Former Padres beat writer. Contributor to http://t.co/sYBHwgupFk and FriarWire. Joined the Padres in 2014.
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Joined March 2014
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#FriarNotes -- Latest of 10 2026 #Padres left fielders delivering; Notes on Tatis, Merrill, France, Machado; 6-game Padres winning streak strengthens wild card grip;Lake Elsinore opens Cal League Championship Series:
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#FriarNotes: N.L. Player of the Week Tatis, Merrill other #Padres power post-break surge; Notes on Minors, history:medium.com/friar-wire/friarn…
#FriarNotes -- #Padres 16-9 since All-Star break with surges by Jackson, Tatis, Machado, France, Rengifo, catchers and pitchers leading the way; plus notes, history and minors:
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#CraigsComments -- The #Padres manager discusses playing the Brewers, Walker Buehler, hitting the fastball and notes on Jackson Merrill and Freddy Fermin:
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#CraigsComments: The #Padres manager discusses important series against Brewers with thoughts on Hays, Rengifo, Mize, Musgrove, Pivetta and the batting order:
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#CraigsComments -- Tjhe #Padres manager talks about acquiring RH bat Austin Hays, Musgrove's rehab start with AAA-El Paso, Randy Vasquez, Nick Pivetta and Adrian Morejon:
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#CraigsComments -- The #Padres manager discusses Robbie Ray and Casey Mize and Jake Cronrenworth in a rare 2026 appearance at 1B as Ty France gets Friday off:
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Bill Center retweeted
Mize: "Not the first impression I wanted to make for my teammates and for the fans. Pretty tough time to have the worst start of my career. I just put us in a really tough spot, didn't give us a chance to win. So, frustrated and embarrassed by that."
#CraigsComments: Talking about the growing importance of every game; praising Walker Buehler; updating the Joe Musgrove/Nick Pivetta rehabs, and discussing Gavin Sheets:
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#CraigsComments -- The #Padres manager discusses the assimilation of starting pitchers Ray and Mize with the catchers plus thoughts on improving offense from catchers and updates on Cronenworth and Tatis:
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Seeing the drought conditions at Lake Powell reminds me of best idea I ever had as a 7th grader. Eisenhower was building interstate highway system at same time there were floods in some parts of U.S. and droughts in other. For annual Science Fair, I had idea of linking (more)
#CraigsComments -- Mize to make #Padres' debut Wednesday, Ray on Friday at Petco Park; Musgrove and Pivetta in rehab debuts at Single-A Lake Elsinore; LHP Sears, C Duran returned to Triple-A El Paso:
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#CraigsComments -- The #Padres manager discusses the #Padres new pitching philosophy in depth along with ome of the individuals involved. "Stepping up for the team."
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#FriarNotes -- Miller's save run ends, but closer and #Padres keep rolling; Notes on France, Cronenworth, Fermin, Minors, History:
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#FriarNotes -- German Marquez ties #Padres mark from 1969 with first career save; Notes onFrance, Tatis, Rengifo, Minors, History and more:
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#FriarNotes: #Padres surge parallels that of Machado, Tatis, Merrill; Notes on Rengifo, Cronenworth, Estrada, Miller, Minor League Players of the Week ... and more:
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#CraigsComments -- The #Padres manager discusses important games past, present and future; Michael King and the new-look rotation, and Jackson Merrill's surge:
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#CraigsComments -- The #Padres manager discusses piggybacking starting pitchers, the improving offense and other subjects:
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#FriarNotes: Rengifo making his own #Padres history; Notes on Morejon, Machado, France, Miller, Minors, History:
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