As a sport, baseballs greatest cultural advantage might be its roots as a game which begins with the thaw of winter and the arrival of spring. There is nothing more generally inspiring for all fans than the promise of Spring Training and the potential growth of young players. Thats especially true when those prospects play for a team, like the Padres, which has been a perennial doormat for so many seasons. A few years ago, we saw a similar pattern with the Astros when they jumped from finishing [...]