Dodgers vs. Giants: Fans React to Losing NL West Lead to Padres

Another commenter, @speedyclaxton21, acknowledged that this doesn’t derail hopes of a three-peat, but the level of play remains below where it should be.

“Eh but it doesn’t really make the s— play okay,” they wrote. “You shouldn’t be losing these game. I know people say oh it’s early and slumps happen but You don’t have to play like s— as a team just because people say it’s okay. Nvr accept anything in April that you wouldn’t accept in Oct.”

Why some Dodgers fans aren’t panicking over April standings

Michael Sloniker pointed out that it’s still early in the season.

“My reaction is it’s April 22nd & there are 139 games left. The 2 teams haven’t played each other yet so let’s read too much into it. The Padres are playing well, good for them,” he wrote. “Personally, I’ll start paying close attention to the standings July 1st once teams have gone through the league (especially their own division) a bit more.”

Others, like @brisketandboots, noted the Dodgers are facing some issues that should be resolved over the course of the season, such as the injuries to closer Edwin Diaz and other players like pitcher Blake Snell and shortstop Mookie Betts.

“Nothing we should react to at this point. They have a real closer, but our offense is still inconsistent, we have more pieces coming off DL,” they wrote.

Several of you also let recent history be your guide, with multiple references to the back-to-back World Series championships won by the Dodgers.

“We are back to back Champs! All good. Just waiting for October. Competition is a good thing,” wrote @maxel_matt.

“We’ve been here before,” added @SoCalGirl1208. “We aren’t back to back champions for nothing! We will rise above this. It’s not that big of deal…especially in April.”