Perhaps the Padres should choose another spokesperson to chat with Dan Sileo on the Mighty 1090. In a déjà vu interview, Ron Fowler, executive chairman of the team, verbally abused another starting pitcher substituting Jered Weaver for James Shields.
Last season, after a brutal loss to the Mariners, Fowler famously proclaimed, “To have a starter like (James) Shields perform as poorly as he did yesterday is an embarrassment to the team, an embarrassment to him.” Undoubtedly, Shields called his agent immediately, telling him to get him out of town.
The veteran pitcher ended up with the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Erik Johnson, who went 0-4 with a 9.