San Diego Padres fans have plenty of reason to be encouraged about where the franchise may be headed under its new ownership group, led by José E. Feliciano and his wife and business partner, Kwanza Jones.
The group purchased the Padres last month in a deal valued at $3.9 billion, and their early public comments — especially those from Jones — have pointed toward an ambitious vision of turning San Diego into one of baseball’s premier organizations.
Now, speculation is growing that their interest in San Diego sports could extend beyond the Padres, fueled by an Instagram post Jones shared Tuesday.
“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 in the caption. The image showed a section of pavement painted in the Chargers’ colors.
“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,” she continued.
“Here’s to seeing differently ⚡️,” it concluded.
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If the cryptic message and the photo with the Chargers’ colors wasn’t enough to convey what Jones was likely alluding to, but her including the lightning bolt emoji at the end of her caption painted a pretty clear picture.
Of course, Jones making a social media post hinting at her interest in the Chargers is a far cry from the NFL franchise actually returning to the city it left before the 2017 season.
Chargers owner Dean Spanos essentially held the city of San Diego hostage, demanding its residents pay for a new stadium. When that did not happen, he moved the team 100 miles north to Los Angeles.
But the Chargers have not found a home in LA. Jokes circulate that they are forced to play 17 road games per season, knowing the road fans outnumber Chargers powder blue seemingly each week. Residents of San Diego are unlikely to welcome the team back if Spanos were at the head of the table, but a new ownership group, that would likely spur some excitement.