After 14 years without postseason baseball in San Diego, the wait is over. The bright future that was so much talked about now is the present. The Padres are on their way back to the playoffs.
With a 7-4 victory in 11 innings over the Mariners on Sunday, the Friars secured their ticket to October. Now, the guys are going for the big cake.
“You have seen what we can do,” said star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr., one of the leading figures in that bright future. “Everyone knows what this team is capable of. I know that we are not going to settle for this step. We are going for much more ”.
After nine losing seasons in a row, the Padres strengthened their roster over the winter. They started the year thinking they had built a squad capable of knocking on the door of the playoffs.
Then they started to play, and they didn’t just knock on that door. Rather they threw it down.
The Friars have the second-best record in the National League and are legitimate contenders for the World Series. San Diego will likely open the postseason as the 4th best seed on the Old Circuit. Until the close of the day on Sunday, the Padres would face the Marlins in the first round.
“We have other goals,” said driver Jayce Tingler. “This is just a small step.”
After nine losing seasons in a row, the Padres strengthened their roster over the winter. They started the year thinking they had built a squad capable of knocking on the door of the playoffs.
Then they started to play, and they didn’t just knock on that door. Rather they threw it down.
The Friars have the second-best record in the National League and are legitimate contenders for the World Series. San Diego will likely open the postseason as the 4th best seed on the Old Circuit. Until the close of the day on Sunday, the Padres would face the Marlins in the first round.
“We have other goals,” said driver Jayce Tingler. “This is just a small step.”
Although there were no spectators at Petco Park, some fans watched the game from a rooftop bar behind the left and center field fence and others flocked to the balconies of an office building located along the right field courses. .
The celebration, of course, could have been better. A playoff starved city has been unable to celebrate alongside its 2020 Parents due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Players and coaches alike have talked at length about the atmosphere this season would have created in front of a packed Petco Park.
“Bringing the postseason back to San Diego makes me feel really excited,” exclaimed Tatis. “I’ve seen all those fans out there supporting us at all times. All this is for them ”. (GG) (Taken MLB en Español.com)