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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Talking Friars Ep. 232: Will the Padres make th...
Dennis Kennedy is a Product Creation Designer with TaylorMade in San Diego and was nice enough to join the show to talk about his relationships with Padres players, how far he thinks San Diego could go this year and who he thinks have been the most valuable players on the team other than Manny Machado this season!
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Talking Friars Ep. 231: Darvish helps Padres sp...
The San Diego Padres started off their road trip in Seattle against the Mariners over the past couple of days and it was a fun matchup to watch. If you’re a fan of great pitching, this was the one for you! Ben Fadden gives his thoughts on the series in the latest episode of Talking Friars!
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Talking Friars Ep. 230: It’s not just Juan Soto...
There’s been a lot of people getting on Juan Soto for not performing well at the plate recently and it’s understandable, as he’s hitting .107 in September. However, it’s going to take more than just Soto hitting better for this team to make the postseason. Ben Fadden goes through some names who need to step it up on the latest episode of Talking Friars.
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Talking Friars Ep. 229: Padres Lose Dodgers Ser...
The Padres and Dodgers were back at it this weekend and the atmosphere was amazing at Petco Park. Ben Fadden gives his thoughts on the series in the latest episode of Talking Friars!
76 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 228: 2023 rule changes shoul...
Major League Baseball voted on Friday to implement a pitch clock, ban shifts, increase base sizes and limit the number of pick-off attempts starting in 2023. Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on these changes!
26 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 227: Alfaro did it again!
On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden gives his thoughts on the Padres latest series against the Diamondbacks! It didn’t start off great on Labor Day, as zero runners came around to score for the Friars after a questionable lineup was put out by Bob Melvin. The good news is they found some fight in them late on Tuesday and Wednesday night, as they came back from deficits to gain more of an advantage on the Brewers in the wild card race.
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Talking Friars Ep. 226: Padres lose another ser...
The Padres had a chance to win a series on the road against the Dodgers but couldn’t get the job done. After blowing out Los Angeles on Friday, they had no shot of winning on Saturday thanks to Sean Manaea and lost all their momentum after a terrible strike three call by Dan Merzel on Sunday Night Baseball.
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Talking Friars Ep. 225: Is Manny Machado on pac...
The Padres take on the Dodgers tonight but before that Ben Fadden gives you an update on where things stand in the National League MVP race. Manny Machado is having a heck of a year but so are a couple Cardinals infielders. It’s going to be fun to watch how the race plays out over the last month of the season!
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Talking Friars Ep. 224: Padres Beat Rodon & Web...
Before the Dodgers series this weekend, the Padres needed to at least take two out of three at Oracle Park against a below .500 Giants team and that’s what they did. There were some weird delays on Monday, Trent Grisham and Blake Snell were huge on Tuesday and Joe Musgrove took the mound in the series finale.
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Talking Friars Ep. 223: Manaea, Hader Struggle ...
On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden gives his thoughts on the Padres visit to Kansas City. He was a little surprised when he heard Fernando Tatis Jr. lost his partnership with Adidas. Eguy Rosario made his MLB debut and Luis Campusano was called back up as Jorge Alfaro hit the IL.
68 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 222: Bryce Miller Talks Tati...
Ben Fadden had the chance to sit down with Bryce Miller of the San Diego Union-Tribune to hear his thoughts on Fernando Tatis Jr.’s apology, what the trade deadline was like for AJ Preller and if he thinks this Padres offense can turn it around after going 5-7 against the Nationals, Marlins and Guardians.
28 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 221: Tatis Speaks + Padres O...
On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden gives more of his thoughts on Fernando Tatis Jr.’s first public comments since being suspended before diving into what went wrong for the San Diego Padres in their two game series against Austin Hedges and the Cleveland Guardians.
46 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 220: Shining a Light on Four...
Before the Padres take on the Guardians today, Ben Fadden gives some props to four Padres who don’t get the national attention. Fans here in San Diego appreciate some of these guys but a lot of the attention has been on Manny Machado, Juan Soto, Josh Bell and Josh Hader over the last couple weeks.
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Talking Friars Ep. 219: Hader Loses Closer Role...
Oh boy. That was not a pretty series from the Padres. The Nationals flew to San Diego with 80 losses and less than 40 wins. Yet San Diego found a way to lose the first two games (and Josh Hader also found a way to temporarily lose his closer role) before leaving nine on base through the first four innings of Saturday’s game. The stretch of games against bad teams is coming to an end so the team’s play has to improve if they want to stay ahead of Milwaukee for the final playoff spot.
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Talking Friars Ep. 218: Josh Hader just has to ...
The San Diego Padres don’t have a winning record since the trade deadline and there are many reasons why. The big reason is the offense, which hasn’t consistently been able to come through with runners in scoring position (as we saw last night). A smaller reason is Josh Hader, who was acquired to be the best reliever in the bullpen but hasn’t been that yet. On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden gives his thoughts on Hader’s struggles, if he should be pitching in these high leverage situations and more.
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Talking Friars Ep. 217: Padres outscore the Mar...
On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the Padres series loss to the Marlins before getting into the latest about Fernando Tatis Jr.’s suspension. Without Manny Machado’s double on Tuesday, San Diego’s offense would’ve been shutout two games in a row by Miami. Not earning a winning road trip is definitely disappointing but at least the boys get to come back home to play another losing team.
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Former Players Speak on Tatis Suspension + Padr...
This is not an episode of Talking Friars. It is the pregame show for August 16, 2022 but in case you wanted to hear what former MLB players have said about MLB's handling of Fernando Tatis Jr.'s suspension, here it is. The pregame show portion starts after Ben Fadden gives his thoughts about Fernando Tatis Sr., Edwin Encarnacion and David Ortiz's comments.
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Talking Friars Ep. 216: Soto’s return to D.C. w...
On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden gives his thoughts on the Padres series against the Nationals. Juan Soto returning to D.C. was supposed to be the biggest story coming out of the weekend but of course we all know it wasn’t. Trent Grisham is also getting hot at the bottom of the order and this team looks like they’re as strong as ever in the clubhouse.
57 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 215: Tatis Let Down the Padr...
Fernando Tatis Jr. is out for the season after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs. He has let down his team and the fans.
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Talking Friars Ep. 214: Peter Seidler expresses...
On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on Padres chairman Peter Seidler recently expressing his desire to keep Juan Soto in the brown and gold long-term before giving an update on when Fernando Tatis Jr. may return to the lineup.
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Talking Friars Ep. 213: Manny Freaking Machado ...
The Padres series started off pretty rough because the offense couldn't score a run but they would score 20 of them in the final two games of the series. Manny Machado delivered an epic moment on Tuesday night in front of a packed crowd and pretty much everyone contributed on Wednesday! Plus, there's a quote from Luke Voit about Eric Hosmer that is causing quite a reaction regarding his trade to the Nationals.
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Talking Friars Ep. 212: Gap remains between the...
The Padres improved at the trade deadline but it didn't matter this weekend against the Dodgers. The defense was sloppy at times, pitching needs to be more consistent and the offense didn't really show up. Onto the Giants.
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Talking Friars Ep. 211: This new Padres team lo...
On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden gives his thoughts on the Padres last two games against the Rockies, what the atmosphere was like at Petco Park for Juan Soto’s debut and compares the Padres and Dodgers new look rosters ahead of their weekend series.
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Talking Friars Ep. 210: Potential Padres lineup...
Juan Soto and Josh Bell make their Padres debuts tonight at Petco Park! The entire fan base is pumped up and the game is already sold out. On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden couldn’t resist writing up some possible lineup combinations Bob Melvin might be using tonight and when Fernando Tatis Jr. gets back! He also talked about the first few games of this Rockies series.
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Talking Friars Ep. 209: PADRES LANDED JUAN SOTO...
Holy crap Padres fans. It happened!!! Ben Fadden was live on YouTube giving his reaction as the Padres traded for Juan Soto and Josh Bell. Eric Hosmer was traded and then he wasn't. What a wild hour and a half.
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