I used to watch the Padres, though... Moores has to open that squeeky clasped shut wallet of his and spend money on players, putting money on the field.
I will say this though, the Padres DEFINATELY don't have the budget or the name players that LA does - they overachieved somewhat this year. Now they have two of the top NL starters in Peavy and Eaton and a great closer, they have a real good second baseman and an up and coming shortstop and then Giles, but they don't have the talent that the Angels do - yet they have their division all but sewn up.
Regardless, the Padres are making history before our eyes. They now sit one game under .500 at 78-79, yet lead their division by four games.
A few posts back I thought the Padres would win more than half their games with such a weak schedule remaining, but now I'm not so sure. They have been playing lousy this past week and don't seem to be up to the challenge of playing .500 ball for the year.
I doubt many people realize just how bad the division would be if they didn't get the benefit of beating up on each other.
The Padres have a chance to make history tonight at Petco Park. With a victory over the Giants, the San Diego Padres can clinch the NL West and climb to an even .500 at the same time.
The NL East will feature Florida and Washtington fighting to stay out of the cellar, but both teams are currently two games over .500. This could be the year one entire division's teams finish above .500 (NL EAST) while another division's teams (NL WEST) finish below .500.
Will this be historic, pathetic, or historically pathetic? Thoughts?
posted by .:mike 1:29 PM
