How Padres erased 30-game deficit to Dodgers (on paper)
How Padres erased 30-game deficit to Dodgers (on paper)
A remarkable turnaround unfolded this winter. ESPN Films isn't going to make a "30 for 30"
A remarkable turnaround unfolded this winter. ESPN Films isn't going to make a "30 for 30"
Without a single regular-season game played, the San Diego Padres erased a 30-game deficit to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Without a single regular-season game played, the San Diego Padres erased a 30-game deficit to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
This is merely theoretical, based only in the realm of projection. In the real
This is merely theoretical, based only in the realm of projection. In the real
world, the Dodgers are coming off a 111-win season, most in the history of the storied franchise.
world, the Dodgers are coming off a 111-win season, most in the history of the storied franchise.
hey won the National League West by 22 games over the Padres last year.
hey won the National League West by 22 games over the Padres last year.
(And then San Diego beat the Dodgers in the playoffs. You gotta love October.)
(And then San Diego beat the Dodgers in the playoffs. You gotta love October.)
The wild thing is, San Diego was lucky to finish only 22 games back.
The wild thing is, San Diego was lucky to finish only 22 games back.
The Dodgers outscored opponents by a whopping 334 runs. That margin translates
The Dodgers outscored opponents by a whopping 334 runs. That margin translates