San Diego Padres: It’s Time for Them to Step Up to the Plate!

Please let me begin by stating that I could not be more pleased with the effort that the San Diego Padres have put forth thus far. Here we are, almost at the All-Star break, and my Padres are in first place by 3.5 games in the NL West.

If that isn't amazing enough for you, how about this? The Padres have the best record in the National League!

Still need more? The Padres have, by far, the lowest ERA of any pitching staff in baseball, even though they do not have a single pitcher on the All-Star team.

How about this? The Padres lead baseball with 12 shutouts!

Still not convinced? This should help...the San D...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - San Diego Padres
Article is property of BleacherReport.com