Much to the delight of Dodgers fans, the Padres just keep finding ways to embarrass themselves in the postseason. This year, they went into the Wild Card round as the No. 5 seed against the Cubs, after never managing to take back or even tie the NL West with the Dodgers after Aug. 24, and lost in three games.
Last year, San Diego had LA on the ropes in the NLDS before going scoreless through their next 25 innings and allowing the Dodgers to come back and win the series. This year, they only scored five runs against the Cubs in three games, and they made fools of themselves after Game 3 by berating the umpiring crew after the game over a blown strike three call for Xander Bogaerts in the ninth, which stymied a rally.