first pitch: 10:05 a.m. PT
television: none TBS
matchup: David Wells (1-1, 6.03 ERA) vs Tim Hudson (3-1, 1.70 ERA)
previews: Padres.com | SI.com

I’m supposed to talk everyone down from the ledge today. Hard to do when the team is playing like crap (with apologies to any crap that may be offended), but if we take a step back from the ledge, a larger picture emerges:

Padres After 34 Games, Playoff Seasons and 2007

Year	W	L	RS	RA
Stats courtesy of Baseball-Reference.
1984	18	16	152	153
1996	21	13	183	132
1998	23	11	178	134
2005	18	16	153	159
2006	18	16	141	139
2007	18	16	147	129

See? It’s not so bad. I mean, it is, but it isn’t; you know?

Now fire up some coffee and sit by the Internet; we’ve got a game to play. Go Padres!

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