Padres come from behind again to beat Philly 8-5. Best. Comeback. Of the season. Since. Yesterday's.

by Dex on Apr 18, 2009 8:35 PM PDT Comment 19 comments

OK. Now this is just getting ridiculous. It's like the baseball gods looked down upon the last 12 months for Padres fans and said, "They've had enough."

We've shaken free of the fairweathers and we're left with fans who weren't expecting much. Especially not this.

I went to see the debut of a friend's play, so I missed the first part of the game, but I came back just in time to watch Duaner Sanchez blow the hold, yet at the same time, set up yet another Padres come from behind victory and what could be the best game of the season yet.

I mean, the Phillies really wanted to win this game. They were in just the right kind of position to do it. Chase Utley had performed the heroics that Phillies fans have come to expect from him and Brad Lidge, a closer if there ever was one, was going to shut the door.

Except these are the Padres at the start of the Best. Season. Evar.

Even the Padres themselves had to be shaking themselves at the end of that one. Like, "huh... would you look at that. We won another one."

I'll tell you right now. This team hasn't seen these types of games since moving into Petco. This is honestly 1998 stuff so far. Games where you almost give up and then something amazing happens. Simply terrific.

Best. Season. Evar.

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Congrats guys

Cool to see you beating up on the Phillies!

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by Rudey on Apr 18, 2009 8:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Went to the game

So awesome. Kouz had that double earlier in the game and right before he hit the homerun I said “I get the feeling he’s about to start hitting the ball”. Our offense is unbelievable.

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by John (obviousman) on Apr 18, 2009 9:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I was thinking the same thing about 1998

I’m getting that feeling now that no lead is safe against the Padres. I love how Padres fans keep trying to keep their feelings in check.

by jbox on Apr 18, 2009 9:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Are we even allowed to be talking about this?

There are signs and wonders in this Padre start that indicate the End Times, I’m pretty sure.

I appreciate that Duaner Sanchez did us a great service this evening: He must have single-handedly had Kevin Towers on the phone looking for any lefty reliever anywhere. Because, hey, I don’t love it when managers over-rely on the whole match-ups thing….but if you have a 1 run lead in the 8th inning in Philly and Chase Utley and Ryan Howard are coming up? I’d say that’s when you’d like someone other than a righty with an 89 mph fastball, you know?

I’d also like to thank Duaner for giving the Padres another excuse for streak breaking, death-defying heroics in the late innings…..I was at the Mets game the other night when Duaner decided to make things very ‘interesting’, but that only made Heath’s eventual Delgado strikeout that much better…

by goose1 on Apr 18, 2009 9:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I think we need to start saying it again.

It’s the Friar bitch.

by maestro876 on Apr 18, 2009 9:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

So last year

Its all about “Best Season Evar” this time around

We've all experienced those delirious moments where one thing leads to another and you find yourself at the end of the night messing around with sheep. It's something we all have in common. -jbox

by JBRO on Apr 18, 2009 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This team has already provided more excitement and entertainment than last year’s team did all season.

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by Richard Wade on Apr 18, 2009 9:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Seems like

there were only 9 wins last year, too.

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by Axion on Apr 18, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

They didn’t manage to win 9 games in a 12 game stretch at any point last year.

by Richard Wade on Apr 19, 2009 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Do you have any stats to back that statement up?

by jbox on Apr 19, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

9-3

by Richard Wade on Apr 19, 2009 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

When this road trip started

I said that going 4-5 would be a victory, because it meant that we were able to at least break even against some good teams on the road, and we’d come back home with a record still over .500. I also hoped, prayed, that we could somehow leave Philadelphia with a split.

I must say, I am incredibly pleased with what has resulted. Right now, I’m daring to hope for a 7-2 road trip, and dreaming of possibly winning a 4-game series with the defending champs in their house.

Unreal.

by maestro876 on Apr 18, 2009 10:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I EFFING LOVE THIS TEAM!

I want to thank the good Lord for making me a Philip Rivers fan.

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Apr 19, 2009 12:02 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

spot on.

It’s like the baseball gods looked down upon the last 12 months for Padres fans and said, “They’ve had enough.”

please, do not wake me.

552

by wrveres on Apr 19, 2009 12:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

by osbug on Apr 19, 2009 7:09 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs

Trying to contain my excitement...

I mean, it is only April. I keep thinking that he offense and pitching staff can’t possibly keep this up all season can they?

But I can’t help myself. I am absolutely falling head over heels for this year’s squad. They had me at “Game Winning Balk”.

If they keep it up today & Josh Geer can show some magic, I am going to make a mess in my pants.

by ElectricFriar on Apr 19, 2009 7:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yes, the infamous game-winning balk...

That’s got to be on a highlight reel. At least Eckstein still got a hit after the balk.

Heath has been amazing. He’s up to what, 7 saves so far? Maybe three or four 1 run wins. A couple of 2 run wins.

by Zen Blade on Apr 19, 2009 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The starting rotation has actually been rather bad so far. Also, Giles who was our best player last year hasn’t started to hit. Things could balance out if we’re lucky.

by Richard Wade on Apr 19, 2009 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs