“Cant win ‘em all if you don’t win the first one!”  That’s what we used to say as players when ever we were the victors in the season opener.  The Padres clubhouse was no doubt yelling that refrain after yesterday’s hard fought, extra inning, 5-3 win over the Cardinals at New Busch Stadium.  It was a game that featured 3 Friar comebacks, hopefully making it a harbinger of another season of exciting, tough, never say die Padres baseball like we watched all last year.

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What a difference a year makes! This time last year the “if” about the Padre bullpen was pretty straightforward. The bullpen would be fine IF Kevin Towers could find 6 new faces to fill it. Read the rest of this entry »