LOS ANGELES -- By nature, baseball players are a routine-oriented bunch. But there's almost nothing routine about the job Brett Wallace fills as the Padres' primary offensive weapon off the bench.
Nonetheless, Wallace -- as is the case with most good pinch-hitters -- has found a rhythm in a role that makes it almost impossible to do so.
"I look at it like every day, I'm going to pinch-hit, whether I do or I don't," Wallace said. "I'm going to get an at-bat, and when I do. It's going to be a situation where I'm going to have an impact on the game.