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