SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI ... (Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images) In the present day, the Padres’ fanbase is known as the “Friar Faithful,” in honor of the friars that ...

The Padres on Thursday begin another season of great promise. That is the new normal in San Diego, where for the better part of five decades it felt like the season was just about as good as over ...