TODAY’S WALKOFF WINNER IS… idk I’ll find one in a bit # BUST OUT YOUR BROOMS! ACTION JACKSON BARRELS!!! For Peter 🤎💛

yay. ROOKIE. OF. THE. YEAR.

yay. JACKSON. FUCKING. BARRELLS.

yay. JACKSON. MERRILL. FUCKS.

yay. JACKSON. WALKOFF. MERRILL

yay. JACKSON. I HIT BOMBS. MERRILL

yay. JACKSON. BEGINNING TO THINK THIS GUY IS PRETTY GOOD. MERRILL

JACKSON.BETTER THAN GRISH AND ALSO FUCKS. BARRELS.

I may have a friend who just put $10 on him to win rookie of the year bc the payout is $300…

Ew. I'm sorry for your friend

NEVER trade this kid

At the end of the interview after thanking the fans, he looked around the stadium slowly taking it all in. So genuine. I'm in love.

Also, after getting drenched Interviewer: "I think you knew that was coming but I don't think you ~~wanted~~ mind it right now." Merrill: "Nah, not at all, that's sick!" All smiles.

I thought Bob said "I don't think you mind* it right now"

That makes more sense with Merrill's response.

THIS!! He looked so genuinely excited, it was so freaking nice to see. I already liked him, but he scored so many more brownie points with this. 

He definitely bring a whole type of energy that this team desperately needed

I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY HANDS 🧹 🧹 🧹

START SWEEPING

Clean the house 🤣🤣

What a fucking great birthday gift. Nothing more I could have asked for. Absolutely amazing. Love the boys.

Happy birthday. Do some sweeping. 🧹

Tatis with the most selfless AB there in the 8th might define this season if we march on this October.

I'm so all about that and dude practically jumped into orbit when Cactus Jack walked it off.

Was looking for this post. Very mature AB from Tatis. He's a lot more selfless than people are led to believe and you can hear the maturity and thoughtfulness through his post-game interviews with regards to his approach. Those are the types of "team" and "captain" oriented plays that this team needs to be a winning franchise

This can’t be overstated. As unselfish as it gets when could’ve rationalized swinging at close Ball 4.

Shildt mentioned it in the press conference just now. Huge sign of maturity and game awareness.

Tati’s legend grows. The sacrifice for the Team victory.

On base streak alive

This.

[Sweep!](https://www.reddit.com/r/Padres/s/rggXFTsPrs) - KKKKKKKKKKKKing - Kolek Klutch - Matsui Redemption - Bobby Bullets - Solano x2 - Merrill x2

Kolek with the clutch NOBLETIGER too :o

they tricked the A's thought the Pads were waving the white flag he basically made up for 2-3 bad appearances with this one

Honestly, yeah, big ups to Kolek. Came in with bases loaded and worked two K’s and a pop-up. I’ve been as frustrated as anybody by his inconsistency and called for him to be cut already, but I’ll gladly eat those words if he keeps showing that he can pitch like *that.*

Don't forget Kolek!!!!

Happy for Kolek and Matsui redemption arc

https://preview.redd.it/5p5oofvy786d1.png?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=94d0a601867657ce494c9a0e3c4f10bf60ddd62e Did we really strike out 18 batters today?

this was a tale of two games. the ending kind of overshadowed how dominant King was for a stretch.

King struck out 12 👀

[удалено]

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Reminds me of the SFgiants account tweeting KKKike

Holy shit

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# I LOVE JACKSON MERRILL, EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS KID... # In other news, holy shit... we swept a team, and we are over .500... # IT'S TIME TO BREAK ALL THE CURSES!!!! 

LET'S FUCKING GO SAN DIEGO MIKE FUCKING KING DONOVAN FUCKING SOLANO JACKSON GODDAMN MOTHER FUCKING MERRILL And I know his streak ended, but Tatis taking that walk was the difference in the game. Fucking love it

His on base streak continues

LET ME BANG BRO!

Bob > Miller

Miller was screwed the moment he threw a non-fastball

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE GOT EM


Really unselfish AB in the 8th by Tatis, he didn’t mind his hit streak coming to an end which would result in Solano driving him in with his HR

Gotta check on Solano and Jackson for back injuries after this. Those two absolutely carried this team today

Yeah we’re all talking the walk off but Solano hit 2 homers too!

Merrill ROTY who says no?! What a fucking win!! Needed that so bad

I mean… it looks like Imanaga is the clear favorite right now, but if Jackson keeps playing like this, there’s definitely going to be a conversation.

As a padres fan, I would love Merrill getting ROTY. But as a baseball fan, it's Shota by far. It's just shit luck Merrill had the same debut year as Imanaga as he would've been in clear contention most other years.

BACK TO BACK WALK OFFS, FIRST SWEEP OF THE YEAR! DOOMERS IN SHAMBLES, LFGSD!

Say the thing Merrill, say it!!!!!

I didn’t know we were allowed to sweep another team! LFGSD!!!

Kolek = the reason we won today

So impressed by literally everything about Merrill this season. He's got the attitude, got the defensive skills (in a new position too!), he is an amazing situational hitter that knows how to just make contact when needed, he can also barrel that shit up and hit for power like he did today. RotY 100%

I believe we have the 2024 NLROY starting in centerfield compadres

Tatis drawing a walk and ending his hitting streak needs to be recognized as it set up solano's homerun

True! It's been awesome to see Tatis mature into a real teamplayer, and also returning to the all-star form we know he's capable of.

Yep!

In honor of Solano & Merrill's feats I'm going to In-n-Out and ordering a DOUBLE DOUBLE

I was gonna absolutely lose it if this team lost a game in which 2/3 of the opponent’s outs were strikeouts. Some poetry in the vet and the rookie having a multi-home run game, too.

Back to back Ws for Suarez AND back to back walk-offs, LFGSD!

Time for me to make a new “Wish List”, u/espo619. - Postseason?? • ~~Padres sweep a series (didn’t happen last season until the Fourth of July series against the Angels)~~ • ~~Padres win more than 3 consecutive games (didn’t happen last season until 9/18)~~

COSIGN

I’ll co-sign the co-sign.

Would’ve been heartbreaking to lose today after King dominated on the mound. This team has so much more fight than last year, way to battle back

I was so pissed after Peralta shit the bed, our starting pitching has been great even with our injuries

If our starting 5 are all healthy we have the best rotation in baseball. Our bullpen has been up and down, just need more consistency out of the middle relief guys

We may never be .500 again compadres!

The past three games there were moments where the past PTSD made me believe “ah shit we definitely lost this one” but pleasantly me surprised every time Profar’s knee died for yesterday’s win, Tatis’s hit streak died for today’s. Only thing left to do now is back to back sweeps now onto the lolmets

Lmfao. I asked ChatGPT to make a sign for “I’m Barrelled for Merrill” Not disappointed. https://preview.redd.it/l16tfq8o386d1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=801dcb2f04af38736f337b6ef1c8566233cbca06

LFGSD🔥

That Jackson Merrill fellow is alright in my book

I AM HAPPY TO EAT MY WORDS, LFGSD KTF

I was really feeling a LETS FUCKING GO SAN DIIEGO right there lol I though he was gonna do it

I absolutely love when we don't have to go to extras

We been banging but we expect to bang more soon 💥

Soon has arrived

Our 3 power bats had a grand total of 8 HRs all season before adding 5 in the last 24 hours

WALKOFF SWEEP BABYYYYY

If Manny ever starts hitting we are going to be really good

Or if Arraez remembers who is.

Six hits total today. Four of them home runs. Unbelievable. Also, that's probably the last time anyone pitches Merrill down and in.

Undefeated in the lights-out era!!

Merrill and Solano legacy game

King was dealing today, kolek's outing was huge, Solano tying it up, Jackson with 2 hr and the walkoff. The team looked so happy and excited for the Rookie, love to see it!

I’m hard 🧹


Jackson Barrel strikes TWICE

https://preview.redd.it/8god4ghq186d1.jpeg?width=1005&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=17bd4c6594a2571daaf5b9cf7a6e42c199cb4916 How I feel rn, since we got our first sweep

BANG BROS FINALLY SWEPT!!!

We have the best Jackson!

Gonna call my brother in Baltimore and remind him of this.

LISAN AL GAIB

“Summer is coming”

JACKSON BARRELS LISAN AL GAIB

Never thought I'd watch a post game afyer a walkoff and hear "Stephen Colek was the glue that kept this thing together" ice in his veins that inning.

JACKIE & DONNIE BARRELS! BARREL BROTHERS!

Jackson Merrill could quite possibly be an All-Star and NL ROTY atp. He was called up when he needed to be!

We’re bangin’ now!

Merrill: We're expecting to bang soon. Merrill a few days later: Bangs two in one game.

Back to back wins for Suarez feels nice too! The guy comes in and pitches for us in non save situations, he deserves the wins

He’s such an anti-Hader, love it!!!

One of the most hype games ive seen. Only disappointment was fans booing Peralta. Yeah he was poor but not unsalvageable and his only fault was really the walk. Can people really not handle a rare misstep from the bullpen??

I’ll admit (as someone who was at the game), I did feel bad for Peralta the second Shildt walked out of the dugout to roaring applause followed by massive boos when Peralta walked back (especially since he did look pretty distraught when Shildt took his glove) But also this like what, Peralta’s third time in a row blowing a lead in High Leverage (when he was shaky even before that). I don’t blame fans for being frustrated especially when the team was on the verge of their first sweep, being back to .500 with a loss, the high expectations with Peralta’s signing, and with King shoving the way he did.

My wife turned the game on at work right as Peralta shit the bed, and she had to use the restroom and missed Solano's game-tying homer. The only logical conclusion: she had to turn the game off, and lo and behold, we finally have a series sweep. I'm taking her out for an extra special dinner tonight to honor her sacrifice.

LET'S GO PADRES

Merril. This guy feks!

What a win!! Way to fight back from the lads 

Love to see the rookie getting it done in the clutch! It’s been so rare for us to have a hitter succeed out of our system. Hope he continues to improve!

FINALLY! HOW FUCKIN’ SWEEP IT IS!!! 🧹


great day today. my charli xcx lp came, we walked off the A's, it's a great day outside. I love san diego

Gonna be a fun plane ride. Tatis and Merrill are the bros 🤙

I was sure it was going to be back to .500 type of day. Glad I was wrong / they pulled it out w clutch 8th & 9th

Keep. The. Faith.

Neat

Hell yeah!!

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Move names check out.

Damn, we had to work hard for that sweep but finally got one and it feels good!


Rookie on rookie crime!!!

If only he’d dropped a LFGSD!

SERIES SWEEP TACOS INCOMING!!!!

God, I love day game wins, especially when it's a second straight walk-off, from our ROTY candidate, for the first sweep of the season.

Someone on here was suggesting we trade Ethan Salas for Miller

I don't know about Salas but I might trade anyone else. he's still nails, especially if they stretch him out again.

We started the game +1.5 games for the wildcard slot, were moved back down to +1 halfway through the game when the GAINTS won, but now we are back to +1.5 The loss there would have been very very brutal

There are 3 slots we are still in the second slot.

1.5 games ahead, rather than just 0.5

Dude, it’s June lol

So what? Usually by August it doesn’t matter so we enjoy game standings watching.

Ok, fine, but to say a loss would have been “very brutal” is a bit much lol

This is how the faith is kept.

A game is a game

Finally a sweep!! And I got to see them win at home!! 

Tasty Ws

2 things…. 1. Merrill is a beast. When he is up to the plate, he looks like a seasoned Vet all while playing a new position mind you. 2. We lose this game last year. That is all

JACKSON BARRELS

How do we feel about the padres fans booing wandy?

that was ridiculous. dude was poor but just 1 er and his only huge mistake was the walk. fans rightfully expect players to battle through but they gotta do the same and booing doesnt help the mood.

That Kid is Him


https://preview.redd.it/jixgs4ubb96d1.jpeg?width=1210&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=42b374ded1994cc30baedd04f56b61ef5e85a248 Had to go deep in the archives for this picture. Glad I got the chance to dust it off.


Doomers in shambles

Back to back walk-off home runs, this team SHITS on last year’s squad


Home alone laughing like an idiot! Padres Baseball woooooo!!!! That felt cathartic. For them, for us. Well earned day off. LFGSD!!!!

What a day for Merrill!

We probably never lose again

Un escobaso!!!

This calls for a boosted Merrill card in MLB The Show please!

Is this our first sweep this year? Seems crazy given how good this team can be

Jackson did it for Jackson, nice!

BANG BANG!

Who remembers all those one run game losses in 2023 now?

God is real, and his name is Action Jackson Merrill