Talking Friars: A San Diego Padres po...
For fans of the San Diego Padres.Ben Fadden talking about the San Diego Padres--and a little bit about other San Diego Sports! Former guests include MLBN's Matt Vasgersian, Lauren Shehadi & Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo, former Padres Clayton Richard and Heath Bell, Padres radio voice Jesse Agler, 97.3 The Fan's Steven Woods & Paul Reindl, & San Diego Sports 760's Marty Caswell, Jon Schaeffer & Jim Russell!
Ben has been a diehard Padres fan since he was a kid & his family has had season tickets since he was 13. He’s been through the ups & the downs—from being at Petco Park when the Dodgers beat the Padres on Opening Day in 2016 15-0 to being in the upper deck when the Padres beat LA in the 2022 NLDS. He can’t wait to be here with you when the Padres finally win it all!
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Padres officially have given up | 465
Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres weekend series in Houston against the Astros. Blake Snell, who reportedly could command $200 million in free agency, pitched another quality start on Friday night and was backed up by a great offense. Too bad they haven't been able to do it consistently enough in 2023. Near the end of the show, Ben gives you the latest around San Diego sports!
67 min
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Would the Padres have sold if they got a redo a...
The San Diego Padres were three games under .500 at the trade deadline and entering Friday's series against the Houston Astros, they are nine games under. So clearly in hindsight adding pieces at the deadline wasn't the right thing to do but what if they got a redo at the deadline? Would have A.J. Preller sold instead of trying to make a losing team a little bit better? Plus, there's a report out saying San Diego had interest in Tommy Pham.
61 min
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Gary Sanchez wants to stay with the Padres? | 463
Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres series loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Fernando Tatis Jr. showed up big time on his bobblehead night and Pedro Avila had a strong start in front of a sellout crowd. The Padres got dominated by Zack Wheeler on Wednesday. Plus, Gary Sanchez says he wants to stay in San Diego. Is that going to be an easy thing to make happen?
92 min
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Padres having hard time winning 4 games in a ro...
Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres wild Labor Day loss to the Philadelphia Phillies before getting into the injuries that have continued to pile up this season at the big league and now minor league level.
62 min
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Are the Padres the most underachieving team in ...
Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres weekend series against the San Francisco Giants. Juan Soto helped spark the offense on Friday and Saturday, as he homered in both games. Blake Snell continued to pitch like an NL Cy Young award winner, as he shutout SF in 6 innings of work over the weekend. Plus, there was a report about why Austin Nola has been struggling this season. Bob Nightengale also had some reporting on Snell's interest in returning to San Diego in the winter and a star outfielder the Padres are expected to be interested in this offseason. Near the end of the show, Ben gives you the latest around San Diego sports!
64 min
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Padres sign Jurickson Profar and shut down Yu D...
Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres losing to the San Francisco Giants on Thursday, Yu Darvish being shut down for the time being, Jurickson Profar coming back into the organization on a minor league deal and Robert Suarez dropping his appeal and taking the ten game suspension. Plus, the New York Mets shook up their front office big time this week...should San Diego do the same?
69 min
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Padres walked off by Cardinals TWICE + fake cha...
Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres final two games in St. Louis against the Cardinals. They had multiple leads on Tuesday night but ended up losing for the 11th time in extra innings. Why are they so bad in extras this year? Then Josh Hader was in line for the save in the series finale but another kick in the nuts came San Diego's way. Plus, Yu Darvish isn't with the team, as he traveled to meet with the doctor that did his 2015 Tommy John surgery. Concerning? And it appears there has been a fake charity bringing in hundreds of thousands of dollars working concession stands at Padres games.
78 min
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Jon Schaeffer on Juan Soto's future + if Padres...
Ben Fadden is joined by San Diego Sports 760's Jon Schaeffer to discuss the San Diego Padres season unofficially being over, Jake Cronenworth's 2023 season, if San Diego needs to trade Juan Soto after the season, if A.J. Preller can fix this mess and San Diego State's first win of their college football season over the weekend!
29 min
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Padres aren't helping players enough? | 457
Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres first game in St. Louis against the Cardinals before getting into the report that came out Monday by Ryan Phillips of The Big Lead which detailed some of the issues going on in the organization. Plus, Yu Darvish was placed on the IL with right elbow inflammation. Should he be shut down?
73 min
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Padres embarrassingly swept by Brewers + Cronen...
Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres getting swept by the Milwaukee Brewers. Xander Bogaerts and Juan Soto homered on Saturday but it wasn't enough in the Friars' 20th one-run loss this season. It looked like San Diego was playing in a Little League game on Sunday. Also, Jake Cronenworth landed on the injured list with a fractured wrist so what's next for him? Near the end of the show, Ben gives you the latest around San Diego sports!
103 min
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Bob Melvin plans on managing Padres in 2024 | 455
Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in game one of their three-game series before getting into a comment Bob Melvin made Friday morning on Ben and Woods about his future. Plus, Robert Suarez is appealing his suspension but does he have a chance to win it? Near the end of the show, Ben gives you the latest around San Diego sports!
73 min
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Should Padres fire A.J. Preller like White Sox ...
The Chicago White Sox did something this week that they should've already done and that was relieve president Ken Williams and general manager Rick Hahn of their duties. It was years of underperforming and the roster never reached its potential. Should the San Diego Padres follow in Chicago's footsteps and let go of A.J. Preller? Plus, Shohei Ohtani has torn his UCL so there's going to be some uncertainty about his future as a two-way player. Will the Padres be able to get him on a discount? Near the end of the show, Ben gives his reaction to this being San Diego Loyal's final season.
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Suarez ejected, Padres win Marlins series | 453
Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres series win over the Miami Marlins. Blake Snell and Seth Lugo started on Tuesday and Wednesday. Robert Suarez got ejected for having sticky stuff on him so what happens now? Plus, an update on how some Padres top prospects did in their first action with Double-A San Antonio. Near the end of the show, Ben gives you the latest around San Diego sports!
77 min
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Padres welcome Ryan Weathers back to Slam Diego...
Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres' series opening win over Ryan Weathers and the Miami Marlins. Ha-Seong Kim and Manny Machado went deep as the offense exploded early on. Can they continue to play like this and is this series a must-sweep? Special guest Joe Dreamz also joins the show. Near the end of the show, Ben gives you the latest around San Diego sports!
69 min
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Padres promote Ethan Salas to Double-A, Dylan L...
Before the San Diego Padres get their next series started against the Miami Marlins, Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres deciding to promote Ethan Salas, Robby Snelling, Graham Pauley, Jakob Marsee and Nathan Martorella to Double-A San Antonio, Dylan Lesko and Samuel Zavala to High-A Fort Wayne and Dillon Head to Single-A Lake Elsinore!
75 min
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Padres lose both games of doubleheader vs. Diam...
Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the Padres final two games of their four-game set at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Juan Soto came so close to hitting a walk-off grand slam in game one and the Dbacks actually hit one in game two for the knockout blow. Near the end of the show, Ben gives you the latest around San Diego sports!
76 min
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Tatis makes Petco go nuts + Padres considering ...
Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the Padres first two games against the Arizona Diamondbacks and the possibility of Jackson Merrill being called up in September by San Diego. Does that make sense and where would he play? Near the end of the show, Ben gives you the latest around San Diego sports!
58 min
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Jim Callis talks Ethan Salas, Jackson Merrill, ...
Ben Fadden is joined by MLB prospect guru Jim Callis to discuss who the San Diego Padres gave up at the trade deadline, who they got in the 2023 MLB draft, updates on top 10 prospects Ethan Salas and Jackson Merrill and the state of the rest of San Diego's farm system.
25 min
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Tatis steals home, Padres win Orioles series! |...
Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres series win vs. the Baltimore Orioles. Michael Wacha returned from the IL on Tuesday and pitched like he never left. Blake Snell took the mound in the series finale on Wednesday and got some run support. Oh, and some guy stole home.
60 min
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Padres drop Game 1 to Orioles + Hedges thinks H...
Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres 4-1 loss on Monday night to the Baltimore Orioles. Yu Darvish was efficient but ended up allowing four runs. Garrett Cooper was the lone San Diego run a few hours after Ji-Man Choi had been placed on the IL. Before the end of the show, Ben tells you what former Padre Austin Hedges said about how the Padres treated Eric Hosmer.
54 min
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Ryan Flaherty could replace Bob Melvin as Padre...
USA Today's Bob Nightengale came out with a long notebook on Sunday and had a couple interesting Padres tidbits in there. He said San Diego is "aggressively trying to sign Juan Soto to a contract extension" and if Bob Melvin takes the fall at the end of the season, offensive coordinator Ryan Flaherty is "a strong candidate" to replace him. Would Flaherty actually help change things?
57 min
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Padres waste opportunity vs. Diamondbacks | 444
Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres series loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The team meeting on Wednesday must have worked because the offense scored ten runs on Friday night with Xander Bogaerts leading the way. However as they've done numerous times this season, the offense failed to score the day after. The Padres had an early lead but couldn't hold it in the series finale. Near the end of the show, Ben gives you the latest around San Diego sports!
74 min
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Discussing the disappointing Padres with season...
Ben Fadden sits down with another Padres season ticket holder, Patrick Dailey, to discuss how the team has failed to meet expectations so far this season, how the Xander Bogaerts contract is looking, what move should be made in the winter if things keep going bad, if the Padres should've increased 2024 season ticket prices when the product on the field isn't in a postseason spot and if he actually wants to see the Padres make the playoffs.
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The Padres better start playing like a team | 442
Juan Soto admitted a couple days ago that the San Diego Padres quit against the Seattle Mariners. When that happens, it's apparent that players on the team aren't all bought in and playing together as a team. If they want to be a postseason team, then that has to change now.
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Padres lose both games to Mariners, hold player...
Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres quick two-game series against the Seattle Mariners. The offense got dominated by Logan Gilbert in game one before scoring just once against Emerson Hancock, who was making his big league debut. Yu Darvish took the mound on Wednesday night to try to split the two games. Near the end of the show, Ben gives you the latest around San Diego sports!
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