Not enough Baseball has been played to make sense of what happened to theDodgers at Petco Park on Thursday. 

Cardinals 2, PIRATES 1 -- At St. 

The Padres' offense probably will be a bit improved over last year. 

--SS Everth Cabrera, a 22-year-old Rule 5 rookie, ran through a stop sign of sorts Thursday. 

It was one of the more telling stats from a dismal season. 

Barry Zito's first two seasons with the San Francisco Giants have been a disappointment, but the club still believes the onetime ace can build off a strong finish to 2008 and regain the success he once enjoyed on the other side of the bay. 

The Padres' offense probably will be a bit improved over last year. 

All major league debuts are special occasions. 

--Tom Garfinkel was introduced Wednesday as the new president and chief operating officer of the Padres. 

Manny Ramirez hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 on Wednesday night. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers didn't waste much time keeping Clayton Kershaw in the minor leagues, bringing their latest young pitching star up in May and watching him encounter some ups-and-downs as he adjusted to the majors. 

Manny Ramirez was already looking forward to the Los Angeles Dodgers' next game after collecting his first three RBIs of the season Wednesday night. 

The 2009 salaries for the top 100 highest-paid major league baseball players on opening day rosters and disabled lists. 

Concerns raised by insurance companies over Brandon Webb's arm caused the Diamondbacks to withdraw their offer of a three-year, $54 million contract extension to the right-hander last June, according to major-league sources. 

Baseball season will get under way in San Antonio on Thursday, April 9, when the Missions host the Northwest Arkansas Naturals.