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Locker Room Talk May Get Her Job — but Not With Padres

Apparently, the Cleveland Indians organization employs foul-mouthed, under-qualified employees in their front office. Good to know that in spite of not having an active owner, the Padres organization could still see right through her lack of skills and also see past her MANY professionally-done photographs which emphasize her looks. A "Sports Management" degree is sort of like a "Political Science" degree. Easy to get, and mostly meaningless. I wonder how she would react if she applied to the Reader with a degree in Philosophy, was turned down, and then sent a snotty email to the Reader whenever the Reader emailed her promotional offerings. And keep this in mind: Ms. Meyer made her email go viral, no one else. She missed her calling, should have been in promotions, not management. Or maybe as a representative of talent. But certainly not a candidate to represent a sports organization. Other than in Cleveland, apparently.
— August 15, 2012 2:42 p.m.

Lobsters on a Rooftop by the Sea

Very good analysis, couldn't agree more.
— August 14, 2012 3:50 p.m.

O'Malley Family Buys Padres, Announces Team Move to Los Angeles

Nope, the Dodgers have been more successful. And they've spent a lot more money being successful at being successful. And it can be argued that they would have beaten teams like the Yankees and the A's if they would have spent the money they earned rather than have pocketed it.
— August 10, 2012 4:16 p.m.

O'Malley Family Buys Padres, Announces Team Move to Los Angeles

Actually, the O'Malley's have a long standing tradition of allowing their best talent to move on, right about when they are due to make a lot of money. This fits well in San Diego, where most team owners seem to do the same thing.
— August 9, 2012 2:48 p.m.

How many people assassinated Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta?

It's fiction. The murder of Colosio is now more of a convoluted conspiracy theory than the murder of JFK. It's fiction because there will never be a truth in this. Even the most noble of journalists will never reach any sort of a truth in this, because there isn't a truth to reach for. This is what ALL governments do, all of them. The truth is erased before it can ever be uncovered.
— August 8, 2012 10:59 a.m.

Padres Solve R. A. Dickey, Beat Mets

I was in the press box last night, and I'm in the press box right now. I saw the game. You apparently watched it on television. Key to the game was the 'small-ball' in the 5th inning when the Padres scored a run without a hit. That's solving Dickey. Alonso's 'hit' wasn't some blast, either, he has the right approach to Dickey, something he learned in the previous at-bat. Don't kill the ball, hit it softly, and you have a chance to make it drop in somewhere. Also, Quentin dislodged the ball that Thole was trying to hold onto in the over-sized glove, Thole didn't "drop it". And the scoreboard says 3-1, Padres. Seems as though they solved Dickey last night since he took the loss.
— August 4, 2012 2:05 p.m.

Letters

I have a difficult time understanding the letters about the Afro piece. It shared points of views concerning race and inter-race, with some narrative by the author. I finally had to read it in order to try and understand where all of the vitriol was coming from, and I'm not getting it. I think some people just like to write angry letters and phone calls. If a black woman "feels" that white males don't care for them, then that's a perception on their part, not a racist statement. And, it isn't true, at least not in this neck of the woods. But that's their perception in some instances, probably from an unfortunate personal experience or two. The stuff that goes on the cover, which usually includes the headline and blurb, are written in order to draw readers in. The blurb was taken as a quote from someone else in the article. Did anyone bother to read this before launching a tirade about racism?
— August 1, 2012 12:49 p.m.

Walking on Coals Backfires at Tony Robbins Event

And here I thought that walking on coals was something that was reserved for investors in the stock market.
— July 22, 2012 5:38 p.m.

Alleged Colorado Mass Murderer Is from San Diego

Let's hope that's not a confession, Burwell.
— July 20, 2012 9:15 a.m.

Padres 2012 Midseason Report Card and Analysis

On Hundley, I agree, he gets in his own way and presses to perform and tries to do too much. We all saw that early in April and he looked like he was going to pull out of it, but then it became even worse. I think he'll straighten out once the coaching staff gets him to relax, Nick is such a good guy, good teammate, and certainly has the talent to play in the bigs, it appears that he just needs to clear his mind and have some fun. He was not fond of the demotion, understandably so. And my jabs at Time Warner are very much tongue-in-cheek. But it's silly that half of San Diego can't even see its own MLB team. Silly and sad.
— July 13, 2012 12:54 p.m.

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