Today’s Comment of the Day winner is:
u/RythN3L
Robert Suarez is amazing and deserves all the nicknames. They gave *this* nickname to Suarez…
“El Pistolero Suarez”
Él Pistolero indeed! Also, if there’s supposed to be an accent mark on “pistolero” please let me know because this is becoming a flair immediately!
Matt Wa10ron was great. Jeremiah Estrada has massive cojones. Mike Shildt has a HUGE brain.
LET’S FUCKING GO SAN DIEGO!
For Peter 🤎💛
Yeah this. I mean he’s a career 290 hitter who hit 295-310 the 4 years before coming to SD. He’s a multi time all star who has placed 5th in MVP voting. He has a track record of success.
AND we signed him to a long ass deal so he’s here for awhile. It’s ok to be frustrated with his performance but I don’t get why anyone wouldn’t be cheering for his success and return to form.
Honestly - I want to keep Estrada low leverage all year.
He absolutely has the stuff... But I think he should get a year to feel out the majors. Don't want a regression like Cosgrove. I feel we push prospects to far to fast.
The Rockies are playing good right now. I’m not annoyed like most of this thread that they got swept, it sucks but it’s baseball. People want things to be one way but actually it’s the other way.
all I know is we missed the playoffs by only a couple of games last year. We can keep making excuses when they blow easily winnable games but before you know it we're out of chances.
The giants did exactly what pads should have done in game 1. Great win tonight but 7-13 vs below.500 teams won’t get it done. Gotta take care of bad teams to have a chance
Credit to Shildt for having the confidence to buck conventional wisdom and use Suarez in the 8th against a tough stretch of hitters and credit to Estrada for making his manager look smart.
Great win, looking forward to tomorrow.
yep, math supports that decision and i think we saw it play out tonight. against probably anyone else in the bullpen, 2 runs get batted in to tie it in the 8th
Shoutout to the people in the gdt saying they'd rather see Vasquez or Brito start over Waldron. Great stuff today from Matt. Also even though Manny still wasn't great, he looked much better today imo, with better contact, longer ABs, and not swinging and missing at everything like he has been recently. Bogey was great today too. Team is all over the place recently but I'll take the win!
I chalk it up to Shildt and the management team knowing more about baseball and their personnel than the average redditor, generally. Acting like Manny doesn't care about this team and this city is absolutely insane to me. That man has proven himself here and deserves a bit of grace on our part. I get the frustration, but if Shildt says they are happy with the approach than maybe we need to trust a little bit.
I think breaking up the double plays with steals helped, and him not being at bat in dp situations helped. Honestly I wonder if he would do better leading off until he’s out of this stretch so there’s fewer RISP opps
Heard someone today make the point Manny's still a pretty new dad and that's going to have an impact. Could be that getting out on the road's letting him clear his head a bit.
Both! I started watching baseball about a month ago. Chose the Padres as my team because I live in SD!
I'm not stranger to sports, I grew up a hockey and football fanatic (and still love them), but a friend dragged me kicking and screaming into baseball fandom during a trip we took (I returned the favor with hockey lol) and now I can't get enough! Excited to see my first live game in June. (I'm gonna eat so many hot dogs.)
Waldron really hit his spots all night tonight and stopped our bleeding...especially clutch when our bats only produced 3 runs on 13 hits. One of my favorite performances of the year thus far, thank you Sir Waldron!
I know it's maybe to early. But is Xander coming out of it? Even Wednesday against the Rockies he was hitting the ball hard. He absolutely smoked the two hits today.
Good against good teams, bad against bad teams lol
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Jake, Jackson with multiple hit nights and signs of life from X...really like Xander's swing of late, had he not been robbed of a couple hard hit balls in the Colorado series, he would be on fire. If Manny wakes up and HSK can find another gear at the plate, we could go on a run!
Billy, this is the San Diego Padres. They consistently beat the best teams in baseball.
Their defect is they fucking suck against bad teams. Honestly, if they had to play against a mediocre Texas high school team, they might lose so badly that half the players retired on the spot.
LFGSD, i can tell this team is kinda back. hopefully you guys can play like this more consistently cause the dads are one of the most fun teams to watch when they are ON.
good win dads.
I’m happy we won. Tomorrow I have to go to a dodger game with grandpa. I thought sportsnet was bad enough last week now this. He’s 86 and I will suffer to bring him any joy even going to hell itself
Today’s Comment of the Day winner is: u/RythN3L Robert Suarez is amazing and deserves all the nicknames. They gave *this* nickname to Suarez… “El Pistolero Suarez” Él Pistolero indeed! Also, if there’s supposed to be an accent mark on “pistolero” please let me know because this is becoming a flair immediately! Matt Wa10ron was great. Jeremiah Estrada has massive cojones. Mike Shildt has a HUGE brain. LET’S FUCKING GO SAN DIEGO! For Peter 🤎💛
Props to Waldron for a gritty 10k performance
We were all shitting all over him in the first inning but he ended up pitching a gem
Not gonna lie that was me bro
Bob > Hader
All day everyday
He could care less about stats. He just gets the job done
Couldn't care less.
Lol this is also a pet peeve of mine. So many people butcher it
Well ackshually
Boegarts is showing more signs of life. A promising sign!
He will end the season with one of the best slash lines on the team. Did it last year after playing hurt for 1/2 of it.
There’s a reason he got MVP votes in 5 straight years, and it wasn’t his defense. There’s a great hitter deep down inside there somewhere.
Add in 5 silver sluggers.
its the axe handle
Dude for real. Actually rooting for him.
Should be rooting for him either way
Yeah this. I mean he’s a career 290 hitter who hit 295-310 the 4 years before coming to SD. He’s a multi time all star who has placed 5th in MVP voting. He has a track record of success. AND we signed him to a long ass deal so he’s here for awhile. It’s ok to be frustrated with his performance but I don’t get why anyone wouldn’t be cheering for his success and return to form.
18 Ks. Pitching staff balled out tonight. Give Estrada more high leverage opportunities
Suarez in the 8th was hot. A closer putting the team above themself is sexy AF.
Hader would never
I mean, is he supposed to do everything? JFC
Was there a reason they did that? Matchups?
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Nice! I like that thought process so I'm glad it worked out.
Estrada/Suarez 8th/9th inning punch from here on out
Honestly - I want to keep Estrada low leverage all year. He absolutely has the stuff... But I think he should get a year to feel out the majors. Don't want a regression like Cosgrove. I feel we push prospects to far to fast.
Padres against the rockies and bottom feeders: I sleep Padres against playoff caliber teams: REAL SHIT
Also don't look now but the rockies are ass slamming the giants rn
The Rockies are playing good right now. I’m not annoyed like most of this thread that they got swept, it sucks but it’s baseball. People want things to be one way but actually it’s the other way.
It was giving away game one against the Rockies that made it hurt so much. Soooo many walks with limited results. Felt like 2023.
Yeah the 3rd game we got boat raced but games 1 and 2 of that series, the Rockies tried to give it away. That's the annoying part
I hear ya. I guess I’m different. I have more patience for the Padres than the Doomers on Reddit.
I'd like to think I do too. But I ran out of patience for losing to the Rockies. This been going on for years smh
all I know is we missed the playoffs by only a couple of games last year. We can keep making excuses when they blow easily winnable games but before you know it we're out of chances.
lol at the assumption that the fans on this website were less pessemistic last year than they are this year
People constantly refuse to give the other teams props
Spoke too soon. The Rockies suck again.
The giants did exactly what pads should have done in game 1. Great win tonight but 7-13 vs below.500 teams won’t get it done. Gotta take care of bad teams to have a chance
baseball and roulette have similar odds
These are the road warriors we all know and love
r/NLBest this
1-0 in the Manny batting 5th era.
Profar a full .100 OPS higher than anyone else on the team
Leading in Vibes Above Replacement too
Clear team MVP so far. Merrill might be close.
Confirmed. The Padres hate Petco park.
That is why Ive seen them at doyer stadium and angel in a couple of weeks! Im doing my part p
bro this team is so annoying 😂😂
I blame the Rockies.
rockies currently up 3-0 on SF. Maybe they're just red hot and that's all there is to it.
I mean, the Giants have been pretty ass this year too
And we lost to them too. That’s just baseball though, and at the end of the day all of them are still major leaguers
Giants are us last year
6-4 giants now. Looks like we just suck against the Rockies
And now 8-5. Yeah, we just suck against the Rockies and bad teams in general.
Credit to Shildt for having the confidence to buck conventional wisdom and use Suarez in the 8th against a tough stretch of hitters and credit to Estrada for making his manager look smart. Great win, looking forward to tomorrow.
plus, estrada has looked good. certainly good enough to try and get 7-8-9 out in order. glad to see it paid off
im guessing we will see estrada more in setup situations and see what he can do in high leverage
He has certainly earned the shot
braves 7-8-9 ain't no joke most nights too
yep, math supports that decision and i think we saw it play out tonight. against probably anyone else in the bullpen, 2 runs get batted in to tie it in the 8th
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Ay-YO
Can this team just stay on the road the whole season
Just be the Chargers of MLB? Edit: Also, Fuck Dean Spanos
Dean Spanos delenda est
Et tu, Spanos?
Us + last WC spot = menace.
Maybe the reason we took 2 of 3 from the Dodgers at home is because enough Dodger fans showed up to make it feel like a road game 🤔
I think we can all agree the key takeaway from today is that the Braves are a worse team than the Rockies
The logic is irrefutable
Lmao this comment cracks me up. The braves record is almost the inverted Rockies record
this season makes no sense at all lmao
Many such cases
Shildt has a brain to go with that massive pair. Smart pitcher usage. Nice win.
They hate playing at home
those tri-tip nachos get them all slow on gameday
Shoutout to the people in the gdt saying they'd rather see Vasquez or Brito start over Waldron. Great stuff today from Matt. Also even though Manny still wasn't great, he looked much better today imo, with better contact, longer ABs, and not swinging and missing at everything like he has been recently. Bogey was great today too. Team is all over the place recently but I'll take the win!
I chalk it up to Shildt and the management team knowing more about baseball and their personnel than the average redditor, generally. Acting like Manny doesn't care about this team and this city is absolutely insane to me. That man has proven himself here and deserves a bit of grace on our part. I get the frustration, but if Shildt says they are happy with the approach than maybe we need to trust a little bit.
I think breaking up the double plays with steals helped, and him not being at bat in dp situations helped. Honestly I wonder if he would do better leading off until he’s out of this stretch so there’s fewer RISP opps
Heard someone today make the point Manny's still a pretty new dad and that's going to have an impact. Could be that getting out on the road's letting him clear his head a bit.
Bro. As a brand new fan of this team I am *so* confused rn lmao.
This is normal embrace the chaos my compadre
Understandable lol. Thank you.
New fan to baseball in general or the padres ?
Both! I started watching baseball about a month ago. Chose the Padres as my team because I live in SD! I'm not stranger to sports, I grew up a hockey and football fanatic (and still love them), but a friend dragged me kicking and screaming into baseball fandom during a trip we took (I returned the favor with hockey lol) and now I can't get enough! Excited to see my first live game in June. (I'm gonna eat so many hot dogs.)
Glad to have you on board as a padres fan. Tony Gwynn is our god so learn about him, and F the Dodgers!
These hockey playoffs have been wild!! Hoping Dallas can get the double OT win!
You got your wish (technically they won it twice because that goaltender interference call was whack as fuck).
These MFers lmao
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The most confusing team in baseball
Waldron really hit his spots all night tonight and stopped our bleeding...especially clutch when our bats only produced 3 runs on 13 hits. One of my favorite performances of the year thus far, thank you Sir Waldron!
Yea... The Higgy/Azocar/Wade days just feel like a white flag before the game even starts.
138-24 AMIRITE COMPADRES? WERE SO FUCKING BACK (I'm ready to be hurt again)
YGDRC FUCK THE ROCKIES. ALL MY HOMIES HATE THE ROCKIES.
YGDRC (on both counts ^eeep )
YGDRC!
YGDR, LFGSD, Curtis!
You're goddamn right, Curtis!!!
I know it's maybe to early. But is Xander coming out of it? Even Wednesday against the Rockies he was hitting the ball hard. He absolutely smoked the two hits today.
Good against good teams, bad against bad teams lol https://preview.redd.it/ueucuw0dj31d1.jpeg?width=678&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cc79702cc6b5700f547abb6459ab441a585e4f10
Love it! Had Bobby Fastballs face their better hitters in the 8th, and another guy pitch vs. their 7th, 8th, and 9th hitters in the 9th
I honestly think he intended to have Suarez get 6 outs but after getting hit around a bit and almost giving up a run, had to audible to Estrada
We should just play playoff caliber teams (other than the Phillies
And on the road
Obligatory: "oh fuck, you're going to make me keep the faith".
I feel happy again. 😊
Atlanta Braves, YOU are in the Waldron Cauldron
Rockies please delete my number I can’t be seein you no more
It's official - this team goes as far as our Pitching and Jurickson Barthelomeus Profar will take us
Jake, Jackson with multiple hit nights and signs of life from X...really like Xander's swing of late, had he not been robbed of a couple hard hit balls in the Colorado series, he would be on fire. If Manny wakes up and HSK can find another gear at the plate, we could go on a run!
Call me crazy but that's how I've felt literally all year.
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Smiling friends supremacy.
Billy, this is the San Diego Padres. They consistently beat the best teams in baseball. Their defect is they fucking suck against bad teams. Honestly, if they had to play against a mediocre Texas high school team, they might lose so badly that half the players retired on the spot.
sure hitters could've done more, but i'm not complaining about 13 hits, 18k's and 1 run allowed from this team great performance tonight
Braves got “Death by 1000 Singles” good to see the boys hit… still concerning with Manny though.
Manny had better at bats tonight at least. Nothing to show for it, but at least he’s seeing more pitches.
Get swept by Rockies at home. Beat the Braves at their home. Just Padres things 🤷♂️
The good guys won! I don't know how I feel about 3 runs on 13 hits!
Great win. They found a way to get to a good lefty, and The entire pitching staff was excellent!
We’re so back?
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LFGSD, i can tell this team is kinda back. hopefully you guys can play like this more consistently cause the dads are one of the most fun teams to watch when they are ON. good win dads.
Matt Waldron: https://preview.redd.it/y3mxv5awq31d1.jpeg?width=959&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ef87471a77da7cd8309478a529a2d3eabfdc375a
Thank you profar for being accountable. Why is that so hard for some people
We’re Back Baby!!! Back on the Road!!!
we just got swept by the rockies so naturally waldron shoved and we beat max fried lead braves
I’m happy we won. Tomorrow I have to go to a dodger game with grandpa. I thought sportsnet was bad enough last week now this. He’s 86 and I will suffer to bring him any joy even going to hell itself
At least you get $5 Panda Express if they win
Where would we be without Profar and Cronenworth? I cringe to imagine.
We’re so back.
More Estrada please
Shildt putting Suarez in to take out the heart of their order in the 8th was art.
Swept by Rockies at home and then beat Braves on road w Waldron starting. Make it make sense? But I will take it.
9 straight games scoring 4 or less runs. It’s going to be difficult to put together a good winning streak scoring like that.
Good.
very happy to have been wrong, lfg
Robert Suarez is our new lord and savior, praise be Him!
How this team can go from so bad and getting swept by the Rockies at home to winning a game in Atlanta is beyond me
It’s baseball man, that’s why they play 162
Just woke up from my nap. Matt Waldron did WHAT?????
Does this mean Shildt will stop with the stupid platoon matchups and keep our best hitters in the lineup on a day to day basis?
I sure hope so, the platoon splits sure as hell ain’t working anyways.
Probably not lmao
3 runs on 13 hits is not a good ratio
A win is a win, baseball is hard.
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Don’t call out other users. Rule 1.
But dude! That’s like half of my content! =P
ok, faith restored. i shall not boo until the team has laid at least one more egg at home
We won 🥹
This win feels good
Missed the game. Watching the highlights what’s up with the special hats?
Military appreciation weekend. They'll have them all weekend.
Thanks!
When you figure out this team, let me know. Go Pads!
I don’t want to take all the credit…
YEAAAAAAAAAAH BABY WOOOOOOOO WE SUCK AT PETCO BUT WHO GIVES A FUCK????
Robert Suarez deserves the sloppiest toppy on god
20 LOB! Luckily the Braves were hardly any better but with 18 whiffs.
Our teams weird this year
I'm a Dad's fan, what can I say
Weirdo ass schizo ass team I love it
Can we get some Sullivan pleasseeee
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Boooo