"Brian Matusz isn't easily rattled, shaken or stirred. The Baltimore Orioles were in San Francisco when word arrived that San Diego - the Birds' next stop on their interleague tour of the National League West Division - had been hit with another earthquake. That made three temblors to strike while the Padres were either working out or playing a game at Petco Park this season. "I was in San Diego for three years, never even felt a quake," said Matusz, the Orioles' young left-handed starting pitcher. "I guess I slept through a couple of them." The three years were those he spent at the University of San Diego, pitching his way to national prominence as a collegian, eventually becoming Major League Baseball's fourth overall draft choice of 2008. Quite fittingly, Matusz gets the start tonight as the Orioles open a three-game visit to Petco Park, where he watched a number of games during three years at USD, but never pitched. Some familiar surroundings and trips to his favorite Mexican restaurants - along with the Petco presence of many former college pals and family from Arizona - should bolster a 23-year-old pitcher who's gone from 2-0 to 2-7 over the course of exactly two months." http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jun/17/to-matusz-petco-feels-like-home/
