LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 22: Manny Machado #13 of the San Diego Padres celebrates an RBI single in the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 22, 2021 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images)
How’s your hatred for the San Diego Padres coming along, Dodgers fans?
We know it’s a little weird. After two decades (three decades? four?) of not caring about this team at all, Don Draper-style, they’re now supposed to be our fiercest rival overnight.
Though the first four battles have certainly delivered in terms of both quality of baseball and intensity (the series is split 2-2 for now), it’s still been a bit strange to have a new enemy — and one that, due to MLB’s rules, we can’t face in a seven-game series.