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Trevor Hoffman Finds His Perfect Ending

That Trevor Hoffman is going from retirement to the place where he most belongs -- the San Diego Padres -- is a reminder that prunes can become lemonade, in time. When the all-time saves leader left the Padres two winters ago, he blasted the club for how it handled his departure. (And not without good reason.) Hoffman...

Padres Talked Adrian Gonzalez Extension in 2009, Never Found Common Ground

How much were the Padres willing to pay Adrian Gonzalez, the star first baseman they traded to the Boston Red Sox last Sunday? Gonzalez's agent, John Boggs, told FanHouse that discussions with the club never reached dollar specifics. "There was never an official offer," Padres CEO Jeff Moorad said. Both sides revealed...

Reunited With Mets, Paul DePodesta and Sandy Alderson a Classic Pairing

SAN DIEGO -- Now that the mutual admiration society that is Sandy Alderson and Paul DePodesta has reconvened, West Coast Bias wonders what would happen if these two brainy men were to straighten out the Mets. One, ESPN would show the Mets on "Sunday Night Baseball" every week instead of every other week. Two, folks...

Padres Regret Passing on Pat Burrell

It gets old to hear people or teams that miss out on something special to claim they have no regrets and wouldn't have done anything differently. A fine sentiment, certainly, but hey, everybody makes mistakes. So it's refreshing in a sense to hear the Padres acknowledge one they might have made. There's no way to tell...

Twelve Thoughts: Towers in Arizona, Car-Go and A's, Kirk Gibson's Future

The Padres were a sports car needing mostly a tuneup years ago when they hired as their general manager Kevin Towers, who now takes over a bad Diamondbacks team. When Towers replaced Randy Smith in late 1995, the rookie GM inherited the future all-time saves leader in Trevor Hoffman and a future Hall of Famer in Tony...

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05/22/12 Padres legend Gwynn brings cachet, but money talks Source: The San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego CA If you could put a price on symbolic significance, the bidding to buy the Padres would be over.
04/25/12 Padres may shorten fences at Petco Park Source: NBC - WPTZ NewsChannel 5 - Plattsburgh NY The San Diego Padres could finally be removing the term "Petcoed" from the vocabulary of National League hitters.

Background on jeff moorad

Jeff Moorad is a minority owner of the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was previously a minority owner Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team, and is a former sports agent.

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