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What it was like to be a Padre in April, 1969

Men evaluate their own bodies in Reader swimsuit issue, those who knew Tim LaHaye before Left Behind

Don Zimmer: “Well, it was an expansion club, and you know, it’s not a lot of fun when you lose 100 games a year.”
Don Zimmer: “Well, it was an expansion club, and you know, it’s not a lot of fun when you lose 100 games a year.”

    • Present at the creation

    • What follows are the words of Padres who came before, beginning with players who were on that first team, who played in that first game, April 8, 1969, recorded as a 2–1 win over the visiting Houston Astros. Of note, San Diegans were not starstruck by the arrival of Major League Baseball: only 23,370 customers paid their way into San Diego/Jack Murphy/Qualcomm Stadium to witness First Opening Day.
    • By Patrick Daugherty, April 8, 2004
    • Tim Scott remembers LaHaye from the time before he took the job at the church in 1956. "Our families were close, and we referred to them as Uncle Tim and Aunt Bev."
  • The Apocalypse keeps Tim LaHaye busy

  • The Jameses have only recently visited Tim and Beverly LaHaye at their current Rancho Mirage home near Palm Springs. "I told him the other day," declares Ron James. "I said, 'Tim, I remember when you drove a Renault. It was a piece of junk, and you had an allergy. You didn't use Kleenex; you always had a roll of toilet paper on the seat beside you."
  • By Joe Deegan, July 8, 2004
Nick Dornsife (left)

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  • Reader men's summer swimsuit Issue

  • Dave Knoblock: "How do I look in a swimsuit? Dead sexy. [Laughs] No. You want to know the truth? Probably not that attractive at all. But that's all right. As long as I'm comfortable. If I'm toned up I feel real good in a swimsuit; if I'm not toned up, I could feel better. But the last time I was toned up was probably about five years ago."
  • By Geoff Bouvier, July 1, 2004

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Don Zimmer: “Well, it was an expansion club, and you know, it’s not a lot of fun when you lose 100 games a year.”
Don Zimmer: “Well, it was an expansion club, and you know, it’s not a lot of fun when you lose 100 games a year.”

    • Present at the creation

    • What follows are the words of Padres who came before, beginning with players who were on that first team, who played in that first game, April 8, 1969, recorded as a 2–1 win over the visiting Houston Astros. Of note, San Diegans were not starstruck by the arrival of Major League Baseball: only 23,370 customers paid their way into San Diego/Jack Murphy/Qualcomm Stadium to witness First Opening Day.
    • By Patrick Daugherty, April 8, 2004
    • Tim Scott remembers LaHaye from the time before he took the job at the church in 1956. "Our families were close, and we referred to them as Uncle Tim and Aunt Bev."
  • The Apocalypse keeps Tim LaHaye busy

  • The Jameses have only recently visited Tim and Beverly LaHaye at their current Rancho Mirage home near Palm Springs. "I told him the other day," declares Ron James. "I said, 'Tim, I remember when you drove a Renault. It was a piece of junk, and you had an allergy. You didn't use Kleenex; you always had a roll of toilet paper on the seat beside you."
  • By Joe Deegan, July 8, 2004
Nick Dornsife (left)

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  • Reader men's summer swimsuit Issue

  • Dave Knoblock: "How do I look in a swimsuit? Dead sexy. [Laughs] No. You want to know the truth? Probably not that attractive at all. But that's all right. As long as I'm comfortable. If I'm toned up I feel real good in a swimsuit; if I'm not toned up, I could feel better. But the last time I was toned up was probably about five years ago."
  • By Geoff Bouvier, July 1, 2004

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