"Keep the Faith" has been a Padres slogan that dates back virtually to the franchise's 1969 major league debut, when fans watched the first ballclub finish 41 games out of first place.
A decade passed before Padres fans saw the team finish a season with a winning record.
Postseason success has been all too infrequent through the years, but the 2022 team was bidding to join the 1984 and 1998 Padres ballclubs that reached the World Series.