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>SAN DIEGO -- Ray Flores could hardly believe it: There >he was at Chula Vista High, slipping into Padre >pinstripes Tuesday. >The Sunday 18A Padres introduced their newest and >lowest paying Cy Young Award winner a day after >commissioner Terry Stephenson approved the trade >moving Flores from the Marlins to the Padres. >"Wow! What a reception. I feel overwhelmed and very, >very happy to be here," Flores said at a packed news >conference. >"I still feel like someone's going to pinch me and >wake me up." >The first reigning Cy Young Award winner to be traded, >Flores will now play at Chula Vista High, perhaps >three miles from the neighborhood where he was born. >"I feel very special and honored. I hope that >translates into being a good team player," said >Flores, who will shift to a #2 Starting Pitcher from >an Ace Starting Pitcher. >"I'm pretty excited. This is a big, big one," Padres >owner John Doe said Monday. >Flores is moving onto the biggest stage in town and >will be expected to help the Padres win the Sunday 18A >Championship for the first time in franchise history. >The sign board outside Chula Vista High proclaimed: >"Ray-Ray, Welcome to CVHS." >"I've come to a point in my career when winning is the >most important thing," said Flores, who played for >three straight playoff teams including the Fall 2003 >18A Championship with the S.D. Marlins. "And being a >Padre -- it provides the opportunity, when you drive >to the school, every Sunday you have a chance to win."
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