First, catcher Austin Hedges was asked by the team's trainer if he'd been in trouble the night before. Hedges said he had not. Are you sure? Hedges said he was sure.
Hedges then boarded the team bus only to be approached by two men who looked like cops.
"Come with us," one of them said.
And only then did El Paso manager Pat Murphy let Hedges know that he was headed to the Major Leagues.
"He got me good," Hedges said later.
Yes, indeed.
And now it's Murphy's turn.
The Padres on Tuesday named him their manager for the remainder of the 2015 season and will give him 96 games to show he deserves the job permanently.