Padres lose ten in a row, something might be seriously wrong
by jbox on Sep 5, 2010 7:30 PM PDT
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I'm beginning to think that this is how it feels to be misdiagnosed with a terrible disease. "Finger nails fall off sometimes! If I had a nickel for every time one of my patients had boils on their butt... let's just say I'd have a nice little place in Glendale. Projectile vomiting means you're getting better!"
Now that the Padres have lost 10 games in a row you're not really buying that anymore. This isn't normal. There is no bright side. Major League Baseball teams rarely lose 10 games in a row. For some teams it doesn't happen for decades. I'm not telling you something that you don't know when I say we are really bad right now and not only do we have to win one game, but we need to start winning consecutive games and soon.
Everybody is taking shots at us now. They see us laying in the gutter, look us over, see that somebody has already stolen our wallet, but give us a swift kick to abdomen anyway. We're an easy target. But what does it say about these other teams that they still haven't caught us after this 10 game losing streak. We were good once, better than you.
I'm getting kind of sick of fans of other teams making themselves at home in here. They're refusing to take off their shoes, putting up their feet on our furniture telling us what they think the problem is with our team. The same team that we've been watching for the past 5 months. So even if you think you're engaging in friendly banter with us, you might find yourself banleted out on the curb, just because I'm not feeling like the most gracious host right now.
Go Padres!
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It's not over 'til it's over.
Gaslamp Ball Game OT: "Makes you happy in the pants"
"Even Jedis don't stand a chance against our bullpen."
Meant to post this in the game thread about "Expectations".
Expectations don’t mean shit outside that locker room with the “SD” on it. If the Padres fail to make the playoffs this year, this season is going to be a huge disappointment. From the beginning of the year all the players said was that they expected to compete for a division crown. Just because the magazines and ESPN predicted them to suck doesn’t mean they’ve exceeded expectations.
The fact of the matter is that this team is still in first and even though this is getting ridiculous, we gotta keep the faith and believe in these players. They’ve come this far and all they need is one spark, or one moment to get them feeling like they can play baseball again the way they did from April-August.
We are going to win, and we are going to make the god damn playoffs. That is all.
by Dubsco on Sep 5, 2010 7:47 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Its not just Mat
Heath Bell was sick today too.
No, I don't think you're an idiot. Please don't go trying to prove me wrong about that.
Bolts from the Blue - General Manager: It is what it isn't
Sportscenter.....
After the highlights for the East Carolina – Tulsa game…..the Padres losing streak was the next lead story.
F*CK YOU, ESPN.
Jesus F*cking Criminey.
I have unfortunately (or fortunately) not been able to hear many of the last few games as I am on vacation on the East Coast, but Jesus Lopez. . .what happened?!? I keep expecting to check the scores at the end of the night (weird, ‘cause even with the early games I can’t get a final score here until around 8pm or so. . .close to midnight for late games).
The Padres have entered The Twilight Zone: A dimension not only of sight and sound, but of MIND. (I.e the losing streak is in their heads!) They need to bust out of it, and fast. No better time than against the Dodgers this week, with Mat “F*cking” Latos on the mound. Then we play the goddamned Gigantes on the weekend. I am flying in from NC to SD on 9/11 to get there in time for the Saturday game. I expect nothing less than a sweep of SF that weekend, putting the Giants right back where they belong: behind us.
Get with it, Padres!! Only a month to go.
I'm so discombobulated
about these losses that i didn’t even finish my sentence up above: I meant to say I keep checking the scores expecting to see a “W” for SD and it never happens! Hasn’t happened ONCE all week! It’s like I’m on another planet.
Per @notdallaslillie , Mat Latos, Monday’s scheduled starter for the #Padres, is still ill. Could tell he was sick in the clubhouse today
don't worry about this
she also tweeted about keeping him in good Pedialyte
"You know, I was thinking of getting my bartender's license." Alan -The Hangover
by icaughthundleys#4 on Sep 6, 2010 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I refuse to believe
this is our team. We aren’t playing like ourselves. Like the team that we were for the first 125 games of the season. We need to get that back. And we will. NO MORE!!! TEN IS ENOUGH!
by DelMar on Sep 5, 2010 9:17 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Think about it guys...
The more we lose, the better we’ll look when we catch fire again and make a WS run. Just Imagine, a young, inexperienced team brushed aside by “experts” as cellar-dwellers shocks the world with 5 months of constant winning… Then, the Slump happens… Padres drop several games in a row, and right when everyone discounts us again, right when all hope is gone, the Padres explode with 4 weeks of winning baseball, and shock the world (AGAIN!!) as we make our WS push. LET’S GO PADRES! IT’S THE FRIAR, BITCH!!!
"Winfield goes back to the wall, he hits his head on the wall and... it rolls off! It's rolling all the way back to second base! This is a terrible thing for the Padres." - Jerry Coleman
by FriarFaithful4Life on Sep 5, 2010 9:31 PM PDT reply actions
I must hope...
…that you are right
GO FRIKIN PADRES!
by TJB on Sep 5, 2010 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
This is my denial story.
The Padres were getting no respect by just being awesome, so they’re adding some drama.
I would have prefered
the story where they hit no slumps in the season but a happy ending is a happy ending.
"Get your hopes up. That's what hopes are for by the way, to get up. You don't get your hopes down, you get your hopes up." -Jeffrey Tambor
That's what Drama keeps saying
but I still won’t let him give me a massage.
"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG
by TheGrandHatching on Sep 6, 2010 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
SD would have to have to go on a bender
The same way the Rockies did in ’07, if this slump carries into this week.
"Since we only live once (that we know of) we should focus on enjoying our lives, not stressing to follow every single thing and trend that society impose upon us." - Thom Yorke of Radiohead
by Jonathan Holmes on Sep 6, 2010 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
This better be one of those
Darkest before the Dawn -type scenarios…
I’m not sure how much more of this I can stand…
"I don't think about the things I say. You guys are the ones who think about it."
by surferfromSD619 on Sep 5, 2010 11:41 PM PDT reply actions
Padres,
I love you, but you’re bringing me down.
BUT I remain faithful and believing. GO FRIARS!!
I need new pants.
lol
i’m listening to lcd soundsystem right now
Oh! Sweet Nuthin'
by CurbEnthusiasm on Sep 6, 2010 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
This team is such a tease.
They’re letting their pursuers get just close enough to taste it, then they’re going to yank it back and run away.
by Rich Garcia's defective eyes on Sep 6, 2010 12:04 AM PDT reply actions
The Dodgers may be the best thing for us
win a couple games, get some momentum going into the SF series and sweep their asses back to the Bay Area.
Looks like our luck ran out.
Not really. The only thing that ran out was the faith in our wagoned and weathered fans.
As seen from this streak, our defense has been getting sloppy, the PEN and LeBlanc/Correia have been getting beat up a bit, and the hitting is still eh. But I highly doubt the confidence of the Padres is shattered at this point; they’re still on top of the NL West and still greatly have the capability to finish on top.
This team can pull through and defy their doubters. At this point, regardless of the streak, the only thing that can defeat them is if the defense doesn’t tighten up and they (God forbid) visibly point fingers and blame each other.
Keep on believing, keep the faith.
by Rally Cap on Sep 6, 2010 3:10 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
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