Padres Essential: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Real Fan! - Hardcover

Center, Bill

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9781572439566: Padres Essential: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Real Fan!

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ISBN 10: 1572439564 ISBN 13: 9781572439566

Publisher: Triumph Books, 2007

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A one-stop record containing everything Padres fans want to know about their favorite baseball team, this resource is packed with anecdotes, history, explanations of traditions, statistics, trivia, and photos.

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From the Publisher:

"I'm a Padre. I'm proud to say that. . . . Sometimes the Padres Way made you laugh. Other times it left you standing outside a stadium in the rain waiting for a bus. But the nuances that made us the Padres also gave us a special bond." --From the Foreword by Tony Gwynn

"I can't think of anyone in baseball who has done more for a team and a city than Tony Gwynn. He is the face of baseball in San Diego." --Current Padres pitcher Greg Maddux, on the former superstar

From the Inside Flap:

From the early days of Nate Colbert, who emerged as the team's first star in 1969, to the back-to-back Western Division titles the past two seasons, the San Diego Padres have been one of the most entertaining and popular franchises in baseball. Their loyal and devoted fan base, found in the confines of Qualcomm Stadium (formerly San Diego or Jack Murphy Stadium), stayed with them through good times and bad. Most recently fans have been rewarded with a regularly contending ballclub and a state-of-the-art ballpark. Now everything any real fan could possibly want to know about San Diego's proud franchise is in Padres Essential, a fun, fact-filled reference guide that tells the complete story of this intriguing organization.

Superstars like Tony Gwynn and colorful characters like Gaylord Perry dot the team's history, as well as other names synonymous with greatness like Randy Jones, Dave Winfield, Ozzie Smith, Willie McCovey, Fred McGriff, Jake Peavy, and Brian Giles. Milestone achievements such as Gwynn's 3,000th hit and Trevor Hoffman's 300th save are part of that history as well. Padres Essential relives the pennant races, the triumphs and failures, and introduces readers to the heroes and goats, and the villains and flakes who have contributed to the history of the franchise. Whether you are a serious fan in search of previously undiscovered informational nuggets or a casual fan looking to upgrade your knowledge, Padres Essential gives you everything you'll need to know. There's trivia, top-10 lists, "what if" scenarios, and much more, all contained in the compelling story of a team and a franchise that in less than 40 years has established itself as one of the most colorful in baseball.

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