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Baseball Teams - National League West
San Diego Padres
Team's name: San Diego Padres
League: National League
Division: West 
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: Kevin Torres
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 |
The San Diego Padres team was originally created in the mid 1930’s as part of the Pacific Coast League. The team has obtained several Pennants as well as five Division titles being the first one in 1984 and their recent one in 2006. The team has also had two World Series appearances in 1984 and 1998.
During the 2007 campaign the Padres extended first baseman Adrian Gonzalez’s contract until 2010. Other Padres’ players who are currently part of the team and who are known for their excellent performances are: Justin Germano, Jake Peavy (National League Cy Young Award winner) and Trevor Hoffman.
The Padres’ 2007 season records stand at: 89 wins, 74 losses; achieving a third place in the NL West Division.
Throughout history some of the most accomplished Padres players we can mention; Gaylord Perry, Dave Winfield, Tony Gwynn and Rich Gossage. |
The 2008 season is expected to be a great season for the team as they pursuit their third NL West title in the last four years.
San Diego Padres 2008 Roster
| Pitchers |
| NO. |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
| 21 |
Heath Bell |
RP |
R |
R |
30 |
6-3 |
226 |
| 52 |
Enrique Gonzalez |
RP |
R |
R |
25 |
5-10 |
210 |
| 58 |
Carlos Guevara |
RP |
R |
R |
26 |
5-11 |
191 |
| 45 |
Justin Hampson DL |
RP |
L |
L |
27 |
6-1 |
200 |
| 51 |
Trevor Hoffman |
RP |
R |
R |
40 |
6-0 |
215 |
| 49 |
Wilfredo Ledezma |
RP |
L |
L |
27 |
6-4 |
212 |
| 43 |
Cla Meredith |
RP |
R |
R |
24 |
6-0 |
180 |
| 50 |
Joe Thatcher |
RP |
L |
L |
26 |
6-2 |
228 |
| 57 |
Justin Germano |
SP |
R |
R |
25 |
6-3 |
205 |
| 34 |
Clay Hensley DL |
SP |
R |
R |
28 |
5-11 |
190 |
| 30 |
Greg Maddux |
SP |
R |
R |
41 |
6-0 |
180 |
| 44 |
Jake Peavy |
SP |
R |
R |
26 |
6-1 |
182 |
| 22 |
Mark Prior DL |
SP |
R |
R |
27 |
6-5 |
230 |
| 38 |
Glendon Rusch |
SP |
L |
L |
33 |
6-1 |
225 |
| 54 |
Tim Stauffer |
SP |
R |
R |
25 |
6-1 |
205 |
| 25 |
Randy Wolf |
SP |
L |
L |
31 |
5-10 |
198 |
| 32 |
Chris Young |
SP |
R |
R |
28 |
6-10 |
260 |
| Catchers |
| NO. |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
| 28 |
Josh Bard |
C |
B |
R |
30 |
6-3 |
210 |
| 8 |
Michael Barrett |
C |
R |
R |
31 |
6-3 |
210 |
| Infielders |
| NO. |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
| 7 |
Tony Clark |
1B |
B |
R |
35 |
6-7 |
245 |
| 27 |
Callix Crabbe |
2B |
B |
R |
25 |
5-9 |
174 |
| 23 |
Adrian Gonzalez |
1B |
L |
L |
25 |
6-2 |
220 |
| 3 |
Khalil Greene |
SS |
R |
R |
28 |
5-11 |
195 |
| 10 |
Tadahito Iguchi |
2B |
R |
R |
33 |
5-10 |
200 |
| 5 |
Kevin Kouzmanoff |
3B |
R |
R |
26 |
6-1 |
210 |
| Outfielders |
| NO. |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
| 15 |
Jim Edmonds DL |
CF |
L |
L |
37 |
6-1 |
212 |
| 33 |
Jody Gerut |
RF |
L |
L |
30 |
6-0 |
210 |
| 24 |
Brian Giles |
RF |
L |
L |
37 |
5-10 |
205 |
| 12 |
Scott Hairston |
CF |
R |
R |
27 |
6-0 |
200 |
| 26 |
Justin Huber |
LF |
R |
R |
25 |
6-2 |
205 |
| 18 |
Paul McAnulty |
LF |
L |
R |
27 |
5-10 |
220 |
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