*No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

SAN DIEGO -- Previously, we took a look at the greatest single-game hitting performances in Padres history. Without further ado, these are the five best games for a San Diego pitcher:

5. Jones' 89-minute masterpiece
May 4, 1977
Considering the way baseball is currently played, nearly half

*No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on the career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

SAN DIEGO -- If you're reading this, you probably already know who the best right fielder in Padres history is. You already know the franchise's top closer, too.

It wouldn't be difficult to piece together a team of all-time-great Padres. But what about a team of all-time-great Padres, demarcated by season?

What's

SAN DIEGO -- Since opening in 2004, Petco Park has played host to its share of historic and memorable moments. Here's a look at the top five:

1. Jones' WBC robbery
March 18, 2017

Petco Park's most memorable moment came while the Padres -- well, most of them anyway -- were

*No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

*No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

It took 52 years, but on April 9, 2021, the Padres, at long last, got their no-hitter courtesy of hometown kid Joe Musgrove. The wait for their second, fortunately, was much shorter -- it only took another three years for another first-year Padre, Dylan Cease, to

Making a good first impression is never easy -- but these five Padres made it look that way. From a history-making rookie to a handful of big-name trade acquisitions, these are the five best debut seasons in franchise history:

1. Kevin Brown, 1998

Brown’s debut season in San Diego was his only

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres' history of trades is littered with Hall of Famers, MVPs and Cy Young Award winners. Those superstars have moved in both directions.

From "Trader Jack" McKeon to "Gunslinger" Kevin Towers to A.J. Preller, the Padres have seen quite a few general managers willing to make a

SAN DIEGO -- From 0 (and 00) through 99, these are the best players to wear each number ever worn by a Padre:

0) Samad Taylor: One of two Padres in history to wear zero, Taylor edges out Raffy Lopez.

00) Jack Clark: Clark wore 00 in 1990, when he batted .266/.441/.533

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.

Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Oct. 13.

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.

Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Oct. 3.

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.

Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Sept. 28.

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.

Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Aug. 14:

The Dodgers and Padres have shared a division -- and Southern California proximity -- for more than five decades. For most of that time, it's been hard to call this a "rivalry" (whatever that word means, anyway). Lately, you couldn't possibly call it anything else.

The Padres and Dodgers have emerged

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.

Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for May 9.

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.

Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for April 21:

SAN DIEGO -- Padres history is filled with elite closers. Three are Hall of Famers. Another won a Cy Young. A dozen were All-Stars.

There were great closers on great teams -- and great closers on bad teams. The one constant in San Diego, through decades of ups and downs, has

SAN DIEGO -- The Western Metal Supply Co. Building was constructed in downtown San Diego in 1909. It was declared a historic landmark in 1978, and it became a defining feature of Petco Park in 2004, when the Padres’ sparkling home ballpark opened.

The building graces the left-field corner of the

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres' history of top Draft picks is littered with major hits, major misses and some all-time “what-if?”s

Here’s the full list of San Diego’s top overall selection in each year’s Draft, dating back to the franchise’s first season in 1969. (In years with more than one first-round

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres have seen no shortage of individual brilliance over their five decades as a franchise. A small handful of spectacular seasons stand out.

Here's one subjective ranking of the five greatest seasons by a position player in Padres history:

SAN DIEGO -- For a franchise with multiple Hall of Fame closers, five Cy Young Award winners and an abundance of electric arms, these five seasons stand out as the best pitching seasons in Padres history:

5. Trevor Hoffman, 1998
Brilliant relievers and brilliant relief seasons have become commonplace in

*No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.

Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Jan. 12.