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. 183: Padres bring out the br...
On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres amazing series sweep in Chicago against the Cubs! The offense scored 41 runs in four games, Jake Cronenworth is insanely on fire at the plate and Joe Musgrove had another quality start!
57 min
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REACTION: Tatis Timeline Pushed Back + Padres v...
Ben Fadden reacts to the Padres saying Fernando Tatis Jr. hasn't been cleared to swing a bat yet before previewing tonight's Padres vs Cubs matchup!
18 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 182: Andy Ashby Talks Padres...
On the latest episode of the Talking Friars, Ben Fadden sat down with former San Diego Padres pitcher Andy Ashby to talk about his nephew, Aaron, pitching for the Milwaukee Brewers, if he thinks this year’s Padres team has enough to make it to the World Series, how the starting pitching position has evolved since he played, how he’d approach extension negotiations with the Padres if he was Joe Musgrove, what it was like pitching in the World Series, his favorite Tony Gwynn story and who his favorite Padres teammate was!
27 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 181: Encouraging & disappoin...
On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden gives his thoughts on the San Diego Padres series split with the Colorado Rockies. Joe Musgrove continued to throw shutouts, Manny Machado was huge in the first two games of the series and MacKenzie Gore finally hit a rough patch this weekend.
61 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 180: Darnay Tripp Talks Snel...
On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden sat down with NBC’s Darnay Tripp to discuss Fernando Tatis Jr.’s rehab, the big league return timeline for San Diego Padres relievers Jose Castillo and Michel Baez, Ha-Seong Kim’s struggles, if Trent Grisham could lose his starting center field job and if the Padres should think about trading Blake Snell.
42 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 179: Padres vs. Mets Series ...
On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden gives you his reaction to the San Diego Padres series against the New York Mets. Blake Snell sucked on Monday (should the Padres trade him?), New York Mets fans whined after Pete Alonso got hit on Tuesday, Yu Darvish and Adrian Morejon were tremendous and two former teammates pitched against one another on Wednesday.
60 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 178: Jake Cronenworth is bac...
On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden discusses all that went on in the last two games in Milwaukee for the San Diego Padres. MacKenzie Gore is probably the second best starter in the rotation right now, Jake Cronenworth looks like he’s getting hot and Mike Clevinger returned to the mound on Sunday in the series finale!
73 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 177: Hats off to Joe Musgrov...
On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden gives his thoughts on Joe Musgrove’s near no-hitter in the San Diego Padres 7-0 win tonight before getting into the extension conversation. Musgrove deserves lots of props for his play this year and deserves a ton of money via either an extension or a free agent contract. Ben also had to talk about the embarrassing series opening loss.
63 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 176: Triple-A El Paso Broadc...
On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden sat down with Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas broadcaster Tim Hagerty to discuss what recent call up Nomar Mazara could bring to the San Diego Padres, what’s wrong with Ryan Weathers and Dinelson Lamet, when Yusmeiro Petit might get called up, Jose Castillo’s timeline, why C.J. Abrams isn’t getting a ton of reps in the outfield and if we should be surprised that Luis Campusano isn’t getting more chances at the major league level.
28 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 175: Padres Struck Out Too M...
On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres getting swept by the St. Louis Cardinals. Steven Wilson was bad on Monday, home plate umpire Chris Segal helped St. Louis win on Tuesday and the Padres offense scored two runs today. Plus, there were some dumb tweeters out there this morning.
52 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 174: Padres Prospect Jack St...
On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden sat down with fellow Helix High School graduate Jack Stronach to discuss what made him appealing to the Padres going into the MLB Draft, his reaction to being selected by his favorite team, what it was like being a teammate of Blake Snell’s during one of Snell’s rehab starts this year, the improved minor league living conditions and more!
31 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 173: Off the Foul Pole & Pad...
On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on all that went down during the Padres last series of the home stand against the Pirates. Joe Musgrove was Joe Musgrove, Luke Voit came alive when they needed it most on Friday and Trent Grisham sent the fans home happy on Sunday! Plus, what’s up next on the Padres schedule?
40 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 172: Should the Padres start...
The San Diego Padres have been carried most of the season by their starting pitching. It isn’t likely that they’ll continue to be this dominant all season long so the offense is going to have to step up at some point. Trent Grisham, who is hitting .157 entering Friday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, has been a part of the offense as the starting center fielder but it’s worth asking if he should remain the starting center fielder over rookie Jose Azocar. Therefore, Ben Fadden chose to compare Grisham and Azocar’s stats during Episode 172 of Talking Friars to see if it would be worth giving Azocar more playing time!
19 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 171: Padres’ Manny Machado i...
On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on a new list that came out about the most hated MLB players in 2022. Manny Machado is ranked #1 so I try to find out how this happened. Machado’s teammate, Fernando Tatis Jr., is also on the list. Who else is? Find out during the episode!
23 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 170: Padres probably should’...
Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on all that went down during the Padres series loss to the Brewers including how San Diego was even able to win a game this series, Blake Snell bouncing back, Yu Darvish pitching well but the offense not backing him up, and Manny Machado's bobble head night!
59 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 169: Grading the Padres 41 g...
Yesterday, Ben Fadden gave his thoughts on the San Diego Padres sweeping the San Francisco Giants and today he gives you his thoughts on how the club has played for the first quarter of the 2022 regular season.
41 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 168: A GIANT sweep for the P...
On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Be Fadden discusses all that went on in the San Diego Padres series sweep of the San Francisco Giants—from Joe Musgrove continuing to earn a large upcoming contract to fans throwing beer at Jurickson Profar. Plus, he previews the Padres next series versus the Milwaukee Brewers.
72 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 167: MLB Network's Lauren Sh...
Ben Fadden sits down with MLB Network and TBS' Lauren Shehadi to discuss if the San Diego Padres have a better chance to win the World Series this season compared to last, if Manny Machado is able to win the NL MVP despite the media's misconceptions of him, how much Lauren is enjoying her new role as the pregame and postgame host for TBS' Tuesday broadcasts, how proud she is about how much MLB Central has grown over the years, Nabil Crismatt needing to get some national recognition and the importance of women being at the forefront of sports broadcasting.
14 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 166: Padres take 2 out of 3 ...
Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on all that went down in the Padres latest series in Philadelphia against the Bryce Harper-less Phillies, including MacKenzie Gore, Nick Martinez and Yu Darvish pitching great and Robinson Cano driving in multiple runs while flashing the leather.
40 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 165: REACTION: Nationals "co...
Ben Fadden gives you the latest on the Juan Soto trade rumors and why it wouldn't be the smartest idea to acquire the Nationals superstar outfielder.
23 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 164: Heath Bell Talks Curren...
On the latest episode of Talking Friars, I was joined by former San Diego Padres closer Heath Bell to discuss the current state of the Padres bullpen, if the National League West will continue to be this good the entire season, what the Padres will need to offer Joe Musgrove to get an extension done, his 2011 All-Star Game experience, what he was able to learn from Jake Peavy and Trevor Hoffman, and who the funniest Padres teammate he ever had was.
36 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 163: Padres Win Braves Serie...
Ben Fadden gives his thoughts on the San Diego Padres series win in Atlanta over the Braves. There were bullpen struggles, an offense explosion against good pitching, an extra inning win and the Padres debut of eight-time All-Star Robinson Cano!
53 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 162: Padres vs. Braves Apple...
Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on how the Apple TV+ crew broadcasted the Padres vs Braves game on Friday night. He tells you what he thought went well and what could be changed going forward.
20 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 161: Padres nearly swept by ...
On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden discussed all that went down in the San Diego Padres three game series at Petco Park against the Chicago Cubs. The offense got shutout in Game 1, Bob Melvin had prostate surgery today, Luke Voit and Wil Myers are back in the lineup earlier than expected, and Nick Martinez may have made the coaching staff’s decision easier regarding the rotation.
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Talking Friars Ep. 160: Former Padres Infielder...
On the latest episode of the Talking Friars Podcast/YouTube show, former San Diego Padres infielder Kurt Bevacqua joined Ben Fadden to discuss the 2022 Padres season so far, the current rules in baseball, bad umpiring he experienced in his career, what it felt like when he gave the Padres their only win in a World Series in 1984, his verbal spat with Tommy Lasorda, the legendary brawl against the Atlanta Braves in August of 1984, his favorite Padre teammate ever, Tony Gwynn memories, and if he thinks Steve Garvey’s number should actually be retired by the Padres!
54 min