Column: Yu Darvish, like Kevin Brown in 1998, gives underdog Padres a shot in Game 1

Yu Darvish is the same pitcher as Kevin Brown in 1998. The 1998 Padres won Game 1 in Houston despite bad things happening. Tony Gwynn and Greg Vaughn led the offense. The 2022 Padres would need to produce a similar performance. They would also need Manny Machado, Juan Soto, Brandon Drury or Josh Bell to do that. It would be a good idea to use summer-trade acquisition Juan. Sato, Drry and Bell are possibilities. San Diego won the World Series in 2010. In that year, the team won despite two passed balls in one inning and an ill-advised throwing error.