On Padres player Dave Roberts' blog , he addresses the disappointment of their loss to the St. Louis Cardinals:

These are always the toughest days, when you watch it end and are filled with so much disappointment. It's an empty feeling after you've thrown yourself into something like this for so long.

We really believed we were a much better team than last year and destined for big things. We truly believed we were going to go deep into October. But it didn't happen, and now we go home and try to get over the disappointment.

This team played a lot of great baseball, inspired baseball. We never quit. It was a great group of guys to play with, in every way. I honestly don't think you could find 25 better guys on a ballclub. Everywhere you look in this clubhouse you see a good person, dedicated and selfless. And that's what makes it so difficult to see it all end.

You invest so much energy and passion, and just like that, it's over. Guys will go their separate ways, and you just don't know what next season will bring.

And whether he will spend next season with the Padres is also in question:

At this point, I'm not sure I'll be back. We'll just have to see how that plays out with my contract having expired.

Naturally, I'd love to come back. This is my hometown team, and these last two years in San Diego have been wonderful in every respect.

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