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!
Main show link: linktr.ee/talkingfriars
IG/Twitter: @talkingfriars
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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.
61 min
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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
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Talking Friars Ep. 159: Alfaro Bails Out Padres...
Ben Fadden discusses all that went on in the Padres vs Marlins series including the offense's inability to score runs, the starting pitching continuing to keep San Diego in games, Dinelson Lamet's struggles continuing, and Jorge Alfaro becoming a Mother's Day hero instead of being the last out of an embarrassing loss.
67 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 158: 4 Ways Padres Can Confi...
On today’s episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden discussed some of the options the San Diego Padres have when it comes to constructing their rotation upon the return of starting pitcher Blake Snell. Nick Martinez just threw 7 innings of one run ball last night so he isn’t making the Padres decisions any easier.
29 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 157: Padres Split Guardians ...
On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on both games of today’s doubleheader between the Cleveland Guardians and San Diego Padres. Mike Clevinger made his season debut, Manny Machado homered, Taylor Rogers continues to be a great closer, and the Padres got to see Franmil Reyes, Josh Naylor, and Austin Hedges again.
54 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 156: Padres Take 2 of 3 vs P...
Ben Fadden gives his thoughts on everything that went on during the Padres series win over the Pirates! How are we feeling Friar Faithful?
56 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 155: Padres SWEEP the Reds!
Ben Fadden discusses all that went on in the Padres series sweep of the Reds! Friar Faithful, how are we feeling?
69 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 154: NO(more)LA ‘til June
On Episode 154 of the Talking Friars Podcast/YouTube show, Ben Fadden discusses all that went on during the San Diego Padres first series of the season against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Pierce Johnson and Luke Voit were put on the IL, Mookie Betts and Cody Bellinger came alive (of course) against the Padres pitching staff, the home plate umpires were an issue again, Yu Darvish somehow didn’t allow a run on Saturday after having 50 pitches through two innings, Sean Manaea and Clayton Kershaw dueled on Sunday afternoon, and Jurickson Profar is simply amazing.
62 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 153: Don Orsillo Gets Disres...
Ben Fadden discusses what Bob Melvin said to Eric Hosmer after the front office ended up not trading him before Opening Day, why Jurickson Profar actually might be able to sustain what he's doing at the plate offensively, how each group of players should be graded after 14 games, and the terrible thing the Red Sox did to Don Orsillo that took away some of the attention from the late Jerry Remy last night.
53 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 152: Tommy Pham Acts Tough A...
On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden discussed all that went on during the Cincinnati Reds trip to Petco Park to face the San Diego Padres including Tommy Pham turning into Barry Bonds (and I guess a Muay Thai fighter) against his former team, the history of former Padres tormenting them when they come back to play them, Manny Machado staying hot, numerous reporters around baseball trying to turn the Padres into villains, MacKenzie Gore’s second big league start, and more! He was HEATED while talking about the Pham slide and reporter's trying to make the Padres look bad so you don't want to miss it.
65 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 151: MLB.com’s Jim Callis Ta...
Ben Fadden is joined by MLB.com's prospect guru Jim Callis to discuss what he has seen early on from MacKenzie Gore and C.J. Abrams in the big leagues, if Abrams will move to the outfield, Kevin Kopps' chances of impacting the Padres in 2022, Robert Hassell lll and Joshua Mears' 2022 outlook, the great start James Wood has gotten out to this season and if he could exceed his expected major league timeline, Brent Rooker's chances of being on the major league roster this year as a power threat, and if the Padres will have to trade Luis Campusano at some point while he is still under 24.
26 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 150: Padres Home Opener Was ...
Ben Fadden goes live after Sunday night's game to discuss all that went on during the San Diego Padres first home series of the year against the Atlanta Braves including MacKenzie Gore's debut (breakdown included), what's wrong with the offense, Wil Myers' injury, Austin Adams possibly getting Tommy John surgery, and more! After that he previews the Friars next series against Joey Votto and the Cincinnati Reds.
67 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 149: Manny Goes NUTS + Padre...
Ben Fadden sits down with Fox Sports Baseball Analyst Ben Verlander to discuss what was good and bad about the first week or so of the Padres season, how the Friars first home game of 2022 went (spoiler: it went pretty good), why Verlander did NOT have the Padres ranked in his top ten preseason power rankings, and more!
33 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 148: Alex Cobb=Tom Seaver + ...
Ben Fadden talks with fellow Padres fan Borna Nazari about the series loss to the Giants, the terrible umpiring job on Monday night, Alex Cobb and Logan Webb dominating in the last two games of the series, Wil Myers the pitcher, what we should expect out of MacKenzie Gore in his first big league start, Mauricio Dubon bunting in a nine run game, Mike Schildt temporarily getting into some hot water, and much more!
44 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 147: Sean Diego + April Hosm...
On episode 147 of the Talking Friars podcast/YouTube show, Ben Fadden discussed Yu Darvish and Sean Manaea’s amazing starts in the San Diego Padres first two games of the season, Eric Hosmer starting off his season hot like usual, C.J. Abrams’ first major league series of his career, how Blake Snell looked on Sunday, MacKenzie Gore trying to knock the door down in Triple-A, and Chris Paddack’s negative comments regarding the Padres uniforms.
38 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 146: Preller STEALS All-Star...
On today’s episode of the Talking Friars Podcast/YouTube show, Ben Fadden discussed A.J. Preller finding his closer hours before rosters had to be submitted, why the Padres seem to have won the Minnesota Twins trade right now, the backgrounds of Taylor Rogers and Brent Rooker, C.J. Abrams making the roster, a few Opening Day roster surprises, and a Diamondbacks versus Padres Opening Day preview!
56 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 145: Padres April Schedule +...
Opening Day is tomorrow so Ben Fadden sat down and gave you a preview of the San Diego Padres April schedule. Then, he makes his Padres season predictions (the Padres team MVP, breakout and comeback player of the year, rookie of the year, and HR leader), MLB season predictions (division winners, wild card teams, championship series matchups, and World Series matchup), and MLB award predictions (rookie of the year, manager of the year, MVP, Cy Young, and comeback player of the year)
65 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 144: Manaea’s Impact, Gore’s...
On the latest episode of the Talking Friars podcast/YouTube show, I was joined by Jim Russell of XTRA 1360 to discuss whether Ryan Weathers and/or Chris Paddack will get dealt, if there’s actually a good chance MacKenzie Gore will make the roster, who A.J. Preller should acquire to upgrade the left field position and if he’ll be able to trade Eric Hosmer, and who should get the first shot at being the closer this season. We ended the show with some bold predictions regarding a few key Padres players such as Yu Darvish and Luke Voit before Jim answered some over-unders I presented to him.
47 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 143: Padres Didn’t Back Out ...
On tonight’s episode of the Talking Friars Podcast/YouTube show, I discussed Sean Manaea’s first spring training start with the San Diego Padres, when he and Joe Musgrove will pitch first during the regular season, what to make of Ken Rosenthal’s comments today regarding the Eric Hosmer no-trade that went on this past weekend, and Ha-Seong Kim had himself a day at spring training today.
56 min