End of the 2026 NLDS (and Padres Season) Musings
Now that the Padres season is over after losing the NLDS 3-1 to the Milwaukee Brewers, some musings from this series:
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With the Padres winning the Wild Card Series over the Chicago Cubs, some musings from the series:
Keep readingEnd of the 2026 Regular Season Musings
Now that the Padres 2026 regular season has ended, some musings:
Keep readingRoad Trip to Tampa Bay and Tropicana Field
In my continued quest to visit all the ballparks, we headed down to Tampa Bay and specifically St. Petersburg to see the Padres play the Rays at Tropicana Field, especially after the work they did to repair the roof after Hurricane Milton, which included them doing some other enhancements as well. The series was a…
Keep readingRoad Trip to Cleveland and Progressive Field
Continuing on the quest to see all 30 ballparks, we made a trip to Cleveland to see the Padres play the Guardians at Progressive Field. Located at the south part of downtown Cleveland, Progressive Field is right next to Rocket Arena (where the Cavaliers play) and is accessible by rail (train) from the airport on…
Keep readingTrade Deadline 2026 Musings
With the trade deadline passing yesterday, some musings on the moves the Padres made:
Keep readingRoad Trip to Kansas City and Kauffman Stadium
With the Padres playing in Kansas City right after the All Star Break, now was a good time to check out Kauffman Stadium and try some of the famous KC BBQ. Kauffman Stadium is located about 10 miles from downtown KC, situated right next to Arrowhead Stadium, with both surrounded by large parking lots and…
Keep readingAll Star Break 2026 Musings
With the unofficial first half ending now that it’s the all star break, some musings on the 2026 season. After a 4-3 homestand, the Padres finished at .500 (48-48) and 3.5 games back of the last wild card spot. They are in wild card contention with eight teams currently in contention for the three spots…
Keep readingBraves/Dodgers Musings
After this week’s homestand against the Braves and Dodgers, some musings:
Keep readingRoad Trip to Baltimore and Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Oriole Park at Camden Yards has been on my list to visit since it’s credited with starting the retro look craze and building distinct ballparks as we got away from the cookie-cutter multi-purpose stadium phase. The ballpark is located to the west of the Inner Harbor in downtown Baltimore. We took the MTA Light RailLink…
Keep readingSeattle Season Sweep Musings
With the “Seattle” road trip (being the Brewers started as the Seattle Pilots for a year before moving to Milwaukee) ending tonight, some musings:
Keep reading4 Strikeouts in 1 Inning
In Saturday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Mason Miller ended the game by striking out 4 batters in the 9th inning to get the save. This game had some interesting facts since there were three instances where a batter struck out and made it to first base on a wild pitch (bottom 4th Manny…
Keep readingRoad Trip to Mexico City and Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú
With the Padres playing in Mexico City (CDMX) again, we took another trip to go back to Mexico City and Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú (went in 2023 when the Padres were there the first time) so some thoughts from a visit to the city and ballpark this time: Once you get to the middle, it’s…
Keep readingQuick Road Trip to Anaheim and Angel Stadium
With Anaheim actually the closest ballpark to San Diego and the Padres playing the Angels on the weekend, decided to go up there yesterday to catch a game. I’ve been to Angel Stadium a handful of times over the years after they introduced interleague play, with my first time in 2001 during Tony Gwynn’s last…
Keep readingRoad Trip to Boston and Fenway Park
With the 2026 started, it’s time to resume my chase to see all 30 ballparks and no better way to start this season than Fenway Park, which along with Wrigley Field, are considered the two must see classic ballparks. Starting from a hotel in the Back Bay area of Boston about a mile away, it…
Keep readingOpening Day 2026 Musings
Opening Day continues to be one of my favorite days of the year as it’s great to be back at the ballpark and catch Padres baseball again after the end of the previous season, especially being at Petco Park where it’s such a great place to watch a game. As usual, when we get to…
Keep readingMichael King Returns
Going into the offseason, it was unlikely that Dylan Cease and Michael King would return but if I had the choice of one, I would go with Michael King. Cease is a workhorse but seeing how inconsistent he is (not to mention how he’s done in the playoffs) along with King’s repertoire and the fact…
Keep readingCraig Stammen new Padres Manager
When it was posted yesterday morning on X.com by Matt Jones out of Kentucky that Craig Stammen was the new manager: My first reaction was this couldn’t be serious considering we hadn’t heard anything about him being a candidate and Stammen not having any managerial/coaching experience. There had been talk of a fourth mysterious candidate…
Keep readingMike Shildt’s Retirement
I was surprised as anyone by Mike Shildt’s retirement. I wasn’t a big fan of his stubbornness and how he constructed the lineup (Arraez batting 2nd all season) and his use of the bullpen (sticking with Suarez as the closer after acquiring Mason Miller and the way he used Wandy Peralta in high leverage situations)…
Keep readingEnd of the Playoffs Musings
With the Padres being eliminated by the Cubs in the Wild Card Series 2 games to 1, some musings with the season now over:
Keep readingEnd of the Regular Season Musings
With the regular season now over, some musings before the playoffs start tomorrow:
Keep readingRoad Trip to New York and Citi Field
With the current Southwest Companion Pass promotional period in effect, we decided to make a quick trip to New York to see the Padres play the Mets and revisit Citi Field since I personally hadn’t been there in 14 years. Back when I went back in 2011, I remember liking the design of the ballpark…
Keep readingRoad Trip to Minnesota and Target Field
With travel lining up so I was in Minnesota while the Twins were home, I took the chance to check out Target Field. The ballpark is located in the northwest corner of downtown Minneapolis with the Metro Light Rail (Blue Line) making it super easy and cheap ($2 one way or $4 for an all-day…
Keep readingGiants and Dodgers 13 Game Stretch Musings
Now that the 13 straight games against the Giants and Dodgers have ended, some musings:
Keep readingDodgers Sweep Monday Musings
After this weekend’s sweep by the Dodgers, some musings on the Padres’ recent play:
Keep readingTrade Deadline Musings
With AJ Preller doing what he does and making a bunch of trades at the trade deadline, some musings on all the moves: https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/tax/_/year/2025 And their payroll number is currently 7th: https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/payroll/_/year/2025 I expected them to try and go below the second tax threshold (which I didn’t have a problem with considering their lack of…
Keep readingRoad Trip to Miami and loanDepot Park
Continuing on from Washington DC, we followed the Padres on their road trip to catch a game in Miami and loanDepot park (which is named with both words starting with a lower case letter). loanDepot park is located about 3 miles away from downtown Miami where we stayed and it’s on the way from Miami…
Keep readingRoad Trip to Washington DC and Nationals Park
It’s been over 15 years since I last went to Washington DC so figured now was a good time to go to the U.S. capital and see Nationals Park as I try to see all 30 ballparks. Nationals Park is located in the Navy Yard neighborhood of DC, right next to the Anacostia River. It’s…
Keep readingAll Star Break Monday Musings
With the All Star Break now and the unofficial “first” half over (since really they play more than 81 games by the time they get to the All Star Break), some musings on the current state of the Padres: Player IP RA9 RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% Jason Adam 47.2 2.45 10 1.0…
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