Diane Calkins

Joined: Nov 19, 2016

Baseball is literally in my blood, as my father played pro ball and coached at the college level. An English major in college, I also did post-graduate work in Mass Communication. My husband and I live in Encinitas with a houseful of rescued animals.

SAN DIEGO, CA - AUGUST 16: Clayton Richard

San Diego Padres: Who Will Back Up Austin Hedges?

DENVER, CO - JULY 7: Chase Headley

San Diego Padres: 2018 Spring Training Positional Battles

MILWAUKEE, WI - MAY 13: A San Diego Padres hat sits in the dugout during the game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on May 13, 2016 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

San Diego Padres: Farm System Earns More High Praise

CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 29: Former pitcher Trevor Hoffman (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

The San Diego Padres owe Trevor Hoffman a statue and an apology

14 Oct 1998: Pitcher Sterling Hitchcock

San Diego Padres: Looking back at the 1998 season

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 17: U.S. military members line the field on Military Opening Day before a baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Arizona Diamondbacks at PETCO Park on April 17, 2016 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)

San Diego Padres Broadcasts Will Be Sileo-Free Zones

SAN DIEGO, CA - SEPTEMBER 20: Fans sit in the stands during a rain delay prior to the start of a game between the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks at PETCO Park on September 20, 2016 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Can San Diego Padres’ GM A.J. Preller Stick to the Plan?

PEORIA, AZ - MARCH 08: A clock counts down time between innings during the spring training game between the Colorado Rockies and the San Diego Padres at Peoria Stadium on March 8, 2015 in Peoria, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

San Diego Padres: Never too early to plan Spring Training trip

TOKYO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 12: Shohei Ohtani

Padres Rumors: The Friars are in the hunt for Shohei Ohtani

(Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

San Diego Padres: Thoughts on the latest prospect rankings

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 01: Erick Aybar

San Diego Padres: Creating a “winning culture”

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 30: Cory Spangenberg

San Diego Padres: Hot stove time in Major League Baseball

DENVER, CO - APRIL 10: (R-L) Manager Andy Green

San Diego Padres: Hitting coach du jour

PHOENIX, AZ - AUGUST 24: Will Venable

San Diego Padres: Pushback on tanking

SAN DIEGO, CA - SEPTEMBER 20: Fans sit in the stands during a rain delay prior to the start of a game between the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks at PETCO Park on September 20, 2016 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

San Diego Padres: No baseball at all

HOUSTON, TX - OCTOBER 30: The Houston Astros celebrate after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in extra innings during game five of the 2017 World Series at Minute Maid Park on October 30, 2017 in Houston, Texas. The Astros defeated the Dodgers 13-12. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Boring, boring baseball — Really?