Big Game Broncos

The Bolts are back on TOP! AFC West again belongs to the Chargers! I'll talk about the game in posts later this week but, I just want to point out the BIG GAME BRONCOS.

Last year, in a winner takes the division game, the Chargers blew out the Broncos 52-21. A 31 point victory for the Bolts. This win catapulted the Bolts to a third consecutive AFC West Division title and an exciting win over the Colts in the wild card round!

This year, in a winner takes the division lead game, the Chargers blew out the Broncos 32-3. A 29 point victory for the Bolts. This has been a great climb for the 2009 Bolts and has to be a testament to their true abilities and potential.

Big Game Broncos, on the other had, have been in a downward spiral and have some difficulties in their upcoming scheduling:
-NY Giants
-@ KC Chiefs
-@ Indy Colts
-Oakland Raiders
-@ Phily Eagles
-KC Chiefs
The must wins are going to be against two teams who are starting to play better, the Chiefs and Raiders. Chiefs have won two in a row! Raiders benched JaMarcus and finally have at least a shot of winning! Giants, Colts and Eagles are going to be tough! Assuming the Big Game Broncos win ALL three against the Chiefs twice and Raiders, they will need two split two of three from Giants, Colts and Eagles.

The Broncos tank is on empty and the NFL season has 6 more weeks to go! The Chargers just filled up on premium, high octane jet fuel and look to be heading for their 4th consecutive division title!

Mile High Showdown

"The last two games were important," said Captain Obvious. I had been saying for the past month the Chargers needed to win 2 of 3 games against the Giants, Eagles and the Broncos. We have already done this and we need to beat the Broncos!

I think the Chargers, myself included, are getting greedy and need to beat the Broncos. And I mean greedy in a good way. I think a better word than "greedy" is the Chargers "desire" a win. This is good news because a few weeks ago, a lot of people didn't think the Chargers had the desire to be a championship football team.

THE FIRE IS BACK!

Believe In The Bolts is the motto of the season. A lot of fans fell of early in the season and are now back. For us TRUE FANS who never left and never plan on leaving, we know what's up and we know what a win against the Broncos will do for this team.

It would be the best confidence boost! Not to mention such a demotivater and demoralizer for the Broncos!

"THIS IS A BIG GAME FOR THE BOLTS," CAPTAIN OBVIOUS!

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Lowered Expectations

Remember that Mad TV skit called lowered expectations. Well Kevin Acee of the UT is trying to get us to buy into this theory but replace date matching with the Chargers. Here is the UT Article if you want to reference my comments...

I feel it is quite presumptuous of the UT to think they have the power to lower our expectations. And I do expect them to win every game! Or at least have a chance to win every game. They very well had that chance (many times in the redzone) to win that game. A lot of the blame is on the shoulders of Norv and some has to fall on the players for not getting in the endzone. Personally, I blame Norv, bad call at the end of half with 10 seconds left and on the last play of the game. The players got them in position for Norv to make a play call to get them in the zone.

Kevin Acee... I'm not buying what you are selling. I watch each week (just like the bolts step on the field believing) they can win this game.

HAHA!

Not sure how many of you have seen this very funny video, but here it is. Sorry the subtitles are so small...but take some time to watch!

Bolts to the Bowl

Launch Party
I know it's probably a bit early to start talking Super Bowl. It's probably a bit early to be talking Chargers in reality...But I am officially launching my "Bolts to the Bowl" campaign! We all know this year HAS to be the year. The core of the team is healthy. We look great on paper. We have the experience, both regular season and playoff. Our coaches have been here long enough to have no excuses.

All Time Padres: 3B

This is a unanimous decision. Mr Ken Caminiti is by far the best 3B in the history of the Padres. He beats the likes of Sean Bouroughs and even Gary Sheffield. We all know he won the NL MVP in '96 and was on the team which won the Western Division for the first time since '84.

I would like to share a little known story about Ken. In '96 the Pads were playing the Mets in Mexico City, Ken, dehydrated and sick had a reputation of playing through pain and it didn't stop him from playing in this game. He took two liters of IV solution to rehydrate and two "snickers" bars and got back into the game. He hit two homers en route to a 8-0 win over the Mets and this win put them in a tie with the Dodgers for first in the West. I have a suspicion that the "snickers" had a bit of steroids lodged in them. I call them "Snickeroids".

Another memory, he made a diving play on the third base line and thew the batter out from his backside!

Pictures of Ken Caminiti:

Ken Caminiti '98 Championship
Caminiti Swing
Colleague
Nice Dive at the Q

All Time Padres Recap:
All Time Padres RF: Tony Gwynn
All Time Padres CF: Steve Finley
All Time Padres LF: Ted Williams
All Time Padres 3B: Ken Caminiti

Lil Mac

Mac Attack is Back! I don't own a Wii but this commercial is forcing me to get one. Talk about an awesome commercial...Glass Joe is back along with all the other favorites.

10-0

Perfection! This has been a great start to fantasy baseball season for me...A perfect 10-0 in my two leagues! I'm not only showing this to brag (my counterpart Tommy is #2 in my division in the CBS league...Blackout Wednesday) but I'm also showing this to build my credibility...

In the words of the great Ron Burgondy...when it comes to baseball, I'm kinda a big deal

Out of Town Fans

I couldn't help but to notice a large portion of the readers of this blog are reading from out of San Diego. I'll let you in on a secret...I'm writing from out of town! I don't want to sound like an MLB.com spokesman for their streaming video, mainly because spokesman GET PAID and I'm not. But I got to tell you...this is a sweet product.

This is my first season out of SD in a while and if you are like me and need to watch the Padres, or any team for that matter, this is by far the best way. And look at the picture, it's always that clear! Last night T Gwynn was in the announcers booth doing the game and I got to listen to All-Time Padre call the game!

And if you are interested here is more information about MLB.tv

All Time Padres: LF

Teddy "Ball Game" Williams wins the All Time Padres Team for right field on a technicality/loop hole Tommy and I think is fine to exploit. The best of the rest leaves us to look at the careers of Greg Vaughn and Ricky Henderson. Vaughn hit 50 HRs one season with the Padres but I have to go with Rickey.

Rickey once hit a HR and on that HR he broke the MLB record for runs scored. Rickey then rounding third with no play at the plate, slid into home plate for his record breaking run. For more Funny Rickey Henderson stories click here Some of my favorites, #4-#10, #16 and #21. Heck, I love 'em all. Please take some time to click the link and read these awesomely funny stories!

All Time Padres Recap:
All Time Padres RF: Tony Gwynn
All Time Padres CF: Steve Finley
All Time Padres LF: Ted Williams

9th Inning Tease

Local Celebrity at the Padres game last night. And that is all the highlights...a fan in the crowd, Phillip Rivers. GO BOLTS!

Jakkkkkkkkkkkke did have 12 K's. D-backs commit 4 errors and the Padres capitalize by scoring 0! What a tease though...bases loaded in the 9th, 0 outs and the Pads get 1 run on a double play...

They won last night, if they won tonight, that would make it two in a row. If they win tomorrow it would have been 3 in a row. It's called a winning streak, it has been done before...

All-Time Padres Team: CF

Steve Finley took us to the World Series. Need I say more?

Well he had an 18 year career with many teams where he compiled over 2,500 hits and 304 HR's. The matter here is Finley was excellent in the clutch! I can remember his game winning shots...a rocket in the gap or home run, and the two arms go straight up in celebration!

Now lets talk about his glove. Best defensive CF the Padres ever had. And this is back in the Qualcomm days (The Murph) when there were flimsy, padded outfield fences with palm trees behind them. Finley mastered the art of running full speed into that thing and snagging an extra base hit or HR away. Finley makes the All-Time Padres Team with his clutch hitting and his glove in the outfield.

All-Time Padres Recap:
RF: Tony Gwynn
CF: Steve Finley

All-Time Padre Team: RF

Tony Gwynn
I get the distinct honor and privilege of writing about "Mr. Padre" himself. T. Gwynn was the reason I became a Padres fan. T Gwynn is the reason I why my life long dedication for the Padres persists. In a time when Mark McGwire goes from the A's to the Cardinals and Wade Boggs goes between AL East Division rivals Yankees and Red Soxs and finishes his career in Tampa, T Gwynn played for only one team.

Do we need to review his career statistics as a Padre?
Career Batting Average: .338
Career Hits: 3141
Allstar Games: 15
Gold Gloves: 5
Silver Sluggers: 7

"The Batman", "Mr. Padre", "T Gwynn". He discovered/created the 5.5 hole. He made his living with his consistency at the plate. Quite possibly can be called the best at his craft of all time, as mentioned in Sports Illustrated.

Enjoy these pictures:
Young T. Gwynn
Batman Tony
BBall Tony
Mr. Padre
Wheaties Gwynn

Swept Away By the Weekend

What can I say? Padres got swept this weekend. Not happy about it and I'm sure you, the reader/San Diego Sports Fan/Padres Fan, are not happy about it either. On the plus side, the Padres pitching is doing quite well. Two 1-run losses, to the first place Dodgers shows promise for the Padres.

This week we face NL West worst Colorado Rockies for two games and the Arizona D-Backs for another two game series. Then we head to Texas to face off against the Houston Stros. This week will be a great measuring stick to the resilience of this team.

In other news, I am having a phenomenal fantasy season. As you can see from the picture above, I'm a combined 8-0 in my two fantasy leagues. I guess you can say it's tough to argue my baseball knowledge...try me...

8 Innings, 2 Hits, 1 Walk and 8 K's

It's a Walk Off...

What a waste of an awesome line. Jake in all his Jager drinking glory had a waste of a phenomenal start taken away from him by the bullpen. Two nights in a row the Padres fall in terrible fashion. Last night on a past ball, from the outfield and tonight...on a bases loaded walk.