Are the Padres For Real?

San Diego is only 1.5 games back in the NL West without two key pieces that will make them even better. How afraid should the Dodgers and Giants be?

Manny Machado has been MLB’s best player through the season’s first month. He must be tired of hearing the NL West is a two-team race. ((Photo by Rob Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Is it better to be good or lucky?

If you ask anyone who has ever played baseball, the answer, of course, is lucky. The Giants won the NL West over the Dodgers last year b…