It appeared to be of the size of something you would use to baste a turkey, and not a syringe per se. |
It was really a no-brainer. |
It's a world-class city with a beautiful downtown ballpark that's done this kind of thing before, ... There's plenty of hotel space. All that was the reason why we got the World Baseball Classic. It had little to do with me. |
It's an ongoing process of reinterpreting the strike zone in accordance to the rulebook, ... The umpires, I think, are doing an excellent job of bringing the outside pitch in closer to the plate. But I still think we have a lot of work to do with the low end of the strike zone. |
It's an ongoing process of reinterpreting the strike zone in accordance to the rulebook. The umpires, I think, are doing an excellent job of bringing the outside pitch in closer to the plate. But I still think we have a lot of work to do with the low end of the strike zone. |
It's been a terrific transition, ... I just jumped right back into it. |
It's the best tool we have available. We think it's very accurate -- not infallible. We've built in some flexibility to take into account the fact that there can be some amount of error. But we're very happy with what it provides. |
It's virtually impossible to contain the impact of smoking within a limited area, so this is a logical extension of our no-smoking policy and reflection of input we've received from our fans. |
Just as we know what Trevor (Hoffman) means to the team and the fans here, I think we understand what Jerry means to the community as well, ... This kind of event just reinforces that. |
Opening Day is a great time to not only commemorate the achievements that the Padres accomplished last season but to celebrate the beginning of what looks to be a very promising season for our club, fans and the city of San Diego. For baseball fans across the world, there is no better time than Opening Day. |
Realistically, I think Hernandez may be looking for more than we're prepared to pay, |
The area presents a lot of interesting opportunities. We certainly want to clean up the sight lines and bring the fans closer to the action. |
This is something that happens once every 30 years, ... It's an unusual situation. Would it be better if we were one of the other four teams in the division at the end of the year? I don't think so. I'd rather be a footnote to history than not in history at all. |
three or four years. |
To me it will be one more of those esoteric statistics, one more of those historic footnotes that make baseball so great, because it is unpredictable, |