Max Muncy doesn’t view the Padres as rivals

The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers person a agelong and tense history arsenic rivals. The NL West rivalry reached a boiling constituent past play erstwhile nan brace squared disconnected successful nan NLDS, which nan Dodgers won. 

However, this season, nan Padres aren’t moreover connected nan Dodgers radar, astatine slightest according to Max Muncy.

The Dodgers infielder appeared on Foul Territory earlier this week. In his appearance, he discussed nan rift that exists — aliases doesn’t beryllium — betwixt nan Dodgers and Padres, seemingly dissing San Diego while propping up different NL West counterpart. 
 

“The Padres bring everything that is successful a rivalry, but you only person 1 rival,” Muncy said. “I don't for illustration erstwhile group opportunity you person 'rivals.' I conscionable deliberation if you person a rival, it's your, you know, your counterpart, and that's ever going to beryllium nan [San Francisco] Giants. For nan Dodgers, astatine least.”

“It’s ever going to beryllium nan Red Sox for nan Yankees,” he added. “People ever make nan statement that nan Astros and Yankees had a bully rivalry going and it's like, that's true, but you only person 1 rival. And so, for me, for illustration I said, nan Padres bring everything that a rivalry brings. For me, your rival is conscionable 1 team. You don't person aggregate teams arsenic your rival.”

It should beryllium noted that Muncy has his ain individual history pinch nan Giants, much specifically his tilt pinch Madison Bumgarner backmost successful 2019 successful which Muncy admired a agelong location tally into McCovey Cove, prompting Bumgarner to outcry “Don’t watch nan ball, run!” Muncy past responded by telling Bumgarner to “get it retired of nan ocean,” referring to nan location tally ball. 

Muncy’s connection isn’t precisely wrong, arsenic nan Dodgers lead nan Giants successful nan NL West by conscionable 0.5 games. However, nan Padres are correct there, trailing nan Dodgers by conscionable 1 crippled arsenic nan trio of teams are engulfed successful nan tightest section title successful nan sport.