Bill Center, longtime sportswriter for U-T San Diego, is an employee of the Padres.
Ollie Brown has a special spot in my memory bank.
I remember Oct. 14, 1968, as clearly as if it were yesterday. Maybe clearer.
That was the day that Major League Baseball set aside for the Expansion Draft to stock the two National League teams scheduled to begin play in 1969 -- the San Diego Padres and the Montreal Expos. The American League's Draft for its two expansion teams -- the Seattle Pilots and Kansas City Royals -- would be held the following day.