Padres pumpkin contest is on

Halloween (or Gaslamp Ball-oween, as I like to call it around here) is just around the corner, and once again the Padres are holding a pumpkin carving contest. You may remember this contest from years past. Personally it's something that is near and dear to me, having been carving Padres pumpkins since 2009 and being the first winner of the contest when it began in 2012.

I don't think I'll be entering the contest this year, but I am excited to see what others come up with. The Padres are offering a "Padres prize pack" to the winner, which is the same prize as previous years. It is (by design) a vague description of a prize, but to give you an idea of what could possibly be included, I've…