Once a year for the last four 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. Generally, I post after the All-Star Break. This year, there is no point in posting at the end of the month. This team is well on its way to losing 100+ games.
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 the same as last year. It is impossible to isolate the one or two things that keeps this 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 better than 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 makes every team it plays look like the 1927 NY Yankees. They should fire Bud Black and see if Willie Randolph is available and pay whatever it takes to get him to lead this team. Otherwise, I’ll be able to repost this next year because nothing will have changed.
