This Team Makes Me Drink

As you all know by now, the Chargers have left town, making the Padres the sole team in San Diego. The Chargers' vacancy leaves a tremendous hole in the community, and given the state of the current Padres roster, the outlook for professional sports in San Diego has never looked bleaker. There is no sugarcoating the current state of affairs here-  this is our rock bottom. With all due respect to Mayor Falcouner for beginning negotiations with Major League Soccer about possible expansion, the San Diego sports community can only be revitalized by one thing: a successful San Diego Padres baseball team. Make no mistake- this is certainly not something that will be achieved in 2017. Ownership partner Peter Seidler himself told the LA Times that "2019 is probably the earliest"  fans can expect the current rebuild to yield a winner. Seidler's honesty is refreshing, especially after hearing the disingenuous stadium runaround from Dean Spanos and his cronies for the ...

So, the Chargers are moving to Los Angeles. Forgive the rant- but these thoughts been gestating for quite some time, so hear me out. It pains me to say this, but.... I'm glad. In fact- I even wish the Spanos family luck: they are about to undertake quite an undesirable task.  While receiving a short-term boost in value from the sheer size of the Los Angeles market, they will have a difficult time building a fan base wherein the have... No. Fans. Whatsoever. The Chargers will be the SIXTH most popular football team behind the Rams (who, as the Chargers new landlord, will siphon off their revenue), Raiders, USC, UCLA, and even the LA Galaxy.  They have alienated their only fan base: the one they have in San Diego- and the Spanos family will be under much pressure from NFL executives to explain why their once-profitable franchise can no longer fill half a stadium. There is a high likelihood that the Chargers pending relocation will be one of the ...