Padres News: Bob Melvin Reaching Last Straw with Friars

Everybody reaches a breaking point & Melvin is heating up with each loss.

There are very few team managers in the MLB that will go out of their way to stand up for their players the way that Bob Melvin does for the San Diego Padres. The Friars sit at 19-19 and are currently coming off of losing two straight series to both the LA Dodgers and Minnesota Twins.

Despite LA being one of the more seasoned teams over the course of the last few seasons and the Twins having established themselves as a top defensive squad, most of these games could've very well went in favor of San Diego and Melvin is well-aware of this.

Bob Melvin has been ejected from today’s game.

— San Diego Padres (@Padres) May 11, 2023

Bob Melvin just got run. Argued balls and strikes. I suspect the circumstance/general frustration had something to do with it as well.

— AJ Cassavell (@AJCassavell) May 11, 2023

In their final game against the Twins before heading to LA to face off against the Dodgers once again, the Friars fell 3-5 and Melvin got so livid after some questionable calls from the umpire that he got thrown out before the eighth inning kicked off.

Outside of just the officiating, he had to have been feeling very frustrated with his squad's continuing struggles at the plate. He's been nothing but optimistic all season long but following Thursday's loss, we started to see a whole different side of him.

He didn't hold back in bringing up the lack of success from his roster despite the talent that they possess.

“We have guys that can perform better, and we’re going to, but it’s time to quit just talking about it,” said Melvin. “It’s time to go out there and do it. Another frustrating game for us. Underperformed.”

(Via The San Diego-Union Tribune)

Bob Melvin speaks with the media following today's game against the Twins🎙@Padres | #PadresLive pic.twitter.com/O09t5cVbTG

— Bally Sports San Diego (@BallySportsSD) May 11, 2023

“We’ve just got to fight a little harder and expect a little bit more of ourselves — all of us, myself included,” said Melvin. “We have not done that to this point. These stretches happen. But it’s gone on too long. We’ve got to break through here at some point.”

(Via The San Diego-Union Tribune)

Let's hope the Friars learn from not just this series but also the one from last weekend and string together three solid days of baseball against the first-place Dodgers.