Near the end of 2017 Spring Training, I posted a question on Twitter. "Are any Padres bloggers planning on writing series previews during the season?" I got a quick reply from Joe Lanek (@TheThinGwynn) from Gaslamp Ball. He said he was kicking around the idea, and asked what I was thinking.
Ever since I ran across some amazing images of vintage football programs a couple years back, I'd been wanting to illustrate series programs for the Padres. I let Joe know that I'd love to provide illustrations for his previews. He was on board, and we headed down a road that neither of us realized would be so long.
I have a better than average grasp on the topic of baseball. But I definitely didn't take the time to count (or do the simple math to estimate) the number of series the Padres play in a year. I just started drawing.
During the final Padres Spring Training game, I finished my program illustration for the home opener against the Giants. I sent the image to Joe, and eagerly awaited his reply. Later that evening he sent back a message that he loved it!
I was stoked that he liked it, but he followed up by asking what I had planned for the opening series vs the Dodgers...
Crap. Hadn't even thought about series on the road.
I knocked out a couple quick illustrations, and here they are:
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| Apr 3-6 @ LA Dodgers |
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| Apr 3-6 @ LA Dodgers |
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| April 7-9 vs San Francisco |
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| April 10-12 vs Colorado |
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| April 14-17 @ Atlanta |
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| April 18-20 vs Arizona |
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| April 21-23 vs Miami |
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| April 24-27 @ Arizona |
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| April 28-30 @ San Francisco |
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| May 2-4 vs Colorado |
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May 5-7 vs LA Dodgers |
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| May 9-11 at Rangers |
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| May 12-14 @ White Sox |
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| May 16-18 vs Milwaukee |
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| May 19-21 vs Arizona |
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| May 23-25 @ NY Mets |
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| May 26-28 @ Washington |
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| May 29-31 vs Cubs |
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| June 2-4 vs Colorado |
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| June 6-8 @ Arizona |
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| June 9-11 vs Kansas City |
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| June 12-14 vs Cincinnati |
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| June 16-18 @ Milwaukee |
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| June 19-21 @ Cubs |
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| June 23-25 vs Detroit |
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June 27-29 vs Atlanta
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| June 30, July 1&2 vs LA Dodgers |
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| July 4-6 @ Cleveland |
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| July 7-9 @ Philadelphia |
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| July 14-16 vs San Francisco |
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| July 17-19 @ Colorado |
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| July 20-23 @ San Francisco |
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| July 24-27 vs NY Mets |
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| July 28-30 vs Pittsburgh |
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| August 1&2 vs Minnesota |
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August 4-6 @ Pittsburgh
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| August 7-10 @ Cincinnati |
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August 11-13 @ LA Dodgers
Continued in part 2. (Apparently, you can only put so much stuff in one post.)
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