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“So, you’re a friend of Dave Freisleben?” asked Gene Locklear as we walked up to his house. Wayne responded with a yes, we are. “We’ll, if I had known that, I wouldn’t have invited you,” was Gene’s smiling response and with…
“So, you’re a friend of Dave Freisleben?” asked Gene Locklear as we walked up to his house. Wayne responded with a yes, we are. “We’ll, if I had known that, I wouldn’t have invited you,” was Gene’s smiling response and with…
Almost every kid that plays baseball grows up dreaming that one day, he’ll become a major league player. The odds are against them from the beginning. “Of every 50 players drafted by a team each season, you’re lucky 1or 2…
August 25, 2013 by Wayne McBrayer We first got an opportunity to meet Brad Brach at the San Diego Padres Foundation & Awards dinner in February where both he and Brad Boxberger were seated at our table. It was fun to catch…
July 23, 2013 by Wayne McBrayer with contributions & photos by Rebecca Herman ON THE FARM AT LAKE ELSINORE ~~WITH ROBERT KRAL, JULY 3, 2013~~ May 10, 2013 – Our first trip to interview players for Padres360 was a memorable day for…
June 19, 2013 by Wayne McBrayer with photos by Rebecca Herman ON THE FARM AT LAKE ELSINORE ~~WITH LUIS DE LA CRUZ, MAY 25, 2013~~ At 6 foot 6 inches, Luis De La Cruz is an imposing figure on the mound. The Padres…