Walk Toward The Light: Your 2009 San Diego Padres

Like 2008's Nail in the Coffin series, 2009's Walk Toward The Light aims to memorialize the eliminated teams that are gone and will likely be forgotten.San Diego PadresCurrent record 71-83 Season highlight They were dancing in the streets of the Gaslamp District on May 21 after hearing the news that Jake Peavy(notes) had exercised his no-trade clause and would be staying with the Padres instead of heading to Chicago to become a White Sock. So what if his decision had more to do with switching leagues and playing for Ozzie Guillen and moving to a team that was really no great shakes? So what if it wouldn't ensure he'd remain a Padre for future years or keep him from an upcoming DL stint? Back on that day, it wasn't a sad day to be a Padres fan (which is more than you can say for most days, of course). Season lowlight Peavy's inevitable departure finally came on July 31 and it occurred under the most surprising of circumstances. Not only was he traded away at ...