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Padres Relocating To Midwest. The Rumor Starts Here

It’s a common complaint that teams in the West - especially the smaller ones - are the Rodney Dangerfields of baseball: they “don’t get no respect”. Usually, this is in regard to ESPN’s obsession with the New England YankSox, but it seems to be more widespread than that.

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The Pancake House in El Cajon was recently giving away Padres' schedule promotional magnets and... Well, take a look at the one below [click on the image to enlarge it] and see if you can spot what's up:
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Yep. Even someone unfamiliar with the city of San Diego would probably know that it is not the home to the Gateway Arch. That would be St. Louis. There are a couple of other designs available. Neither of them appear to be located in Southern California.

↵In other news, Adrian Gonzalez and Heath Bell have still not been traded.

↵[Hat-tip to Gaslamp Ball for this.]

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