Talking Friars: A San Diego Padres podcast
Episodes
Padres season ends in NLDS Game 5 loss at Dodgers | 648
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres Game 5 loss vs. the Dodgers in LA. Yu Darvish pitched further than most probably expected and really only made two big mistakes...
Padres smoked by Dodgers in Game 4 | 647
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres Game 4 loss vs. the Dodgers. Dylan Cease only lasted five outs and Bryan Hoeing wasn't on his A game either. The offense was cl...
Tatis homers, Padres take 2-1 NLDS lead over Dodgers | 646
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres Game 3 win vs. the Dodgers in San Diego. The crowd was LOUD tonight and the Padres rewarded them with the win. Manny Machado, J...
Padres crush Dodgers in spicy Game 2 | 645
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres NLDS Game 2 win at Dodger Stadium. Yu Darvish was better than most probably expected. Jurickson Profar made perhaps the best ca...
Padres drop tight Game 1 to Dodgers | 644
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres Game 1 loss vs. the Dodgers in LA. Both starters didn't go very long and there was a questionable decision made by Mike Shildt ...
Padres vs. Dodgers NLDS series preview | 643
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let's look forward to the Padres upcoming matchup against the Dodgers! What are the pitching matchups looking like? Who could be the x-factors for bot...
Padres sweep Braves in Wild Card round! | 642
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to Padres vs. Braves Game 2 of the Wild Card Series! Joe Musgrove had to exit the game early with elbow tightness so what's the latest there?...
Padres win Game 1 vs. Braves! | 641
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres Game 1 win over Atlanta. Michael King dominated and Fernando Tatis Jr. helped supply all the power San Diego needed on Tuesday ...
Looking forward to Padres Wild Card series with Mark Bartlett AKA Padres Blogger | 640
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The regular season is over and it's time to start thinking about the Padres NL Wild Card series, which starts Tuesday! Padres fan Mark Bartlett joins ...
Padres finish regular season vs. D-backs | 639
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres final regular season series of the year. They clinched the fourth seed in the series opener, which left for a couple of much-ne...
Padres don't catch Dodgers for NL West title | 638
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres final regular season series vs. the Dodgers this year. They had a shot at controlling their own destiny but that went away once...
Padres clinch 2024 postseason spot! | 637
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres clinching a playoff spot with their win at Dodger Stadium! Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://w...
Padres sweep the White Sox! | 636
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series sweep over the White Sox. Fernando Tatis Jr. walked it off on Friday and Tanner Scott got the five-out save on Saturday....
Padres win Astros series! | 635
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres three-game set vs. Houston. Yu Darvish had his most encouraging outing since coming off the IL in game one. Manny Machado homer...
Padres sweep Giants, lengthen Wild Card lead | 634
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series in San Francisco against the Giants. Dylan Cease looked like an ace in game one and Fernando Tatis Jr. homered for the t...
Padres split with Mariners | 633
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres quick series in Seattle. Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. played key roles in the game one win and the offense didn't do mu...
Padres drop 2/3 to Giants | 632
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series loss vs. the Giants. Manny Machado and Michael King showed up big time in Friday's win, as Manny tied the Padres all-tim...
Tatis and Darvish return, Padres win Tigers series | 631
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series win at Petco Park vs. the Tigers! Fernando Tatis Jr. returned on Monday and Joe Musgrove continued to impress. Yu Darvis...
Padres finish winning road trip vs. Rays | 630
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres three-game series at the Trop. Manny Machado found himself in the center of the action once again on Friday, homering to tie Ad...
Padres split with Cardinals | 629
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres four-game series in St. Louis. Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill came through in game one. During the game news leaked that the...
Jackson Merrill walks off Mets as Padres split series | 628
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres four-game set vs. the Mets. Game one got out of hand but Joe Musgrove dominated on Friday night and the offense gave him a nice...
Padres take 2/3 vs. Twins | 627
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series win vs. the Twins. Jackson Merrill continued to shine on Monday, clearing the bases with a clutch double that set up a w...
Padres lose first series since before All-Star break | 626
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres final series of the year vs. the Rockies. Matt Waldron wasn't great on Friday night and the offense didn't do anything with run...
Padres sweep season series vs. Pirates | 625
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series at home vs. Pittsburgh. Joe Musgrove returned in game one. How did he look? We learned Yu Darvish recently threw a live ...
Merrill mashes, Padres win Marlins series | 624
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series win in Miami vs. the Marlins. It took another comeback victory on Friday to pull out a win but who cares how they did it...
Padres sweep the Pirates! | 623
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres fun series in Pittsburgh. Tuesday was a long night, as there was a rain delay shortly after the game started. Dylan Cease wasn'...
Padres win first Rockies series of 2024 | 622
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series win vs. the Rockies. After sweeping LA, San Diego's offense couldn't do enough on Friday but they did on Saturday after ...
Padres sweep Nationals, Cease throws no-hitter! | 619
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series sweep in the nation's capital over the Nationals. The starting rotation continues to pitch well, as Randy Vasquez and Ma...
Padres walk off Dodgers + trade deadline reaction | 621
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres acquiring Tanner Scott, Bryan Hoeing, Martin Perez and Brandon Lockridge on deadline day and trading Robby Snelling, Graham Pau...
Padres acquire Jason Adam, win Orioles series | 620
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres final leg of their three-city trip through Cleveland, D.C. and Baltimore. Jurickson Profar came up huge with two homers to take...
Padres take 2/3 at Guardians! | 618
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series in Cleveland. Matt Waldron didn't get run support in game one but Dylan Cease got more than enough on Saturday. Michael ...
Padres drop 2/3 to Braves before All-Star break | 617
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series loss vs. the Braves to end their pre All-Star break schedule. Xander Bogaerts returned after missing a significant perio...
Padres drop both games to Mariners | 616
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reacting to the Padres two-game series against the Mariners. San Diego faced a tough test in game one, as All-Star Logan Gilbert took the mound with A...
Padres drop D-backs series & Merrill, Suarez, Arraez named All-Stars | 615
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series loss vs. Arizona. Friday was a rollercoaster, as San Diego had a five-run lead going into the ninth but then had to come...
Padres take 2/3 in Texas vs. Rangers | 614
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series win in Arlington and a couple Padres being named starters in the All-Star Game. Dylan Cease didn't pitch well in the ser...
Padres take Red Sox series at Fenway Park | 613
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Padres came into Fenway Park on a three-game winning streak and it didn't stop there. They dropped nine runs in one inning on Friday for their fir...
Nationals talked but Jurickson Profar & Padres swept them | 612
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Was this an interesting series or what...The Padres found themselves down three in the tenth on Monday but came back to win. The Nationals didn't like...
Biggest Padres surprise and disappointment through 82 games (Jim Russell joins the show) | 611
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Russell joins the show today to give his thoughts on the Padres through their first 82 games of the season. What has been the biggest surprise and...
Merrill helps Padres win Brewers series | 610
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series win vs. the Brewers in San Diego. Jake Cronenworth walked it off in game one after the bullpen almost had the game slip ...
Padres lose another road series at Phillies | 609
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series loss in Philly. They got blown out in game one and yet Mike Shildt wanted to make sure his team's effort didn't go unnot...
True and false Manny Machado narratives (Jon Schaeffer joins the show) | 608
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Schaeffer joins the show to discuss the Padres not being able to take advantage of their recent stretch of opponents, if it's time to accept they'...
Padres swept by the Mets | 607
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres getting swept by the Mets. Matt Waldron pitched well again on Friday but didn't get enough run support. Jackson Merrill homered...
Merrill, Higgy walkoffs highlight Padres sweep of A's! | 606
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres fun series against the A's. Fernando Tatis Jr. continues to rake, as he hit an impressive homer the opposite way in game one. K...
Padres offense explodes in split vs. D-backs | 605
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series split vs. Arizona in San Diego. They had a five-game losing streak going into Friday night so things needed to turn arou...
Manny leaves with injury, Padres swept by Angels | 604
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres visit to Anaheim. Matt Waldron continues to be fantastic but the offense didn't do enough to win game one (same thing for game ...
Padres take Royals series as Darvish, Musgrove go on IL | 603
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series vs. the Royals in Kansas City. San Diego made history in game one of the series, getting ELEVEN hits in one inning a nig...
Padres take 2/3 vs. Marlins | 602
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series win over the Marlins. Memorial Day may not have been a pretty win but we'll take all the wins we can get. Tuesday was a ...
Padres lose series to Soto, Yankees | 601
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series loss vs. the Yankees at Petco Park. It was a Home Run Derby in game one with Yu Darvish on the mound, as Soto, Judge and...
Padres finish off 5-2 road trip with Reds series win | 600
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series win in Cincinnati vs. the Reds. Sure, they were playing their third game in almost 24 hours but the offense simply neede...
Padres lose Bogaerts but take 3/4 at Braves | 599
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series win vs. the Braves. Matt Waldron continued pitching well against good teams on Friday before game two got postponed to M...
Padres swept by last place Rockies | 598
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres getting swept at home by the Rockies. There were tons of wasted opportunities in Monday's loss but a lot of the attention was o...
Padres take the series vs. Dodgers | 597
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series win vs. the Dodgers at Petco Park. Luis Arraez had one heck of a moment in his home debut on Friday night. Matt Waldron ...
Cease dominates, Padres win Cubs series | 596
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series win vs. the Cubs. Robert Suarez stepped up big time in the series opener, recording a five-out save! In game two, Jurick...
Padres win D-backs series but Musgrove on IL | 595
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series win in Phoenix over the D-backs! You may have heard there was a big acquisition right before the series began and he arr...
Padres acquiring Luis Arraez | 594
04 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to AJ Preller's huge trade from Friday night, as he acquired Luis Arraez from the Marlins for multiple prospects and Woo Suk Go. Where might ...
Jake Cronenworth powers Padres to series win vs. Reds | 593
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series win vs. the Reds. The losing streak increased to five games on Monday night, as San Diego was dominated by Nick Lodolo. ...
Padres swept by Phillies | 592
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series disappointing series vs. the Phillies at Petco Park. Joe Musgrove hasn't looked very good this season and he took the Pa...
Eric Hosmer joins to discuss Padres tenure | 591
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to Moonball Media, former Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer joins Ben Fadden to discuss what went down during his Padres tenure, including why h...
Padres choke Rockies series win | 590
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the Padres series split in Colorado against the Rockies. Dylan Cease is working out really well for San Diego right now and there are some...
Padres offense struggles vs. Blue Jays | 589
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Padres had been playing good baseball heading into this series against the Blue Jays but like Thursday in Milwaukee, the offense didn't do much th...
Padres showing they're relevant in the NL + Darnay Tripp joins | 588
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 c...
Padres take 2/3 vs. Brewers for 3rd straight series win + Darvish lands on IL | 587
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Mr. Irrelevant helps Padres win Dodgers series in LA | 586
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 f...
Padres first series win comes vs. Cubs | 585
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Mond...
Are 2024 Padres reminding us of 2023? (Jim Russell joins the show) | 584
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Padres can't squeak out Giants series win | 583
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 g...
Early season Padres observations with Jon Schaeffer | 582
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Padres drop series to Cardinals + showed interest in Luis Arraez | 581
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Darv...
Padres split 4-game set with Giants | 580
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 stu...
Padres win home opener + Aztecs lose in Sweet 16 vs. UConn | 579
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Getting excited for Padres Opening Day 2.0 (with Padres Blogger) | 578
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 excit...
Padres home opener roster projection | 577
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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? Subscribe f...
Padres crush Dodgers pitching to close out Seoul Series! | 576
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 an...
Padres lose on Opening Day to the Dodgers | 575
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reacting to the Padres tough Opening Day loss to the Dodgers in Seoul. Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube....
Padres Opening Day roster projection #3 | 574
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Padres announce full Korea travel roster | 573
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Padres acquire White Sox ace Dylan Cease! | 572
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Za...
8 X-Factors in Padres 2024 season | 571
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Padres Opening Day roster projection #2 | 570
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Will the Padres add any more pitching? | 569
02 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 agen...
Joe Musgrove working on things + Jackson Merrill off to strong start at Padres Spring Training | 568
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Eric Hosmer retires | 567
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Padres Opening Day roster projection #1 | 566
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 toda...
Eric Kutsenda speaks for first time as Padres chairman | 565
17 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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. Wha...
Padres open full camp with infield changes! | 564
17 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
5 storylines to follow during Padres spring training! | 563
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Padres pitchers and catchers have reported to camp in Peoria and there's a lot of roster decisions to be sorted out before the end of March. Let's go ...
Scott Braun talks Padres offseason + NL West | 562
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Fadden sits down with Foul Territory host and former MLB Network personality Scott Braun to discuss the state of the Padres in what has been a wei...
Mike Shildt updates us on Manny Machado, other key Padres | 561
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Acee spoke with Mike Shildt this week about the variety of topics surrounding the Padres including Joe Musgrove and Yu Darvish's health, who'll ...
Talking with SD-UT Sports Editor Ryan Finley about Padres offseason & 2024 coverage | 560
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Fadden sits down with Ryan Finley of the SD-UT to discuss the Padres offseason, the addition of Wandy Peralta and the Union-Tribune's sports cover...
The All-Preller Team + Padres release 2024 giveaway schedule | 559
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Since the Padres aren't doing anything let's make up a starting lineup of the best players at each position that have been acquired by A.J. Preller du...
Confident Padres are heading in right direction? | 558
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis Lin put out a survey to Padres fans this week asking our opinion on the franchise's direction, confidence in ownership, what the team's biggest...
Talking with Coach Kentera about 97.3 The Fan departure and the Padres | 557
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Fadden sits down with John Kentera to get his side of the story about his departure from 97.3 The Fan, what he is up to now, his thoughts on the S...
San Diego Padres Mount Rushmore | 556
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The San Diego Padres Mount Rushmore. The four biggest people in franchise history. Simple enough. Do you agree with Ben's four names? Subscribe for y...
Who are the best former Padres right now? | 555
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Padres aren't too busy right now so let's put together the best roster of active former Padres (5 starters, 5 relievers, starting lineup and manag...
Talking with 97.3 The Fan's Craig Elsten about Padres offseason | 554
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Fadden is joined by Craig Elsten to discuss the Padres offseason so far, what the futures of Ha-Seong Kim and A.J. Preller should look like, how h...
Do Padres need to trade Ha-Seong Kim to fill their needs? | 553
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis Lin released a mailbag in The Athletic and said the Padres have been internally discussing a trade of Ha-Seong Kim for weeks. With a limited am...
What Padres fans should look forward to in 2024 + Sweeney not on 2024 Padres broadcasts | 552
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
2024 has just started so let's go through some of the things Padres fans can look forward to in what we hope will be a much better year! Subscribe fo...
10+ realistic Padres free agent targets | 551
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The San Diego Padres likely have less than $30 million to spend to stay under the $237 million luxury tax threshold so A.J. Preller is not going to be...
Unrealistic Padres free agent targets + San Diego Mojo's Ronika Stone joins the show! | 550
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are some big name free agents still out there but the Padres aren't going to be in the sweepstakes for these guys. Plus, Ronika Stone of the San...
10 Padres predictions for 2024 | 549
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Fadden gives his ten Padres predictions for 2024 after discussing another outfielder that has come off the market and what Mike Shildt said yester...