There is no question that Petco is the most pitcher friendly park in MLB. My question is why? Is it the fences, the thick air, the wind currents, the lighting, the batters eye... People always talk about adjusting the fences, which would change the park, but how much?

Since Petco has opened:

The Padres have hit 140 more Home Runs on the road than at Petco.

They have hit 38 more triples at Petco, than on the road.

They have hit 320 more doubles on the road than at Petco.

They have hit 439 more singles on the road than at Petco. Singles?

People talk about the fences and home runs, but when you look at it, the biggest chunks of the pie are doubles and singles. I don't see how a small change in the dimensions would change the doubles and singles rate. In order to create more doubles they would have to move the fences in a lot, along with raising them so line drive would not fly out. While this would increase home runs and doubles, it would also push the fielders closer to infield, which would reduce the singles rate.

This takes us back to why. Without first answering that question, making adjustments could turn the park into a complete joke.

It is official The Colorado Rockies own The San Diego Padres. The sad fact is that there is nothing The Padres can do to change this. The Rockies have the mojo, massive amounts of mystical mojo, emanating from one place: Padre Fans. Yes Padre fans we are responsible for Rocky mojo. Every time we relive game 163, we add to the mojo. Every time we complain about the final play, we add to the mojo. Every time we express hatred for Matt Holliday, we add to the mojo. I ask you, I beg of you, never speak of it again. Let it go . Let it go and they will fade away, hold onto it and they will last forever.

On Sunday September 23, 2007 The Great Black Hole of Suck appeared in Petco park. Milton Bradley inadvertently crossed the event horizon and brought the Padres with him. The physics of suck immediately took over and Milton stepped on Cameron's hand, ending his season. This was quickly followed by: Milton's meltdown, Gwynn's triple, Game 163, The Divorce...

Yes it is true. The entire Padre organization exists inside of The Great Black Hole Suck and knows only the physics of suck. While the organization has fought valiantly to avoid the singularity there is no escape. The only hope is to hope is to dive into the singularity, embrace The Suck and come out on the other side. Everyone from Jeff Moorad to the kids who sneak in for free, we must all embrace The Suck. It is our only hope.