Are the Padres cursed or just really THAT bad?

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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.