As Brandon Lockridge was talking on the phone, he was standing on the field at Petco Park, where Lockridge is now a member of the San Diego Padres.
The stadium, in the mid-afternoon, was obviously empty – moreso, because San Diego was getting ready to hit the road to Los Angeles for a series against the Dodgers. Nonetheless, Petco Park looked beautiful.
But maybe not as beautiful as when the stadium is packed with the Padres’ faithful…