Wait. The Padres and Mariners are making the “Vedder Cup” official? Talk about a grass-roots “campaign” sprouting out of press box shenanigans in Peoria, Ariz., and climbing all the way up the corporate ladder.

It took a Long Road to get here. Baseball fans in Seattle and San Diego whose Wishlist has included seeing an informal nickname for the rivalry series between the Padres and Mariners become official can now Smile.

The Padres will join rock star Eddie Vedder in creating the real Vedder Cup, the prize for the victor in their six-game season series with Seattle.