
- We start to see Sandy Alderson get cranky
- PSA reaches out to Padres fans.
- I attend a book signing for Jerry Coleman's autobiography.
- Long Padres games become the norm, but this time we win an 18 inning marathon.
- After 6 months we finally get around to announcing our other blog Uncommon Sportsman. Nobody seems to care except Axion.
- Gaslamp Ball answers questions rejected by Corey Brock.
- Tony Gwynn looks awesome in stone washed jeans and fedoras.
- The Juiced Sports blog announces that Gaslamp Ball is the 100th richest blog. We get totally stuck up.
This is taking forever. I don't know how Drama did it, I'm gonna take a break at the half way point.