In the next year, the team owners would make a bid to have the city of San Diego construct a new stadium for the Padres.
The Padres defeated the Houston Astros in the 1998 NLDS, 3 games to 1, behind solid pitching by Brown and Hoffman, and home runs by Greg Vaughn, Wally Joyner and Jim Leyritz (who homered in 3 of the 4 games) [REF].