Sports Update: Padres Open Season with Loss to Dodgers

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Published April 7, 2009 at 7:11 AM PDT

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What are the chances the San Diego Padres will compete for the National League Western Division crown this year? Will pitching ace Jake Peavy be traded? What impact will the ownership change have on

Maureen Cavanaugh: It's one down and 161 games to go for the San Diego Padres . A record crowd at Petco Park watched the Padres lose their first game of the season to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Sports writers have been tracking the Padres through spring training and not many have good things to say about the team's prospects this season. Can the Friars prove them wrong? Joining me to talk about the start of the new baseball season is Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton.

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Guest

Lee " Hacksaw" Hamilton, long-time sports talk show host in San Diego.