That’s not just a classic Gaslamp Ball meme, but also a statement of fact. Well, okay, maybe I haven’t always loved him, but I liked having him around ever since he came up in the summer of 2008. He always seemed to hit just well enough and was good for a ridiculous catch every week or so, and that’s the type of player I tend to gravitate toward. That, and once Chris Young left, us Padres fans needed someone who played basketball at Princeton on the team, just so we could feign amazement whenever an opposing broadcaster or national reporter brought up one or both facts.
Will Venable reaches thirty-fifth annual milestone of mortality
