San Diego Padres infielder Manny Machado was not in a good mood while answering questions from reporters following a tough 3-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs that eliminated them from the postseason.When asked to assess the 2025 season, Machado had a blunt reply, saying the reporter needed to come up with a better question as the answer was quite straightforward: "We lost.""I mean, what type of question is that, dude?" Machado asked. "My guy. How do I assess this season? We just lost. How do you think I assess this season? You tell me. We lost. Come on, dude. I mean, you could ask better questions than that. You wait till the last second and ask that question. Okay."Manny Machado and Padres come up short in Wild Card series finaleAfter two low-scoring games, the Padres were hoping their hitters would come into their own in the finale. However, that didn't happen when they went up against Jameson Taillon & Co.The Padres' top two hitters, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Luis Arraez, couldn't manage a single hit against the Cubs. Machado drew one walk but went hitless in three plate appearances. The only bright spot in the lineup was Jackson Merrill, who managed two hits, including a solo home run in the ninth inning. Five of nine hitters were rendered hitless.This was also the case last year. After the Padres put the LA Dodgers on the brink of elimination in the 2024 NLDS round, they went cold in the final two games. They let the Dodgers' pitching unit shut them down for the majority of the 18 innings and lost the five-game series.While the team has all the tools to succeed in October, it appears they are falling short again and again for the same reason.