Most of us are familiar with the “lightbulb” moment. Whether at a job, or in a personal relationship, something happens. After that, the thing that was unclear, or obscured, is obvious. Musically, it’s the “I Can See Clearly” concept. Sometimes, the concept isn’t a lightbulb, but more of a thunderstrike. From nowhere, but with a more searing vision of what was unknown before. I had a thunderstrike moment on recently, and it involves former Padres manager Jayce Tingler.
An incidental minor league player, Tingler was an outfielder with good zone command. I have about no knowledge on why he climbed the Padres system, or why he was chosen as the guy for the team in 2020 and 2021.