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The History Of The San Diego Padres
Major League Baseball expanded in 1969 with the introduction of four new teams. Two were added to the American League and two to the National League. To the AL went the Seattle Pilots (later the Milwaukee Brewers) and the Kansas City Royals. The NL saw the addition of the Montreal Expos (now the Washington Nationals) and the San Diego Padres. Success for these new teams would be far in the distance. This is especially true for the Padres.
When the Padres first hit the scene, the city was filled with hopeful fans. They were excited over the thought of their new franchise. Why would they not be. There was a brand new ball field, a front office with a lot of experience and a young team to be happy about. Their enthusiasm would prove to be for naught. Frankly, the team was ghastly. For the first six years of their existence, they finished in last place in the National League West. In four of the seasons, they tallied 100 losses or more.
They did have a few glimmers of hope. First was a player named Nate Colbert. Colbert, playing first base, was indeed a power hitter with many accomplishments. One of his amazing feats took place over the course of a double header. He hit 5 homeruns in those two games. He and Stan Musial are the only two players to do this. In addition to the homeruns, he also tallied 13 runs batted in, a record that he holds alone.
The next bit of hope came with the sale of the team to Ray Kroc. Kroc was owner of the largest fast food chain in the world and he wanted to win. Among the first things he did was to make an introduction to Padre fans at a game over the PA system. During his speech he apologized for his team's "stupid ball playing" and vowed improvement. Unfortunately for Kroc, a streaker ran across the field as he spoke, probably mitigating the impact of what he had to say.
Very slowly the team started to improve. In 1978, they played . 500 ball for the first time ever. In fact, they finished the season five game over . 500. This was due in large part to some good players such as Rollie Fingers, Gaylord Perry and Dave Winfield. Unfortunately for the Pads, Winfield and Fingers were both lost to free agency.
San Diego did ultimately achieve baseball success by snagging the National League Pennant and reaching the World Series in 1984 and 1998. The Detroit Tigers were the 84 team's opponent. Alas, the Padres were up against a baseball juggernaut in the Tigers. Earlier that year the Tigers had raced off to a 35-5 start and had never looked back. The Friars went down four games to one.
Second they had to face the New York Yankees. The 98 Yanks won 114 of their games and are ranked among the best teams in the history of baseball. The Yanks swept that series, but San Diego played their hearts out. Three of the games were exciting nail biting matches.
During the 2000s the Padres performance has been uneven. They did win the Western Division championship in 2005 and 2006. However the other years during the decade have proven to be disappointing.
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