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SECRET WEAPON

A coach’s work is never done, so don’t be thinking that Bobby Dickerson has his feet up somewhere this winter celebrating the Padres’ first foray into the postseason since 2006 like all the hard work is finished.

And definitely don’t think that he’s off toasting the team’s success with a big, juicy steak.

“I haven’t had a steak since Thursday, May 28,” Dickerson said. “The day before the heart attack.”

Both the work and the scare are an enormous part of the 2020 story for Dickerson and the Padres. San Diego lured him away from the Phillies’ coaching staff after the 2019 season as Jayce Tingler’s bench coach for several reasons, not the least of which was

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