MLB Twitter reacts to San Diego Padres fans showing up to the ballpark with paper bags on their heads: "Not real fans of baseball" "Yikes"

Things are starting to look bleak for the San Diego Padres. They have lost five games in a row after being swept by the Pittsburgh Pirates this week. San Diego is fourth in the National League West with a 37-44 record.

The lackluster performances have fans wanting to hide their identities at the ballpark. Two Padres fans showed up to the Friday game against the Cincinnati Reds with paper bags over their heads.

This isn't the first time fans have worn paper bags over their heads when attending their favorite team's games. The Cleveland Browns of the NFL have had a rough go since their re-inception. Fans have often shown up to the stadium trying to hide their identity.

You can't blame these fans, though. The Padres were a large favorite to run away with the division and win a World Series trophy this season. Nobody could have predicted the team to struggle this much.

The fans picked a good game to show up with the bags. The San Diego Padres let a catchable flyball drop in the outfield in the sixth inning, leading to an Elly De La Cruz double. The Cincinnati Reds later tied the game in that inning.

This is a feeling no sports fan wants to feel. It's tough having so high of expectations for a team to see them come crashing down so fast.

The San Diego Padres are one team to watch at the trade deadline

The San Diego Padres have some decisions looming. They don't have a ton of players available in their farm system. Most were traded away when the team acquired Juan Soto last season.

They'll have to be smart with their moves at the trade deadline. They have Josh Hader, Blake Snell and Soto all working in the final year of their contracts. The front office could look at getting value for these players if they sense they won't be able to re-sign them.

Given all the moves A.J. Preller has made in the last few seasons, it's hard to imagine this team will be quiet during the deadline. But they have little to offer and must get creative with their process.

About the author

Jared "Bloomy" Bloom is a journalist covering Major League Baseball at Sportskeeda and a former college baseball pitcher from Illinois, who just graduated with a Master's degree in Sport Psychology.

A writer with over 3 years of experience, Jared is consistently more concerned with quality than quantity, thoroughly checking multiple sources of information, and prides himself in being knowledgeable not just about MLB, but the game of baseball in general. He loves breaking down plays and game-changing moments, as well as looking closer into players' statistics.

Jared is a die-hard Chicago White Sox fan, and one of his earliest memories is seeing his great-grandfather, a huge Sox fan, in his rocking chair watching a game. Jared started playing from the age of 5 with his grandfather coaching him early on.

Jared loved Tim Lincecum for his quirky delivery and looked up to him as a role model when playing. His current favorite is Phillies star Bryce Harper, an exciting player who doesn't let injuries hold him back. Jared's favorite sports moment is Mark Buehrle's opening day between-the-legs glove flip to first base in 2010.

When he is not watching or writing about baseball, Jared can be found racing BMX at his local Rockford BMX track or coaching his local youth travel baseball team.

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