I know we’re supposed to be fans, but Padres’ management isn’t committed to winning it all.
I was glad to see Boch and Flan win the World Series last year – here’s a glimpse of Sunday’s game during a mini-family reunion over the weekend where most of us were at AT&T Park for the first time (better than Petco Park but over-zealous security), and Monday’s trip to the White House:
Glad to see someone else say it.
Padres management is committed to fielding the cheapest team possible. It’s immensely profitable for them because enough suckers keep going to the games, watching on TV, and buying the merchandise.
We won’t get a decent team until we stop supporting this management.
oops Jim. That was a 1968. I had one in high school. You can tell easily because there is no vent window on the front doors. 1967 was the first year and they had the wing windows.
I’m not feeling the new ones. The front is o.k. but I think they really blew it on the taillights.
Yes, I marked that in there as a ’68, at first glance and at 60 MPH I jumped the gun saying it was a ’67.
Remember when the Padres ran their big campaign about voting for the new ballpark downtown? They said they needed the new park to be competitive and build a champion.
Well, what happened? Besides Moores getting rich on downtown development thrown his way?
All else aside, Petco Park is a fantastic stadium in an awesome location and a TREMENDOUS asset to San Diego. I have some great memories of Qualcomm (Jack Murphy) dating back to the 1978 All Star Game, however, it is dated and can’t compare to Petco.
Petco is nice, but Jim’s right: SF’s park is better.
And it was privately financed — no taxpayer ripoff involved.
If it’s the non-SS model, you have 312 HP, which is good for about 140 MPH.
The SS however has 426 HP, which MIGHT be good enough to reach 180 MPH.
I prefer the original Bugatti Veyron. W16 engine, 987 HP, and electronically limited to 253 MPH. The catch? At its top speed, the tires will last 15 minutes, and the fuel runs out in 12 minutes. So every 65 miles, you have to fill up the car and replace the tires. 🙂
A friend in high school had one. Anything over 110 just didn’t feel safe. Stupid youth.
Thanks for including a “real” Camaro as well.
With the GM bailout and attendant union shenanigans I’ve lost any attraction to GM anyway.
I am an SF transplant.
I was fed a steady diet of 49ers, Giants, and Warriors games. Candlestick has its memories, but holy smokes that place is….a…DUMP!! I was there the last day the Giants played and the only thing I can remember was how much I hated Candlestick for baseball. PacBell park is the best. It was PacBell when I left and the park has had like 3 name changes since then. Too confusing for me to keep up. Beautiful views of of the bay, Oakland hills, and it is right downtown by the water. That whole area south of Market St. was a wasteland. Now, it is chock full of great bars, eateries, and high end, swanky condos.
My dad was a life-long Giants fan.
Unfortunately he passed away a month before spring training began on their dream season. We consider him the patron saint of the Giants 2010 World Championship season!
P.S. Note the reverence paid to Willie Mays in the Obama video – which is well-deserved.
My condolences on the passing of your father.
I didn’t see Willie Mac in attendance; I imagine his health kept him from traveling? It was nice to see the team sign Willie Mac’s jersey and offer it as a gift to the President. Do you think the Secret Service was freaking out when Matt Cain approached the president with a bat!?
I was barely a glint in my dad’s eye when Willie Mays left the Giants. Will the Thrill was the Willie Mays for my peer group.
hummm, baby!