Padres' Good Luck Charms

We have been to THREE San Diego Padres' games and each time they won. Steve and I believe that today's victory was because we were there to root, root, root for the home team. There was no shame at Petco Park. What a game!

Turns out this was "Remote Work Wednesday" and somehow I didn't get the memo.

"Clock in from America’s #1 Ballpark and make your midweek workday a whole lot more fun! Join the Padres for Remote Work Wednesday at Petco Park and trade your desk for sunshine, baseball, and a “workspace” with way better scenery."

Hundreds of fans came with their laptops. It was hysterical!!!

This phenomenon was new to us. "Tarps Off" is a viral fan craze where spectators take off their shirts and wave them in the air like helicopter blades. Originating in college football in 2025, it exploded across Major League Baseball. Many teams have even dedicated specialized, high-energy seating sections to the movement.

Over the course of the game, the number of half naked fans grew. Their energy was infectious. What fun (what sunburns)!

The game was fantastic. It was very close which kept us on the edge of our seats.

The excitement was interspersed with interesting player facts on the jumbotron.

Gavin Sheets not only shares his birthday with National Asparagus Day, the chant for him is "Holy Sheets". What a hoot.

This was an article written about the Cincinnati loss and the Padres victory, "It's not just a hard flight back to Cincinnati because the Reds won only one of six games on their road trip through St. Louis and San Diego. It's knowing that they led all six games and couldn't close most of them out with more wins.

Much of that burden falls on the bullpen, as it did again during Wednesday afternoon's 5-4 walk-off loss to the Padres at Petco Park that sent the Reds to a fourth straight series defeat. It ended when Fernando Tatis Jr. hit only his second home run of the season and his first at home. That's just how things are going right now."