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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Padres showing they're relevant in the NL + Dar...
Darnay Tripp of NBC 7 San Diego joins the show to discuss the Padres good start, what he's noticing is different from last year, how the Padres have competed with the Dodgers so far, if Jackson Merrill will win the Rookie of the Year, seeing Tommy Pham sign with the lowly White Sox and if we should be concerned about some guys in the rotation. You can check out Darnay's conversation with Rob Friedman (the Pitching Ninja on social media): https://www.youtube.com/live/NAZi9epWyv8?si=WSc79Fb_EsrYLXhR
35 min
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Padres take 2/3 vs. Brewers for 3rd straight se...
The Padres went from facing one of the World Series favorites to one of the best teams thus far in the National League. The Brewers sort of handed San Diego that game one victory after Joe Musgrove didn't have a great outing. Should we be concerned about him? Talk about concern...Yu Darvish is now on the IL. Jake Cronenworth left Monday's game with calf tightness so what's the latest? Dylan Cease delivered a strong outing on Tuesday and Michael King was even better in the finale but there was one problem...
53 min
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Mr. Irrelevant helps Padres win Dodgers series ...
The Padres battled with the Dodgers this weekend in Los Angeles and the guy who was called irrelevant by a Dodger came through for the series win in front of a national audience. San Diego overcame a 7-3 deficit in game one for what will be one of their signature wins of 2024. Game two was delayed which made for a late and pretty disappointing night, as the offense couldn't get a runner on base until the sixth inning. Yu Darvish faced his former team on Sunday. Plus, Tommy Pham reportedly has found a home...
71 min
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Padres first series win comes vs. Cubs | 585
Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres wild series against the Chicago Cubs. What mainly made this series wild was game one on Monday night, as you have to know by now that the Padres were down 8-0 but still ended up finding a way to win it. So much for that being the turning point though because the offense was quiet in game two and some homers were hit by Chicago. Dylan Cease went in the rubber match and looks like the Dylan Cease we all wanted.
50 min
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Are 2024 Padres reminding us of 2023? (Jim Russ...
Jim Russell joins the show to discuss the frustration of the Padres offense 12 games in, the rotation turning things around this past time through and if we should be more concerned with Manny Machado or Ha-Seong Kim, among other topics.
33 min
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Padres can't squeak out Giants series win | 583
The Padres faced the Giants for the second time in the last week or so and this time a split wasn't possible with the three-game series. Dylan Cease gave San Diego his first quality start of the year but it went to waste, as the offense failed to come through enough when they had the chances. Michael King pitched great in game two and Matt Waldron did his job on Sunday but it ended up not mattering when all things were said and done. Onto the Cubs series back at home.
55 min
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Early season Padres observations with Jon Schae...
Ben Fadden sits down with San Diego Sports 760's Jon Schaffer to discuss some encouraging and concerning starts from Padres players, how refreshing it is to see some homegrown talent be impactful at the big league level, if the Padres deserve to be talked about more, what move Jon would make if he was GM for a day and how impressive the San Diego State basketball program has been over the last couple of seasons. Hope you enjoy!
26 min
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Padres drop series to Cardinals + showed intere...
Reaction to the San Diego Padres three-game set against the St. Louis Cardinals at Petco Park. Matt Waldron wasn't good enough in game one but Yu Darvish provided the Padres with the first seven inning outing of the season...it still wasn't good enough. Mike Shildt's lineup construction was interesting in the series finale. Plus, the Padres reportedly have showed interest in Luis Arraez and an interesting piece came out about former Padre Juan Soto.
71 min
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Padres split 4-game set with Giants | 580
The Padres resumed their season in San Diego this weekend against Bob Melvin's Giants. As discussed on Thursday they had a fun home opener win but stumbled in the next two games. The offense showed up though early to earn the split on Sunday.
66 min
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Padres win home opener + Aztecs lose in Sweet 1...
The Padres had their home opener against Bob Melvin and the Giants today. How great of a day was that? Plus, San Diego State played their biggest game of the year: a Sweet 16 matchup against number one seeded UConn. Unfortunately it didn't go their way but this has still been a couple of great seasons from Brian Dutcher's squad.
49 min
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Getting excited for Padres Opening Day 2.0 (wit...
Ben Fadden is joined by Mark Bartlett (aka Padres Blogger on IG) to talk about his experience at the Seoul Series and why the fan base should be excited for the Padres season to get going here in the United States!
36 min
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Padres home opener roster projection | 577
The Padres have already started their season but their 26-man roster will be changing come Thursday. What do you think it will look like?
35 min
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Padres crush Dodgers pitching to close out Seou...
Ben Fadden reacts to the Padres final game against the Dodgers in Seoul! San Diego's offense kicked Yoshinobu Yamamoto out of the game really early and Manny Machado hit a huge home run late to give Robert Suarez some insurance. What are the big takeaways from this series?
78 min
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Padres lose on Opening Day to the Dodgers | 575
Reacting to the Padres tough Opening Day loss to the Dodgers in Seoul.
56 min
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Padres Opening Day roster projection #3 | 574
The Padres have completed their two exhibition games in Seoul so the only thing that's left to do before Opening Day is finalizing who'll be on the 26-man roster. Did the Seoul games change anything about who should be making the team?
35 min
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Padres announce full Korea travel roster | 573
The Padres have announced their full 31-man travel roster, which includes new starting pitcher Dylan Cease. Are there any surprises and who won't make the Opening Day squad? Plus, A.J. Preller has watched Adam Duvall and Michael A. Taylor sign elsewhere. Tommy Pham is up next or will San Diego bring him back?
52 min
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Padres acquire White Sox ace Dylan Cease! | 572
A.J. Preller loves making big splashes and he did it again on Wednesday, acquiring Dylan Cease from the Chicago White Sox for Steven Wilson, Samuel Zavala, Jairo Iriarte and Drew Thorpe. Was this the right thing to do by Preller and what does this move mean for the Padres postseason chances?
110 min
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8 X-Factors in Padres 2024 season | 571
The Padres are a couple days away from making the trip to South Korea so let's go through what will be some of the keys for San Diego to be successful this season. What are your X factors? Plus, the latest coming out of Peoria about who will be on the roster! Near the end of the show, Ben gives you the latest around San Diego sports!
106 min
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Padres Opening Day roster projection #2 | 570
The Padres have played a dozen spring training games and there have been some standout performances so here's an updated Opening Day roster projection. Who do you think makes the roster?
52 min
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Will the Padres add any more pitching? | 569
The Padres have less than two weeks to go before heading to South Korea and have yet to add a major league veteran arm into the rotation via free agency. Should we expect that to happen? Plus, updates on what's happening in Peoria at spring training!
62 min
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Joe Musgrove working on things + Jackson Merril...
Joe Musgrove had his second rough outing today in Peoria but should we be concerned? Plus, Jackson Merrill sounds ready for the big leagues but is it too early to know if he'll be on the roster? And a Padres free agent target has found a home--and it's not San Diego despite them being one of the finalists.
43 min
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Eric Hosmer retires | 567
Former Padre Eric Hosmer has announced he is done playing baseball but the Padres still have to pay him more than $20 million through 2025 to not play baseball for them. Ben Fadden reflects on a massively disappointing tenure before getting into an interesting free agent still out there on the market.
71 min
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Padres Opening Day roster projection #1 | 566
Padres exhibition games start this week so it's a fitting time to go through what the Opening Day roster may have looked like if the season began today! Do you agree with the names mentioned?
59 min
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Eric Kutsenda speaks for first time as Padres c...
Eric Kutsenda is not like Peter Seidler, as today was the first time he spoke to the media despite taking over last year when Seidler passed away. What were the biggest takeaways?
46 min
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Padres open full camp with infield changes! | 564
Mike Shildt announced that Xander Bogaerts will be going to second base and Ha-Seong Kim will be at shortstop in 2024. Is this the right move and what does this mean for the future of the franchise?
49 min