San Diego Surf Dawgs

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San Diego Surf Dawgs

Founded	2005
Ballpark	Tony Gwynn Stadium
Based in	San Diego, California
Team Colors	columbia blue, navy blue, gold
League	Golden Baseball League
Local Media
Team Manager	n/a
Pitching Coach	Tim Blackwell
Hitting Coach	Steve Ontiveros
Athletic Trainer
General Manager
Owner	League Operated

The San Diego Surf Dawgs are a Golden Baseball League team based in San Diego, California. They are known for playing in the same city as a Major League Baseball team, the National League's San Diego Padres. Their home stadium is named after former Padres great Tony Gwynn.

The signing of Rickey Henderson gave the team national exposure. (Henderson had also played for the Padres at some point in his career.) Former first-round draft pick Matt Wheatland is among five San Diegans on the roster.

The 2005 team won the first ever GBL California Division title, and on Labor Day weekend 2005 they won the inaugural GBL Championship tournament, coming back on the last day to win two games.

The team again made news in June 2006 by signing former Major League player José Canseco. He made his debut on July 3, 2006 and struck out 4 times. Prior to the game, the Juiced author looked like the Bash Brother of old during batting practice, knocking multiple pitches out of the park. After playing in one game with the Surf Dawgs, Canseco requested to be traded to a team closer to his home in Los Angeles [1] and was sent to the Long Beach Armada.

The team's future is uncertain as of November 22, 2006. A published report in The San Diego Union-Tribune claims that the team might not return for a third season in 2007, and even if they do, manager Terry Kennedy will not be back. [2]