How the Padres Will Spend Their Strike (and Summer) Vacation

BRUCE BOCHY, catcher--”Well, I got a lot of work to do in the yard. I’ll catch up with that stuff. I might try to get some kind of job, although I wouldn’t do it right away. I’d probably go to Florida and go to work with some friends. Landscaping. Bartending.”

MARK THURMOND, pitcher--”I’ll go home to Houston and make a real living, I guess. I sell insurance. That’s what I did in the off-season anyway.”

CARMELO MARTINEZ, outfielder--”My wife will have a baby soon. So I’ll stay home. I’ve got to baby-sit my wife.”

GRAIG NETTLES, third base--”In 1981, I just hung out. There was nothing much I could do. I went to the beach.”

GARRY TEMPLETON, shortstop--”I guess I’ll go work on my new house. I’m moving at the end of the season. That’ll be about it.”

CRAIG LEFFERTS, pitcher--I’ll stay back in San Diego, stay in shape. I’ve got my real estate license in Arizona, so I might check it out to see what I have to do to get it in California.”

ERIC SHOW, pitcher--”I’ll stay in shape. And I’ll study my motion more, and work around the yard. I love to work around the yard. It’s so simple and uncomplicated. Music? I might play some. I’ll see who calls.”

DAVE DRAVECKY, pitcher--”I’ll definitely go back and keep in shape and work on a few things. Depending on the length of the strike, I’ll probably start looking for a job. I’ll probably get into construction. I don’t know what aspect, but I enjoy the labor end. It helps you keep in shape.”

JERRY DAVIS, outfielder--”I’ll just hang around San Diego and stay in shape. I’ll do sightseeing and go to the beach. If it isn’t over this season, I’ll go home and try to get a winter ball job. If I had the cash, it’d be a perfect time to go back to school and put a semester in. But that’s impossible because you’ve got to plan to come back. If you start something, you know the strike will end right then.”

TERRY KENNEDY, catcher--”I’ll get a job. I’ll take a week off and get a job in an area I might like to work when I’m done. I’m not afraid to start at the bottom. I’ve always wanted to go into construction and build houses. People say they’d like to see baseball players work for a living. I’m not afraid. I’m not afraid to make less money. And I’ll have to start at the bottom. My field of expertise is here (in baseball).”

STEVE GARVEY, first base--”I’ll just take care of obligations and attend to my business with the sports marketing company (Garvey Marketing Group). I’ll stay physically and mentally ready.”

KEVIN McREYNOLDS, outfield--”I’ll take plenty of time off. That’s what I’ll do. I’ll hang around San Diego and see what it looks like. If it looks like it’ll last the rest of the season, I’ll go back to Arkansas. Get a job? No. I’ve got a couple of endorsements lined up. And I’m planning to go to Hawaii in November. And hunting season starts at the end of November.”

TONY GWYNN, outfielder--”I’ll go home, and be there for the birth of my second child. And I’ll be a happy daddy like any other man. That’s about it. I’ll be a daddy.”

MARIO RAMIREZ, infielder--”Maybe I’ll stay for a week in San Diego, but then I’ll take my wife to Puerto Rico. She’ll have our baby there. And I think it’s better for her there because all her family is there. She doesn’t know many in San Diego. Then, I’ll fly back to San Diego alone and fix my house, get it ready for the baby.”

AL BUMBRY, outfielder--”Since we’re in Cincinnati, first thing I’ll fly back to Baltimore for a couple of days. A lot depends on the progress. I’ll probably return to San Diego and work out. A job? I haven’t had a job in 12 years. . . .”

TIM FLANNERY, second base--”I’m going to take it easy and stay in shape until the season’s over. I’ll spend time with my family and boy. Around October, I’ll get involved in real estate and try my hand at that.”

JERRY ROYSTER, infielder--”Me and Timmy (Flannery) have decided to go barnstorming. The Timry Flanster sideshow. Sort of like Dumbo’s Flying Circus. No, I’ll just spend time with with my family. Unfortunately, it’s not the way to do it, but my little girl needs me right now.”

ROY LEE JACKSON, pitcher--”I don’t know. I haven’t thought about it. I’ll go back to Florida, I’d go to my church and teach and preach and sing and have a good time.”

TIM STODDARD, pitcher--”I’d probably stay in San Diego for a week or so and see what happens. If nothing does, I’ll go back to Chicago. I’ll paint and wallpaper and try to stay in shape. I’ll help the kids with homework. School starts in a month or so, you know.”

BOBBY BROWN, outfielder--”I don’t know.”

LaMARR HOYT, pitcher--”I’m going to the beach. Every day. I’ll sit back and relax. I may as well. I’ll enjoy it. We’ve got some of the summer left. I figure it’s a great opportunity to discover San Diego. I haven’t had a chance to see what’s there or go to the beach. I hear it’s one of the nicest cities in the country. It’s tough to see that when you’re playing all the time. Also, I’ll go get a driver’s license.”

ED WOJNA, pitcher--”We’ve saved a little since we’ve been up. Probably enough to tide us through until winter ball. . . . Before I played baseball, I used to work for a civil engineer as a draftsman. It’s been pretty beneficial. I never thought I’d resort back to it, but you never know. Plus, my wife is a fashion designer. So we have a dual income.”

ANDY HAWKINS, pitcher--”I don’t know. I’d just as soon not talk about it.”

KURT BEVACQUA, infielder--”I’ll go back (to San Diego), and if I have to, I’ll go drive limos. I’ll lose some money with some advertisements (he owns a baseball newspaper) that were planned with some pretty good companies. I’ll try to convince advertisers that just because we strike doesn’t mean the paper doesn’t go out. I’ll just lose some distribution at the ballpark. There’ll be stuff to write about.”

GOOSE GOSSAGE, pitcher--Injured and unavailable for comment.