San Diego Padres

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The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They are in the Western Division of the National League.

Founded: 1969 (National League expansion)
Home ballpark: PETCO Park (2004)
Former home ballpark: Qualcomm Stadium (formerly Jack Murphy Stadium) (1969-2003)
Uniform colors: Navy blue, "sand" (khaki), and white
Logo design: Gold "SAN DIEGO" in small capitals and large, stylized white "Padres" superimposed over an outline of home plate; blue background with wave design in bottom half of home plate.
Wild Card titles won (0): none
Division titles won (3): 1984, 1996, 1998
National League pennants won (2): 1984, 1998
World Series championships won (0): none
2005 Season Record: 33-20 as of June 2

Franchise history

The Padres adopted their name from the Pacific Coast League team which arrived in San Diego in 1936. That minor league franchise won the PCL title in 1937, led by then-18-year-old San Diegan Ted Williams.

In 1969, San Diego joined the ranks of Major League Baseball as one of four new expansion teams. Despite initial excitement and a new playing field at San Diego (now Qualcomm) Stadium, the team struggled, finishing in last place in each of its first six seasons.

In 1974, with the team on the brink of relocating to Washington, D.C., Ray A. Kroc (founder of McDonald's restaurants) purchased the Padres and kept them in San Diego. He died just before he could see his team win their first National League pennant (after dramatically rallying from a 2-0 deficit against the Chicago Cubs in the NLCS) in 1984. His wife, Joan, assumed control of the team until selling it in 1990.

The San Diego Chicken began performing for the team in 1974. Currently, their team mascot is the Swinging Friar.

Despite featuring such notable players as Randy Jones, Dave Winfield, Ozzie Smith, Tony Gwynn, and Trevor Hoffman, the Padres have had limited success, going to the playoffs only three times during their Major League tenure. The team marked its 36th year on a new playing field, PETCO Park, in 2004.

Country western singer Garth Brooks once tried out for the Padres, but was cut in spring training.

Jerry Coleman, former second-baseman for the New York Yankees in the 1950s, has been the Padres' play-by-play announcer since 1972, except in one year (1980) in which Coleman managed the team. Coleman is famous for his phrases "Oh Doctor!" and "Hang a star on that one!". In 2005, Coleman reduced his broadcast role, allowing longtime partner Ted Leitner to be the Padres' primary announcer. Coleman is also the 2005 recipient of the Ford Frick award and has been inducted into the broadcaster's wing of the Baseball Hall Of Fame.

Players of note

Baseball Hall of Famers

  • Rollie Fingers
  • Willie McCovey
  • Gaylord Perry
  • Ozzie Smith
  • Dave Winfield

Current 25-man roster (updated on June 4, 2005)

  • Manager
    • 15 Bruce Bochy
  • Coaches
    • 48 Darrel Akerfelds (bullpen)
    • 36 Darren Balsley (pitching)
    • 25 Davey Lopes (first base)
    • 12 Dave Magadan (hitting)
    • 40 Tony Muser (bench)
    •   5 Rob Picciolo (third base)

Not to be forgotten

  • Roberto Alomar
  • Kevin Brown
  • Ken Caminiti
  • Nate Colbert
  • Steve Finley
  • Clarence "Cito" Gaston
  • Rich Gossage
  • Tony Gwynn (retired 2001)
  • Randy Jones (Cy Young Award winner, 1976)
  • Fred McGriff
  • Phil Plantier
  • Gary Sheffield
  • Ozzie Smith
  • Garry Templeton
  • David Wells
  • Alan Wiggins
  • Dave Winfield

Retired numbers

  • 6 Steve Garvey
  • 19 Tony Gwynn
  • 31 Dave Winfield
  • 35 Randy Jones
  • 42 Jackie Robinson (retired throughout baseball)

Single Season Records

  • Home Runs: 50 (1998) Greg Vaughn
  • Runs Batted In: 130 (1996) Ken Caminiti
  • Batting Average: .394 (1994) Tony Gwynn
  • Hits: 220 (1997) Tony Gwynn
  • Runs: 126 (1996) Steve Finley
  • Doubles: 49 (1997) Tony Gwynn
  • Triples: 13 (1987) Tony Gwynn
  • Stolen Bases 70 (1984) Alan Wiggins
  • Hitting Streak: 34 games (1987) Benito Santiago
  • Walks: 132 (1989) Jack Clark
  • Pitching Wins: 22 (1976) Randy Jones
  • Pitching Strikeouts: 257 (1998) Kevin Brown
  • Pitching Saves: 53 (1998) Trevor Hoffman

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Coleman is also the 2005 recipient of the Ford Frick award and has been inducted into the broadcaster's wing of the Baseball Hall Of Fame. There is also an eight-part Russian miniseries expected in 2005. In 2005, Coleman reduced his broadcast role, allowing longtime partner Ted Leitner to be the Padres' primary announcer. Doctor Zhivago is also a miniseries with Hans Matheson and Keira Knightley, first appearing on the British ITV network in November 2002 and Masterpiece Theatre in the US, in November 2003. Coleman is famous for his phrases "Oh Doctor!" and "Hang a star on that one!".
Award nominations:. Jerry Coleman, former second-baseman for the New York Yankees in the 1950s, has been the Padres' play-by-play announcer since 1972, except in one year (1980) in which Coleman managed the team.
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Country western singer Garth Brooks once tried out for the Padres, but was cut in spring training. Primary cast. The team marked its 36th year on a new playing field, PETCO Park, in 2004. Since Rachmaninoff was a friend of the Pasternak family, and Plevitskaya a friend of Rachmaninoff, Plevitskaya was probably Pasternak's 'mind image' when he wrote the chapter; something which also shows how Pasternak had roots in music. Despite featuring such notable players as Randy Jones, Dave Winfield, Ozzie Smith, Tony Gwynn, and Trevor Hoffman, the Padres have had limited success, going to the playoffs only three times during their Major League tenure. Pasternak's description of the singer Kubarikha in the chapter 'Iced Rownberries' is virtually identical to how Sofia Satina (sister-in-law/cousin of Sergei Rachmaninoff) described Gypsy singer Nadezhda Plevitskaya (1884-1940). Currently, their team mascot is the Swinging Friar. Even the love of his life, Lara (sometimes called Larissa), is taken from him.

The San Diego Chicken began performing for the team in 1974. He must witness cannibalism, dismemberment, and a young man shot dead for wanting to see his family. His wife, Joan, assumed control of the team until selling it in 1990. Yuri Zhivago's idealism stands in brutal contrast to the horrors of the Russian Revolution. He died just before he could see his team win their first National League pennant (after dramatically rallying from a 2-0 deficit against the Chicago Cubs in the NLCS) in 1984. In medical school, one of his professors reminds him that bacteria may be beautiful under the microscope but does ugly things to people. Kroc (founder of McDonald's restaurants) purchased the Padres and kept them in San Diego. He is distracted by the beauty of ice crystals on a window pane.

In 1974, with the team on the brink of relocating to Washington, D.C., Ray A. Zhivago is sensitive and poetic nearly to the point of mysticism. Despite initial excitement and a new playing field at San Diego (now Qualcomm) Stadium, the team struggled, finishing in last place in each of its first six seasons. The book was finally published in Russian in 1988, ironically in the pages of Novyi mir. In 1969, San Diego joined the ranks of Major League Baseball as one of four new expansion teams. The following year, it appeared in an Italian translation, and this publication was partly responsible for the fact that the author was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958. That minor league franchise won the PCL title in 1937, led by then-18-year-old San Diegan Ted Williams. It was submitted for publication to the journal Novyi mir but, due to Pasternak's difficult relationship with the Soviet government, it was rejected.

The Padres adopted their name from the Pacific Coast League team which arrived in San Diego in 1936. Although it contains passages written in the 1910s and 1920s, Doctor Zhivago was not completed until 1956. They are in the Western Division of the National League. According to [1] (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm)boxofficemojo.com this is the 8th highest grossing movie of all time with collections of $794,466,900 US almost surpassing Titanic in adjusted terms. The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. It tells the story of a man torn between two women, set against the backdrop of the 1917 Russian Revolution. Peoria Padres. The novel is named after its protagonist, Yuri Zhivago, a medical doctor and poet.

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Eugene Emeralds. Doctor Zhivago (Доктор Живаго) is a novel by Boris Pasternak, which was also adapted by Robert Bolt into a 1965 epic film. Mobile BayBears. Watkins & Franklin Milton. Portland Beavers. Academy Award for Sound - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer : A.W. National League
. Academy Award for Film Editing - Norman Savage.

Pitching Saves: 53 (1998) Trevor Hoffman. Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female - Geraldine Chaplin. Pitching Strikeouts: 257 (1998) Kevin Brown. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor - Tom Courtenay. Pitching Wins: 22 (1976) Randy Jones. Academy Award for Directing - David Lean. Walks: 132 (1989) Jack Clark. Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'or.

Hitting Streak: 34 games (1987) Benito Santiago. BAFTA Award for Best Film from any source. Stolen Bases 70 (1984) Alan Wiggins. Academy Award for Best Picture. Triples: 13 (1987) Tony Gwynn. Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color - Phyllis Dalton. Doubles: 49 (1997) Tony Gwynn. Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color - Freddie Young.

Runs: 126 (1996) Steve Finley. Golden Globe Award for Original Music Score - Maurice Jarre. Hits: 220 (1997) Tony Gwynn. Grammy Award for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture - Maurice Jarre. Batting Average: .394 (1994) Tony Gwynn. Academy Award for Original Music Score - Maurice Jarre. Runs Batted In: 130 (1996) Ken Caminiti. Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color - John Box, Terry Marsh, Dario Simoni.

Home Runs: 50 (1998) Greg Vaughn. Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay - Robert Bolt. 42 Jackie Robinson (retired throughout baseball). Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Robert Bolt. 35 Randy Jones. Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama - Omar Sharif. 31 Dave Winfield. Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture – David Lean.

19 Tony Gwynn. Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama. 6 Steve Garvey. Ingrid Pitt  : extra. Dave Winfield. Klaus Kinski  : Kostoyed Amourski. Alan Wiggins. Rita Tushingham  : The Girl, Lara's daughter.

David Wells. Ralph Richardson  : Alexander Gromeko. Garry Templeton. Siobhan McKenna  : Abnna. Ozzie Smith. Tom Courtenay  : Pasha Antipov/Strelnikov. Gary Sheffield. Yevgraf Zhivago.

Phil Plantier. Alec Guinness  : Gen. Fred McGriff. Rod Steiger  : Victor Komarovsky. Randy Jones (Cy Young Award winner, 1976). Geraldine Chaplin  : Tonya. Tony Gwynn (retired 2001). Julie Christie  : Larissa/Lara Antipova.

Rich Gossage. Yuri Zhivago. Clarence "Cito" Gaston. Omar Sharif  : Dr. Steve Finley. Nate Colbert.

Ken Caminiti. Kevin Brown. Roberto Alomar.   5 Rob Picciolo (third base).

40 Tony Muser (bench). 12 Dave Magadan (hitting). 25 Davey Lopes (first base). 36 Darren Balsley (pitching).

48 Darrel Akerfelds (bullpen). Coaches

    . 15 Bruce Bochy. Manager
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      Dave Winfield. Ozzie Smith. Gaylord Perry. Willie McCovey.

      Rollie Fingers.