The Padres’ new ownership group has only been in place a month, but Jose E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones are already giving fans something to chew on.
After buying the club for $3.9 billion, the husband-and-wife duo has been linked to optimism about the Padres’ future. But this week, Jones sparked a different kind of buzz with a cryptic Instagram post that had some fans wondering whether the couple might also be thinking about the Chargers.
Jones shared a photo of a stretch of pavement painted in Chargers colors and paired it with a caption that leaned into the idea of seeing more than what’s immediately in front of you. “Sometimes it’s a matter of perspective.
Mindset matters. Some people see a sidewalk.
I stopped because I saw so much more: color, texture, composition, possibility,” Jones wrote. “Art at the intersection 📷 … I’ve always moved through the world this way.
Intensely curious. It’s not always about what’s there.
It’s also about what else could be. Here’s to seeing differently ⚡️”
That post quickly lit up speculation around a franchise that left San Diego ahead of the 2017 season. Dean Spanos pushed for the city to help fund a new stadium, and when that didn’t happen, he moved the team 100 miles north to Los Angeles.
The Chargers have struggled to build the kind of fan base they once had after the move, even with plenty of talent along the way. And for a team with roots going back to the early ’60s, the idea of a return to San Diego still carries a lot of appeal.
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