No Resurrection for The Padres

Maybe in 2013?  

Let me just go ahead and say it...  "Wait 'til next year."

The Padres home opener is in the books and I think, if you're a fan,  it's going to be okay for you to go ahead and spend the money you were saving for World Series tickets.  You non Padre fans can just keep dreaming but those of us with a fondness for the "Father's"can just settle in for another season of low run production and oh so timely errors.  The 2012 season, after just one game, smells very much like the baseball cuisine the Pads served up in 2011: very few hits, practically NO runs and significant errors.  Cameron Maybin did smack a colossal homer in game one, but that did little to repair the damage done by his ham-handed misjudgement of a routine centerfield fly earlier in the day. 

Cameron Maybin gets a high five after his 445- foot dinger

 Somehow I thought this year would be different.  For once there seemed to be a few guys who could actually get on base and help the usually strong starting pitching and faithfully prophylactic  bullpen.  This year the pitching seems slightly less certain, but competitive.  Maybe I can take it up with the big Skipper in the Sky when I make my bi-annual trip to church this weekend.  ( I would attend more often, but God makes me nervous when you get him indoors.)  Prayers for injuries to other National League West contenders would seem to be in order.  Of course, that would be wrong.  (Like I care.)

And now for some good news...

 Recently I toured the Mayan ruins in Mexico and a very knowledgeable guide, Armando, assured me that the world WILL NOT end this coming December 21.  He explained that the Mayans, though very bright, had their calendar all wrong and that their basic understanding of lunar orbits, star alignments, and blah blah blah got them so confused that they simply stopped figuring how much time they had left and decided calendars were not something they needed to worry about.   Or, they may have been drinking.  In fairness, Armando did present himself as slightly delusional and maybe even just a little bit insane.  From one moment to the next I couldn't tell if he was about to eat dirt, chase rabbits or bark at the moon.  Whatever the case,  I think it will be a good idea to put off paying any bills until December 22.
Especially if you're ordering Padre season tickets for 2013.

Mayan ruins:  Come for the history; stay for the Iguana.  It tastes like chicken.