Are the Padres cursed or just really THAT bad?
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What owl said plus the Dodgers were playing with a little more motivation this weekend. They were playing for Vin.
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If the Pads make the playoffs, a short series with good pitching could change everything. The problem with the optics of a big trade like Soto and Bell is, they could hit and be effective on offense and still not change much. As fans we love the big names and trades aslt the deadline, but so many lesser named players get key hits at certain times and next thing you know Steve Pierce is receiving a WS MVP. The Dodgers are fundamentally sound and play good ball. Maybe given another shot in the playoffs, we may see the Bob Melvin effect play a part and try to bring some stabilty ro that SD Ptching Staff.
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Did anyone here the ESPN announcer, I think is was the color commentary guy, on yesterday's game after Taylor caught the line drive for the first out of the sixth inning? If you have MLB.TV go fast forward to it.
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@Ericulous1_PSN said in Are the Padres cursed or just really THAT bad?:
This is not a Padres hate thread. I live in SD and wish them all the success in the world. But are they cursed to have awful sports because of the great weather or what? They go and load up on talent and then get demolished by both the Rockies and Dodgers.
They desperately need offense all year and then they get it and their pitching falls apart.
Tatis is getting paid 340 Million to dance in the dugout because he can't stay on the field.
Last year they were power ranked #2 to start the season and had an abysmal collapse and ended under .500.
So do they ever really have a chance? Are they cursed, managed and run poorly? What is the deal?
What are the two things the San Diego Padres and San Diego Studios have in common?
- There both located in San Diego
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Maybe the Brewers had it right. Hader just blew a 3 run lead and the Padres look like a cellar dwelling joke. I'm sorry Pads fans. I think I jinxed you because when they pulled off these trades I thought to myself, maybe this is the year. When will I learn?
I was hoping this rant would bite me in the rear. Nice job Manny Machado. I hope I'm wrong.
I realize it's odd hearing this from a Cards fan but I grew up in SD and wish they could have a winning tradition..
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Grandslam Diego needs to be revived.
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And now Tatis is suspended for 80 games.
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Cursed apparently
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@Ericulous1_PSN said in Are the Padres cursed or just really THAT bad?:
This is not a Padres hate thread. I live in SD and wish them all the success in the world. But are they cursed to have awful sports because of the great weather or what? They go and load up on talent and then get demolished by both the Rockies and Dodgers.
They desperately need offense all year and then they get it and their pitching falls apart.
Tatis is getting paid 340 Million to dance in the dugout because he can't stay on the field.
Last year they were power ranked #2 to start the season and had an abysmal collapse and ended under .500.
So do they ever really have a chance? Are they cursed, managed and run poorly? What is the deal?
There was 84 and 98. You never know, they could always lose a third time.
Sorry, I used to live at naval housing near the Murph in 84. Since then I've decided to be disillusioned by the Angels.
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@broken_toy1_PSN said in Are the Padres cursed or just really THAT bad?:
@Ericulous1_PSN said in Are the Padres cursed or just really THAT bad?:
This is not a Padres hate thread. I live in SD and wish them all the success in the world. But are they cursed to have awful sports because of the great weather or what? They go and load up on talent and then get demolished by both the Rockies and Dodgers.
They desperately need offense all year and then they get it and their pitching falls apart.
Tatis is getting paid 340 Million to dance in the dugout because he can't stay on the field.
Last year they were power ranked #2 to start the season and had an abysmal collapse and ended under .500.
So do they ever really have a chance? Are they cursed, managed and run poorly? What is the deal?
There was 84 and 98. You never know, they could always lose a third time.
Sorry, I used to live at naval housing near the Murph in 84. Since then I've decided to be disillusioned by the Angels.
Don't be sorry...you get it. And that's cool. I lived in that same area in college, right behind the stadium market and would walk to games between 99-02 before the move to Petco.
So the Padres bats start going, they win a few games in a row, score 30 runs in 3 games and boom Tatis is suspended. A 340 million dollar weapon, decommissioned yet again. He has yet to complete a season.
The Tatis conundrum:
My biggest beef with Tatis last year was his flash getting in the way of substance. Of course I love the sliding into the splits, the matrix limbo move to get out of the way of a fastball and the crazy leap frog fielding methods. Its great theatre. The reason Tatis is special is he is part ballplayer, part acrobat along with his speed and prodigious power. But he constantly got hurt as a result of these antics, often times unnecessarily.But the way he played like a [censored] hurt little leaguer down the stretch, dogging plays in the outfield, throwing tantrums in the dugout really showed his age. It's all fun and flash when you're winning, start to lose and he really shut down. Well, that's all forgivable. He's a kid and he make mistakes. I'm not even condemning him for the steroid use or the wreckless motorcycle accident. I can hardly throw stones given some of my behavioral antics in my 20s.
What it comes down to ultimately is having a winning mind. Say what you will about Jeter being overrated, he didn't pull stunts like this. Imagine a young man in his early 20s, suddenly a world champion, superstar bachelor in New York City. He should have gone nuts but instead he simply played ball and won rings.
Once again...I think the Padres are cursed. Or simply run very poorly.
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Is it forgivable? for a 20 year old it might be, for a 300million dollar man? Harper and Soto came in the league this young,Acuna too(and others) you don't see these antics from them.
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@Ericulous1_PSN said in Are the Padres cursed or just really THAT bad?:
This is not a Padres hate thread. I live in SD and wish them all the success in the world. But are they cursed to have awful sports because of the great weather or what? They go and load up on talent and then get demolished by both the Rockies and Dodgers.
They desperately need offense all year and then they get it and their pitching falls apart.
Tatis is getting paid 340 Million to dance in the dugout because he can't stay on the field.
Last year they were power ranked #2 to start the season and had an abysmal collapse and ended under .500.
So do they ever really have a chance? Are they cursed, managed and run poorly? What is the deal?
Well, they are in San Diego. One of the lowest lying fields in the country. The outfield is pretty expansive. The weather is cool, there isn't much wind and when there is it come in to the stadium. The air density restricts outgoing power and helps ball movement from a pitchers hand.
Petco is a pitcher and contact hitters dream stadium. Hosmer sucked in part because of this. Peavy and Hoffmann excelled because of this. Giles made a career out of this.
The team needed bats for an end of season push. The air gets cooler in October and any home games will be about pitching and playing small ball. Away games need diversity. Soto probably won't do well in SD. He is build for NY or Bean Town, maybe Denver or Philly. Same with Tatis. Tatis in LA would be far better than Tatis in SD. Benentendi would have been a better choice in SD.
Petco is and will continue to be about pitching and small ball.
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