Baseball is a funny sport.
If you had told me in March that it would all come down to this series, I would have believed you. The Diamondbacks were the reigning National League Champions and had gotten better, but the Padres were a good team, and there was no realistic chance at the division (even if some writers on this site predicted 100 wins and a division title). It was frustrating, but seemed realistic.
But Baseball is a funny sport.
If you had told me in May that it would all come down to this series, I would have laughed at you and said something like this
I don’t want to say the season is over, but… it’s kind of feeling like the season is over
— ISH95 (@imstillhungry95) May 31, 2024
The Diamondbacks had choked.