Orlando Hudson spanking Jason Barlett
We took the clubhouse tour once again at Padres Fan Fest. In the hallway they have the picture of Orlando Hudson spanking Jason Bartlett framed and signed on the wall. It's a weird moment to commemorate to say the least. Like I get that it's sexy but it's also fundamentally bad baseball.
The weight room looks like it got a new paint job. Now there are inspirational quotes on top of the walls. If those don't do the trick they have a corner stocked with "supplements" and what looks like boxes of herbal teas.
In the massage room they have a big bird cage in the corner. Usually when I want to relax and get a deep tissue massage I want to hear running water or an Enya album, not a squawking bird.
In high school I used to call over to Dex's house and ask him what he was doing and he'd say he wasn't doing anything. In the background I'd hear laughing and whistles. I always suspected that he was having a party that I didn't get invited to. That may have been true but years later I found out that he had parrots that made most of the laughing and whistling noises.
I asked one of the employees who was trying to keep the line moving what the deal was with the bird cage and he said it was for canaries. Dex asked, "So this clubhouse is like a coal mine where they have canaries to test for toxic gases?" I've seen what baseball players eat, I bet there are plenty of toxic gases in there once they start to get really relaxed during a massage. So I can understand the safety concern.
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yeah parrots
definitively parrots you heard, not his true friends.
Ron Mexico - February 14, 2012
i was giggling so much when i saw that spanking picture
i think the guy in front of me thought i was laughing at him (?). cory luebke was in the clubhouse when we were walking through.
freelunch - February 14, 2012
I don't often comment, but when I do I prefer to deliver semi-accurate information.
I believe I read this in those propaganda magazines that they pass out at the games, but I’m not sure.
At any rate, I read somewhere that Todd Hutchinson (at least I think it was Todd) has a pet bird that he takes with him to the ballpark. The bird is his buddy and it keeps him company while he gives massages…and stuff.
If I can dig up any additional info on that I’ll update this thread.
PS – Congrats on 7 years. I really do check this site almost every day, though I don’t read the comments much.
wait till next year - February 14, 2012
On this blog
the comments are , like, 90% of the fun!
Should really read through them more often. I understand the hesitancy- I hate and usually regret reading comment sections on most sites. But its different here.
Nater Tater - February 14, 2012
Man we do 90% of the writing and we're 10% of the fun
We’re really inefficient apparently.
jbox - February 14, 2012
meh
the 90% number was the same source who gave Bob Nightengale his numbers on the Padres TV contract, so take that FWIW.
The point I was trying to make is that we should all try to be more frequent contributors to this blog.
Nater Tater - February 15, 2012
But we comment too...
So the 5% of the commenting that we do actually makes up 98% of the quality comments. So we get 10% fun from the posts and 88.2% of fun from the comments, which comes out to 98.2% of the fun.
Dex - February 15, 2012
You don't need to defend yourself.
We all know you’re a big contributor to this blog.
TheThinGwynn - February 15, 2012
Alright, just like I announced last year at the beginning of the season
I will try to comment more often. Maybe I’ll even buy a gaslampball t-shirt and see what happens when I wear it to a game. Part of me fears getting called out for it in the real world, but I guess that’s part of the thrill too.
Thanks to Hormel backing up my foggy memory of Todd’s bird.
wait till next year - February 15, 2012
Todd Hutchison and Buddy
Hormel - February 15, 2012
That's terrific.
The love in his face is downright heartwarming.
I’m glad I’m a fan of the team that lets this happen.
TheThinGwynn - February 15, 2012
Spanking Picture
Anyone else notice that it is Tony Gwynn Jr. as a Dodger sliding into 2nd base in the picture?
Padscharg - February 14, 2012
The best part of the club house!
The pics posted were cool, but I really dig the main clubhouse area….
Dirty.B - February 14, 2012
I'm surprised you got a clear picture from this vantage point
When I got here, the guy was telling me to keep it moving. Must have thought I was going to try stealing mail from their cubbyhole.
Friar Fever - February 15, 2012
It was kinda weird...
The line was moving so fast. It was like they were just trying to make you walk from the outside of the park to the inside of the park as quick as possible. Even if I stopped, I wouldn’t have cared if people behind me kept going… there was plenty of room.
Dex - February 15, 2012
That's too bad...
Last year the Mrs. and I loitered here for several minutes…it must have been before the rush of fans came through.
Jsn L - February 16, 2012
lube orbs
sweet
Axion - February 15, 2012
I want my man cave to look exactly like this!!!
Jsn L - February 16, 2012
I remember my club house visit at last year's Fan Fest...
Heath Bell had a jock strap hanging front and center in his locker. I couldn’t tell for certain, but it appeared to be used and unwashed.
Jsn L - February 16, 2012
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