A new season started today.
Here we’ve written a brief timeline from pre-game through the end of the most magical inning in Padres baseball history, for those who could only be there in spirit:
5:30 PM
Massive lines stretching into the gaslamp more than an hour before first pitch portend an electric evening.
6:11 PM
Inside the stadium is absolutely packed. Except…
6:23 PM
Soto watch begins.
6:31 PM
First sighting.
6:32
A moment of silence for an all time great
6:40 PM
The new Padres take the field. A new era begins.
6:41 PM
Blake “Second-half” Snell makes quick work of the Rockies in the top of the 1st.
6:45 PM
6:51 PM
6:53 PM
Manny doubles, Soto advances to 3rd
New addition Josh Bell walks loading the bases
Jake Cronenworth gets HBP, Soto scores first run as Padre. Bases still loaded
7:00 PM
Brandon Drury sees his first pitch as a Padre…
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7:01 PM
This was the most electrifying live sports moment we’ve ever witnessed. The rest of the night unfolded magically. We saw several things we hadn’t seen before including a strange new technique at first base:
Old friends meeting new…
After the game, it was clear: this is not our father’s Padres. Chris Denorfia is not batting cleanup. The payroll doesn’t start with a four. This was the opening day for a brand new Padres team, and there’s reason to think things might get better yet:
Life is short. These moments don’t come very often. We hope you enjoyed them as much as we did.
Keep the faith
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