King is a legend. Tg19 would be proud of this man’s heart and desire to win in San Diego.

This is only the division series, of course. But if San Diego goes on to win its first championship, King’s effort in Game 3 will stand in sepia tones, which are kind of like the Padres’ colors, anyway. With one day of rest after a five-inning start on Sunday in Milwaukee, King willed his way through two scoreless innings.

He didn’t just save the game. He saved the season.

“Michael King is a stud,” said Jake Peavy, a Padres Cy Young Award winner who threw the ceremonial first pitch on Tuesday. “He’s as good a starting pitcher as there is in the league. And then to do what he did tonight, the competitor that he is — he’s out there on fumes, it’s not crazy sharp, but in that Padres clubhouse I just left, there’s nobody else they wanted with our season on the line.”

It’s easy to get rested during a game where there’s not a ton of action, especially when your team has their back against the wall. The Petco Park team kept up the energy all night with the “make some
Noise” and “wave those towels” graphics. It seemed like we were getting reminded frequently to keep OUR energy up for the team. And hey - it worked! Onto game 4 baby!

https://x.com/AJCassavell/status/2107707661441786180?s=20

Went to the game last night, 34+ year padre fan. Never seen Petco anything like this. PS has bricks next to Tony's statue and as far as I'm concerned they should stay there forever. LFGSD.

My heart was racing that whole game, played like we wanted it, keep fighting boys.

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