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Padres Take Another Series, Pirates the Victims
I was watching Saturday's game. After Marquis gave up the single up the middle in the 7th, on of the announcers made the comment that the Padres were STILL the only team without a no-hitter but it had to happen someday. The other announcer then said that the day that happens will be the day the pitcher also hits for the cycle. Talk about frustration. I had to laugh at that one. I mention this because I just finished watching Felix Hernandez throw not just a 1-0 no hitter, but a perfect game. That's the 23rd in league history, and the 3rd this season, with, ironically one of them coming against the Mariners in a 4-0 loss to Philip Humber and the White Sox. This is the Mariners' 4th no hitter( 3rd by a single pitcher, the combined no hitter was earlier this year vs. the Dodgers) and the 1st perfect game. I point this out because the Mariners are younger than the Padres, having not been born until 1977. The Padres have come close, though. I believe that they have 26 one hitters, though I could be off by a couple of games. I believe the Dodgers have the record for the most no-hitters by a franchise with 23.— August 15, 2012 3:44 p.m.
Time Out, My Identity's Been Stolen
Ah, you are too young to even remember it. Twenty years ahead of the DeLorean. From a standard 289ci with 240hp to bored out 305 00+hp R-4 with dual superchargers broke records at Bonneville in '62 and '63 at over 170mph. The first American four passenger car to have front disc brakes as standard equipment, Fibre-glass body like the Vette, leather interior. a beautiful car. An Avanti is like a redheaded woman; you either love her or hate her, no in between. (yes, my wife is a red head and since we've been together 40+ yrs, so that question is answered) BTW, here's what you can do with an Avanti. before and after http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/aug/1… http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/aug/1…— August 15, 2012 noon
My wife and I drove to San Francisco for a week-long vacation, and this is one of the tourist attrac
surfpuppy619, where were you when the Loma Priet quake hit? My wife and I were actually in Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz was one of our get away places when we were in college. Some friends in SFO had tickets for us for game 2, so were took some vaca days and spent the weekend in SC and were heading up north the next day. We were just about to walk in to a bar and sit down to watch the game when it hit. Scariest thing ever!!— August 15, 2012 11:39 a.m.
Time Out, My Identity's Been Stolen
I've always been more of an Avanti guy myself.— August 14, 2012 6:02 p.m.
My wife and I drove to San Francisco for a week-long vacation, and this is one of the tourist attrac
It was built after the freeway was demo-ed. When I was at Berkeley, I still lived in the city most of the time. For a while, I lived down off Chestnut, not too far from Fillmore, then my wife and I got a place together up on Van Ness, a few blocks north of city hall. We took Van Ness down to the freeway, the 101 I think, over to the 80 and across the bridge. I don't remember anything but piers along there back then. At one point we lived in North Beach and went right by there on the freeway almost every day. Too bad BART wasn't around back then. LOL— August 14, 2012 4:59 p.m.
Carlsbad Woman Charged with Shooting Husband
There is no firearm registration requirement in California except for assault weapon owners and personal handgun importers.— August 14, 2012 1:44 p.m.
My wife and I drove to San Francisco for a week-long vacation, and this is one of the tourist attrac
This will be interesting reading to anyone who's been in SD for a while and will have a familiar ring to it. http://www.sfweekly.com/1997-05-28/news/falling-f…— August 14, 2012 1:40 p.m.
O'Malley Family Buys Padres, Announces Team Move to Los Angeles
Can't argue with that. But couldn't that be said of most teams other than the Yankees and A's, depending on the particular period of time?— August 14, 2012 1:37 p.m.
O'Malley Family Buys Padres, Announces Team Move to Los Angeles
Yeah, right. LOL— August 14, 2012 1:22 p.m.
O'Malley Family Buys Padres, Announces Team Move to Los Angeles
I forgot that you're not a pro sports fan and definitely not a Dodgers fan. And from comments you made last year re the Dodgers, you haven't followed the mccourt saga. As a life long Dodgers fan, I have. The reason they assumed the debt instead of making mccourt eat it is simple. They couldn't make him eat it. He didn't have the money. That’s why he filed BK Here are the basics. mccourt owed his wife a lump sum $130 million payment by the end of April. He had a $3 billion offer on the table from Fox for a new TV contract. It included $385 million up front. MLB went to court and got it blocked because they wanted the money to go to the team, not in his pocket. That’s when he filed bk. Under the MLB constitution and by laws, that gave MLB the right to take the team away from mccourt, which almost every expert agreed, the courts would not block. The court allowed him a period of time to try and sell the Dodgers. There were only 2 scenarios. In one, mccourt agrees to sell the Dodgers. The only way that happens is if he gets cash in his pocket to pay off the ex and the Dodgers are sold as is, debt and all. ANYONE who bought the Dodgers would have to assume the debt. Period. There was no other way he would or could sell. Second option was he didn't sell and MLB takes the team. They run it, they pay the bills and they sign the checks until they find a buyer. Again, whoever bought the Dodgers in that scenario also assumes the debt. That's it. There was no way anyone was buying the Dodgers without assuming the debt. The plum though, is the new TV contract. Last year, Fox put an extension offer on the table: $3 billion for another 17 yrs. THAT is why so many were interested. At this point, the new contract is expected to bring in at least $4.5 billion, if not more: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dodgers-tv-… According to Forbes, the Dodgers operating profit is about $35 million, most of it was going to interest on the debt and the new contract would add in the neighborhood of $150 million to that figure. There were at least 10 groups in the bidding in January so apparently some people with a lot of money think it’s a good deal.— August 14, 2012 1:20 p.m.