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El Paso Triple A Baseball Report #1

Steve Kaplowitz — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:25:40 +0000

By this time next season, Triple A baseball will be in El Paso and fans will have a chance to follow the San Diego Padres' affiliate. Every month, I will highlight some of the Padres' players in Double-A and Triple-A that baseball fans can expect to play in El Paso next season

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Brawl At Petco Leaves Greinke With Broken Collarbone [Video]

Peter Carrillo — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:30:50 +0000

Tempers flared Thursday night, when Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke, hit San Diego Padres Carlos Quentin with a pitch in the sixth inning which led both benches to clear.

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Video: Anchorman Parody with San Diego Padres' Bullpen

Steve Kaplowitz — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:41:30 +0000

Forget the fact that the San Diego Padres have lost five of their first six games this season. At least they have a sense of humor. To better illustrate this, check out this 77 second video tribute to Ron Burgundy that members of the San Diego bullpen starred in

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Get Familiar with Triple-A Baseball and the Pacific Coast League

Crystal Dominguez — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 02:46:44 +0000

It hasn't even been 24 hours since Mayor John Cook decided not to veto the vote for a $50 million baseball park after city council voted 4-3 in favor of the contract between the city and Mountain Star Group. So now that it's official that El Paso will play ball, take time to get to know a league that's coming to a downtown near you!

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Dodgers vs Padres – September 5, 2012 Replay

Steve Kaplowitz — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:53:07 +0000

Cameron Maybin robbed Matt Kemp of a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning after Carlos Quentin put San Diego ahead with a sacrifice fly, and the Padres beat Los Angeles 4-3 Wednesday night after the teams had split a pair of 11-inning decisions.

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Former Diablo Homers In First Major League At Bat

Steve Kaplowitz — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:39:50 +0000

Three years ago, Eddy Rodriguez was a catcher for the El Paso Diablos. Yesterday, he made history homering in his first big-league at bat. Rodriguez, now a member of the San Diego Padres, teed off on a Johnny Cueto slider for his first career homer as a major leaguer.

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Updating Steve and Andy's Bets

Andy Lee — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:38:52 +0000

Since my arrival at ESPN El Paso in May of 2008, I have engaged Steve in a few wagers. It started with a lunch bet in the Summer of 2008. I didn't think Manny Ramirez would be traded from Boston, and Steve was sure he would be traded

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San Diego Padres Fan Catches Baseball in Beer and Chugs It [VIDEO]

Steve Kaplowitz — Wed, 09 May 2012 21:51:11 +0000

Every so often in sports, an event happens involving a fan that gets plenty of television attention. Take this foul ball in a recent San Diego Padres game against the Colorado Rockies.

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