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Facebook Poll Suggests Retirement for Padres Announcer Dick Enberg

I'm afraid Padre fans have gotten too used to "homers", a steady diet of Ted Leitner and others who are not embarrassed to call them "my Padres". ala Ken Harrelson of the White Sox. I suspect most have not heard much of a balanced broadcast, the home team announcers will always know more about their team and it's important to share that but good broadcasters describe the action and fill the gaps with anecdotes, they don't blatantly root for their team. I think Dick is a very good, mostly unbiased broadcaster, that said he is making a too many mistakes and that's kind of sad because I suspect what SD fans will get next is a return to "homerism".
— July 19, 2011 3:02 p.m.

Clearing the Bases

In 1998 I had been living in SD county for 11 years. Admittedly a lifelong SF Giants fan I puzzled over why the the voters in San Diego would put themselves on the hook for this ballpark when Pac Bell Park was under construction, privately financed. It seemed to me that John Moores manipulated the team and for voter support, a classic case of using other people's money. The Giants are still paying 20 million a year on a 30 year mortgage and have remained competitive with a few off years, playing games that mean something into August and September, which puts people in the seats, which boosts overall revenue. Hopefully for the Padres the new owners group will commit to a quality product, they have a good group of youngsters who will be fun to watch, the question is will people show up to watch them?
— September 4, 2009 8:30 a.m.