As noted in this week's Soapbox on how the schedule isn't up to par this season -- nor has it been for years -- the Padres and the Dodgers just played each other for the first tim

The standings did not reveal it, but over the weekend, the gap between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres was as wide as ever. Last October, the Dodgers flew two planes on the road — one for players;