We Went, Now You’re Gone Amigo
Not sure how many times I repeated the phrase, “We go as you go Amigo” over the past few years to exhort now former Padres short stop Khalil Greene. But however many the total is…there shall be no more.
The trade that sent Khalil to the Cardinals for a pitcher looking to extend the legacy of Todd and Tim, officially ended what was a roller coaster ride for the Padres, their fans, and the shortstop that gave them ball park poetry in motion just about every night.
There are few people around the baseball world who would doubt Khalil’s potential, especially defensively. However after his strong rookie campaign…holes in his bat eventually led to an uncharacteristic lashing out at an immovable object and the breaking of his hand that ended his Padre career. But during that career, when Khalil was up, so were the Padres.
There is example after example of players who through some unnamed reason have had a strange affect on the success of thier team. Never was it more clear than when Khalil went down this season. With his injury what started as a “lower than expectations” season, quickly devolved to a complete disaster hardly topped in franchise history.
So the sinking ship in far SoCal has lost another shipmate. I wish him all the best, and am sure he will be an impact player in Cardinal Red. After all, there was once another smooth fielding Wizard of a short stop, who did a back-flip from Padre Brown to Redbird Crimson…and the rest is history.
Thanks for the memories Khalil…you and your brother both.
