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:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvwVPsNYpKXh7-U-Y2YR8yu96fgWN1euhRytnMFfsv4l42CBBawIeJ2MZqyy9XZ-jMMCFycoCFkrNe789xbpOINsvmcbRAc-t5W7fJIjB5No9KKMlAQAgmb4iLzqctbv6ixwAzOCnyIPU/s400/At+LA+-+Opening+Day.jpg) |
Apr 3-6 @ LA Dodgers |
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Apr 3-6 @ LA Dodgers |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6rpWbEZXRJBWxE2FsHmKOgasq_Mcf_ymr3raA3EW5CvFF_hZVDfrl0IBCcR6sr93Qm9WDRsIiWurVrz8y1G0xw6NlZzK8xg74r0VUV9tornCJoB0ky2lnEH75gUEAuqBi3Rg-gw7CBX6a/s400/Giants+Promo.jpg) |
April 7-9 vs San Francisco |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdEg7UEXT8E7z1W4NhhMlvoaDPbnAeQK4VRlCZY-T_JEwjAVIwilnNxy2Zo8tIPxhyEd3nRikHMWsauLZlm9uSnxzKH4aPw_S6k26ILCODN0yTZGdEKs_ERJuugFnqY0TU2w6g-JY4J_f/s400/At+Rockies+-+Cartoon.jpg) |
April 10-12 vs Colorado |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAN3kbi3IHO21AT0zc8vDbOb_7HnPhIoXU6eg57CvqnegyZpQQzPR-8_lmDQFsnl44BCbLJlBd8pWgNuHMbUpsXeL_dYilXJ1vhEu6GdwDtxnanWFLdR6hfEtG7QglJ7nsfCO2IHPounw/s400/At+ATL+-+Cartoon.jpg) |
April 14-17 @ Atlanta |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit8l7k_M0486NF5lCo93oq5MuOxmMENAY9mjYW6vnIvJYsJlUd2XZ06SBZfWpS0wQC5nEPN54_mUTR4vwxUrREWz55nonATKI-HYVekLmJrMqcqaAu5Jh7X_fi_o9zWZ-DlsI8qo0AV7aL/s400/Dbacks.jpg) |
April 18-20 vs Arizona |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xdrKmmnd27FVjHjtd85Lqvsl_CeqS92tdI7IeB6Iqbw6wUP76zueuSMBhKLIstKvxy3UuvnedL04JT8M9BIQXQj4BJitudgRUPt2z2vVuy6D3mrWO_XZ992pbPG_MMolpDFGc8EMNuJ1/s400/Marlins.jpg) |
April 21-23 vs Miami |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihykQa5kaOQQME7Z0zBUVZ_bFetJij73st6IKOpQuSVO1uBUYihwdG7xAQrf6Q7eYagwrQPNVtoMJwJBjlxvuvLOtHPZ4PMMn1mSNpNWZ3YTEP0-bNyazFd5wAUZETaPObDPpFXyNctooc/s400/At+AZ+-+Cartoon+Final.jpg) |
April 24-27 @ Arizona |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8f8ucEXbkyg9crk6Uq1LuL86rrJm4p_3VbZnxC0TcK7x3oqPeDQ0fHUfbI6VxG6Jmj3caOYHlOxFP2xsm4iEISIg_vknA5Mgx3ukMHL3s-TgBrsxWyjxGCb61gOE9Pj_qvuQE-_CW0Jm/s400/At+SF+web.jpg) |
April 28-30 @ San Francisco |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6N4Gla_JNzYEgPtiUbjkhC0YHsHGZWKOjDCkePhj18F7cw6_rA2R1Lh1ybG4ZrpxNlk9dqrAuJhEtp5zTKQlmXv_wmuH1LgjgBiw27xre7QuhxmFPT1Tl_QEO_WjLZyopRW2SWF_yOg3y/s400/Rockies+May+Web.jpg) |
May 2-4 vs Colorado |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihv4ipaGA6BzdPAq1N8Ekq808FEocbiT3owNoDY-X0tyHEmfndkZAl-yRxW3vmlRyVmPBngVOZbU7hi-v4kLttG94BAA1UcmUSgZmOKEn6BjwS7bc1gRHzaEXdRR_5nYy_deTsG3ab-FIH/s400/Dodgers+May+Web.jpg) |
May 5-7 vs LA Dodgers |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0HhCj914OcnUEEEJMopYcaYrjxuEb4RrHQ961oGI3suP8IPWh0P5tbaYVYxN3oWpResR1d3JRWJWCsnO-rUCvQ84m4mWTugA8PDGlOQWzCZRVFy550sV9hWRaq5z28D2kQFNU4k_0aEi/s320/At+Rangers+2.jpg) |
May 9-11 at Rangers |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRf2uarNn_uNG31J2cwHq0PAAQJofxsKHnoG8FlVTtEkIoCHaECZl4YM5fhFe9nDE_h_YABl7cc203zD8UCemBey0hI9YolB4NuBoNdGaqrNP9P9TOC3-ggCmWNfS_It5abykwcIbFx7Eg/s400/At+Chicago+AL.jpg) |
May 12-14 @ White Sox |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxLjzKehNrtldlJBi04T2x8bwrdvQSjductr0rJqd3wvrb5fRtEQLzgiqBLaO_pn1BAyDLCZmKY8DGlr7nBY4dh-QQQUR2hSt-9WtQhpX8WcMc9AfIJPFOdo6ZiDit4wVHGGpKgrDjYqF/s400/Brewers+Revised+One+L.jpg) |
May 16-18 vs Milwaukee |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xhO2aQz1dAbdyxYaZk6r3XpygWu_n4a1Va6X9SwfTBdH-5-PEjBO8XKAJbn1R3Q4o-G26A7v_YAC59EjJuSNOfoO1uPDj-At2OTTbpwi7X_62DPHbHSZozNEAcQxbsB_9EKJICoTUHhv/s400/Dbacks+May+18-21.jpg) |
May 19-21 vs Arizona |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtv89kmhdCnG2PiOUUBjiQsv9L4909hjEoY7xIL4bq2MqG7Scmmily9JWv18wT367lF50m6J1vt1TqnogC_l5p0Kr2W86h00SoRJD1mTmV4KuhzcLoLrTSF3pX4jTydCyQpXWTgNsNaagN/s400/At+Mets+Full.jpg) |
May 23-25 @ NY Mets |
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May 26-28 @ Washington |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKCQbNvaSyhHQSYMq-OD_GJh88nAf0xVe03LBS9-h0LQZSD8wWeUfBabW3ypcnpNqWITrZD9M0Adep-BmTS4D1iRdyC4wzFJWEiXUBvFGA4o_Uql4hyphenhyphenD8141I5RaxafExEiGF6evUvGT8/s400/Cubs+v2.jpg) |
May 29-31 vs Cubs |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSs2orPs_gX-ItYmJ_Qw1wwEK5XzIChJaegH0Ex99DcaqMf0xTw0utDgAyyH4Y_ES0iq-0hhnw1Pp9EptsU1V3OfT9icAjjZY9QzAMxwhBzS8z4sS_Xln6iYJ1399uy3oTiPAIE-klfky0/s400/Rockies+June+alt+table.jpg) |
June 2-4 vs Colorado |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxmkpwzueJerhyARykz9KpTMs0IpASbYoKjJ2MWVsvUnzLQy-WuaTVXLPtyTU0GAEl5iY5YAdgjX5ZQ2wmKvVIsCugXsnBHhvuXca2xflp4kh_qmkBE5YNwJwNaNeISHpKegONuUjW3Lc/s400/At+AZ+Postcard+Full.jpg) |
June 6-8 @ Arizona |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpV6nAgzcmz_zTnuVXo9WB2Ppspk977VjbyNgdAbX8plvX0pFw9xBKhlDUE9tHtHorH_rI_hpJf6ldsa6w-QOKPUt6nrXNPO5DiqM00sKEUMtjDHkzAaeU1OIdjgl4LLYwNUPXO6LWbzO/s400/Royals.jpg) |
June 9-11 vs Kansas City |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTbQctdOvAbC41pkZbG6dbUsFPhByRIO_KYEr3lzevaFbj-UEiGk09xUZhqbpoWvP4TVsRiDDWqQ0OehmqGASpgfvFfmfktab01AtaINKOV6BPSXhC7NMeVYHbUvwZw4NQZKhr-Wyg7fr/s640/Reds+June+12-14+full.jpg) |
June 12-14 vs Cincinnati |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYlDwfA1l1R2yTdmqxDzMfBxTJ0EeTT-W516Se_LGOwuWgZS8kFmn3FsQ3wgZe9Q51Bn197y5xRrVVYNaV1yybJQaJEBroDgvS0p_mH3UHGo30pJV1mPC6VyKcZx2g3C8kvbxl7wsZpVEV/s400/At+Brewers.jpg) |
June 16-18 @ Milwaukee |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzV1Re83j305R3ziAeFFoDk9I9UuCvHaqQjrXKQvekqMr-p6VMLOcuKthyse-jT6as5ugyo_CErAQ3RFDiM_xRtFsncnWvjXlPr235GYCHhb46xWYXK8eWa9LMh1OM2DZ_a2lsj2zfjn8b/s400/At+Cubs+June+19-21.jpg) |
June 19-21 @ Cubs |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXS-y4R3qwc46ScUSrXEVOw90v9lf6vvPUmy8c_FI1GfM9PxOpCL7h0T7268zb5sUTC7aG9N_kWEuhWQchq6rKktKdhdQKsbfQaR1IsC1zYTTFgJx7onAFAxZ5-4Canol1i9jRjp9HdejA/s400/Tigers.jpg) |
June 23-25 vs Detroit |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IaO4tie0MFZ_1OixDe392BuGQvxQ953VzfuReNMWVAEjludmyDnmlNP02yC0fixuarKb5rCmM7FO5rY9Jr78onvlE2LtQUN8rxWe2Y33b5WHy5mqWokcq1nwJS-wYIZhQdEWN1QbnO_R/s400/Braves+June.jpg) |
June 27-29 vs Atlanta
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BKNWdpMu3GDcVmSJcEVIk8rvggnVm4U7dxpd3226ia17a1VGadGCMkwpL57y1ISx_dBiLF52CRJgVoMmJKiB7SrpHyf_UUOR8SYb6ZoMVR3CDuoClUhG1OPLrX0Lpl9Me0ehyphenhyphenQnxkLbS/s400/Dodgers+June+Program.jpg) |
June 30, July 1&2 vs LA Dodgers |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw9nUOnTrn0Zm16myHpgiQ_QoFlsDnsw5K0Wr406EXGUqeBGG85PSaC-T10Ixd7-a1oxa9DwPMffZRRnufxK0eCGL1Rmho4gKhJxhqBcWjmIWHFl8GfFef0cvFkq5K7L4Vs7uiaLDav6fU/s400/At+Cleveland.jpg) |
July 4-6 @ Cleveland |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGH6Bas5oNjAlspvPgAaXRdIdFt7OQxG07XbOLohzlJEyQmple-frAcfKKDUWA8ShoeDZlSrqvaQG10vicuV8s3cQ1Em0TQKp7tTizb67MtgUKU5OlVwsk6Zk6g11HUaHx3JW2kcscAUt/s400/At+Phillies+Full.jpg) |
July 7-9 @ Philadelphia |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBs1viplwJpFLBWAKpOQF9ied1c3hCvitOdnG3K4u3EMd0M5zEQ0O5N-9cnq2FMH8gHlAYfhT7ri7iSUVjgFLMRSBmdMJIBQHfbKjvWjfvuHisIMCxYgTpY7PkFM5xGTqHP2039L1iax_7/s400/Giants+July.jpg) |
July 14-16 vs San Francisco |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLxf68eN_MkQdQ9yPVdjPMO-e5HUFDMQVOhHrjgGUMaBtghx7k5LRuN_CsqbkRGbG1GaxDWknfFcyntmSPeErwvXX35-oJWsG6wgLlnUmM1McY5aQwc5bMIdW9wuvqPJQvxbClo8yGgx0m/s640/Rockies+July.jpg) |
July 17-19 @ Colorado |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDwjmZu-t8YpxvYuDZVe9UCo-fZI4UUMnFHu7d4xfmmuVKip_n9ExUVPDtdPmFEYiA_jCLS7yBs2jRwCx3a_5s5LSzU4QO9FWwZFo6fKaLDiR21bZRdEMIVlTEaCWZO9Oc-mFQ8YcMS0l/s400/At+Giants+July.jpg) |
July 20-23 @ San Francisco |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-CDKOJ99sfTnvdY8OuH3XGtYLa6_bRZ05gAdEQvCRjFXtFQE-HiZX2le55UQ5Q2JR6t2vR7mrPBAsboF639JARnIOPHDynDqhQ-M5hzSB_aw-zwurO-EQ6yX_YWkOK2WO0FQ5c6hiKzU/s640/Mascot+code+web.jpg) |
July 24-27 vs NY Mets |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRamD9IVADF_4pFqPAAc6jJNvrTDr2T0jpBQaSUVBtWAS_yE4pevthiur28DUGEqpPgPUjzTJU9B4p77UUBfyNArOycycsI5C6DMRI0oI8bvfWGr1n6vpl-zAJEdala4j6dWSNwvngXMID/s400/Pirates+July.jpg) |
July 28-30 vs Pittsburgh |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwrDFoNvhKub980rlokQ_AmjQjsx6Ljx4PIvwkvaq6Q2jkLIzQgYB3EzOhHceaKlXDVsge16wVEya6ebKYZR_BJd0axIaQ7Rf-XOx9mPJHbdxlcWUbTc6ah0b4Hs-RaufYbtkJgBKecVE/s400/Twins+August.jpg) |
August 1&2 vs Minnesota |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0-6D0qWAyP4-wkfXz-TQceWcYNaMASeCRdN8GG76ixufd72TmUdF3W4mGt6UCc797PJe3pxo8d14DINVlen-fxnuN_WJ9641fcqr2cLyf7cEMs8ujpCZmXlis1svgatAKeVADiuu7NT3/s400/At+Pirates+July.jpg) |
August 4-6 @ Pittsburgh
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrvCQzawQtuVJhKXs9Of0it9QxtDjJyTqU_YuHpmRxGyL7dHx7SM2Bj6dwxVlRjO6o-91EncQFQ7Y6mNRAwhaLxRC1K8nOFChXMzRaxl44EZMtCyaCb2lESSe_7bE3_bPVytPrHzY7G6d7/s400/At+Reds+August.jpg) |
August 7-10 @ Cincinnati |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWw5NhKYtbKvZQqmjTGaH7H0gCyzPUAmCG0drIj4rRn8vO36YF1pKgReGXGDFZzeMeisGe9x1G7ASeFCKiN5y3evOZNXkXHREzhi5RJghq9Zb2v6zsZ-fr3q9NLqXYkxITKRLx7wOYj4OO/s640/At+Dodgers+August+Full.jpg) |
August 11-13 @ LA Dodgers
Continued in part 2. (Apparently, you can only put so much stuff in one post.)
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3 comments:
Terrific stuff! Most of these I caught on Twitter, but a few I missed, so glad there's a central place for them all now.
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