San Diego Padres News

San Diego Padres manager Bud Black argues a foul ball call on Yasmani Grandal with first base umpire Lance Barrett during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, July 9, 2014, in Denver.

Kim Ng, Major League Baseball's VP for baseball operations, is reportedly in the running to become the next general manager for your San Diego Padres.

After two relatively tame games in this series, Goebbert got to witness what all the fuss is about -- as the Rockies hit five home runs on their way to a 6-3 victory over the Padres before a crowd of 26,212, who probably were a little more nonplussed at what they were seeing.

The Padres interviewed an in-house candidate for their general manager vacancy Wednesday, as assistant general manager Josh Stein met with executive chairman Ron Fowler and CEO and president Mike Dee.

The Dodgers return home, hopefully after rendering all garments worn in the two-day Detroit debacle, to finish their pre-All-Star break schedule with four games at Dodger Stadium against the offensively inept San Diego Padres .

Jul 5, 2014; San Diego, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt reacts after getting called out by umpire Bill Welke while trying to steal second base during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.

The San Diego Padres are officially in rebuilding mode, and they should look no further than the Chicago Cubs to find their shortstop of the future.

Paul McCartney will play his first concert in San Diego since 1976 Sept. 28 at Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres baseball team, the Petco Park Insider reported July 9 .

The right-hander has a 4.18 ERA in 15 starts, but it's anyone's guess what role he fills in 2015.

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Tim Lincecum saw his 23-inning scoreless streak come to an end against the San Diego Padres on Sunday.

Charlie Blackmon hit a two-run homer and Franklin Morales pitched effectively into the sixth inning, helping the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 Tuesday night.

It's been a pretty good week for Tyson Ross . First he threw his first career complete game, a three-hit shutout win over the Reds last Wednesday.

The replacements, called into duty because of injuries and ineffectiveness, have posted a combined record of 4-16, with a cumulative ERA of 6.61 and a .317 batting average against.

Rockies owner Dick Monfort speaking on the state of the club during a one on one interview before the Colorado Rockies San Diego Padres game July 8, 2014 at Coors Field.

The 33-year-old starting pitcher has put together impressive games for Boston -- back-to-back eight-strikeout performances earlier this year stand out -- but in each of his 28 starts made while wearing a Red Sox uniform, Peavy has allowed at least one run.

Jun 21, 2014; San Diego, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Josh Beckett walks to the dugout before a game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.

The Padres on Monday interviewed a fifth candidate for their vacant general manager job: Rangers assistant general manager A.J. Preller.

Jun 27, 2014; San Diego, CA, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Brandon McCarthy adjusts his hat during the second inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.

's success thus far for the Padres, don't buy into the narrative that his resume has been largely built on strong outings at pitcher-friendly Petco Park.

Since I last wrote, the Padres have had five games, and went 3-2, against the Reds , and the yucky Giants .