Union-Tribune columnist Nick Canepa looks into the future and gives us his take on the five stories we'll be talking about this coming week:
1. Paparazzi capture glutton-for-punishment Alex Rodriguez entering a New York cutlery shop with Lorena Bobbitt.
2. Determined to dig deep into the untapped Cuban baseball pool, the Padres sign Minnie Minoso to a minor league contract.
3. XX 1090 AM becomes the first radio station to offer Padres playoff tickets.
4. Phil Mickelson decides it's time to put the Palace of Versailles on the market.
5. First to step up to the urinal for the PGA Tour's new anti-doping program, Commissioner Tim Finchem tests positive for Tiger Balm.
