Maybe it has something to do with 16 pounds of anxious poodle tugging at my hand in the vet's office, but I only read what is wrong with the Padres, not a plan for a pennant.
This is not enough to win a pennant. Damn, this is early to call a season.
Due to the bottomless greed and incompetence of the Dodgers and Time Warner Cable, the games are available only to TWC subscribers. Today, L.A. Times columnist Bill Plaschke puts a human face on the issue with the story of Jim Ballard, a 94-year-old WWII vet from Carpinteria who bleeds Dodger blue and can't watch the games.
"I just wish somebody could tell me how I could fight this," Ballard says.
Yes, this man has earned better, but for everyone else in Dodger Nation all of the Padres fans go...
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We're seeing the #Padres host the Cardinals
15-Time All-Star, HOFer Tony Gwynn Passes Away
Thanks for the thrills.
As a Wisconsin high school kid, I got his autograph in Milwaukee after a game in the 1957 Series, along with that of many others, including Mickey, Whitey, Yogi (my hero then), Moose, Hank Aaron, Warren Spahn, Eddie Matthews and Lew Burdette. Getting Jerry Coleman’s was the most difficult as, in suit and tie and movie star handsome, he was surrounded by Milwaukee women.
Jerry Coleman as a New York Yankee: Former Yankees second baseman and Padres broadcaster Jerry Coleman passes away at 89 - Pinstripe Alley
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Hang a Star on This One. Lt. Col. Jerry Coleman, USMC
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Whatever the reason, his heart or his shoes, Drew stood there in October hating St. Lou's, Staring down from Deadspin with a sour, Grinchy frown At the warm lighted windows below in their town, For he knew every fan in St. Louis beneath Was busy now hanging a Cardinals-themed wreath. "And they're wearing their jerseys," he snarled with a sneer. "Tomorrow's the NLCS! It's practically here!" Then he growled and despised all the Ozzies and Stans, "I must find some way to to take down these Cards fans!"
(via Why Your Cardinals Suck)
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The Cardinals are like a long, never ending Nickelback marathon. PLEASE. MAKE. IT. STOP.
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The Rockets moved to Houston; The Clippers left for Los Angeles. The Chargers were destroyed by the Forty-Niners in the Super Bowl. Twice the Padres were swatted out of the World Series. If you become a fan of the any of the sports franchises in San Diego, you recognize the tell-tale signs of the beginning of the end. That came late last month.
This last road trip showed all of the Padres flaws. If your team can't beat...
- the worst team in the game
- the best team in the other league in the same game
- a team that is the best of the rest in your league
...your team won't be going to go far in the playoffs, assuming that they play perfectly for the rest of the season
The damage can't be undone. The Padres were playing with as much talent as they are going to have this year. This new ownership regime shows no signs of picking up a couple gazillion dollar free agents to do a ⅜ Steinbrenner to pump up the bullpen.
San Diego sports fans know what defeat looks like. This year, the Padres' just happen to come before the All-Star Break. Assuming that you're not some vato who doesn't have the self-respect to pack it away in January, it's time to break out the Chargers gear.
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They entered the series 6-15 and were facing the defending World Series champion Giants, who entered the series with a 13-9 record. I think many believed this would be a sweep, just not by the Padres. They never blew the Giants out, winning by one twice and two once, but getting a sweep in the first place is worthy of an A. And they even had a dramatic victory Saturday, overcoming a 5-0 deficit and getting a walkoff victory in 12 innings. Well done, San Diego. You get a much-deserved A here.
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When I watch baseball on ESPN, I often get the feeling sometime in August that the damned in Hell to get to watch MLB baseball, but all they get is ESPN covering The Yankees playing The Red Sox.
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— Jose Antonio Vargas (@joseiswriting) October 31, 2012
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Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen apologized Saturday for telling a magazine he loves Fidel Castro, two days after saying he gets drunk at the hotel bar after every game, and has been "for 25, 28 years. It doesn't change."
Fun times are starting in Miami.
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Classic High School picture of MLB pitcher Barry Zito. It's like he oozes the confidence of a young man who knows that he's adored by both men and women.
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...and Padres fans get someone to boo a few times a year for the next four years