Padres pitcher Josh Johnson throws his first bullpen session since his Tommy John surgery last April. / U-T
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As prevalent as Josh Johnson’s clan is in the Petco Park clubhouse – sometimes, anything goes when victories give way to postgame rambunctiousness – something curious occurred to the Padres’ 31-year-old hurler this spring as he approached the final leg of a long journey back from a second Tommy John surgery.