The Padres paid tribute to Ron Burgundy and company by unveiling their new Anchorman race
The Padres are embracing a brand-new look in 2019. They have Manny Machado patrolling third base! Fernando Tatis Jr. is up from the Minors! Ron Burgundy is a Petco Park regular!
Yes, that Ron Burgundy.
The Anchorman Race is a new addition to the in-game entertainment, and it made its debut during the Padres-Giants game on Friday:
NEWS TEAM ASSEMBLE!
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) March 30, 2019
Introducing Anchorman races at @PetcoPark with the Channel 4 news team: Ron Burgundy, Champ Kind, Brian Fantana and Brick Tamland! pic.twitter.com/gShWiohnhX
It's good to see that the original Channel 4 news team all made it back to San Diego for the race. Burgundy winning the first contest was a slam dunk. The man is kind of a big deal.
Now, if the news team can reenact this jump in that bulky garb after the Anchorman Races, then we'll really be impressed.
Andrew Mearns is a writer for Cut4 whose baseball obsession was born from the shattered dreams of Mike Mussina's perfect game attempt in 2001. He has a startling memory of World Series highlights that barely functions as a party trick.
