Thursday, September 29, 2005
So That Was Fun
Couple of runs in the first inning, and we began to get the feeling that it was about to come to a close for the season, and we were right. By the time the Padres got six straight hits in the seventh, we were quite accepting of the fact that we were going to see a team clinch its division live in person for the first time.
So anyway, Pedro hit the fly ball to Ben Johnson to end it, and out came the Padres, celebrating the worst-ever season-long performance by a division champion, but hey, they did what they needed to do, and congrats to them. And good luck in St. Louis...three and out.
One thing about Padres fans: They hate Barry Bonds. Not unusual; he finds enemies in every baseball town. But they hate him so much that when Bonds was lifted for pinch-hitter Todd Linden in the seventh, they booed Linden. They can't even let the spot in the batting order go by without expressing their dissatisfaction with the greatest player of all-time. Either that or they were to dumb to realize that the lefty in the batter's box was not Bonds. But that couldn't be possible, because Padres fans watch the TV screens more than they watch the game. They would have had to see the photo change from Bonds to Linden, right? You would think, and you would also hope.
But anyway, the Padres have four games in which to try to not finish below .500 and not make the postseason as the worst playoff participant ever, including wild card teams. 'Course, it's probably easier for a division champ to be sub-.500 than a wild-card team, but hey. Either way, did I mention...three and out?
So anyway, Pedro hit the fly ball to Ben Johnson to end it, and out came the Padres, celebrating the worst-ever season-long performance by a division champion, but hey, they did what they needed to do, and congrats to them. And good luck in St. Louis...three and out.
One thing about Padres fans: They hate Barry Bonds. Not unusual; he finds enemies in every baseball town. But they hate him so much that when Bonds was lifted for pinch-hitter Todd Linden in the seventh, they booed Linden. They can't even let the spot in the batting order go by without expressing their dissatisfaction with the greatest player of all-time. Either that or they were to dumb to realize that the lefty in the batter's box was not Bonds. But that couldn't be possible, because Padres fans watch the TV screens more than they watch the game. They would have had to see the photo change from Bonds to Linden, right? You would think, and you would also hope.
But anyway, the Padres have four games in which to try to not finish below .500 and not make the postseason as the worst playoff participant ever, including wild card teams. 'Course, it's probably easier for a division champ to be sub-.500 than a wild-card team, but hey. Either way, did I mention...three and out?
