The manager of a Major League Baseball team is essentially the spokesperson for the franchise, as they talk to the media twice a day almost every day during the season. So usually the manager tries to convey a positive message even when things are going rough.
San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin has done that plenty of times this season but he is done with that now. After getting swept by the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday to fall to a season-worst nine games under .500, Melvin told the media “there’s really no reason to even look at the standings at this point in time.