Good Morning San Diego - October 28, 2021

San Diego Padres News

Niebla good ‘fit’ as Padres pitching coach (MLB.com)

Padres interviewed Ozzie Guillen for manager job (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Padres hire Ruben Niebla, still considering Ron Washington (San Diego Union-Tribune)

MLB News

Davidson fills Morton’s roster spot for Braves (ESPN.com)

Viewership for World Series opener up 17.5% (ESPN.com)

Roller derby team sues over Guardians name use (ESPN.com)

Baker on Astros’ loss: ‘Our team doesn’t worry’ (ESPN.com)

Cruz’s philanthropic efforts net Clemente Award (ESPN.com)

Ohtani gets rarely given award for historic season (ESPN.com)

Padre of the Day

Garry Templeton

Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images

Many people remember Garry Templeton for being the one traded for Ozzie Smith in 1981. However, he still had a very successful decade-long career with the San Diego Padres. In his ten years with the team, he played in 1,286 games, while having 1,135 hits, 43 home runs, 427 RBIs, and a .252 batting average, with one Silver Slugger Award win and an Al-Star appearance in 1985. He would play for the team until 1991, when he was traded midseason to the Mets. He would retire following the season and be inducted into the Padres Hall of Fame in 2015.