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GAME ONE — Have you or a loved one experienced second-hand embarrassment so bad that it made you want to root against your team?
That's how Padres fans must feel after watching this video.
Before Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Tuesday, a half dozen fans of the San Diego Padres went on local television station KUSI's "Good Morning, San Diego" and presented the world with the masterpiece that is their "hype track" for the upcoming series against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Take a listen, and come back to us.
Reporter says "this has social media written all over it."
— Crossing Broad (@CrossingBroad) October 18, 2022
Here's the full video from Good Morning San Diego! 😂 pic.twitter.com/gkN3TwGUE0
Shout out to the reporter, who probably made the best move of the video by "getting out of the way," because the video definitely "has social media written all over it."
That's not a compliment, even from a Padres fan.
We get it; morning news programs are often about #content and little else, but this is 90 seconds of hype track that we will never get back.
From "Philly going down to yellow and brown," to references to Bryce Harper who is "gonna lose, and Manny's gonna cruise," and "back, Phily, back," the only award this track will likely receive will be one given to any viewer who makes it through the entire minute.
Here's a small sampling of baseball fans' reaction to the cringe:
that's what's in. #CaptureTheMomentpic.twitter.com/adNNUDeLqf
— Absolutely Hammered (@AH_Pod) October 18, 2022
Old dads rappin'. No one's clappin'.
— Sawx South (@SawxSouth) October 18, 2022
That's what's in.
Ain't got rhythm. Poor Trent Grisham.
That's what's in.
the nard dog
— DannyPhantom727 (@DPhantom727) October 18, 2022
Phillies by 1000 🤦♂️pic.twitter.com/9HqyUrvUgF
— FanDuel (@FanDuel) October 18, 2022
On behalf of Padres fans everywhere, we'd like to apologize. Even for the first trip to the NLCS since 1998, this ain't it, San Diego.
Still, the series should be fantastic. Former Nationals teammates Bryce Harper and Juan Soto will be reunited, and Manny Machado has proven entirely worth the 10-year, $300-million price tag the Padres signed for his services.
First pitch for Game 1 featuring starters Yu Darvish and Zack Wheeler is scheduled for 6 p.m. MDT on FS1. Welcome to #Grishtober, baby.
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