During a press conference on Tuesday at Padres Spring Training in Peoria, AZ, well-known sports agent Scott Boras (who represents new Padres 1st baseman Eric Hosmer) was talking about the strength of the San Diego farm system when he gave us a line for the ages:
"It's a volcano of hot talent lava."
Predictably, that statement immediately went viral.
Padres Twitter started asking if the team should build a volcano at Petco Park (DO IT!) and volcano GIFs started popping up all over the place as the fan base went wild.
But it's not just the Friar Faithful who are embracing the volcano analogy. Hosmer somehow kept a straight face whilst sitting right next to Boras and he got the idea of slapping the #HotTalentLava on a T-shirt.
So, just two days after the statement was made, every locker in the clubhouse had a brand new gray shirt waiting in it. Most of the players immediately donned the shirts for workouts because they see and embrace the talent level in this camp. Plus, who turns down a free T-shirt?
Alas, the shirts are not available yet for public purchase but don't be surprised to see them in the Padres Team Store at some point.
