I have never been so content with the way the team has been playing thus far, but can’t help but feel frustrated because of ESPN’s incredible bias toward the Mets and the east coast in general. No one expected the Padres to have a good season, but the lack of respect that ESPN gave us after last night’s 6-5 win over the Mets in the Citi Field opener made me sick. Heath Bell shares the same feeling of disgust that I do. According to the UT today, Bell recently shared his feelings on ESPN before last night’s game.

“…I saw ESPN’s promo for tonight’s game. They mention the Mets are opening Citi Field, they mentioned the starting time, but nowhere did they mention the Padres. That gave me the (expletive).” Bell went on to say, “I truly believe that ESPN only cares about promoting the Red Sox and Yankees and Mets–and nobody else. That’s why I like the MLB Network, because they promote everybody. I’m really turned off by ESPN and ‘Baseball Tonight.’ When Jake Peavy threw 8 1/3 innings on Saturday, they showed one pitch in the third inning and that was it. It’s all about the Red Sox, Yankees, and Mets.”

After yesterday’s nice win, I tuned into Baseball Tonight. Karl Ravech, John Kruk, and Peter Gammons were doing this edition inside Citi Field. Clearly they were disappointed that the Mets didn’t win. While they didn’t come out and say it, they acted as if the Padres had ruined the night for them and the city of New York. In an exasperated voice, Karl Ravech reported that the Mets had been beaten in their Citi Field debut by the (sigh) …San Diego Padres. While they did give an interview with Adrian Gonzalez, it was completely awkward because Ravech, Kruk, and Gammons were all sitting asking questions while Gonzalez was standing answering them. Anyone who knows anything about reporting knows that both the interviewer and the interviewee have to be sitting or standing; not doing different things. Talk about a lack of respect.

Then after waking up this morning I turned on “ESPN First Take” and the only reason why they didn’t showing blatant exasperation for us is because they never mentioned anything about us at all! They were talking about how the Mets choked in their new ballpark; like everyone knew that last night was going to be an easy Mets win.

I could maybe expect this coming from the fans, but not from ESPN. (the Eastern Sports Programming Network) The sad part is, I’ve come to expect it. So Padres fans, don’t put up with this garbage. Sometimes I even find myself watching it, but the fact of the matter is that ESPN is extremely biased and are not credible at all. Let’s tune into the MLB Network, where we can listen to some real baseball analysis.

Sweep the Mets.