I was going to post some links, but there aren't really many worthwhile stories out there this morning that I can find.

I'm going to the game tonight.  They better win because three losses in a row is about the most I can stomach. 

Every Friday is Friarworks Fireworks for the whole season.  Do fireworks bring in crowds?  Those are pretty expensive so they must.  Is that what people want to see?  I prefer to only watch fireworks on July 4th, otherwise they just don't have the same appeal.  You look at a Christmas Tree in July and it's just not the same.

I'm going to try and sample the Five for $5 if all goes according to plan.

Here's my two links:

• Everybody is wondering if the Padres are for real.  This is the point last season where things went sour.  "Five games and 5½ innings into an eight-game road trip, the Padres were 4-1 and holding a 4-0 lead – and looking to have only their second winning road trip since 2007." They ended up 4-4 after losing three straight.  Things appear to be getting real. Real fun!  Ok, maybe just real.
  
• Nobody really seems to have formed an opinion about Mark Neely yet.  Channel 4 isn't getting hate email about him so that's a good thing.  
• Petco Park won the recycler of the year award yesterday. No link available.
  
• GASLAMP BALL FLASHBACK.  Our first failed t-shirt.