The Padres Bailout and CEO Carousel…..

We knew the day was going to be here soon. Thursday, March 26, 2009 officially marks the new chapter in Padres history and concludes another one as well. Officially, Jeff Moorad becomes the CEO of the Padres and will eventually become the owner of the franchise in the long-term. Current, Padres CEO Sandy Alderson has stepped down and I am sadly disappointed to see Sandy leave. As I have alluded on previous posts, we lost one great baseball man in Larry Lucchino and now we are losing another great baseball man in Sandy Alderson. How befitting, one man is responsible for Petco Park and the other for the Dominican Facility, yet fans in San Diego still do not appreciate the tangibles that Alderson brought to this organization. Now, it’s Jeff Moorad’s show and this should be an interesting period for the next few months. When Alderson came onboard, there were not many changes made to the front office. Only one most notable was the departure of Manager Bruce Bochy. Can the same be said under Moorad’s transition? We can only observe and see what eventually transpires. As for Alderson, I expect Sandy to re-emerge somewhere in the baseball community. I wish Sandy the very best and thank him for re-establishing accountability within the organization.

Welcome to San Diego Jeff Moorad ! We, the Padres fans look forward to a prospering franchise that produces a championship-caliber team year in and year out.

As the changing of the guard takes place in Petco Park, it’s time for a throw-back song by the Doobie Brothers ‘Listen to the Music’