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The Padres managed to do the impossible. They managed to look worse today than they did on Tuesday. Wells did his best to keep the Pads in it. He gave up 2 earned, which could have easily been erased if some easy defensive plays were executed properly. Todd Walker made an amazing outstretched stop, but mishandled the throw to first. Far more worse and embarrassing was the botched pickle play with Pujols. Catching Pujols in a pickle on his way to 2nd should be a gimme. An easy out. Somehow, the Padres fucked it up and made themselves look like a hack minor league team on national television. The only bright spot of the entire game was Doc Roberts’ throw to Josh Bard for a great play at the plate. A game that was easily within reach seemed to be as far away as the moon. A sloppy defense coupled with a laughable 4-hit offense put the Padres two in the hole as they continue the series back in St. Louis. So what are the chances of the Padres turning it around in Busch Stadium in front of a sea of Red Bird fans? Pretty slim. Pitching stud Chris Young will no doubt keep the Padres in the game, but I fear a sweep is in order if the Padres can’t turn around their anemic offense in a hurry. To add insult to injury, the stooges at ESPN and every other sports outlet will be falling over themselves on how good Pujols is (which he is, but still - fuck him.), how the Cards are turning it around, and how they thrive to be in the post season. Spare me the dramatics. It’s an issue of the Padres not showing up rather than the Cardinals rising to the occassion. The only highlights occurred when ESPN’s Chris Berman mentioned how Hoffy was the all-time saves leader and how beautiful the city of San Diego was. Sadly, the Padres didn’t give Swami much else to talk about.