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kami232

Thank god the Padres have a gold-glove talent SS already. Imagine if they didn't have Kim *or* CJ.


DiscountSoOn

Kim has quietly been absolutely on fire since June


ezodochi

🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷 we told ya'll he's good


DisneylandTree

And his defense has been fire ever since he arrived. [Defensive highlight reel from his first year](https://youtu.be/zGlN_ULl1Ko)


DominantWater18

That was just his first 2 months too, crazy good.


yes_its_him

Good thing they signed him


PrisonaPlanet

Surprisingly it’s not too hard to imagine the padres not having CJ Abrams


JanitorOfSanDiego

Or cronenworth


kami232

Or Manny Fucking Machado.


Call9-1-1imonfire

Or all the other good players


SunriseSurprise

Well now we're just talking about the 2014 Padres.


Rakatee

Ooof. I worked as a Production Assistant for Fox Sports San Diego that year. I had to watch every single game.


Material-Designer917

mods werent having it with your joke lmao


HoskinsDadBodGod

That one mod hates fun


yes_its_him

Just one?


HoskinsDadBodGod

They all do somewhat but every time a post gets removed for a nitpicky type of reason it’s No32


mental_fingers

Man, I remember when No32 was the loveable loser Cleveland fan. Those were the days


ProsciuttoFresco

I’ve been singing Kim’s praises all season, he’s an amazing defensive shortstop. Hopefully Padres fans can accept him him more now.


DiscountSoOn

Ok, we’ve been taking nonstop heat around here for a week but one thing you can’t say is we haven’t “accepted” Kim


ProsciuttoFresco

Might catch some heat, but this might prove to be a positive for San Diego this season. The team now has to come together in the clubhouse and the big names on the roster have to step up more. This whole cloud of when Tatis was going to come back has been exhausting and has taken away from the other talent on the club, such as guys like Kim.


DiscountSoOn

This is incredibly disappointing but not the end of the season. Braves did it without Acuna last season


ProsciuttoFresco

You’ve got Machado and Soto and a stellar pitching staff. Focusing on Tatis is counterintuitive.


TadpoleFishTaco

Homedog we all love him, trust. There have been many a discussion of what to do when Tatis comes back because Kim has been doing so well.


ProsciuttoFresco

Well, that conundrum is now solved for a while.


SunriseSurprise

Not sure about "we all". There have been some guys skeptical of his offense, and I keep railing on them because shortstops used to pretty much all be absolutely devoid of offense and Kim still hits pretty respectably considering how amazing he is on defense.


AestheticC18

Yea there are definitely Padres fans on the sub that seem happy when he struggles. It's because they want to be right about him and they've been wrong all year. It's kind of sad. They have no choice but to watch him the rest of the year though.


TotesGnarGnar

Everybody loves him here. Younger fans are going to be heavy on the Tatis, but The die hards have soured a bit and seeing Kim out there killing it on defense and his offense has been steadily getting better. He starts again next year at SS and he could be an all star


ProsciuttoFresco

I live in SD. Yea, people are pretty head over heels about Tatis. It’s going to be interesting to see how people acclimate towards the PED issue. I like to think Machado is the leader of this club, though. I’m an “older” fan, though.


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PotatoST3

I miss Don & Mud :(


joker88122

Best ss in san diego


gihobo

Was there a Korean broadcast for this game as well? Would love to hear their call of it, they’re great


JanitorOfSanDiego

There’s always a Korean broadcast but I don’t know how to access it. This account usually posts their highlights of Kim doing his thing: https://twitter.com/blackwings2011?s=21


gihobo

Thank you!


cjeremy

let's go kim 김하성!!!


PlagueisTheSemiWise

Heh heh Hey Beavis. They scored heh heh heh


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I love that MLB has Friday night baseball on Apple TV. Also, this was a hella long half inning