Last game of the season.  It lasted forevers didn't it?

Go Pads! Finish Strong!

Second to last game of the season.

For the next two games, let's try to not have anything happen that requires any sort of management, not necessarily at a tactical level or even at a strategic level, but at a more general level. As I understand it, the Padres are currently lacking in the general management sense.

So if we need decisions that require very deliberate, specific moves, we have that covered. And if we need decisions that are overly broad and sweeping, we should be good. Anything else, we will be clueless. To wit, we will not be able to make any decisions that require any sort of general understanding. We are playing with one hand tied behind our back.

I'm still kind of in shock about this whole Padres vs. Kevin Towers thing.  I'm going to the game tonight so I'm going to keep my ears open and see if I can get any scoops.  How do you get rid of a GM coming off of a career year?

Let's hope the Padres finish strong.

Go Padres!

Dex and I are heading out to the game, so everybody should be on their best behavior.  Hoping the Padres and Rockies can win.

Go Padres!

And so we begin the final series against the Dodgers in 2009, The Season That Kinda Was. Seasons like 2009 are seasons where I am firmly convinced that the baseball season should be shortened by a solid 15-30 games. It just takes too long. One should never get tired of something they love to watch, but that's what happens when your team is out of it before the midway point. Seasons should quit while they are ahead.

Get rid of interleague if you have to. Switch back to a two division format. Expand by 2 teams and switch to a 4 division format. Do something. Just make it so that when the season is winding down, there's absolutely no chance of a fan to have become tired of the current season already.

JBox and Jon will be at the game (tweety bird and silent parrot). I (mother hen) will be monitoring from home base (the nest).

GO PADRES!!!

The final road game of the 2009 season. Soon we will be preparing retrospectives of the season and recharging for next season. Until then, we will watch the tame finish out their lame duck tour of other major league ballparks.

GO PADRES!!!

I'm predicting Adrian hits his 40th home run tonight.

Go Padres!

If history is any indicator, I'm imagining a terrible, heartwrenching loss tonight.

Here's a conversation topic as we round out the season: If the Padres could say with 65% confidence that they could accomplish a winning season next season by getting rid of everybody on the current team, would you have them do it?

That's a nerdy question that also tugs a little at the heart strings.

by Lenny Ignelzi - AP

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Rubber match in Denver.  Hopefully the Padres can continue winning these series down the stretch.

Purple Row is so excited about their team.  That must be fun to have a winning team.

Tim Stauffer goes for us today. Do we get good Tim Stauffer or bad Tim Stauffer?

My guess. We get semi-decent Tim Stauffer who gets blown up because Buddy didn't want to pull him before 90 pitches. It's not a guess that Padres fans would like to see come true, but it's what is appearing in my heart right now.

I'm putting this up early because otherwise, I'm not sure if I'd get it up at all.