Ashley Eckstein, The San Diego Padres, and Star Wars

It was so nice to get caught up with our favorite padawan, Ashley Eckstein (Ahsoka Tano), on the latest edition of The Weekly ForceCast. Being as big a baseball fan as I am a Star Wars fan, I always ask Ashley to fill us in on the latest major league exploits of her husband, San Diego Padres second baseman David Eckstein. I've been a big fan of David's grinder approach to playing the the game for a long time and I've had the pleasure of meeting the man a few times over the last couple of years. David is having a great year and the Padres are in first place. I think there may be some Jedi intervention going on!



It was cool to hear Ashley tell us that there are several Star Wars fans on the 2010 Padres squad. To back that up, following our conversation, Ashley sent us the following:


"Did you see this photo? I sense the Force is Strong with the Padres..."



San Diego Padres player Ryan Webb wears a "Star Wars" Yoda doll on his back before the Sunday, June 27, 2010 game in Miami against the Florida Marlins. (AP/ Photo/J Pat Carter)


We also talked about Ashley's wonderful work for charity and the cool lightsaber baseball bats that she signed along with the Padres team. The bats were hand painted by members of The 501st and auctioned off with proceeds going to charity.



Over 5000 dollars were raised...Talk about giving back! Without a question, Ashley and David Eckstein are two of the good guys in showbiz and sports.



Be sure to support Ashley's fashion venture for fangirls, Her Universe, and be sure to say hi to her this summer at San Diego Comic Con, Star Wars Celebration V, and Chicago Comic Con...And tell her you heard her on The ForceCast!

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