Book-Bob Chandler's Tales From the San Diego Padres

This book is a fun little history full of anecdotes about the San Diego Padres, as told by a man who has most of it with his own eyes, Bob Chandler.

Often amusing to a Padres fan, or a baseball fan, Bob Chandler's Tales From the San Diego Padres is a quick read, and sometimes made me laugh out loud. Chandler was a broadcaster for team for many years and would do the post game show. One night he featured a Spanish speaking player who was not very good, but that night he had a good game, so Bob was glad to have a chance to interview him---his one concern was about the player's English. When Bob asked him about the double and home run he had hit, he described the pitch he hit the double on, then said, "and on the homer, I hit the pitch right on the cock." Live TV was the best wasn't it? That had me chuckling.

Look, this was not great literature, but it was a fun diversion for the Padres fan. Entertaining, light with fun stories, told with some charm and verve. Nice way to ring in the new year.