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Purple Row Interviews Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn
Through a promotion sponsored by Pepsi Max, Purple Row was granted an ten-minute interview with former San Diego Padre Tony Gwynn. Gwynn, who retired following the 2001 season after posting a career 132 wRC+ (including never having a season below 100 - full or otherwise) and accumulating a lifetime...
Gaslamp Ball Interview: Dave Winfield
This afternoon I had a chance to interview Dave Winfield, the first Padre inducted into the Hall of Fame. He was driving on country roads towards the Little League World Series, battling the elements and everything Mother Nature could throw at him. You see Dave is on a mission to promote Breast...
Dave Winfield Talks About A-Rod, LeBron, The Boss
I had the pleasure of spending a few minutes talking with Hall of Famer and former New York Yankee Dave Winfield Friday afternoon. Winfield had lots of interesting things to say about Alex Rodriguez, LeBron James, George Steinbrenner and more. Winfield said he and The Boss have patched up their...
Postcards from the Edge: Dave Winfield
After getting the first two postcards signed and mailed off, Dex and I were pretty sure that we weren't going to be able to get anybody else to sign the third and final card. All hope seemed to be lost by the time we arrived at Saturday's day game at Camelback Ranch and taken our seats. Then...
Today in Sports History: September 16th
9/16/1993 - Winfield gets No. 3000 Dave Winfield gets the 3,000th hit of his career off fellow Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley. Winfield got the hit in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, making him the first player to attain his 3,000th hit indoors. In 1973, Winfield was drafted by four teams in...
Today in Sports History: August 4th
(Barry Bonds hits No. 755. Kevork Djansezian, AP Photos) 8/04/1945 - Amputee plays in game In 1944, Shepard was fighting in World War II when his plane was shot down by a German air fighter. He became a prisoner of war and had to have his right leg amputated due to the injuries he incurred from...
Dave Winfield's favorite Padres memory is... Dave Winfield
The Padres are celebrating their 40th anniversary and fans are asked to share their favorite memory. You can fill out a form and win some prizes. Cool. The Padres have a few current and former Padres sharing their favorite memories to kind of give you an idea of what they are looking for. This...
Graph of the Day: 1979 NL MVP Race
*Data from Baseballprojection.com. In the only tie in MVP history, Keith Hernandez of the Cardinals and Willie Stargell of the Pirates each earned 216 votes. Hernandez received ten first place votes to Stargell's four. Hernandez hit .344 and played Gold Glove defense at 1B, while a 39-year old...
An open letter from Dave Winfield on the importance of not getting trashed at prom
Listen kids. I know that you think it's "cool" to get "smashed" with your friends at "prom" or "graduation". That's why I'm sending you this message. Don't do it! The only good thing that's ever come out of using lots of "dope" and drinking lots of the "booze" is an artificially inflated...
Cesspool scheduled for demolition
So, you may have heard, they just finished playing the last game ever at Yankee Stadium — once the home to the greatest organization in sports, a symbol of American excellence. Back then, there was nothing preening about calling it The House That Ruth Built, because baseball was the sport...
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