Once a year for the last three years, I have written on the state of a very sad minor league baseball team that plays in the majors called the San Diego Padres. Usually, I can point to one or two specific things that the team and management have failed to do that will guarantee them the opportunity to watch the World Series being played in someone else’s ball park. But this year is different.
This year’s team is so bad, that it is impossible to isolate the one or two things that keeps the team out of contention. They can’t pitch, can’t come from behind to win a game, can’t run, can’t hold a lead and can’t close a game out. In short, if you play against this team, you have a 70% chance of winning before you even take the field. Seventy percent!!!
This team often reminds its fans of what good baseball can be by showing us how bad it can be played. This team, this year, is horrible and I’m not sure that I actually want to wait for next year’s offering. 🙁