San Diego Padres News

So far as the San Diego Padres are concerned, it's a good bet that 2012 couldn't come fast enough.

Fans of the Kansas City Royals know that it's been 26 years since the franchise last played in the postseason , which did result in a world championship.

Branding of a product - any product - is usually dependent on offering the potential consumer with an easily identifiable image of what is being offered in terms of consumption.

The San Diego Padres pride themselves in their support for the military, and in continuation of that tradition, the team is offering an exclusive military season pass for 2012.

Our final road stop on the National League West offseason review tour brings us to the San Diego Padres .

Garry is the new manager of the Yuma Panthers of the independent North American League.

Despite a changing of the guard in the front office, the San Diego Padres are well stocked in the farm system to compete in the National League West for a long time to come.

Discounted tickets for the upcoming Major League Baseball game in Lake Elsinore will be offered when the Storm visit area businesses with their street team, "Stormin' the Streets." The street team for the Single-A Advanced affiliate of the San Diego Padres will be visiting Buffalo Wild Wings in Murrieta from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday.

SAN DIEGO - Padres fans will get a chance to meet their favorite players and much more at the 2012 San Diego Padres Fanfest this Saturday.

The key, apparently, is depth: "But there are so many prospects here with high floors, players who would be top-10 or top-five in other systems but are 11-20 here that they are well-positioned to compete even with modest major league payrolls during the next five to six years."

Every now and then teams try to spice things up by changing their logo or by adding a new uniform into the mix.

The results are in! The Padres' Little League Uniform initiative is underway and we have some numbers on the uniforms you'll be seeing at the ballparks throughout the season.

Below a documentary style video voiced by Channel 4'sDennis Morgigno showing how Petco Park came to be built.

Beginning this season, the games are expected to air on a new channel, Fox Sports San Diego, though the agreement in principle between the club and the network has yet to be finalized, formalized or announced.

In their first year of winning baseball, the Padres were graced with a player who would eventually go down as one of the greatest shortstops of all time.

It's Ruben Amaro Jr. calling. He wants to know if you'd be interested in rejoining the Phillies as a special consultant.

The temporary home of San Diego's Triple-A club will play host to two Spring Training games this year for big league clubs.

In this 2011 photo, San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Tim Lincecum fires a pitch against the San Diego Padres in the first inning of a game in San Diego.

As part of our February Happiness Baseball Resolutions, I got permission from the esteemed Rob Neyer to republish one of his essays from his terrific book Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Lineups : A Complete Guide to the Best, Worst, and Most Memorable Players to Ever Grace the Major Leagues .

September 26, 2011; San Diego, CA, USA; Chicago Cubs smanager Mike Quade walks off the field after making a pitching change during the eighth inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.