The 2023 Padres Tried to Break Baseball (It Didn't Work)

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The 2023 Padres were considered by many to be World Series contenders. However, not only did they miss the playoffs, the team's big 4 dissolved in unceremonious fashion. So, what happened?
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0:00 An Introduction to Frustration
2:35 An Ode to 2022
4:06 Preparing for 2023
7:24 The 2023 Experiment Begins
12:20 The Curse of Kershaw
16:05 Buy or Sell?
19:57 A Wasted Season
23:25 The Big 4 Dissolves
25:53 Remembering Peter Seidler

[@SportStorm23]

Beginning of January: A video praising the Dodgers End of January: A video criticizing the Padres Am I really a Padres fan?

[@carlxplays]

I just want the rangers vid man

[@matthewlaird4009]

A question every Padres fan must ask at the end of every January

[@otto4354]

As a Dodger fan, I can see how frustrating this can be for the Padres fanbase. You're being critical of your team because you want to see them win. Even if it means taking notes on how other teams do it, you just simply want to see your beloved San Diego Padres win it all.

[@MrPooly1459]

Kinda surprised you haven't done anything on the season the D-Backs or Rangers have had.

[@user-pu5vz6uo9h]

When Tatis said, “it doesn’t matter because we’re still gonna win it all” at fan fest, Dodger fans have been laughing so hard every day since the Padres started struggling and they’ve continued to do so. What have Padre fans been doing when they hear it after a disastrous season like this?!

[@StarkRavingSports]

Making this video for you as a Padres fan must’ve been like reciting a manifesto

[@greetingsmars]

I saw the notification for this dropping last night & after a long day at work & long commute home I knew I’d have to wait until this morning to watch because my heart couldn’t take reliving 2023

[@rocketdog2723]

@@greetingsmars we ended up with a winning record

[@greetingsmars]

@@rocketdog2723 Yeah but with that payroll & lineup a winning record should never have been in question, and then cap it off with Papa passing away for the cherry on top

[@rocketdog2723]

@@greetingsmars I feel like if Papa was still alive we would’ve gave Soto a contract, looks like we’re going back to our small market ways

[@stoozdee]

Elliot (Not The) Dodgers

[@joshuapatrick682]

Rest in peace Mr Seidler. You were a rare human being and your empathy and dedication to the needy despite of your wealth are an inspiration.

[@RO-pg9hw]

You do know his billions came as a result of his family displacing a large group of poor people in Chavez Ravine?

[@baseballworldwide9439]

@@RO-pg9hwthat wasn’t his doing 🤡

[@bmac4]

​@@RO-pg9hw Never ask a woman her age or a billionaire how they made their money.

[@RO-pg9hw]

@@bmac4 no need. It is well known that Seidler money came from displaced poor people.

[@bmac4]

@@RO-pg9hw It was a joke

[@treefiddy209]

As A Dodger fan we need more owners like Peter, doing his best to give his franchise and fanbase a shot to win. Instead we get people like Fisher and how he's ruined the A's

[@brianchua4240]

1000% with you on this take. When SD went crazy spending last year, I honestly didn't mind it. I loved what they did. Not because they spent a lot to almost go broke, but instead it's telling owner small market owners to F off.

[@carloschristanio4709]

Ricketts and the cubs. Small market mindset in a big market

[@DMalltheway]

Fisher will ruin the A’s any city he goes to, pockets the revenue sharing money and trading away over performers when it comes time to get their fair pay day.

[@nomercyinc6783]

the as mean nothing to the dodgers at all. san diego has not done anything impressive regarding their recent player signings. san diego literally needed a loan to pay their employees. san diego is a broke ass place to be. not a elite class mlb team. the padres and the dodgers are not comparable

[@PerkyPineapple]

If spending big resulted in a good team consistently in baseball then more teams would do it. It just doesn't though. Look at the Mets, Yankees, Padres, and even Dodgers for the most part.

[@TonyPizza69]

I went to game 3 vs the blue jays where the padres lost 0-5. Im a padres fan and my buddy with me is a Yankees fan so he had no interest in either team winning and we both agreed that it was the worst game we have ever watched. They were playing with absolutely no soul or heart.

[@cali2491]

Bc The Sadres suck

[@suedhickory684]

for real, watching 100+ games there were definitely moments and at bats where it felt like the players did not want to be there. The image of Tatis, Machado, Soto, and Odor joking around in the dugout as they were being shut out 4-0 in dodger stadium is burned into my brain, maybe permanently.

[@brianchua4240]

I got lucky then. I went to Petco Park for the Juan Soto Star Wars bobblehead and was fortunate enough to see the pitchers' duel between Snell and Eflin.

[@colmecolwag]

​@@suedhickory684i felt the exact opposite there. They had too much soul, too much heart. Cared too much about living up to the expectations .. and when you do that it all tends to backfire and get emotional. If we think it's frustrating it ain't a fraction of how frustrating it was for the players. I remember all the stupid little gimmicks they tried to make it Fun again, hoping that by making it Fun they can loosen up and do better and .. it never stuck. It feels like a cursedly bad luck team moreso than anything that you can change coaching or management wise but that just makes it feel even worse.

[@nomercyinc6783]

expecting greatness from the padres is rather mindless

[@jdsthird]

The further away we get from the 2022 season I think we will all admit the season was an anomaly. AJ Tingler Preller is defined by 2021 and 2023 seasons. 10 years and he’s done absolutely nothing. Seidler brought in the stars and AJ couldn’t deliver. His time is up.

[@Komo47]

Such a frustrating year as a padres fan. I went to games every month and expected them to catch fire and start winning. They never did..

[@botyears]

Except they did, at the end of the season where they ended up 1 game away from a playoff spot. It just adds to the frustration that everything only clicked at the very end when it didn't matter anymore. Every worst case scenario came true last year. The Padres experience

[@7seanmcguire]

@@botyears *2 games, and honestly the last 15 games or so were all against bad teams who were already out of a playoff spot and had nothing to play for... they never really played well for long stretches when it mattered.

[@SportStorm23]

Funny enough I think 2023 was my best year at Petco. 4-2 record, so I guess I got lucky

[@MGAF688]

They caught fire. It was a week too late. Had they made the playoffs, they may have been in the WS, instead of Arizona.

[@thelameg6]

as a dodger fan, i loved the fire peter brought back to our meetings with the friars. hoping that the competitiveness in the nl best continues for many years to come.

[@lalalaube]

Love this energy from a dodgers fan! Respect.🤝🏼

[@freedomtrucker2332]

You guys are stacked this year ..a little jealous but mad respect ..

[@thelameg6]

@@nomercyinc6783 peter , very importantly, brought a desire to win and spent the money to do it. bill foley, who owns the golden knights, and his now famous “cup in six” quote, did indeed act as a mission statement for what the franchise was willing to do and what its aims where. peter brought that to padres. he had nothing to do with our rivalry personally, no, but he did spend the money to compete and in turn make our bouts more competitive and entertaining.

[@thelameg6]

@@freedomtrucker2332 hoping it all works out and we dont run into a complex system of trash can bangs 😭

[@anonymousanonymity2815]

crucial overlooked stat was how completely unsustainable their record in one run games was in 2022

[@xypherus777]

You could also counter that with the fact that this team was historically bad in extra innings, tbf. They almost set the record for most losses without a win

[@saiyeshchowdarygadde8709]

RIP Peter Siedler Was one of the owner in professional sports

[@michaelcornwall]

He really was one of the owners

[@vgrepairs]

Truly one of the owner in professional sports

[@TheAnimalWolverine]

I can’t believe he is gone considering his dream to win a title for its franchise

[@RO-pg9hw]

@@TheAnimalWolverinehe saw plenty with the Dodgers growing up.

[@RO-pg9hw]

Rest in peace George Steinbrenner. Was one of the owners in professional sports

[@griffinhays2053]

That intro is a case study in situational hitting. If you're Juan Soto, you have the tying run in scoring position and the winning run on base, against a top 5 closer in baseball, and you know that a rookie and a glove first OF are coming behind you... you cannot take a walk there. Sure that may give you a *slightly* better chance to tie but your best chance to win in that spot is with you at the dish.

[@colmecolwag]

Yeah but also that last pitch was practically three feet inside. Was closer to hitting him than hitting the strike zone. I think any hitter in baseball takes that walk instead of trying to make that work lol

[@7srchoed]

No, it means you lack depth. You don’t ask Soto to chase bad pitches.

[@RupertMumphrey]

@@colmecolwaghe would’ve become a meme if he swung

[@EWlTZ]

In a perfect world you’re correct. But if the pitcher isn’t challenging , then a walk is exactly what needed to, should have and did happen. This is where depth, and lack of clutch conveniently showed itself in consistent fashion for the 2023 padres.

[@user-pu5vz6uo9h]

AJ preller should have watched your failed 2005 Yankees experiment video. This is basically a sequal to that where he threw too much money around which doesn’t guarantee success. In 2022, the team had better chemistry even without Tatis and compare the results between team chemistry and reckless money spending

[@travisrowe7697]

2023 Mets are another team that proved money rarely works as a shortcut to sustained success.

[@user-pu5vz6uo9h]

He should do a video on the 2023 Mets failure or on how the 2021 Giants played so well. Those I would like to see!

[@rocketdog2723]

Bob Melvin, hardly ever played small ball, time after time we would have runners on base with no outs and they would get stranded, he no sacrifice, no bunts, he would just stand there with his arms crossed waiting for the clutch hit that rarely happened, hopefully Mike Schmidt does things differently 25:38

[@alex__825]

Dude you're so good at this. Not even just to be nice like you have so much baseball knowledge, and with such a great voice and analysis by you combined with phenomenal editing your videos are incredible. Keep going, you deserve so much more than 65k and if you keep pushing you'll blow up.

[@SportStorm23]

Thank you so much!

[@jimnfl7134]

@@SportStorm23 When you play in the same Division as Dodgers and Diamondbacks (did made a shocking run to the World Series)., should you expect much?

[@arthurbays8738]

this is too soon man, the trauma of these games is still so fresh and now you've brought it back to the front of my mind great video tho, go Pads

[@MCastleberry1980]

lol I just sent this to a friend and was like "Watching Grish take strike 3 with 2 out and bases loaded in 9th again has my blood pressure up"

[@Joshua_Peller]

I know I feel you

[@maddie35589]

Thanks for the upload, keep them coming! 👍

[@davidtran2026]

I love the effort on this video. I especially liked how in the near beginning with that dark room scene with the lone monitor illuminating was basically a parody to Mr Robot.

[@SportStorm23]

Mr. Robot is one of my favorite shows ever! But I'd say I got more inspiration from youtubers like Nexpo

[@durivage1]

Wow, I tip my cap to you. Not a San Diego fan by any means but I think your video did an amazing job of pulling me in and making me feel the pain of the Padres fan's. Especially the end😢. Easily my favorite video that you've done so far and that's saying alot because you've done some fantastic videos. 👏 Thank you

[@rohnwest4497]

As always amazing job !! 2022 was magic , I assumed 2023 would be equally awesome, but baseball ...

[@osidetg19]

this was extremely difficult to watch as a die hard Padres fan, but man what a great explanation and breakdown of their season. Well done!

[@darksoldier7178]

Such a well made video, great job 👏🏻

[@owefay1]

I enjoyed this video. Very informational. Nice job!

[@BroseidonLive]

Absolutely fantastic video! As a Padres season ticket holder last season, it was definitely rough to see them lose so many close games with all the talent on the team. I totally agree with you though that they can bounce back this season and maybe snag a wild card spot! RIP Papa Pete

[@erictrasser1989]

I just wanna say I watch a lot of baseball KZbinrs and you might be the best. The amount of research you put into your videos and additionally, the production and quality about a team as frustrating as the 2023 Padres is insane. You are truly gifted

[@SportStorm23]

Thank you! That means a lot

[@bonsun4186]

I really like these seasonal analysis videos from you, about the Padres. I live close to Fort Wayne and I watch the Tincaps regularly, so I see a lot of padres prospects play and although I'm not a fan of any MLB team the Padres might be the most volatile team I've ever seen.

[@rigoti]

San Diego definitely jinxed themselves by calling themselves "the city of champions" after 1 playoff series win against the Dodgers. Unrelated but it was funny seeing their local news preaching they're the city of sports while only having 1 professional team.

[@i8FriedRice]

Never heard anyone, ever, call SD the “city of champions” lmao. Also, we have 6 professional sport teams btw

[@rigoti]

@i8FriedRice multiple SD broadcasters said it and how many of the other 5 teams are actually known outside of SD like the Padres?

[@i8FriedRice]

@@rigoti All five… hence why I was able to tell you the correct number of professional teams in San Diego lol #TheMoreYouKnow🌈

[@nnis75]

There isn't any such thing as a jinx. Either you get it done or you don't.

[@nabal8976]

Bro your videos are always high quality, you deserve more subs

[@SportStorm23]

Thank you!

[@tomr719]

Damn, this was an excellent video. Well done 👏

[@dan_thecrane]

Great video man, subscribed

[@thelonelyphish]

Life as a padres fan is pain, always has been and always will be. I just hope i can see a world series in my lifetime, my great grandpa was a season tucket holder from 1969 until the end of his life and he never got to enjoy a WS, I'm worried it'll be the same for me.

[@user-pu5vz6uo9h]

I know because I just recently stopped being an Angels fan

[@thelonelyphish]

@@user-pu5vz6uo9h man it may be painful but I'd never give up on my pads, I've got too many childhood memories of Hoffman and Peavy

[@wintyforever]

So sorry. At least the Padres management tries their best. Imagine being a Marlin fan like me.

[@BennettGibbs-rr6kl]

I’m a Phillies Fan, I attended Game 4 of the Braves series on our sleeper World Series run, and not even 2 months later I attended Game 5 of the Phillies-Padres series that clinched our World Series Berth. And I remember, a younger Padres fan I front of me hugging his dad in front of me and that was the moment I realized that there are truly 2 sides to a Play-off series. Watching this Video brought back that memory, it was a heart-felt play-off run for Both Teams. And I genuinely feel bad for the little guy. This was a tough year for both teams, Phils getting bounced in the NLCS and the Padres struggling. But I love the content, and it really shows both sides of the Game. 🔥

[@michaeld808s]

Damn, your passion in this video almost made me feel like a Padres fan. Hoping for a resurgence from the Padres in 2024, bc I don’t want the Dodgers to succeed bc they stole Yamamoto from my Yankees 😢😅

[@donnasRock323]

COPE. Won't happen. #dodgernation

[@rayvalencia535]

Yankees 🤝 Padres

[@aappaapp6627]

Wonderful video!

[@williamabaker12]

What a well organized, excellent video! New sub here

[@SportStorm23]

Thank you!

[@KnightMc3]

As a Padres fan going in BEFORE the video started, I already knew 4 things for certain. The Dodgers are bad, Matt Holiday NEVER touched home plate, Tony Gwynn is the GOAT and when whatever cursed cloud cover hanging over San Diego sports finally opens up and the light of a championship shines on the Friars...we know that Tony, Dick, Jerry, Ray and Peter are all gonna be beside themselves with joy up above us. Just like we'll be down here. Great video and Keep the Faith.

[@fragileanxiety129]

Not even a Padres fan, but that last segment on Peter Seidler made me a bit of a padres fan moving forward. well done

[@pinverarity]

I know I wrote the same thing on your previous video, but…you’re *really* good at this. The way you keep varying pace, tone, static vs. dynamic images, recurring use of structuring elements like the ‘big four in jeans & jerseys’ picture, it’s all just excellent. Somebody needs to hire you to do this on a bigger stage.

[@SportStorm23]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@DejawoostA]

Great video as always. Also the Kershaw Curse on the Padres is real, the numbers don't lie... the Baseball Gods were furious

[@brutesquadbbq2268]

You sir, are great at this. Just a terrific video. Extremely well done. That being said, you forgot one thing for your Padres 101. Padres gonna Padre.

[@greetingsmars]

Yo I was at 2022 NLCS game 2 as well that’s crazy. That stadium was the loudest thing I had ever experienced, even louder than when I was at Qualcomm in 2013 when Ryan Succop missed the field goal kick that completed like a 6 game win streak the chargers needed to get into the playoffs

[@SportStorm23]

Man I completely forgot about that missed field goal. Crazy that was a decade ago

[@deco983]

Nice video!

[@mattg8706]

Not quite at the same scale, but they also went all in on 2015. Trading for Prime Kimbrel, trading for a Just-Past-Prime Kemp, Trading for Potential-Superstar Justin Upton and signing Then-Elite James Shields all in the same offseason. Padres have shown they're willing to spend in the past in terms of money and prospect capital, but they've yet to see it pay off in any way

[@mattg8706]

Note that the 2015 team finished under .500, and with a worse record than the 2014 Padres, whose star player was a 31 year old Seth Smith

[@zacharykam5161]

I knew a video about the Padres was going to be sad, but I didn't think I was going to cry at the end

[@SovietSisterLicker]

People don’t realize, but if the padres won 2 more games that season they would have made the playoffs and knocked the marlins out. And there were countless games where they lose by 1 run because the offense couldn’t produce with runners on

[@RO-pg9hw]

But they didn’t

[@darudy]

That UT99 tune in the end huh! Awesome.

[@LordoftheGame88]

A bit unrelated but this video really reminded me how ready I am for baseball season to start again

[@zeldacomm]

As a Mets fan, this hits closer to home than I wish it would

[@user-xg4uj7qh5v]

You should watch the baseball doesn't exist video on the 2020 mets. Least clutch team ever.

[@americastuff5147]

“Falling short in high pressure situations wasn’t new for the 2023 Padres.” We can say the same thing about the 2023 Mariners.

[@edm240b9]

Don Orsillo is the GOAT announcer. Get this man to announce the World Series. I remember his days broadcasting for the Red Sox, and I’m still pissed that NESN didn’t renew his contract.

[@RO-pg9hw]

Yeah no. Joe Davis is the GOAT now.

[@SlumRonnie]

This video was done very well because the long & short of it is, the difference between the 2022 & the 2023 seasons was in 22 we didn't hand out huge contracts that we didn't need to do & all the payers that got money didn't preform at all! RIP PETER!

[@darkshadowgaming1019]

Not going to lie as a Padres fan the 2023 season does sting a bit but this video was so well made and it just reminded me why I love your content. Keep it up

[@tommygilcrest8184]

As a Padres fan this was a hard watch....great video...but dammit a hard watch

[@saltymanos]

No other team owner would be seen walking around in a enemy stadium(D-Backs) with fans chanting his name again like Peter Seidler, Thank you for all that you have done for our city!

[@endoline8221]

yup, I watched a lot of padres games and it was so frustrating. So much leaving runners in scoring position, losing 1 run games, and choking in extra innings.

[@benjamingutierrez9753]

Watching mookie hit that game tying hr live was so awesome

[@christopherrodriguez7836]

It was something good for dodgers fans ig

[@parkercrossland410]

A few things that hold the Pads back other than timing and inconsistency: They are trash at developing major leaguers. The last Padre draftee to make an All-Star team with the Padres was Jake Peavy, who was not drafted this century. They have a pitchers park and tried to build an offensive juggernaut. Poor teams build pitchers parks because pitching is cheaper than offense. If you want to have pitchers park, you need guys who are going to hit .270. Their depth starters were shit. Cronenworth, Grisham, and the black hole at DH all heavily underperformed with the bat.

[@Greg-cy2li]

20:21 I was at that bat flip game, and I traveled from New England. Tatis hit two more runs in after Ha-Seong Kim singled two guys in to take the lead to pretty much seal the game. Yet Tatis got all the hype and attention for his padding of the score with his bat flip. All style no subtance, that is the title of the Padres in 2023. This is what my boomer Dad feared when SportCenter started in the 90's

[@komickaze85]

Excellent job on the video. As a Red Sox fan, I miss Don Orsillo's voice. Hopefully one day soon the Padres do win it all. But after Machado retires. I'll never forgive him for what he did to Pedroia. :)

[@danielkoble7599]

In high leverage situations, Bogearts had more GIDP than hits. Him and manny especially absolutely stunk in high leverage situations

[@colmecolwag]

The part that sucks the most about that is that it's not like that's a trainable skill. That's not any mystical clutch stat or ability. That's just a bad luck streak up on a bad luck streak. And that makes you feel powerless to do anything about it

[@jorgevalenzuela9817]

Awesome video man, I was about to be homeless, but thanks to this video I’m a better path🤝

[@DesertPunks]

3:49 I remember exactly where I was for that grand slam, it was unbelievable to watch.

[@freedomtrucker2332]

Padre fan here ..Posting that image of Kershaw was bush league ..and low grade behavior ..I’d have fired whoever was responsible for that ..

[@crystalfelts2404]

I am morally obligated as a Rockies fan to clarify: Matt Holiday absolutely did touch home plate. Great video!!!

[@tyresehill9954]

what a legend amazing video, hope my padres can make things better

[@joshuapatrick682]

manny got the bag and shut it down.... classic Manny...

[@hoodiewaffles]

If I was a Padres fan, I would be absolutely pissed off at AJ preller and the front office. Sometimes it seems the FO doesn't know exactly what it's doing and just acts irrationally. The fact that they didn't sell during the 2023 trade deadline is gonna hurt them a lot coming the next few years. The padres could've got prospects for Wacha, Lugo, Hader, and Snell but Preller ignorantly chose to not sell. Now all those FA's are going to walk for pretty much nothing but comp picks. I understand not selling when ur a bit below .500 but seriously looking back that was a terrible mistake not too. Imagine the haul of prospects they could've got trading away all those guys.

[@Wolf-wc1js]

Not only that, they did just refuse to sell. Preller doubled down and bought at the deadline. So on top of not getting guys back for impending free agents, friars lost more

[@MCastleberry1980]

2023 makes more sense when you realized they probably knew Seidler wasn't long for the world. Jake got hooked up for a clutch hit, basically. They didn't punt because they wanted to try to make a run for Pete.

[@Toblehrone]

Hits close to home as a Jays fan who didn't have faith that we'd get to the ALDS.

[@newerakid1ify]

In padres fashion I actually felt like giving up in august which I found peace in, and then they started playing like that in September and it only just made me feel more frustrated 😂

[@dust8206]

As a outsider looking in. The Padres should be good. I get the struggles but I can tell you so many times I was tense with the amount of people on.

[@pianojazzman]

After Tony Gwynn's, Peter Seidler's passing is the most painful to the Padres organization. Seidler gave us Padres fans a hope not seen since Ray Kroc, it was so refreshing to see a team owner that really cared about winning more than the bottom line, we felt as close to that championship as we ever were, and his passing brought many of us a sense of uncertainty about the team's direction. Thank you, Peter Seidler, and rest well! I'm sorry you couldn't see your efforts get rewarded.

[@trustred]

Wow, Seidler was a g. Like most baseball fans watched the collapse real-time but I knew nothing of y’all’s owner til the vid. In a league where so many owners talk the talk then turn around and shit down fans throats when it’s time to spend, y’all were so lucky to have that guy. Hopefully his death was not in vain and Pads can make him proud one day RIP

[@carlpacquing2575]

18:25 - That's crazy that fly ball by Tatis ended up being an out!

[@pogotheclown8913]

That Bogaerts signing is still a mind fuck. It felt like a very unnecessary signing especially after offering huge contracts to both Judge and Turner. It felt like they jut wanted to spend money on a big signing just to say "hey we signed a superstar!" instead of actually helping the team.

[@Joshua_Peller]

Got me a bit emotional love you Peter

[@phoenixfosterbaseball3308]

13:27 god bless mookie betts for securing my parley that night

[@sigmauchiba4734]

How much did u make ?

[@diegoacosta6646]

The Peter part really touched my heart

[@nomorefielders]

This is beautiful

[@Cheesefist]

A major problem with the 2023 padres was poor plate approaches, we don’t have a team like the Phillies, we need to manufacture runs, bunt the ball to move runners over, hit behind to avoid double plays. just overall poor baseball IQ

[@durivage1]

This is why can rarely "buy" a World Series. Miami and Arizona did it and back in day's before the Draft the Yankees did it. You can literally take the prior year's All Star team and put them on one team and it guarantees nothing. I'll be 60 this year and have been a huge MLB fan my entire life but the 1st time it really hit me was when the Braves won it in 2021. It hit me for the opposite reason. If you would have told me the Braves would win the World Series "after" losing Acuna (easily one of the top 5 players in the game) I probably would have laughed in your face. That win really changed my perspective on building (buying) a team. Also if you looked at the team that many consider the ""Best Team Of All-time" the 1998 Yankees. No one looked at that roster and thought "Best Ever". We'll see if the Dodgers plan to buy a Trophy works out, it very well might. The baseball God's seem to have a strange sense of humor 😂🎉

[@jamessinclair5859]

I was at game 2 Phillies padres too, skipped class to see my teams only loss of the series lmao. I went to game 4 of the previous series vs dodgers best game I’ve been to crowd is electric

[@GizmoBeach]

Not the first time they tried something and it backfired. Jeff Gyorko led SD in RBI’s in 2014…with 51. So obviously they needed offense to go with SD’s 2nd overall in the NL 3.27 ERA. Oops. They went from 77-85 to 74-88 despite going from 15th to 10th in RBI’s (by adding Kemp, Upton etc.) thanks to the pitching going from 2nd to 10th in ERA. Forgot about that aspect, did you? Kemp/Upton only lasted one full season, and 2016 saw SD drop even further. They added $18 million in 2015 dollars just to lose more often.

[@danegarcia457]

Goosebumps and Tears

[@homelessjesse9453]

Still blows my mind how two stacked teams with the Mets and Padres could suck so bad last year.

[@assrammington7961]

All the best players on those teams are Hispanic superstars who played baseball for the millions rather than the love. Coming from poor countries, once they got their big paydays, they had no incentive to try to be the best or win. Not hard to see coming.

[@alexanderaguilar9035]

I know you’re a padres fan and we’re division rivals but PLEASE talk about the Rockies I want someone to talk about the rockies. Also keep up the good work great editing and commentary

[@nomercyinc6783]

thinking offseason moves makes a mediocre team a contender immediately is a bad take. cant buy wins in baseball

[@Battleroyalebrawlers]

I could never forget odors homer but the way he played when we led him off was terrible.

[@secretagentrandybeans364]

I was at the series in Seattle that was painful to watch live

[@christopherrodriguez7836]

Terrible year, no clutch, as a padres fan, we should always have hope.

[@christopherrodriguez7836]

Too much hype too, the padres tried to hit the fence, especially the big 4. Put the ball in play, like the d-backs.

[@Bluebird323]

Ngl my blue jays and padres were kinda similar, especially with the Offense. Jays pitching was slightly better

[@GWALLAGWALLAGWALLA]

This was seriously the most badass lineup last year and they was hot dog water to end the season

[@stoozdee]

8:24 Twins fan here. We have a new logo now 😂

[@user-pu5vz6uo9h]

Love the silent intro where you paused your chaotic mess video then looked at your pin stating, “November 8 2023: Championship Video?”. What you thought was going to happen, then pulled up articles on what actually happened

[@codenamelarry6518]

If there’s anything we’ve learned over the last 2 years, it’s that the 6th Seed in the National League is guaranteed a spot in the World Series. 6th seed is definitely reachable for the Padres.

[@devlinjointz4754]

As a dodgers fan i am happy to see a video like this.

[@serg.io0214]

As a lifelong Padres fan who endured multiple choke sessions these last few years, as of recently: particularity Grisham striking out with bases loaded on multiple occasions and bad clutch hitting and Prellers antics, I am sure the Padres can make the postseason for Peter Seidler (the only one who really cared) and hopefully ride out his vision and potentially win a world series for him soon, I don’t understand why my fellow Padres fans are cocky as if the Padres had won anything of importance ever since 1969, I wish the fanbase was more humble and that the players would set their egos aside for once and just play baseball: also who cares we beat the Dodgers in 2022, They never got a ring to show for it🤷‍♂️

[@sonofodin7888]

feel like signing Bogaerts might’ve been a clubhouse killer . moved so many guys around for no reason

[@kidcrumpet3333]

Just a bad signing

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Only 10 more years

[@Klanchey]

As a lifelong Padres fan I expect nothing less than to underperform when they finally go all in

[@ryancohen2513]

this killed me to watch but fantastic video. here's to '24, go pads

[@Owenthebaseballguy]

I knew when Tatis said they were going to win it all that 2023 would be a disaster

[@BigJay-02]

As a Dodger fan the amount of shit Padres fans talked the whole offseason just for them to fall flat on their face was satisfying to say the least