2008 Padres Exit Post

By Nick McCann


About a year ago, the Padres played the Rockies in the 163rd game of the season and lost their chance to go to the World Series. I know they probably wouldn’t have made it that far, but a year ago tonight they could have at least started the all important journey to change San Diego sports forever.

Right now the White Sox and The Twins are playing for the same chance that the Padres had last year. There are many reasons why I am not watching. Mostly because (A) Rachel Maddow is a fucking fox and (B) because I don’t care about watching the reasons for whatever stupid thing Ozzie Guillen will say tomorrow. I will be as happy for both teams as I can possibly be. Right now, I want the Brewers or the Cubs to win it all, but I don’t really care about the post season. It isn’t my place to care. Part of me wants the Cubs to never win before I die, but I also think it would be fun to watch cars get lit on fire and turned over in one of America’s largest cities, so I could go either way.

Anyways, the Padres’ nightmare is over. This is The Kept Faith’s 100th post and I would like to thank people for reading. It wasn’t a fun season to follow, but I can honestly say that we were pretty much right about everything that was said on this site. At the beginning of the season we believed in the team and we were wrong to do so. Now it over and I feel at peace.


Should Moores sell the team? Sure, he is basically the owner that he replaced.


Should Sandy Aldrerson suddenly combust into flames? Sure, I could throw a copy of Moneyball on top of his burning corpse and not feel like a Nazi.


Should the Padres trade Jake Peavy? Sure, I feel bad for his talent.


Should you go support this team in the future? Sure, keep keeping the faith; it is still NICE to watch your team, right?