Unforgettable training days – El Vigia Newspaper

Last week I had to shut myself away at home to recover from bronchitis, more out of obligation than pleasure, requiring six injections in three days.
So I had plenty of time to evaluate all stages of my life, including my favorite job.
Thank God for the people he has placed in my path, whether it be those who have extended their hands or those who have tried to block my path with their feet, at the end of the day, it will all come to an end, depending on how it is handled raise wages .
As for my sports comeback, it all started with finding Alejandro Zepeda and your friends traveling to Peoria, Arizona for San Diego Padres preseason games from 2004 to 2008 Folder of some photos actually taken at the time, as well as at Petco Park in 2009.
“Would you be interested in covering Padres spring training? Pass on Juan Angel Avila’s contact information,” engineer Alejandro Trevino Cueva, who we all One of the bosses that I would love to have but don’t have many of because sports are always in their second, third or fourth semester.
Of course I accepted, and the departure time was about three days later, at the annual meeting point for UETA in San Isidro, with the truck passing reporters in Ensenada and Tijuana.
From there we headed to Calexico, California via companions from the state capital, using some of the food to eat and others to fill coolers that had been empty from the trip.
It was an exhausting but informative trip in which we developed friendships with colleagues from the official media that we still have today, such as: Rafael “Cunny” Martínez, Carlos Yeme, Édgar Acevedo, Moisés Gutiérrez, Héctor González Ishida, Luis Rodríguez Araiza, Ramón Blanco, Manuel Zepeda, Arturo Cuch, Eduardo “Lalo” Mesa, Jesus “Jom” Ca Denas, Eleni Lopez, and Antonio “Tony” Angulo.
Of course, the locals are not forgotten, Rubén Davis Campa, Matías Santos Martínez, Ricardo Martínez Escare Ricardo Martínez Escárrega and Alejandro Arenas were present.
Around midnight on Friday, we checked in at the La Quinta Inn in front of the complex the San Diegans share with the Seattle Mariners, and Eduardo Ortega Diaz was already waiting to welcome us. .
In addition to observing training on Saturday, there were also interviews with players, coaching staff and managers in need.
After the “attack” buffet with the players, a social softball game was organized, although those of us who had to send messages every day preferred to stay and work before returning to dinner.
Maybe at that time we didn’t value the characters within our reach, such as Ichiro Hakugi (Mariner), Trevor Hoffman, Phil Nevin, Greg Maddux, David Wells, Brian Giles, Jake Peavey, Mike Cameron, Adrian “Titan” Gonzalez, Kevin Towers, Miguel Ojeda, Ismail · “Rocket” Valdez, Oliver Perez, Antonio “Canon” Osuna, Edgar Huerta, Arturo Lopez and Walter Silva.
We also remember the guests who were not on the list at the time: Oscar Robles, Luis Alfonso “Cochito” Cruz, Roberto Kelly, Charles Nagy, Brady Anderson and Rey O Dones.
In addition to Bud Black, who is also very stylish, there is Bruce Bochy and Chris Young, the current head coach and general manager of the 2023 MLB World Series champion Texas Rangers. ).
By the way, everything said about Davey Lopes, Fernando Valenzuela’s former teammate with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1980s, and his hostility toward Mexicans are not rumors.
“If any ball you return to that person is close to you, don’t touch it, leave it there,” they asked us to avoid any conflict.
We hope to relive the great memories – with a strengthened team: AGP Deportes, Behind Home and Raúl “Puma” Peña – following the Dodgers and Padres through Glendale and Peoria in 2024, I An account that will remain until the day the Lord calls me.

“A grateful heart is the beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility. It is the basis for the development of virtues such as prayer, faith, courage, joy, happiness, love and happiness.”