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 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.
31 min
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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.
17 min
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Talking Friars Episode 110: Should the Padres b...
Ben Fadden and Jacob Zimmermann discuss Adrian Gonzalez wanting to retire a Padre but the team preventing it from happening, Tommy Pham willing to play first base, whether or not AJ Preller should go after Kyle Schwarber in free agency, and how MLB can make the All-Star Game more entertaining.
20 min
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Talking Friars Episode 109: Should the Padres A...
Ben Fadden tells you if he would try to acquire Rays starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow once the lockout ends before getting to a mailbag question regarding Wil Myers as a possible trade candidate.
19 min
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Talking Friars Episode 108: Is Seiya Suzuki Wor...
Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on if free agent outfielder Seiya Suzuki is really worth $12-15 million over the course of a long-term contract when he hasn't played a game in the major leagues yet.
16 min
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Talking Friars Episode 107: Former Padres Infie...
Ben Fadden sits down with former Padres infielder Adam Rosales to discuss his current managing gig with the A's organization, how great of a manager Bob Melvin was for him, what Wil Myers was like as a leader, his and Wil's eating habits, and his unique relationship with former manager Andry Green.
20 min
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Talking Friars Episode 106: Who Would You Attac...
Ben Fadden gives his thoughts on some of the untouchables and touchables at the top of the Padres farm system before deciding on who he'd rather give up in a Eric Hosmer deal between MacKenzie Gore and Luis Campusano. Plus, he answers mailbag questions about the season timeline and how much Hosmer will hurt the team in 2022.
29 min
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Talking Friars Episode 105: Should the Padres H...
Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the Padres potentially trading for Rays outfielder Austin Meadows once the lockout ends.
14 min
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Talking Friars Episode 104: MLB + MLBPA meet le...
Ben Fadden gives his thoughts on the latest meeting between the league and MLB Players Association after lashing out at the owners for their actions towards minor leaguers during Spring Training.
27 min
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Talking Friars Episode 103: Manfred Speaks on C...
Ben Fadden breaks down everything Rob Manfred told the media on Tuesday at the owner's meetings before giving you his thoughts on the Padres being interested in a certain power hitting outfielder post-lockout and the front office not believing in Eric Hosmer anymore. Then, he goes through his major takeaways from Keith Law's top 20 Padres prospects list!
31 min
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Talking Friars Episode 102: Padres Farm System ...
Ben Fadden sits down with Kevin Charity of MadFriars for some minor league baseball talk. They discussed the following topics: "Colossal" negative of the lockout, MacKenzie Gore latest, CJ Abrams position update, Robert Hassell III timeline and scouting report, The minor concern about Mike Shildt's role in SD, Overview of Jarlin Susana and the remainder of Padres' 2022 international signing class
31 min
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Talking Friars Episode 101: If you could undo o...
Ben Fadden goes through five of the most regrettable deals Padres GM AJ Preller has made and concludes by selecting the one trade he'd undo if he had the chance to do so.
30 min
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Talking Friars Episode 100: Possible Padres Tre...
Ben Fadden gives his appreciation to you on his 100th episode before discussing a hypothetical Trey Mancini acquisition and ESPN's top 100 players of all time list.
31 min
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Talking Friars Episode 99: "Heated" CBA discuss...
Ben Fadden gives you the latest on the CBA/lockout talks between Major League Baseball and the Players Association before telling you what is making him so frustrated about these "heated" discussions.
16 min
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Talking Friars Episode 98: Looking Back on the ...
Since it's episode 98 of the Talking Friars podcast, Ben Fadden figured it would be nice to look back on the '98 Padres season and give some props to some of the lesser known players who shouldn't be forgotten for the role they played in the 1998 NL Championship season!
22 min
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Talking Friars Episode 97: Determining Whether ...
We've got a fun episode for you today, as Ben Fadden gives his thoughts about whether or not Tony Gwynn would have hit .400 in 1994 if the season didn't stop in August. Do you agree with his opinion?
18 min
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Talking Friars Episode 96: Pitching Ninja (Rob ...
On the latest episode of the Talking Friars podcast, Ben Fadden sits down with The Pitching Ninja to discuss how talented the Padres pitching staff is, Yu Darvish as a person, and what the problems with the baseball Hall of Fame voting are after the 2022 results were announced on Tuesday.
39 min
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Talking Friars Episode 95: Instant Reaction to ...
Ben Fadden also reacts to the latest CBA updates after Tuesday's bargaining session.
25 min