On Dec 25, 2:28 pm, Hoover <Hoo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Dec2007 09:50:36 -0800(PST), sdpadrebob
>
> <sdpadre...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >On Dec 25, 11:26 am, Chuck...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Chuck Kopsho) wrote:
> >> A very Merry Christmas to all our Padres fans. I hope you all got
what
> >> you asked for.
>
> >> Ho Ho Ho!!!
> >> Chuck Kopsho
> >> Oceanside, California
>
> >And a Merry Christmas from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
> >Bob
>
> Merry Christmas to you also, SD Bob,
>
> The conversation turned to former Padre ballparks this week, and
> Komet 17 said the first game he ever saw was at Westgate Park
> in 1967 between the Padres and the TULSA Drillers!
>
> When the American Association folded after the 1962 season,
> several of their teams joined the Pacific Coast League, and
> that included Oklahoma City, Indianapolis and Arkansas. I
> guess Tulsa must have come along later.
>
> Hoover
Tulsa Drillers are still going strong. They are the Colorado Rockies A-
Ball Club. You may have heard about their 1st base coach being struck
and killed by a line drive earlier this season. The Rockies
organization voted his family a full share from their World Series
appearance. Very classy.
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