[Disclaimer: None of this really happened. Well, some of it did.] My forebear H.L. was no great fan of religion. He famously said that “faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the …
December 28, 2022
News & Stories
God and the San Diego Padres
Otonomy, La Jolla ear cure stock, falls to 11 cents
La Jolla ear boxing A torrent of hype from high-flying La Jolla biotech investment outfits like Avalon Ventures continues apace, despite a growing stream of bad news for public investors. A sad case in point: …
December 28, 2022
Touched by an Angel
Yesterday, God Almighty called a press conference to announce that he was responsible for the shoulder injury suffered by Padres superstar Fernando Tatis, Jr., who tore his labrum at the end of a mighty swing …
December 28, 2022
Un-Kemped
“For a long time,” says Padres executionary chairman Rod Fouler, “the word around Major League Baseball was that the San Diego Padres couldn’t pay to get someone to take Matt Kemp off their hands. Giant …
December 28, 2022
Padres vs. Il Padre
Following the Padres’ heartbreaking playoff loss to the Dodgers, the team’s Swinging Friar fell to his knees, lifted his eyes to the heavens, and cried in a loud voice, “Eloi, eloi, lama sabachthani? My God, …
December 28, 2022