The Padres don't need to vanquish the rival Dodgers to make the playoffs — they just need to play well
You wonder, as the Dodgers loom in Wednesday's far-flung Major League Baseball lid-lifter, if the enormity of their payroll and perceived pedestal has colored every lens. That's how many see baseball — the league with the Dodgers ... and the 29 teams chasing them. The Padres, though, do not need to be Dodgers-good. Few, if any, will be. They need to be Diamondbacks-good. They need to be Cubs-, Cardinals- or Reds-good. Can they be that? Of course.
And they're looking to bring people with them. And they're sincere about being the best and getting better. 'When you have your three best players, historically, they have that mindset on the position players' side and we have on the pitching side, too, with Joe and Yu ... then you have something pretty special.' On one hand, what's Shildt supposed to say? This spot on the calendar is reserved for rosy optimism. Everything is dandy until a team proves it's not.
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