Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Padre Trek Into Mediocrity

Being a fan of a middling team is like being a fan of the Star Trek movie franchise. Hopes are raised - ohhh! I've heard great things about this Tom Hardy kid! He might be the compelling villain that the ST:TNG movies have lacked! A worthy foil for Patrick Stewart! And then you get Star Trek: Nemesis.


Fans of the Star Trek movies approach them knowing that for every KHAAAN...


...there is a KHAAAAAAAHHHHHHH.


You have to love the Star Trek movies as an idea, a concept, not as an actual franchise capable of consistent quality. So it is with the Padres.

TFW you see the hashtag #NotMyKhan is trending
Last night in San Francisco, we got the Good Padres - the Ricardo Montalban version, if you will. There was fine pitching from Tyson Ross, who over six innings threw nine strikeouts, gave up four hits, and allowed one run. There were a couple of NOICE (as the Millenials say) defensive plays, one from Manny Margot...



...and another from Travis Jankowski:




And the capper - some clutch heroics from Eric Hosmer:




Brad Hand came in for the save, and the Padres tied up this series 1-1. It should be noted that the Padres have a number of pretty good players - Christian Villanueva, for example, is one home run shy of leading the National League, Ross and Richard have done solid work on the mound, and there's some speed and skill in the outfield. When we launched this blog, I predicted a .500 finish for this team. If the Padres are the MLB equivalent of Star Trek movies, I stand by that.

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