PADRES HOME OPENING DAY 2011

It all starts today- well at least here at home.

It's the Padres 2011 home opener, where we can try to get a little bit of revenge on the defending world champion San Francisco Giants today at 3:35pm.

But before the game starts XX1090 is co-sponsoring the Opening Day Block Party behind the park!

From XX1090, "Come out and join XX 1090 sports radio with the East Village Association on April 5th for the 2011 Alexander & Associates Tax Professionals Padres Opening Day Block Party. We'll be broadcasting all day, starting with Hacksaw at 10a and leading right up to the 3:35p game time.

This is a FREE event for families and Padres fans of all ages. Celebrate with XX1090 on two whole blocks downtown on J street. We'll be doin' it up big from 11:30a - 5:00p on J, between 7th st and 9th."

It was a real fun time last year and I will be down there taking some pics to send on my twitter account.

As for how the team will do today, we are coming off a great series where we took 2 out of 3 games from a team that historically we have a hard time beating in their home stadium so I believe the momentum is still there.

I haven't seen the line-up yet but I hope Buddy Black goes with the opening day in St. Louis line-up and the guys continue to play small ball today.

So here's hoping we come up with a win today at the sold out Petco Park today!

On another note...the Dodgers are coming this weekend...and that means their unruly and rude fans who always stink up Petco Park will be there too.

Last year I watched, in my section, as Dodger fans got drunk, picked fights with Padres fans and got ejected from the Park.

Sadly during the Giants series with the Dodgers something horrible happened. The two scumbags in that police sketch below, according to NBC LA, beat and left in critical condition a 42-year-old Giants fan.

"Police said the argument started when the two men began taunting three men in Giants gear as thousands of baseball fans left the stadium after Thursday night's 2-1 Dodger victory, Detective T.J. Moore said.

The Giants fans tried to distance themselves from their assailants, and two made it away from them, but one was struck with fists on the back of the head and as he fell, his head hit the ground in Parking Lot 2 on the third base side of the ballpark, Moore said.

Both attackers then kicked the victim, who suffered a head injury, and ran, Moore said. When the victim's friends turned around to look for him, they saw him on the ground and made their way back to him.

Contributions from the Giants and Dodgers increased the reward offered for information in the attack on a San Francisco fan to $50,000.

The fan was attacked in the parking lot at Dodger Stadium after Thursday's season opener. Bryan Stow, a 42-year-old paramedic from Santa Cruz, was is in a medically induced coma.

Spokesman Josh Rawitch said Monday the Los Angeles Dodgers will contribute $25,000. Giants spokeswoman Staci Slaughter said the team will pledge $10,000. After the attack, Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich announced a $10,000 reward. Stow's employer contributed $5,000."

I know this isn't the fault of the Dodgers organization. For some reason ganstas up there and even here in San Diego love wearing Dodger caps. I think the organization needs to speak out against the types of cowardly scumbags that attacked this fan and wannabe ganstas that use their team logo as a sign of being a tough guy.

I spoke with a source at the SDPD and they told me that the police will be "very present" at the games Friday, Saturday and Sunday but still watch your back if you are out at the games.

I think that is why San Diego and San Francisco fans hate the Dodgers so much- I don't think it is the team itself (although they didn't win any love from me with fat ass Manny Ramirez last year) I think it because we cannot stand the Dodger fans who can't act like decent human beings at sporting events.

Here's hoping that Giant fan recovers and the Dodgers help to pay the guys medical bills.

And here's hoping we have a home opener win today!!

See you around the block party later today.

PLAY BALL!