There’s a lot of talk about the New York Mets’ meltdown (and with good reason), but this season, let’s just say the Padres aren’t giving up either.
And yesterday, it appeared at Manny Machado. Far be it from me to sound like Serge Sergerie, but he broke everything in the house.
Expectations were so high for a club that have invested a lot of money trying to win games, but the victories have not come.
Since the All-Star Game break, we are talking about an 18-23 record, which shows that the club is unable to take off.
The stars of the club have a hard time giving enough and that means that we find ourselves in an impossible situation where even the GM says that it is no longer useless to look at the classification.
And I understand it. After all, if he looked at him, he would see that his club has the same record as the Washington Nationals. The Washington Nationals!
Spread the word: a 61-70 record in baseball isn’t exactly good. On the other hand, for the California club, it’s a disaster.
For the Nationals? This is huge progress. Last year, the club had only 55 victories (thus 107 losses) and there, the club is on the rise.
He’s no longer an easy challenge…and that’s something the Toronto Blue Jays will realize over the next three games.
And God knows Toronto needs wins.
Since the All-Star break, it’s been 25-16 for the Nats, which is good for the sixth-best record in MLB since returning to action. It’s not nothing.
Of course, the reason it’s hard to watch for the Padres is because the Nats’ return for Juan Soto is helping the club climb back into the playoffs.
If Juan Soto (who doesn’t have a bad season) pulled his team to the top of the American West, that would be one thing. But the? This is not the case.
Imagine if Soto were to re-sign to Washington in a year and a half (I believe that with the right offer on the table) how miserable San Diego would be…
