Good morning,

The Padres beat the Rockies, which beats the alternative.

They did everything they needed to and more, which is never anything to complain about and certainly is not when things have been going poorly.

But wait right there.

Mike Shildt has a bone to pick with the contention that the Padres have struggled, and so he picked that bone after last night’s 11-3 victory.

“The one thing about the narrative that I’d like to get out there is, you know, the last eight games, what’s our record?” Shildt began.

At that point, I provided the correct answer of 5-3.

“That’s right,” Shildt said. “And that doesn’t sound like, ‘Oh my gosh, five and three!’ (But) how many wins do you get in a total season, if you go five and three?”

At that point, I failed a math quiz (for which I was giv

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