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Posted By: Steve Dawson

I still follow the game every day, but not nearly to the extent I did in my younger days. I'm a life-long (I was 6 when they joined the NL) San Diego Padres fan (to the two Tiger fans who posted earlier, BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!.....I still hate Kirk Gibson!!!!!!!). The game just isn't the same these days, with the overpaid prima-donna players who refuse to sign autographs for anyone including kids, and the steroid controversy. Having said all that, I still absolutely love going to games. I'm currently living in San Antonio TX and try to get to Houston a few times each season to see the Astros, especially when the Padres play there.

For all their mediocrity, the Padres have actually had some great players (Dave Winfield, Willie McCovey, Rollie Fingers, Gaylord Perry, Ozzie Smith, Goose Gossage, Steve Garvey, Graig Nettles, Tony Gwynn, and my personal favorite, Randy Jones, who won the 1976 NL Cy Young Award).



Steve