Padres ramblings

The Padres are starting to look like the team I have a love/hate relationship with. After losing Saturday night to MLB rivals Dodgers in a bases loaded walk, they are now just two games above the NL West basement, a position the Padres are no stranger to. Come on! 5 losses in a row! A 4 game sweep by the Dodgers? 11 losses in 13 games? What happened to the offense that magically appeared the beginning of this season? Where’d the fantastic bullpen go? Wake up Padres! Heath Bell complained San Diego wasn’t getting its share of TV coverage, and I fully agree. The most Padres news I usually find is their score on the ESPN ticker. But the only way they are going to get some national coverage is if they start winning, or maybe if they throw the Chicken in as a middle reliever while the Friar catches. Right now, I’m just hoping ESPN looks the other way, at least until the Pads get back on track. I’ve still got the faith- I’ve always had the faith. San Diego is playing Colorado tonight, the only team acting as a jock strap from the Pads occupying the nether regions of the NL West. Play good D and be patient behind the plate- this is baseball, not golf and not tennis! Relax on the mound and don’t give up too many runs, which could be hard given our starter tonight is Kevin Correia, who carried a 6.05 ERA in his last season with the Giants. And if necessary, I’m always free to play.