When the Padres claimed, following the trade deadline, that they were going to continue to compete for a wild card there was a bit of a rally by the fans to get behind this team again. Over the last 6 games as the Padres' playoffs were smashed to pieces by 6 straight losses to teams at the bottom of the standings, it made the club even more difficult to watch than normal. As I started to think about what I could write about in this recap beyond the facts of the game, I got depressed thinking about the state of the team.
Enjoyably, Padres open series with a win over Reds 2-1.
