The Padres Lose On Opening Day, Take 12 Innings To Do It

by Jason Avant

The Padres opened their 2018 season against the Milwaukee Brewers. Nowadays, Milwaukee having a team called "the Brewers" is as fitting as Utah having a team called "the Jazz". Is there jazz music in Salt Lake City? I'm sure you can find a couple of places where it is produced, and it likely sounds exactly what you think jazz played by nice young white men in short-sleeved white shirts and black polyester pants sounds like.

Is there beer in Milwaukee? If you consider this beer, sure, I guess.

These days, San Diego has a better claim on the team name "Brewers" than Milwaukee...or any other city in the U.S. (including you, Portland. Sit down.)

Anyway, yesterday's opener went into extra innings, and the Padres lost. Freddy Galvis did his job - went 2 for 4 at the plate made the game a 1-1 tie in the ninth with an RBI single. Clayton Richard did his job - seven innings, gave up one run. On the defensive side, the Padres looked fine - good, even. Richard is known as a ground ball pitcher, and racked up 10 ground ball outs. Freddy Galvis helped out a bit there as well.

This is pretty nifty stuff from Freddy Galvis. pic.twitter.com/4bQaJTdciW

— SI MLB (@si_mlb) March 29, 2018

Clearly Freddy Galvis does more than just wear the hell out of an awesome pair of socks. Brad Hand came in to close out the 9th. He did his job. The Padres' bats did not. Hand came back for the 10th. The Padres' bats rested peacefully, sleeping the blissful sleep of the utterly goddamn useless. Brad Hand did not come back for the 11th. I think you all know what's coming next.

Yes, it's Australia's Lash, with their hit single "Aloha, Mr. Hand"! Adam Cimber eventually took the mound for the Padres in the 12th and did this...

What is he doing with his front foot?! I love everything about Adam Cimber’s delibery pic.twitter.com/bPXjtsKX0h

— Nick Stevens (@CoachNick_14) March 30, 2018

...but soon after that he gave up the winning run. But be of good cheer, Padres Faithful. It was a lovely day, extra-inning games are always fun, television has proven that everyone in Milwaukee looks like this...

 ...and there are 161 more games to go.