Padres Game Updates
I've been to a couple more Padres games over the past two weeks as the stretch run is in full swing in Major League Baseball. The Pads just happen to be home often over the later portion of their 2015 schedule, which my 20 game season ticket package happens to coincide with. One of the games I went to was the game versus the Texas Rangers. I only went into the game with two unused MLB baseballs to use, so I had to pick and choose. Many of the Rangers ended up signing, and one who signed a lot down the third base line was Josh Hamilton. I hurried over into the mass of people and got one of the balls signed on the sweet spot. The other player who I went after was Cole Hamels, who signed down the left field line. He was signing everything every one handed to him, though he declined all requests for the sweet spot on baseballs. As such, I ended up with Hamels on a ball as well. These were two very good gets in my opinion. I had never seen Hamels sign before, though I was