With guys like Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr., Kirby Yates, and Eric Hosmer on your team, you would think the team would definitely be a playoff contender.
The Padres were 22 games under .500. The way the team played this season infuriated the fans.
The teams’ performance also frustrated the teams executive chairman, Ron Fowler.
“... It was a cathartic process just to sit down and say it was the worst 21⁄2 of ownership for me.
“It was embarrassing for me. We sucked. There were some days, quite honestly, I didn’t want to get out of bed,” Fowler said.