Confessions of a No Filtered Padres Blogger

Some of you have tweeted me to ask why I stopped writing mid-season, which was just weird because I didn't think anyone actually read this or gave a shit about it. Either way, the answer is simple, I was no longer having fun with this, Twitter, the Padres and everything in between. You kind of lose any motivation you had when your team plays like shit and people you considered friends go out of their way to be an asshole to you while your world feels like it's falling apart. With that said, I kept trying to convince myself that I would start writing again before the regular season ended and well, it's now the postseason. Oops.

As I said, I was no longer having fun doing this. Part of that was because of all the shit that I'm failing miserably at dealing with in my personal life (no thanks to the aforementioned friends) and the other part was because I was tired of the redundancy. Every post was the Padres suck this or the Padres suck that. Those are the most annoying things to write after the first gazillion times, especially when the Padres went from being so close to first to being in last and eventually tying for third. Another thing that caused me to essentially give up on this was the constant bickering between fans that flooded my Twitter timeline. Arguments from grown ass men about a players nickname, whether or not a player was hurt worse than what the Padres training staff initially said (which they were by the way and yours truly announced it but you know, I was wrong because I'm just a girl that doesn't know shit about injuries because it's not like I studied that stuff and have a weird fascination with it or anything) and how not going to every game doesn't make you a real fan. It was so ridiculous that I couldn't believe it was actually happening. Yes, there were definite troll moments in there but I repeat, GROWN ASS MEN. Mix a difficult year with shitty playing and arguing over trivial things and you get a nonexistent blog... or an extremely negative blog and I had enough with the negativity so I opted out.

I wish I was able to put aside my moods, the idiocy of grown men arguing and everything else in order to focus on the Padres but I couldn't. To put it this way, between all of that I started to really hate my fellow Padres fans. I've joked before that we are bitter assholes because San Diego doesn't win anything ever but it has proved truer than true this year. I couldn't handle the constant bashing of Puig for the sole reason that he got national attention for having a legit season as a Dodger. That was so ridiculous that I wanted to punch people in the throat. Things like that pushed me away from being a Padres fan and to just being a fan of the game. Screw what team a person plays for, if they are talented I'm going to cheer for them. Well, maybe not necessarily cheer for them but I won't hate them and if you hate them solely based off the uniform they're wearing then I will like them that much more... I'm kind of a bitch like that. You know damn well all the praise Puig received was deserved and you would not act that way if he had Padres written across his chest instead. Now that doesn't mean I'll be cheering for the Dodgers in the postseason because well, I'd rather die than ever do that. Another thing that made me hate fellow Padres fans was the constant comments about Sandoval being fat. Yes, we know he's fat but let's see you make the plays he does. If you follow my twitter you know that I have this weird thing with people being overweight. I hate it and think it's disgusting that people let that happen to themselves but stop trying to talk shit about an athlete that can out perform you or your team just because he's fat. It's a little thing called respecting the talent, you should probably try it. I for one am not really a Sandoval fan but I recognize the talent, respect it and wouldn't mind it one bit if he were on our team.

Now that I've sufficiently annoyed myself by doing exactly what made me stop writing to begin with, complaining, I'll try to get back on a Padres track. This season had ups and downs and injuries all around. Chase turned out to be playing with a torn meniscus which just pisses me off to an extreme. Why risk further injury when your team is nowhere near being in the playoffs?! I'd rather you get the surgery and give us a chance at a better draft pick than you fucking up your knee or what have you just because you're a stubborn athlete that wants to play. Same goes with Marquis. I find it extremely hard to believe that he just magically needed Tommy John surgery. Stop playing through the pain when games are meaningless. Not that I condone playing through the pain when they aren't meaningless but at least you don't look like a giant idiot when you do so and the games mean a chance at the World Series... though at that point, I'd rather you be healthy for the WS than fuck yourself up worse and not be of use for the playoffs/WS but who am I kidding, it's the Padres, it will take some time before we get there.

Cory has had more setbacks than we would like and that is heartbreaking. I pray that he is ready for spring training and will be able to be a solid part of the starting rotation next season because like I've said countless times before, you can't win games without pitching. We desperately need a solid pitching staff. Oh yeah, thank you baby Jesus that we let Volquez go. Though between Grandal's suspension and season ending injury, Alonso's injuries and letting Volquez go, it's really proving me right about that stupid trade. Especially since we saw what Medica was able to do when he got called up and Blanks when he was healthy. I still don't think the trade was worth it but what am I going to do?? I'll still go to games and cheer on the players because they are Padres and I'm obligated to. Anyway, Kotsay retired at seasons end which is very disappointing for my sister who just discovered him and couldn't figure out why no one told her how hot he was. True story, I got texts about that. Oh yeah and Quentin had his gazillionth knee surgery too and Maybin had wrist surgery. This damn team is made out of glass.

All in all, I'm glad this season is over with but I'm not quite sure I'm ready for next season to start. I need a significant improvement in my mood and a thorough cleansing of my Twitter feed before I can even think about next season. As for now, I'll try to enjoy the postseason. If we're lucky, I might pay attention to off season news and write about that or just grace you with the presence of a random post about how I'm going through baseball withdrawals. Baseball withdrawals are a real and serious matter, folks. Seek medical attention, or your nearest baseball fan, immediately if you're experiencing baseball withdrawals. Side effects may include; complaining that your football team only plays once a week or has a bye, watching hockey or basketball to get your daily sports fix, staring out the window waiting for spring to come and making deals with the baseball gods just so you can have the smell of freshly cut grass fill the air again.

A Lackluster Team Makes For A Lackluster Post

I'm doing this one a bit different today. I don't really feel like doing it at all but whatever.

• Volquez makes me sad
• Cabrera leadoff triple, wtf?!
• Alonso ties the game at 1 on a sac fly
• Volquez gives up a two run shot -__-
• 52 pitches... in 2 innings
• 5-1 Rockies... in 3 innings
• 81 pitches... in 3 innings
• Venable leadoff double
• Cabrera RBI single 5-2 Rockies
• Alonso flies out on a 3-0 pitch, stupid
• Cabrera makes the third out at third like a dumbfuck
• 6-2 Rockies in 3.1 innings
• 96 pitches in 3.1 innings. Volquez is out,9 it's about damn time
• Weber replaces Volquez and continues with the giving up home run things, 8-2 Rockies
• It only took 5 innings before the Padres had a quick inning
• 9-2 Rockies... in 6 innings
• 9-3 Rockies... in 7, Venable solo home run
• 9-4 Rockies... in 7, Cabrera home run
• Fun fact: Cabrera is a double away from the cycle
• Deno nearly got drilled in the head and Cabrera looked like he was about to charge the mound for him
• 9-5 Rockies... in 8. What the fuck is going on here?!
• Cabrera goes 4 for 4 tonight and in true Padres fashion, doesn't hit for the cycle
• Padres lose 9-5 but what else is new??

All I have to say about this game, fuck Volquez and thank you for not letting someone like Cabrera get the cycle.

Record: 2-9

One Fight, Two Fight, Drunk Fight, Twitter Fight

So this post is coming to you later than normal because for one, I was at the game and for two, I was freezing balls AND too hyped up from the fights to write this when I got home. As you can guess from the title this will be less about the game and more about the fights. So now that I've had sleep and a chance to calm down from the game, with a super hot man voice, let's get down to it.

One Fight:

Quentin's fight

Greinke and Quentin have a history. Greinke hit Quentin, and with the game being 2-1 and the count being what, 3-2?? I highly doubt hitting Quentin was intentional. HOWEVER, Greinke mouthed off and that's what started this whole thing. Yes, Quentin gets hit A LOT but he's never fully charged the mound like he did last night. Clearly, the history mixed with the mouthing off set him off. Greinke can see, as everyone else, that Quentin has a good 40 pounds on him and to provoke him by saying "fuck you" AFTER hitting him was probably not his smartest move. Well, that or the whole dropping his shoulder as a failed attempt to defend himself. Either way, Greinke's actions lead him to the DL with a fractured collarbone. Sure, Quentin could have just taken his base but he had obviously reached his point with the little bitch and sure the umpires or anyone else near Quentin could have held him back like has been done in the past but they didn't. To say this is Quentins fault is completely unfair. You can't honestly tell me that not one person on the field had no idea there was history between them and that something was bound to happen. No one tried to stop it until it was too late and that's not Quentins fault.

Two Fight:

Alonso's fight

Shortly after the relievers returned to their bullpens, they were running back out on the field because Alonso was about to get into it with, who I later found out was Jerry Hairston Jr. and it looked to me that Matt Kemp was getting in on that too. Now, I don't know what was said to cause this fight but from what I heard, JHJ was mouthing off and Alonso didn't like it. Now, this fight didn't last as long but it was still full of excitement because let's face it, fights are fun to watch.



Drunk Fight: 
Now towards the eighth or ninth inning there was what I can only assume was a drunk fight between Dodgers fans and Padres fans down the third base line. This fight was complete with douches taking off their shirts, getting in peoples faces, security and handcuffs.

Twitter Fight:

Twitter 'fight'

When I got home, naturally I logged into twitter and my timeline was exploding with tweets about the fight and retweets about Dodgers fans being little whiny bitches because of the fight. I made comments like "Dear Greinke, you shouldn't run your mouth at a guy that's got about 40 pounds on you THEN drop your shoulder when he charges" that were retweeted into others timelines along with the tweet to the left and others. Now, I don't know if Dodgers fans were trolling or what but I did get a few, literally a few, people tweet me in response to my comments. One from a Dodgers fan who was actually not a douche about it. One from a Rockies fan who quite frankly needed to STFU with this "have fun in last place" business. Did he forget he's a Rockies fan and what place they came in last season?? Then we've got this twat waffle over here calling me a twat for commenting about Dodgers fangirls being on their phones the entire game instead of watching it. These girls also didn't show up until the third inning, took selfies as soon as they got there then went on to not watch the game but ya know, I'm the twat for going to a game and actually watching it. Fun fact, the dude deleted his tweet within an hour or so of tweeting it and never did respond to my reply.

 Now, when I got home I learned that Don Mattingly is a whiney bitch and Greinke is just a bitch. Their post game interviews were ridiculous. Mattingly with his bullshit "Quentin shouldn't be allowed to play until Greinke can" nonsense. Maybe you should teach your pitchers not to drop their shoulder into a guy that's got a good 40 pounds on him and used to play football and he wouldn't be out for two months. Greinke was trying to play the innocent card and make Quentin look like the bad guy when Quentin was completely upfront about everything and acknowledged that throughout their history he had never acted in the fashion he did last night. Oh yeah, Matt Kemp is a bitch too for trying to start shit after the game only to have Clayton step in and look like he was about to bench press him for fun. What was lost in all this madness yesterday, Quentin didn't break himself which is shocking since he's made out of glass and he was the only Padres player ejected. Good stuff.

I have to say this to those who make comments about cheering for injuries being classless or tactless or whatever, I better not see/hear you talking about boxing or UFC or anything like that. Cheering for injuries is not tactless or classless when there are sports devoted to beating the shit out of people. Get off your high horses. Injuries happen and as with booing, sometimes cheering for them is not done out of hate. I look at Greinke's injury as a 'sweet, we don't have to face an amazing pitcher for the next two months' kind of way and not as a 'sweet, he's hurt. Hahahaha.' kind of way. Though injuries do fascinate me and if a fight breaks out or what have you, yes I will cheer for an injury but not in a malicious way. Anyway, the Padres might have lost the game and the series but we sure as hell won the fight and I can't wait to see how the rest of the series' go for these two teams.

Record: 2-7

 PS: Guys, I deserve a medal or something because I didn't cuss once at the game!! Or start any fights of my own with the stupid Dodgers Barbies.