Padres to break in new fences starting Tuesday   SAN DIEGO (AP)
- Padres manager Bud Black, general manager Josh Byrnes and
assistant G.M. A.J. Hinch spent several minutes throwing
baseballs off the new fence in right field at Petco Park on
Monday, trying to get a crash course in how they might play
starting with the home opener Tuesday against the Los Angeles
Dodgers.  The big hope, of course, is that more balls will fly
over the fence.  From the right-field porch to the right-center
gap, the fence was moved in from 402 feet to 391 feet and
lowered to just under 8 feet, matching the rest of the outfield
wall. In left-center, the fence came in from 402 feet to 390
feet. In a safety-related move, that allowed the visiting team's
bullpen to be relocated from right-field foul territory to
behind the home bullpen.  The dimensions remain the same down
the left-field line (336 feet), right-field line (322) and
straightaway center (396).  While Petco is expected to remain a
pitchers' park, the Padres hope that playe