It’s something of a surprise that as anticipated as the season series between the Padres and Dodgers was before the season started, the seven games they’ve played have managed to outweigh that anticipation. They’ve lived up to the billing and so much more. Whatever baseball’s problems are on the field, and there are many before we even get to the off-the-field category, MLB can use this rivalry to cover some of that up and also promote everything the game can be. Of course, as the season rolls on, it might actually be hard to maintain this intensity. Which is a weird thing to say about April games, because they usually don’t look anything like this. Then again, the newness of the season and the Padres still having that new car smell helps jump up the meter. Perhaps the division…