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Wednesday Night Practice at Qualcomm Stadium

 
Ahhh the Q.  It’s been a long 7 months (especially with the Padres) since my last visit.  If anything, it felt good just being there.  After hitting the beach earlier tonight with Jbox we headed over with about 10,000 other fans to watch the Chargers first public practice.

 

I’ve never seen so many fans show up for a practice.   Must be because the Bolts are only holding just three practices for the public this year because of the broken drain pipe in Murphy Canyon.  Sure it’s been broken for over half year, but don’t worry it’ll it be fixed the week after training camp wraps up.  Sorry all you Belichicks out there.

 

Jbox and I cruised around and just took it all in.  We were loving it.  As far as I’m concerned Kickoff weekend is Christmas and tonight was Thanksgiving… just a taste of what’s about to come.

 

Not much to report in the practice itself.  Everyone looked good, but in all public practices nothing is really going to be shown by the Charge.  Regardless, here are a few pics from tonight.

 

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D-Line Kicking Ass:

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Rivers (an actual spiral):

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Kicking Squad, Buisness as usual:

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Yo John

Do u live in SD? It was an awesome outcome. Although Rivers was intercepted a few times (LOL career high for practice) Just kiddin… The Defense looked great. Breaking throws intercepting and oh that great block by Jamal … It was all entertaining and exciting I couldnt eat anything… LoL great night

***MZ LANZ***

by ChargersWitch on Aug 5, 2009 11:28 PM PDT via mobile reply actions  

Jonny Dub

does live in San Diego. I do not, but I will be at the FanFest practice on Saturday.

"I did not invent the wheel, I was the crooked spoke adjacent." - Aesop Rock

by John Gennaro on Aug 6, 2009 2:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

John aka obviousman...

are you on vacation here buddy? Might see ya there

***MZ LANZ***

by ChargersWitch on Aug 6, 2009 6:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

"Vacation"?

Not really. Coming to town strictly to watch the Chargers. My wife’s not coming and I don’t have anything relaxing planned.

Me and the writers will be at a bar downtown on Saturday night and fans are welcome to come by. I’ll post the bar, the time and descriptions of us on the BFTB Twitter on Saturday.

"I did not invent the wheel, I was the crooked spoke adjacent." - Aesop Rock

by John Gennaro on Aug 6, 2009 6:17 AM PDT up reply actions  

Wait so your leaving Philly to come to SD.

Your watching the Chargers…and no wife…how is that not a vacation? :P

by Grey Suit on Aug 6, 2009 7:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

AHEM

Because I’m a professional journalist, STEVE.

"I did not invent the wheel, I was the crooked spoke adjacent." - Aesop Rock

by John Gennaro on Aug 6, 2009 7:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

Oh I get it...

Wife reads the blog.

::says loudly:: Good point John I am sure that it will be devastating for you to leave that great town of Philadelphia for the weekend to come to San Diego and be forced to do nothing but watch the Chargers and meet up with readers at various bars in the downtown area. I would hate to have to go through such a rigorous weekend my self.
::whispers:: how was that?

by Grey Suit on Aug 6, 2009 7:13 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

LoL gosh

Boys…. Lol anywhoo… hey follow me to on twitter mzlanisd. I told the guy next to me it was Luis Castillos bday a few days ago and then that whole section after started singing Happy Birthday! It was awesome. Are you guys gonna be at the yard house? twitt it up… alright guys

***MZ LANZ***

by ChargersWitch on Aug 6, 2009 10:32 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

My sister and I were in the top pic somewhere

I was wearing a powder blue Chambers jersey, though I think the lady with the white vest is in the way. Rivers deffenitly had a off night, though Sean Phillips interception was sweet.

by tonoxtono on Aug 5, 2009 11:59 PM PDT reply actions  

Shaun

"I did not invent the wheel, I was the crooked spoke adjacent." - Aesop Rock

by John Gennaro on Aug 6, 2009 2:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

How did Buster look?

"I did not invent the wheel, I was the crooked spoke adjacent." - Aesop Rock

by John Gennaro on Aug 6, 2009 2:05 AM PDT reply actions  

no Rec

too easy.

He definitely practiced though. I’m pretty sure that picture above is him about the catch Rivers spiral.

"I did not invent the wheel, I was the crooked spoke adjacent." - Aesop Rock

by John Gennaro on Aug 6, 2009 4:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

He looked ok...

nothing too outstanding. He was working with the second team and was overshadowed by Floyd and Osgood (who both looked great).

by Grey Suit on Aug 6, 2009 7:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

who is defending

Buster is the river’s spiral picture?

  1. - Castillo?

If I agreed with you, we would both be wrong

by Diesel85 on Aug 6, 2009 8:31 AM PDT reply actions  

Nevermind all. . . .

I should have looked him up before asking. I had printed up a roster from chargers.com yesterday so that I could be the GM and cut who i wanted to down to 53. He wasn’t on there yesterday. Not a bad first day though. Get signed and have your first practice in front of all the fans in a stadium.

If I agreed with you, we would both be wrong

by Diesel85 on Aug 6, 2009 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

#26 Simeon Castille

Signed 8-4-09 with the Chargers

spent last season with the Bengals and played in 8 games as a UDFA in 2008

by Stephen (shaynes41) on Aug 6, 2009 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

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