A New Era to Begin on Sunday for San Diego Padres

The San Diego Padres have been looking for that spark, that one something that will make this team come out from the cellar of the NL West. 

That spark could very well come on Sunday afternoon when San Diego's top pitching prospect, Mat Latos, is expected to be called up to make his major league debut at Petco Park against the Rockies.

As the Padres' radio play-by-play guy Ted Leitner is so famous for saying, "Mat, we're all counting on you."  If you've never heard Leitner say that, it's actually a lot funnier than it looks on paper.

Latos will be called up after making four appearances, two starts, for Single-A Fort Wayne (3-0, 0.36 ERA) and nine appearances, all starts, for Double-A San Antonio (5-1, 1.91 ERA).

Talk about pressure. ...

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