First Padres Manager Preston Gomez Injured In Accident

Just got word that the manager of the original Major League SD Padres, Preston Gomez, got hit by a truck in Nowhere, CA (a.k.a. Blythe, it's kinda on the way to Laughlin, NV).

He is 84 years old and was really a pretty bad manager, twice having taken out pitchers with pending no-hitters, in the eighth inning, for failing pinch-hitters. San Diego has never thrown a no-no, and aside from the extreme misfortune befallen the '84 World Series team, these two instances are considered a curse upon Padres pitching.

In spite of his managerial ineptitude he is revered as a favorite in Padre lore.

My best wishes for a full recovery.