Padres Close to First Place in NL West: Late Season Surge

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00:00So you guys tell me, because I'm going to say this, I can't remember the last time the

00:12Padres were this close to the Dodgers this late in the season.

00:19I can't remember the last time the Padres were this close to first place.

00:24Forget the Dodgers.

00:25I can't remember the last time the Padres were this close to first place this late in

00:29the season.

00:32So you want to know?

00:33Oh, you have the answer.

00:34Yeah, I do have the answer.

00:36What a guy you are.

00:37You know, you are.

00:38I don't care what Browner says about you.

00:40You're a good guy to me.

00:41You're a good guy to me about me.

00:44Well, you are just chock full of information.

00:47So yeah.

00:48Tell me.

00:49Well, the Padres.

00:50Yeah, I don't even know if Browner lived in San Diego the last time they were this close.

00:56It's been a very long time.

00:58People are starting to guess in our live YouTube chat already.

01:01Before we show it to you, when was the last time the Padres were this close to first place

01:09in August?

01:11This is August 7th, 2024.

01:14When was the last time the Padres were this close to first place in the NL West?

01:17Let me give let me give everybody a hint and then you see you tell me what you think and

01:24put it in the chat.

01:25You guys guess yourselves.

01:27The Padres.

01:28The last time they were this close on August 7th to first place, they themselves were in

01:33first place.

01:34Oh.

01:35Oh.

01:36Oh.

01:37Oh.

01:38Say that one more time.

01:39This is the last time the Padres were this close on August 7th to being the first place

01:43in the National League West.

01:45This is they were first place themselves.

01:48This is one of those things where you can tell me the number one song in the country.

01:52Who is the governor?

01:53Yeah.

01:54And who is the mayor?

01:55Yeah.

01:56And that would help you do the year.

01:58Just want to make sure I get what you said.

02:00The last time the Padres were this close to first place this late in the season, they

02:05actually were in first place.

02:07Yes.

02:08OK.

02:09I'll take a guess.

02:10I'll take a stab.

02:11OK.

02:12I'll say 2004.

02:13OK.

02:14No.

02:15Because I.

02:16No.

02:17I'm wrong.

02:18No.

02:19No.

02:20Not that.

02:21So your reference point.

02:22I got here in 2000.

02:23OK.

02:24It was before that.

02:25And I don't.

02:26I'll give you another hint.

02:27OK.

02:28Browner was in town.

02:29OK.

02:30I'll say 2007 then.

02:31No.

02:32I'll say.

02:33I'll say.

02:34He already tells me.

02:35No.

02:36This kid.

02:37I'll say 08.

02:38No.

02:39OK.

02:4005.

02:41In 2023.

02:42Last year, they were 11 games back.

02:43In 2022, they were 15 and a half games back.

02:46Mm hmm.

02:47In 2021, they were seven.

02:49We'll skip 2020.

02:50Obviously.

02:512019, they were 23 games back.

02:532018, they were 18 and a half games back.

02:572017, 30 games back.

02:592016, 15.

03:002015, 10 and a half.

03:03And then I just got tired of looking, so I actually looked for the answer.

03:06The last time the Padres were in first place this late in the season, they themselves were

03:10in first place in.

03:112010, before they collapsed and missed the playoff.

03:16Oh.

03:17Right.

03:18Right.

03:19Right.

03:20Yeah.

03:21Because that was that was the year that they lost.

03:23I want to say their last 10 games of the regular season and they didn't make the postseason,

03:31as I recall.

03:32In fact, if I and I have to really go deep into my memory banks, I realize now it's 14

03:36years ago.

03:37I want to say that the Padres were playing the Rockies and Tony Gwynn Jr. had a giant

03:45hit of Trevor Hoffman.

03:47So Tony Gwynn Jr. is playing for Colorado.

03:48Trevor Hoffman was still pitching for the Padres.

03:51And Tony Gwynn Jr. came up with a super clutch hit against Trevor Hoffman to sink the Padres

03:58that day.

03:59And again, any of you guys have a better memory than I do?

04:02Go for it.

04:03You know?

04:04Yeah.

04:05I don't remember.

04:06But you asked the question and that's the answer.

04:07All right.

04:08Give thousand ten.

04:09Put it up on the screen one time, though.

04:10So let's take a look at this, because this is this is actually super interesting.

04:16The last time the Padres were this close to first place in the National League West

04:23was 14 years ago.

04:26And you're saying they were actually in first place at this time.

04:30Otherwise, we're just looking at the last 10 years.

04:33Right now, there are four games back of the Dodgers.

04:35Dodgers lost last night.

04:36The Phillies Padres won yesterday at Pittsburgh.

04:38Look at the last.

04:39Look at all these.

04:40Look at all these.

04:41And that's not that's not how far back they were to the Dodgers.

04:45That's just a first place of the National League West, because I think the Giants were

04:47in first place one or two years in that span.

04:50Yeah.

04:51Yeah.

04:52That is really interesting.

04:53So this is this goes back to the entire debate that Browner and I've been having on the show

04:57for the last couple of weeks.

04:59If it's me, I'm preaching.

05:02We're trying to win the division.

05:05Browner said weeks ago, forget about the division.

05:09You know, forget just the Dodgers are going to run away with it.

05:12Play for second place.

05:14Right now, Mookie Betts isn't back yet.

05:16He'll be back apparently this weekend.

05:19He's going back to shortstop.

05:21Ohtani is going to stay at the top of the Dodger lineup.

05:24Betts will hit second.

05:25Freddie Freeman third.

05:27So they they're not back to what they were.

05:30Kershaw pitched yesterday.

05:32He was pretty good.

05:33Bullpen wasn't.

05:35So I still believe there's a lot of reason to hold out hope that the Padres can win this

05:41division.

05:42Are you starting to come to my side now that there are only four games back?

05:45No.

05:46And you misrepresented what I said, but no, no, I'm holding focus.

05:51Make the playoffs under no under any circumstance.

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