Forecasters see big season from star-laden lineup. Home park, though pitcher friendly, is no longer a severe threat to Padres offenses
If experts’ forecasts hold true, the 2023 Padres will get fatigued from circling the basepaths.
We’ve been burned before, older Padres fans might say. Indeed they have. Hence their endearing dry humor and humility. “Old Petco” lengthened swings, leading to easy outs. It drained hitters’ confidence. Particularly for lefties, it was punitive.Albert Pujols and Jeff Bagwell began home run trots there, only to scream expletives after seeing the ball caught.
Other than Adrian Gonzalez, whose Padres career belongs among the franchise’s top-five, Old Petco overwhelmed or reduced almost every Padres lefty and regular.
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