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San Diego Padres

Team's name: San Diego Padres
League: National League
Division: West San Diego Padres
Location:
San Diego, California
Nickname:
The Pads,
The Friars,
The Fathers,
The Dads
Mascot: Swinging Friar
Team Colours:
Dark blue, Sand and White
Joined the League: 1969
Team's President: John Moores
Manager: Bud Black
General Manager: Jed Hoyer
Baseball Field: PETCO Park
Current Capacity: 42,445
First Year of Baseball: 1936

League Titles:
NL Pennants: 1984, '98
West Div: 1984, '96, '98, 2005, '06
Wild Card berths: 0
World Series: 0

Founded in 1969, the San Diego Padres are members of the National League’s Western division. The team nickname is derived from a San Diego minor league team of the same name; the former Padres were members of the Pacific Coast League some thirty years before the major league team was established. The Padres have claimed the NL pennant twice – first in 1984 then again in 1998 – but have failed to capture a World Series.

Owned by San Diego magnate C. Arnholt Smith, the Padres were one of four expansion teams, joining the MLB along with the Kansas City Royals, the Montreal Expos – now the Washington Nationals – and the Seattle Pilots – now the Milwaukee Brewers. Despite an influx of money and interest, the first several seasons were flops for the Padres, who finished last place for six seasons straight and lost over 100 games for four seasons.

In 1974, the team was sold to Ray Kroc, co-founder of the McDonald’s Corporation. Kroc promised San Diego better ball playing, and the next season, the Padres found themselves out of the cellar for the first time. In 1978, the Padres hosted the All Star Game and finished the season at 84-78, the franchise’s first winning season in the 10 years of its existence.

In 1984, after the shocking news of Kroc’s sudden death, the team was able to manage another winning season at 92-70 and claim the NL championship, defeating the Chicago Cubs and moving on to the World Series. In their first World Series appearance, the Padres would face the Detroit Tigers, an impressive team with a season record of 104 wins. The Tigers took the series 4-1.

The next decade was a difficult one for the team. Despite sporting an All-Star lineup, the Padres failed to claim any titles. Then-owner Joan Kroc sold the team to Tim Werner, and a series of unpopular trades brought several talented players to the team. Nevertheless, the team was last in its division in 1994.

The team was sold again, and the new ownership attempted to rebuild the roster. In 1996, the Padres defeated the Dodgers to enter the postseason but were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Division Series.

In 1998, with solid pitching by the newly acquired Kevin Brown and closer Trevor Hoffman, the Padres were able to defeat the Houston Astros for the National League Division Series. The Padres then faced the powerful Atlanta Braves for the National League Championship Series. The Braves had finished the regular season with an astounding 106-56, but the Padres clinched the NLCS and went on to the World Series. Here they faced the New York Yankees, a powerful franchise in its own right, but also a team that had won acclaim as one of the greatest in MLB history, with a regular season record of 114-48. The Yankees swept the Padres 4-0.

After several years with losing records, the Padres recovered in 2004 after the opening of their new stadium, PETCO Park. The team obtained a division title in 2005 – although it held a disappointing record of 82-80 – and then again in 2006, against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Padres were eliminated in the NLDS by the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Padres ended the 2007 season with a 89-73 tie for NL wild card with the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies defeated the Padres 9-8. The same year, however, Padres player Jake Peavy received the National League Cy Young Award.

2008 proved a hard season for the Padres. The team ended the season at last place in the NL West and held one of the worst overall records in the MLB, with 63 wins and 99 losses.

Although the Padres had a strong start at the beginning of 2009, sweeping the Giants and defeating the Mets, the team has stumbled and is currently under .500.

 

San Diego Padres 2010 Roster

Pitchers
NO. NAME POS BAT THW AGE HT WT
37  Mike Adams  RP  31  6-5  190 
21  Heath Bell  RP  32  6-3  240 
26  Cesar Carrillo  SP  25  6-3  172 
66  Simon Castro  SP  21  6-5  211 
29  Kevin Correia  SP  29  6-3  200 
--  Mike DeMark  RP  26  6-0  185 
39  Ernesto Frieri  RP  24  6-2  180 
63  Sean Gallagher  RP  24  6-2  235 
27  Jon Garland  SP  30  6-6  210 
64  Steve Garrison  SP  23  6-1  185 
57  Luke Gregerson  RP  25  6-3  200 
52  Craig Italiano  RP  23  6-4  216 
38  Mat Latos  SP  22  6-6  225 
49  Wade LeBlanc  SP  25  6-3  200 
65  Radhames Liz  SP  26  6-2  186 
73  Cory Luebke  SP  25  6-4  215 
45  Edward Mujica  RP  25  6-2  215 
--  Scott Munter  RP  30  6-6  261 
76  Wynn Pelzer  SP  23  6-1  205 
59  Luis Perdomo  RP  25  6-0  170 
44  Aaron Poreda  SP  23  6-6  240 
53  Jackson Quezada  RP  23  6-3  215 
34  Cesar Ramos  SP  25  6-2  190 
33  Clayton Richard  SP  26  6-5  240 
55  Adam Russell  RP  26  6-8  255 
46  Tim Stauffer  SP  27  6-1  205 
54  Joe Thatcher  RP  28  6-2  223 
58  Ryan Webb  RP  24  6-6  214 
41  Mark Worrell  RP  27  6-1  215 
32  Chris Young  SP  30  6-10  270 
Catchers
NO. NAME POS BAT THW AGE HT WT
68  Mitch Canham  25  6-2  203 
70  Mike Collins  25  6-2  175 
Nick Hundley  26  6-1  210 
--  Eric Munson  32  6-3  220 
11  Dusty Ryan  25  6-4  220 
72  Chris Stewart  28  6-4  210 
Yorvit Torrealba  31  5-11  200 
Infielders
NO. NAME POS BAT THW AGE HT WT
10  Matt Antonelli  2B  24  6-0  198 
--  Josh Barfield  2B  27  6-0  190 
Everth Cabrera  SS  23  5-9  176 
--  Andrew Cumberland  SS  21  5-10  175 
74  James Darnell  3B  23  6-2  195 
Luis Durango  2B  23  5-9  155 
22  David Eckstein  2B  35  5-7  177 
--  Correy Figueroa  SS  22  5-10  180 
67  Logan Forsythe  3B  23  6-1  206 
--  Nathan Freiman  1B  23  6-8  220 
23  Adrian Gonzalez  1B  27  6-2  225 
15  Jerry Hairston Jr.  3B  33  5-10  190 
Sean Kazmar  SS  25  5-9  160 
--  Edinson Rincon  3B  19  6-1  185 
14  Oscar Salazar  3B  31  5-11  170 
--  Beamer Weems  SS  22  5-10  180 
75  Lance Zawadzki  SS  24  5-11  194 
Outfielders
NO. NAME POS BAT THW AGE HT WT
88  Kyle Blanks  RF  23  6-6  285 
--  Bradley Chalk  CF  24  6-1  180 
28  Aaron Cunningham  RF  23  5-11  195 
77  Chris Denorfia  CF  29  6-0  204 
18  Tony Gwynn  CF  27  5-11  193 
12  Scott Hairston  LF  29  6-0  185 
Chase Headley  LF  25  6-2  195 
24  Chad Huffman  LF  24  6-1  217 
--  Wande Olabisi  RF  21  6-0  212 
16  Matt Stairs  LF  42  5-9  222 
25  Will Venable  RF  27  6-2  205 

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