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The Padres’ Goose Is Almost Cooked as Chaos Strikes the NLCS

They have thrived on a chaotic, spirited energy this postseason. The Phillies are beating them at their own game.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 23, 2022

Stop Blaming the Umpires for Everything

Bad calls live on forever. Some of the most infamous examples: Don Denkinger in Game 6 of the 1985 World Series. A.J. Pierzynski’s reaching on a dropped third strike that wasn’t in ALCS Game 2 in 2005.Kent Hrbek’s pulling Ron Gant off first base and tagging him out in Game…

Sports Illustrated · Oct 22, 2022

Padres fall flat in Game 3 against Phillies, again trail NLCS

PHILADELPHIA — The San Diego Padres took advantage of what the Philadelphia Phillies handed them but managed nothing else in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series.

Tribune News Service · Oct 22, 2022

DJ, producer and UCSD 'Blacktronika' creator King Britt does it all: 'He's had so much impact on so many'

SAN DIEGO — The worlds of DJs, academia, hip-hop, Miles Davis, Dua Lipa, electronic music, Sun Ra, cassette mix tapes and digital technology are all happy equals for King Britt, who in barely four years at the University of California San Diego has become one of its most popular faculty…

Tribune News Service · Oct 20, 2022

Juan Soto Issued a Warning Shot. The Phillies Better Beware.

He hasn’t quite found his groove with the Padres. That’s about to change.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 20, 2022

David Murphy: Phillies manager Rob Thomson had no answers in an epic meltdown against Padres in Game 2 of NLCS

SAN DIEGO — The best you can do is give Rob Thomson credit for time served. The manager has pushed a lot of the right buttons over the last five months, on the field and off. He is one of the big reasons the Phillies found themselves where they did…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 20, 2022

Marcus Hayes: Flat Phillies need a big weekend from their fans after losing to the Padres in Game 2 of the NLCS

SAN DIEGO — If there’s any solace to be taken from an 8-5 loss, it’s this:

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 20, 2022

Another comeback carries Padres past Phillies; NLCS tied at a game apiece

SAN DIEGO — It was always about the payoff in the playoffs.

Tribune News Service · Oct 20, 2022

Padres’ Juan Soto lost a pop-up in the unforgiving San Diego sun and MLB fans had jokes

Praise the sun!

USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 19, 2022

Do the Four LCS Teams Tell Us Anything About the State of Baseball?

The National League Championship Series began last night, with the No. 6 Phillies beating the fifth-seeded Padres in San Diego. The American League Division Series starts tonight in Houston, with the top-seeded Astros hosting the No. 2 Yankees. The contrast between the two championship series ...

Sports Illustrated · Oct 19, 2022