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MERRILL HEARD US. VÁSQUEZ GOT UNJACKED. BUT NOW MANNY MIGHT ACTUALLY BE JACKED UP.
We’ve been on Jackson Merrill the last couple blogs. Apparently he reads JackedUpSportz. You’re welcome, Padres fans. Merrill finally stepped it up Wednesday, going 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI triple, a walk and a run scored as the Padres shut out the Pirates 3-0.
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PADRES, READING THE JUS BLOG IS NOW REQUIRED
JUS BLOG — AUGUST 26, 2026 PADRES, READING THE JUS BLOG IS NOW REQUIRED Someone needs to tell the Padres that reading the JUS Blog every morning is required. Put it in their contracts.
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MERRILL, THEY’RE GOING TO THROW YOU A HIGH, OUT-OF-THE-ZONE FASTBALL!
In all the years since MLB introduced the runner-on-second format for extra innings, I’ve never seen a home team have such garbage at-bats when winning the game was on the line.
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SO YOU’RE SAYING THERE’S A CHANCE
The Padres won again. The Dodgers won again. Arizona won again. As of today, the Padres are 71-60, they’ve won three straight, and they’re nine games behind the Dodgers in the NL West.
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PADRES WIN! DODGERS, THIS IS STARTING TO GET PERSONAL
The Padres won. Is it because of me? Possibly, we’ll get to that. San Diego beat Minnesota 6-2 Friday night, and this was exactly the kind of game I wanted to see after calling out the offense earlier this week.
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GIANTS, MOVE THE FENCES IN! I JUST SOLVED THE PROBLEM
Yesterday almost the entire NL West had the day off. The Padres were off. The Dodgers were off. The Diamondbacks were off. The Rockies were off. The Giants? Nope. They played.
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PADRES OFFENSE: STEP IT UP!
The Padres offense has a problem. And at this point, it’s time to start calling some guys out. The Padres lost again Wednesday, and once again the offense simply didn’t do enough.
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FERNANDO TATIS IS COMING. DODGERS, YOU HEAR THOSE FOOTSTEPS?
Okay, Dodgers. You hear that? Those footsteps getting louder? That’s Fernando Tatis Jr. And he’s coming. Tatis put on an absolute show at Citi Field Tuesday night. Two home runs. Three RBIs. And apparently hitting two bombs wasn’t enough, because he also went to the wall and robbed Francisco Lindor of a grand slam .
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PADRES WASTE A WINNABLE GAME AND THAT CAN’T HAPPEN RIGHT NOW
Yesterday I said the Padres needed to take care of business against the Mets. Apparently I should have been more specific. Score more than one run. The Mets scored two. Two.
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PADRES KEEP ROLLING, DODGERS LOSE AND THE GIANTS ARE A DISASTER
August 17, 2026 | JackedUpSportz Welcome back to JackedUpSportz, where everything in sports falls into one of two categories. JACKED UP = bad. UNJACKED = good. On Friday I made the prediction.
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JUS Prediction – Padres will win the NL West!
August 15, 2026 | JackedUpSportz Welcome back to JackedUpSportz, where everything in sports falls into one of two categories. JACKED UP = bad. UNJACKED = good. And today we’ve got a pretty easy place to start.
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PADRES OFFENSE EXPLODES, GIANTS KIDS SHOW UP, AND THE NL WEST GETS INTERESTING
August 12, 2026 | JackedUpSportz Welcome back to JackedUpSportz, where everything in sports falls into one of two categories. JACKED UP = bad. UNJACKED = good. And for anyone new here, JUS is an NL West focused sports blog . We cover the rest of the sports world too, but the NL West comes first.
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PADRES ARE COMING ALIVE, GIANTS KEEP FINDING WAYS TO LOSE
August 11, 2026 | JackedUpSportz Welcome back to JackedUpSportz, where we judge the sports world using the only two categories we really need: JACKED UP or UNJACKED . For anybody new here, JUS is an NL West focused sports blog . We cover the rest of the sports world too, but the NL West is…
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JACKED UP HIGHLIGHTS — August 3, 2026
Let’s see what’s Jacked Up today. THE TRADE DEADLINE JUST EXPLODED Forget the rumors. This is the day when teams declare their season is officially Jacked and they trade away what they can or teams declare they are Unjacked and going for the title.
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JACKED UP HIGHLIGHTS — August 1, 2026
Let’s see what’s Jacked Up today. SOMEBODY HAS TO BEAT THE DODGERS The trade deadline is almost here. Every contender is looking for pitching. Every contender is trying to figure out how to beat…
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JACKED UP HIGHLIGHTS — July 31, 2026
Let’s see what’s Jacked Up today. THE TRADE DEADLINE IS HERE… WHO’S ALL IN? The MLB Trade Deadline is almost here, and the waiting game is nearly over. For weeks we’ve heard the same thing:
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JACKED UP HIGHLIGHTS — July 30, 2026
Let’s see what’s Jacked Up today. THE TRADE DEADLINE IS FINALLY GETTING REAL We’ve reached that point. General managers are done pretending they’re “just listening.” Now it’s time to decide whether you’re chasing a championship or planning for next season.
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JACKED UP HIGHLIGHTS — July 27, 2026
Let’s see what’s Jacked Up today. THE TRADE DEADLINE IS HERE… NOW SOMEONE DO SOMETHING We’re just days from the MLB Trade Deadline . Every contender says they need bullpen help.
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JACKED UP HIGHLIGHTS — July 25, 2026
Let’s see what’s Jacked Up today. THE TRADE DEADLINE IS OFFICIALLY LYING SEASON We’re days away from the MLB Trade Deadline, and every front office is reading from the same script.
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JACKED UP HIGHLIGHTS — July 24, 2026
Let’s see what’s Jacked Up today. THE TRADE DEADLINE IS ABOUT TO GET STUPID We’re less than a week from the MLB Trade Deadline, and this is where front offices start lying to everyone.