There is math, then there is reality.
Math says that if the Padres are within three games of the Giants by the time they fly to San Francisco, they'll still have a chance. Reality is the Padres better beat the Cubs Wednesday night because time is running out on them. They are not only losing ground to the Giants, but also the Braves in the wildcard race.
Chris Young will be on the mound, which will give the Friars a solid shot at winning. The trouble is, it doesn't matter who is toeing the slab for Chicago because the home team can't hit its way out of a paper bag. In the final homestand of the season, the Padres have are 2-3, and now have to win the last two for a winning record over the key seven games. In September, with a chance to wrap up a division title, the Padres are 11-15, with five of the wins over a Dodgers team that was out of it in more ways than one.
What burns me up is that fate has done its part, has been kind to the Padres. The Braves are only 12-14 this month, and while the Giants are 16-8 in September, the Friars had a chance to split the recent four-game series at Petco but blew the Friday 1-0 game.
Keep your fingers crossed.
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I'm sure I mentioned somewhere before my opinion that as beautiful a game as basketball is on the court, it is ugly off the court. The game is as sordid as boxing. Check out the story on Chen Cai of Maranatha Christian High from The San Diego Union-Tribune, "High School Star Ineligible After Payments Revealed."
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Lincoln High's Norman Powell has committed to UCLA for basketball, in case you missed it. Powell is among a disturbingly large number of local star athletes who listed San Diego State as their second choice, something that Aztec officials need to correct.
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