Padres Pics #1.
Much like my blog 90 Feet of Perfection, I often post interesting photos & videos with information and thoughts regarding them. I decided to kickstart the blog by doing something similar here with...
View ArticleBridging the Gap: The PCL Padres & MLB Padres (Part 1)
(the 1936 inaugural PCL Padres & 1969 inaugural MLB Padres) It’s no secret that I love baseball history. I’m serious, I LOVE it. Along with the Negro Leagues, the history of the old Pacific Coast...
View ArticleRemembering Tony Gwynn
Following Tony Gwynn’s death last year, I posted this on 90 Feet of Perfection. I’ve since launched this blog with a name in honor of him, so it’s only fitting that I share it again, one year after his...
View ArticlePadres Pics #2.
GWYNN. In what is one of the greatest moments in San Diego sports history, Steve Garvey hit a two run walk-off home run against Cubs closer Lee Smith in Game Four of the 1984 NLCS. I recently came...
View ArticlePadres Pics #3.
SNYDER. Duke Snider was an announcer for the Padres from their inaugural season of 1969 until 1971. This photo captures the former Dodgers great in a Padres uniform during the team’s first spring...
View ArticlePadres Quotes #1.
One of the more popular segments I do over at 90 Feet of Perfection, is my “Baseball Quotes” posts. I figured, why not do the same thing here on The 5.5 Hole but related to the Padres and San Diego...
View ArticleThe Padres Uniforms: A Tired, Yet Necessary Topic.
(This a lengthy and opinionated post. Consider yourself warned.) Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock the last month, or just don’t pay attention to baseball during the offseason, then you’re...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....