San Diego Padres fans react to team naming pitcher Jake Peavy and former owner John Moores as inductees to team’s Hall of Fame: "Well deserved"
The San Diego Padres announced the two newest inductees into the team's Hall of Fame for 2023. Former staff ace Jake Peavy and former owner John Moores will be formally inducted in a ceremony before San Diego's game against the Texas Rangers on July 28.
Introducing the 2023 class of inductees into the Padres Hall of Fame: Jake Peavy and John Moores.
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Peavy was drafted by the Padres in the 15th round of the 1999 draft and debuted at the big league level at the age of 21. He played for San Diego for the first eight seasons of his 15-year major league career, going 92-68 with a 3.29 ERA with the team. A three-time All-Star, Peavy won the 2007 National League Cy Young Award while with the Padres and is the club's all-time strikeout leader.
@Padres LETS GOOOOOOO Peavy should have been in but better late than never
@Padres Hell yeah, Peavy was the best Padres pitcher of my early adult years. Well deserved and I'm surprised it took this long.
@Padres Well deserved. This is what we should be putting our attention on. No one talks enough about Hall of Fame inductees. All they ever wanna talk about is their fancy championships sometimes the best players don't have a championship and they still make it in here. Talk about them
Moores owned the San Diego Padres from 1994 through 2012. During his stewardship, the team won four division titles and was the NL's representative in the 1998 World Series. He played a leading role in the construction of the team's home stadium, Petco Park, which got the team out of the multi-purpose Jack Murphy Stadium in 2004.
However, fans are generally conflicted on their feelings about owners, and Moores is no different.
@Padres John Moores was the reason we got Petco Park. He deserves that recognition. Peavy is a no brainer. There should be a separate division in the HOF for announcers and Bob Chandler needs to be included.
@Padres John Moores?!?! We’re y’all around from 08-19???
@Padres thanks Jake, for being a STUD every step of the way, when you played for this franchise. I was relieved for you when you got rings in SF & Bos...cuz Lord knows you weren't going to get them in SD, on Moores' or Moorad's watch. John?...thanks for NOTHING.
Fans also had their opinions on other San Diego Padres notables that they believe should be in the team's Hall of Fame, such as former manager Bruce Bochy and broadcaster Bob Chandler.
Bochy, who currently leads the Texas Rangers, managed the Padres from 1995-2006. Chandler broadcast the team's games from 1970 until 2003.
@Padres What about Bob Chandler?
@Padres Hey @TimFlannery13 can you tell your boy Pete that Bochy going into this is LONG overdue...blows my mind the best manager in the team's history is not in. He should be going in with Peavy...
@Padres What about Bob Chandler, Padres? With 50 years of Padres broadcasting under his belt Bob Chandler has been at the microphone broadcasting either for radio or television for about Padres 5,100 games. #Padres
If you feel old because your dad was yelling at Jake Peavy pitching on the TV while you grew up, imagine how old your dad must feel. Peavy pitched for four teams in his career, retiring just seven years ago in 2016.
@Padres You know you're getting old when the players you grew up watching while your dad was yelling at the tv going to the hall of fame.
Jake Peavy touched by San Diego Padres honor
Peavy was touched to be honored by the team he began his major league career with.
"This honor means more to me than I’ll ever be able to put into words," Peavy said in a statement. "The San Diego Padres feel like home. This organization developed me professionally and helped mold me personally. When I was drafted by the Padres at 18 years old, I never could have imagined that some 20 years later we’d be here.
"I’m so proud to be a Padre for life!"