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. 134: Nick Martinez, Chris Pa...
Ben Fadden went live on YouTube Friday night after the Padres spring training game vs the Dodgers to discuss Nick Martinez and Chris Paddack’s days, Emilio Pagan reflecting on his struggles last year, AJ Preller’s comments about the roster, the potential new slogan, and who the left fielder will probably be on Opening Day!
67 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 133: Padres Don’t Get Pham +...
Ben Fadden was joined by Jacob Zimmermann to discuss the Padres not bringing back Tommy Pham, what some people in the know expect AJ Preller to do before Opening Day, and MLB.com’s AJ Cassavell’s first roster projection of 2022!
96 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 132: Manny Machado A Padre F...
Ben Fadden discusses Manny Machado’s Padre for life comments, the Padres coming to agreement with every arbitration eligible player, what AJ Preller said today regarding CJ Abrams’ chances of making the Opening Day roster, and MacKenzie Gore’s second spring training start of 2022!
61 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 131: CJ Abrams Immediate Out...
Ben Fadden went live on Monday after the Padres spring trading game against the Rockies to discuss the latest from Padres camp including some unexpected news about the coaching staff.
39 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 130: Ron Fowler OUT As Padre...
Unexpected news came out of the Padres organization today about Ron Fowler so Ben Fadden gives his thoughts on that after discussing CJ Abrams and Luis Canpusano’s big days at spring training.
49 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 129: Luke Voit’s Padres Impa...
In case you didn’t hear, the San Diego Padres acquired a guy by the name of Luke Voit yesterday so Ben Fadden tells you what his arrival means for the Friars before getting into what he liked and didn’t like about MacKenzie Gore’s first start of 2022 Spring Training!
29 min
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Talking Friars Episode 128: Padres Interested i...
Ben Fadden went live on YouTube on Thursday night to discuss if the Padres should sign Jorge Soler, what Freddie Freeman’s deal means for the Dodgers versus Padres matchups, the moves AJ Preller has made that have made it hard on him to improve the roster, what free agents are left out there, Bob Melvin’s comments about the rotation, and why the Nick Martinez deal seems like an over pay.
70 min
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Talking Friars Episode 127: Padres Miss Out On ...
Ben Fadden went live on Wednesday to discuss Seiya Suzuki choosing the Cubs over the Padres and where the Padres should go next. Plus, Fernando Tatis Jr. is having the wrist surgery today so Ben reacted live to that news. More moves have been made around Major League Baseball so how do those moves affect Freddie Freeman’s free agent plans?
40 min
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Talking Friars Episode 126 Part 2: Hosmer Criti...
Ben Fadden went live to talk about Eric Hosmer criticizing the front office, Fernando Tatis Jr. violating his contract, the Padres being interested in Freddie Freeman, the one problem with Peter Seidler’s comments from Tuesday, what to take from Bob Melvin’s press conference, and of course, he ended discussing some moves made around Major League Baseball today.
34 min
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Talking Friars Episode 126 Part 1: Hosmer Criti...
Ben Fadden went live to talk about Eric Hosmer criticizing the front office, Fernando Tatis Jr. violating his contract, the Padres being interested in Freddie Freeman, the one problem with Peter Seidler’s comments from Tuesday, what to take from Bob Melvin’s press conference, and of course, he ended discussing some moves made around Major League Baseball today.
58 min
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Talking Friars Episode 125: Padres star Fernand...
Ben Fadden went live on Monday to discuss Fernando Tatis Jr. will be sidelined for up to three months because he fractured his left wrist. He chatted with the audience about what this means for the San Diego Padres in the immediate future and how this might just keep getting worse.
83 min
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Talking Friars Ep. 124: Live Reaction to the Pa...
Live Reaction to the Padres Missing Out on Nelson Cruz Fadden was live on YouTube giving his live reaction to the news of Nelson Cruz signing with the Washington Nationals and not the San Diego Padres. He discusses what the Padres need to do now and answers mailbag questions all night before going into the other big moves from Sunday.
104 min
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Talking Friars Episode 123: Hot stove heating u...
Saturday is almost over and the San Diego Padres still haven’t made a single move post lockout. There were other moves like Chris Bassitt being dealt to the New York Mets and Mitch Garver going to the Minnesota Twins so I discussed. Annie Heilbrunn came out with a feature on Joe Musgrove and Mike Clevinger’s preparation for the season and there was some important information included so I’ll give you that info as well. Finally, Bryan Reynolds could be a trade target for the Padres but should they trade for him? I give you my thoughts. Let me know in the comments if you agree.
46 min
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Talking Friars Episode 122: Gore impresses earl...
Ben Fadden goes through the biggest news of the day including MacKenzie Gore pitching well on a back field in Peoria, Joe Buck leaving FOX, Carlos Rodon going to SF, Clayton Kershaw returning to the Dodgers, Andrelton Simmons signing with the Cubs, the Padres spring training schedule getting announced, Bob Melvin speaking out on the roster, and Yu Darvish recruiting Seiya Suzuki!
43 min
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Talking Friars Episode 121: WE'VE GOT BASEBALL ...
Ben Fadden gives you his instant reaction to MLB and the MLBPA coming to an agreement on the CBA and when to start the 2022 season! Get pumped up baseball fans because free agency starts tonight!
23 min
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Talking Friars Episode 120: MLB Contradicting T...
On the latest episode of the Talking Friars podcast, Ben Fadden gives you a full breakdown of what led to MLB cancelling a second week of games in the 2022 season. The international draft has emerged as a significant hurdle to the talks now and the league did something very contradictory on Wednesday afternoon that doesn't make them look very smart.
35 min
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Talking Friars Episode 119: Surrounding Padres ...
On the latest episode of the Talking Friars podcast, Ben Fadden sat down with the owner of Basic Pizza, Erik Tesmer, to talk about how hard it will be on local businesses around Petco Park to have games canceled to start the 2022 season. Please support these local businesses in any way you can if you're down by the ballpark.
13 min
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Talking Friars Episode 118: Another MLB CBA Dea...
Ben Fadden gives you an update on the CBA negotiations between the MLBPA and MLB. Will we see a deal get done on Wednesday?
25 min
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Talking Friars Episode 117: Kevin Acee on Padre...
On the latest episode of the Talking Friars podcast, Ben Fadden had the pleasure of sitting down with the San Diego Union Tribune's Padres beat reporter Kevin Acee to discuss the different mindsets of Ron Fowler and Peter Seidler with the lockout, ownership's role in hiring Bob Melvin, if the Padres have enough frontline starting pitching, Chris Paddack's mindset, when exactly the Padres were "over" Eric Hosmer, who the club wants most in free agency out of Seiya Suzui, Kris Bryant, and Nick Castellanos, Acee's stance on fans thinking he defends Hosmer too much, and when fans should expect the Padres and Joe Musgrove to have extension talks.
29 min
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Talking Friars Episode 116: Christopher "Mad Do...
On the latest episode of the Talking Friars podcast, Ben Fadden sits down with Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo to discuss his personality, the Padres' 2021 collapse, where Fernando Tatis Jr. ranks among the best players in MLB, the team's biggest remaining offseason needs, and if Tony Gwynn was better than Derek Jeter. To end the episode, Ben gets in a fiery debate about Mad Dog's past comment on the Padres needing to be patient with Eric Hosmer.
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Talking Friars Episode 115: A SLAP IN THE FACE!!!
Ben Fadden give you his immediate thoughts on Major League Baseball not bring able to come to an agreement with the MLBPA. Rob Manfred formally announced the cancellation of some games at a press conference while Ben was recording so he gave his live reaction.
48 min
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Talking Friars Episode 114: We've Now Got "Host...
Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the latest news surrounding Saturday's lockout conversations between the league and the players. There are some things that bothered him about how things went down in Jupiter today.
24 min
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Talking Friars Episode 113: "It's Not Good"
Ben Fadden gives his frustrated thoughts on another day of lockout discussions that went nowhere between the owners and the league.
14 min
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Talking Friars Episode 112: Former MLB Network ...
Ben Fadden sits down with Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo's former producer to talk about his relationship with Russo, his thoughts on how the lockout discussions are going, which player should AJ Preller sign: Kris Bryant or Nick Castellanos, the grade he'd give Preller based on his rebuild, and if Derek Jeter was actually better than Tony Gwynn.
48 min
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Talking Friars Episode 111: Padres Minor League...
Ben Fadden is joined by Padres minor league pitcher Kevin Kopps, who discusses his time at Arkansas, a funny story about A.J. Preller scouting him at the SEC tournament, what his communication was like with Ruben Niebla before the lockout, his living conditions and reaction to MLB not paying minor leaguers in Spring Training, and what his main goal is for the 2022 season.
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