Alone again... Naturally....

by Dex on Sep 12, 2005 10:38 AM PDT in News Comment 5 comments

Interest in the Padres seems kinda low, right? At first I thought it was just Gaslamp Ball going through a sucky spell and then I noticed that a bunch of the other Padres blogs (of which there aren't that many to begin with), have been real sporadic in updates. The forums, though still with a lot of activity, have also slowed. Oh well... Gotta keep on keepin' on I guess.

They're saying Chan Ho may have lost his spot in the rotation. They probably let him go two starts too many before realizing that maybe the Padres scoring 8 runs in all of his starts actually was just coincidence. And if you figure the Padres would've scored those runs anyway, we would've been just as well off sticking anybody in those starts.

So should we have kept Nevin? This is what he's been up to recently. I don't think the guy's going to make it through the season. Somebody put the dude on suicide watch. This is how he responded when was listed as cleanup, but then bumped to the 7 spot just before the game:

Nevin said to someone walking in the clubhouse [and loud enough for everyone to hear]: "You should have been here, I was hitting fourth. It was a big day for a minute. It was going to be like old times, back when I was good."

Nevin then walked by Blalock's locker and said, "Way to go, Hank."

Seriously, get Phil on some meds stat. Those are the words of a severly depressed dude.

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Nevin

Nobody can remember when Nevin was good. That was so long ago. He needed this intervention bad. Boch kept putting him in the number 4 spot no matter how bad he sucked. Plus it helped when he could blame is suckfest on Petco or Kevin Towers. But now he is finally seeing the truth. It's a healthy thing for him to see the suck. This is the first step. When he was here he could look at how bad Klesko sucked and be like "well I'm not the only one that sucks".

Nevin doesn't need meds he needs to retire.

by jbox on Sep 12, 2005 11:13 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Lack of Padres Interest or Baseball Interest?

Just found this site and I'm thrilled to find a Padres blog. Only one of two I'm aware of, though I'll admit I haven't looked too hard.

I don't live in an MLB market (Indianapolis) and in several other cities I've lived in, in the last decade I have to say that there's little interest in MLB (well, aside from my 2 years in St. Paul, MN). Still, I think MLB is a long second after football, college or pro in the collective consciousness of the nation. I'm guessing that without West Coast markets like SF, the Northeast and St. Louis, baseball would be dying.

Once the playoffs get going people will turn back again and want to talk. The new football season just seems to make a better story right now...at least from where I'm sitting.

by Jacojre on Sep 12, 2005 2:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

You might be right

Though in '98 everybody was really pumped for the Padres. Maybe it's because the Chargers did so well last season. Too much vying for our interests.

Also, welcome! Glad you found us.

by Dex on Sep 12, 2005 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

They Suck

The Pads suck, bottom line. That is why there is no interest. In '98 they kicked ass, won the division with 3 weeks to go. You have to offer a good product for people to get excited. I'm sure in St. Louis people are more pumped for the Cardinals rather than the Rams.

by Jonny Dub on Sep 13, 2005 8:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs