Padres were off course until a mid-September dressing down in Arizona by manager Bob Melvin, whose consistency made that take more effective
believe they would not be here, hosting Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Tuesday, if it weren’t for the night Bob Melvin got mad.So while Padres players almost universally point to a
Melvin’s words inspired a series of meetings between players, beginning that night on the bus to the hotel and a larger gathering the next day in the clubhouse. They began focusing on focusing.That meant winning and all the little things that contribute to it. It was the tenets Melvin and his staff preached all season. It just sometimes takes a reminder.
All throughout his first season with the team, the Padres talked about Melvin’s consistency, communication and the trust that both engender.
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