What sucked most for the Padres in 2008?

by jbox on Dec 18, 2008 4:17 PM PST

As we approach the end of 2008, I just want to identify the single worst thing that happened to the Padres this year.

If I forgot any in the poll leave a comment and if it is significant then I'll add it.

Poll

What's the worst thing that happened to the Padres in 2008?

John Moores announces divorce

18 votes

Padres lose 99 games

72 votes

Padres attempt to trade Peavy

25 votes

Padres pull Trevor Hoffman's offer

11 votes

Matt Vasgersian leaves the broadcast team

55 votes

Giles is sued for abusing his ex-girlfriend

12 votes

Jim Edmonds playing for the Padres

18 votes

Padres payroll is cut to $40 million

29 votes

Chris Young and Josh Bard are seriously injured by Albert Pujols

28 votes

John Moores looks to sell the team

3 votes

Khalil Greene injury, trade and withholding of pay

5 votes

Increased beer prices

6 votes

282 votes | Poll has closed

Tweet Comment 25 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

We can do a "best of" too

but somebody will have to start me off with some options.

by jbox on Dec 18, 2008 4:23 PM PST reply actions

Hmmm

There were some good Greg Maddux moments. (Milestones, stolen bases, etc.)

I remember having a lot of fun with the singles jokes when the Padres couldn’t get extra base hits (that was this year right?)

EGon and AGon in the same infield.

Headley’s performance at Yankee Stadium.

I was going to say the shutout by Josh Banks, but that gets canned because no one could see it.

Any Hoffman save.

Opening day win vs the Astros.

Adrian’s homer in the 18th inning to beat Dusty Baker’s and 3/5 of his rotation.

Sweeping the Mets in 4 games, including 3 2-1 victories, a 10th inning walkoff HR by Scott Hairston and a GW 3 run HR by Tony Clark in the final game.

The OT during the 22 inning game.

I ♥ Trent Edwards' groin

by Wonko on Dec 18, 2008 4:50 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

I was gonna say

do we have to focus on the negative? We’ve been hearing all negative news the entire offseason, we should try to keep it more positive from now on.

2009 San Diego Padres. Not as bad as Aztec Football!

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Dec 18, 2008 5:20 PM PST up reply actions

focus on the positive?

what if there’s no positives? do you just want to close your eyes? that’s fascist!

by Dex on Dec 18, 2008 7:55 PM PST up reply actions

BRO-B-I's

pooping not

www.wellbelowthemendozaline.blogspot.com

by justdave on Dec 18, 2008 5:25 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

• Adrian Gonzalez’s game-tying RBI sac fly in the All-Star game off of Jonathan Papelbon which resulted in a rain of boos to the overrated Red Socks pitcher.

• The Padres and Nationals locked up for 15 innings in Washington DC in a battle of who could be the worst team in the majors while all the west coast games ended earlier, causing the out of town scoreboard to reset.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Dec 19, 2008 6:21 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs

some of those qualify for "best ofs"

by JBImaknee on Dec 18, 2008 5:20 PM PST up reply actions

AGon's Gold Glove

Capri. Denial. It's a sweet sweet place; come join me....

by Demoira on Dec 19, 2008 5:38 AM PST up reply actions

Depressing

I wish I could vote for all of them, but I chose cutting payroll. Although the divorce and 99 losses may have been better choices…

I can’t think of any ‘best of’ things off the top of my head, but if you can come up with just as many of those as you did for the ‘things that sucked’ then I’ll be impressed.

I'm not in denial, I'm just selective about the reality I choose to accept.

by lab_mouse on Dec 18, 2008 4:38 PM PST reply actions

Yeah, we need "all of the above"

by Zen Blade on Dec 18, 2008 7:49 PM PST up reply actions

Watching Pujols

decimate our forward battery was easily the most gut-wrenching thing this season. None of the other things had as much blood.

Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on Dec 18, 2008 4:52 PM PST reply actions

i voted for this as well

pooping not

www.wellbelowthemendozaline.blogspot.com

by justdave on Dec 18, 2008 5:25 PM PST up reply actions

Matty is a popular guy

Also, for all of the outrage expressed here over the Hoffman thing, it gets the least amount of votes?

2009 San Diego Padres. Not as bad as Aztec Football!

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Dec 18, 2008 6:11 PM PST reply actions

There's your measure

of how bad this season actually was.

Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on Dec 18, 2008 6:47 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

Love Matty. Miss Matty. I want to cry looking at this list.

Capri. Denial. It's a sweet sweet place; come join me....

by Demoira on Dec 19, 2008 5:39 AM PST up reply actions

I picked

Matty leaving because if the Padres lose 90 games or more next season, I would rather Matty narrate that kind of season than anyone else. Of course, I would rather he narrate any season of any kind than any other announcer.

by brewer090 on Dec 18, 2008 6:43 PM PST reply actions

Matty and Mud were excellent during lean seasons

Yellow cards. Having the camera guys pan around looking for flags. That stuff used to crack me up.

by Dex on Dec 18, 2008 7:05 PM PST up reply actions

Not the worst, but my least favorite:

The Khalil death-spiral saga of doom. That was a big bummer for me.

mbr + dv + woyg

by keirdubois on Dec 18, 2008 8:38 PM PST reply actions

yeah the khalil thing left off of there

that whole series of storage chest punch leading to peaceout was a bummer.

by Dex on Dec 18, 2008 9:37 PM PST up reply actions

Throw in the team going

after him for the recuperation as well. His whole season was a mess this year. A depressing, chaotic mess.

by Phantom on Dec 19, 2008 7:50 AM PST up reply actions

oh yeah that sucked too

Man, that’s like 3 Khalil things right there.

by Dex on Dec 19, 2008 9:08 AM PST up reply actions

We could have a Worst Khalil category by itself

Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on Dec 19, 2008 9:42 AM PST up reply actions

This is about Phantom, isn't it

pooping not

www.wellbelowthemendozaline.blogspot.com

by justdave on Dec 19, 2008 3:57 PM PST up reply actions

Increase of Beer Price???

at least the Padres could provide cheap liquor as I watch all this unfold.

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. " ~Frank Sinatra

by Sammy G on Dec 19, 2008 12:40 PM PST reply actions

I think we should go back even further to '07

to the game in which Cameron and Bradley both were injured. That started this whole chain reaction. Then there was Trevor blowing it against Milwaukee, game 163, etc. etc……then this year former pitching coach Dave Smith died & that little kid who was on the Padres in Little League killed himself. You could add the whole Wally Joyner fiasco….or even almost all of our minor league pitchers needing TJ surgery.

by SDPads_1 on Dec 19, 2008 4:07 PM PST reply actions