Baseball season, for me, is officially over. I am going to watch the playoffs, obviously, but I have very little opinion on who I want to take it all- as long as it isn’t the Yankees.

The Padres ended in a similar fashion to how they started. It was almost as if the team collapsed at the end. There were some definite high points. We ended the season on a win against the Brewers. Everth Cabrera lead the NL in stolen bases. And, of course, Chase Headley lead the NL in RBI. That one is huge. We have only had one other player to do so- Dave Winfield in 1979. But, I realize I am not telling you anything you don’t already know.

I am really disappointed because I missed the last 4 games of the season, so I don’t have a proper gauge of how the boys were playing at the end. What I do know is that we lost more at the end than I would have expected based simply on how they had been playing the two months prior. I don’t know if it was because the Dodgers, Giants and Brewers really were that much better than us, or if playing fell apart. I don’t feel like they were, at least not the Brewers and Dodgers. It was disappointing as a fan to watch something brew and then fizzle away.

What was more disappointing? The way the Rangers season ended. That was depressing. Not only did they drop the AL West to the A’s, but then they dropped the wild card game to the Orioles. Those were the two Cinderella teams- the two biggest shockers this year. The only thing shocking about the Rangers was the fact that they imploded at the end. Rather, they self-destructed. That lineup needs to be examined. I sadly wasn’t able to watch as many games as I would have liked to, so I don’t have a good grasp on what exactly is wrong, but clearly something isn’t working.

I know there were some pitching injuries, and perhaps that strength just wasn’t there. It seems that was the common theme among my teams this year. Injury.

Whatever the cause was, I’m ready for the 2013 MLB season. I’ll be more of an outside spectator next year. I’m moving to Austin, Texas in about 3 months. I’ll be about 3 hours from Houston and 3 hours from Arlington (give or take). I won’t be anywhere near the Padres except for a few games. Saying that just made it real; I didn’t realize how sad that would be.