Oh it's on now, boys and girls. Peavy goes against Roy Oswalt and lucky for us, Oswalt's probably Peavy's best friend on the Astros and grooving a pitch to the opposing team's pitcher isn't the scariest thing in the world, so I'm feeling good about the matchup.

I'm stll learning the ins and outs of the new system so your guess is good as mine as to what will show up during the Open Tread.

I'm feeling a little faint at the prospect of baseball again. Getting that dizzy feeling as baseball season once again starts seeping into my veins. Here come the irrational thoughts. Here comes the wonderfully sickening euphoria. Oh man... My stomach's starting to turn. Cold sweats.

The Gaslamp Ballers who could be in attendance are at the ballpark by now. It's just us now. Just us. 

GO PADRES!!! NO FAKE QUESO!!!

PADRES! PADRES! DON'T GET HURT!!!
PADRES! PADRES! DON'T EAT DIRT!!!

It's Opening Day and by some minor miracle, the Padres actually are playing in San Diego on the (real) first day of the season! I'm the first to kick the schedulers in the nuts when the Padres open away from home, so I will thank them wholeheartedly for letting our Padres do their business today.

If you haven't noticed FanShots, then I encourage you to get familiar with them. We'll be updating throughout the day and our new and improved GameThread will be fired up shortly before gametime. Submit your FanShots, recommend your favorites and check Gaslamp Ball throughout the day for updates and news.

Also, what's our first rally cry going to be for the new season? I haven't seen an official one. WE NEED A RALLY CRY.

[Note by Dex, 03/31/08 5:45 PM EDT ] Drama got official word.

Thank you for your inquiry on our slogan for 2008. While we are still promoting the ballpark experience concept of last season’s slogan (when applicable) we do not have a specific slogan for this season. Nonetheless, thank you for your slogan suggestions.