San Diego: Loserville, USA

Trevor Hoffman has saved a lot of games over the years -- yes, more than anyone in big-league history -- but one thing jumps out at you when you look over his career.
Whenever he's on the national stage, he pitches like crap.
We're too exhausted to look up all the numbers, but when Hoffman pitches in any playoff game, World Series game, All-Star Game -- any time the whole nation is watching -- the guy can't get anybody out.
Now, you can add a one-game Wild Card Playoff disaster to Hoffman's horrific resume on the national stage.
We'll spare you the gory play-by-play details, but Trevor was handed a two-run cushion -- thanks to Scott Hairston's two-run homer -- and Hoffman still couldn't get the job done as the Colorado Rockies outlasted the Padres 9-8 in 13 innings Monday night at Coors Field in Denver.
And we can't let Jake Peavy off the hook. Padres fans -- and sports radio dorks -- want you to believe Peavy should be the Cy Young Award winner. Jake the Fake looked very ordinary on this night. A true Cy Young winner would have taken the ball and pitched the game of his life in this situation.
It's been a rough couple of weeks for San Diego sports fans. The Chargers look totally lost and their head coach has all the passion and fire of a guy who looks like he needs a nap.
And now the Padres choke away the NL wild card, after being one strike away from clinching Saturday in Milwaukee -- thanks for that, Tony Gwynn Jr.
Say this much about the Padres, though. At least they played with some emotion and fire, unlike a certain football team. On Monday in Denver, these guys were playing like there's no tomorrow ... and now, there isn't.