Chairman Ron Fowler is the unscripted, unrestrained and unwavering voice of the plan the Padres began selling to ticket holders Wednesday night.
The late-afternoon gathering at Petco Park started as a “town hall” meeting for fans following the dizzying selloff of recent months.
The huddle behind the third-base dugout crackled, though, as Fowler and the franchise detailed reasons to peel the house down to exposed nails and studs.
In Fowler’s mind, the Padres hoping to earn your dollars next season and beyond will ditch the drama and dirty the uniforms. To his thinking, those Padres will embrace effort and eighty-six entitlement.