Here we go...I kind of lost track of doing this blog last season- probably because I was at the stadium too much LOL.
We start off the season in St. Louis against the Cardinals and then come home on April 5th to take on the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
Could MLB come up with a harder set of opening day opponents than these two teams?
Adrian Gonzalez is gone- off to Boston to make more money.
I will address the player salaries verses the way hours are already scheduled to be cut for Petco park workers real soon here on this blog.
Today however let's stay away from drama and celebrate something that many of us wait through a long, long winter for.
The line-up today looks nothing like the Padres of 2010.
One person that I will miss is David Eckstein.
Here is the starting line-up for today:
The game has just started so I will update this post after the game!
PLAY BALL!
Live Updates- Well we just had the golden opportunity of the game in the top of the 8th. Score was still; tied 2-2 and the bases were loaded with two outs and the Padres do what they usually do. Swing at crapola pitches when it really counts. on a 1-2 count Hawpe flied out to the short outfield. Inning over ...let's see if we can have another rally or will this one be a walk off by either team?
Bottom of the 8th- You would know Matt Holliday- mister "I really touched home plate even though I really didn't" when he was with Colorado just hit a home run. Padres 2- Cardinals 3.
If we lose today it is the teams fault- once again Padres players chocke when the big hit was needed. We will see what happens in the top of the 9th...pretty easy to guess what that will be.
But wait...
That was last year's team!
With two outs in the top of the 9th our new center fielder Cameron Maybin hit a 2 out solo 400 foot plus home run to dead center! So we stay alive..3-3 tied...let's hope for extra innings!
And indeed we got them...
In the top of the 11th we went ahead 4-3 on an error by St. Louis- great base running by Chase Headley !! But looks like center fielder Maybin is hurt :( Plus we just got another add on run - score 5-3 Padres!
As the bottom of the 11th opens Cameron Maybin is still in the game so I hope that kid is alright. He seems to be a really good player and i am glad we picked him up.
And now is HEATH BELL time...
The end result:
PADRES WIN THE FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON 5-2 OVER THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS!
| Mar 31/11 1 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
| Padres 0 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 « |
| Cardinals 1 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
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