Talking Friars: A San Diego Padres podcast

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 on Manny Machado. Is there hope that he'll get back to being the Manny Machado we need him to be? Dylan Cease and Michael King pitched the final two games of the series and Mike Shildt had some interesting comments during the series. Subscribe for yea...

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 did enough on Saturday but the offense wasn't good enough. Is there concern with the bridge to Robert Suarez? Yu Darvish and Walker Buehler faced off in the rubber match. Plus, did anyone see all those Dodgers fans marching through our streets? And w...

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, Jurickson Profar was going to be the hero until the bullpen couldn't keep the lead. Was Mike Shildt at fault for some of the decisions? Dylan Cease returned to Chicago to finish off the series on Wednesday before an off day and boy, was he tremendous. Subs...

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 arrived in time for game two on Saturday. Luis Arraez couldn't have started off his Padres tenure in a better way, becoming the first player with a four-hit game in their debut in franchise history (oh, and the offense scored 13 runs too). Dylan Cease a...

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 he hit in the lineup and what might this mean for other guys on the roster? Plus, the Padres got production from Fernando Tatis Jr., Jake Cronenworth, Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill among others to help them get a win vs. the D-backs. Subscribe fo...

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. Yu Darvish returned on Tuesday and the offense gave him some run support. Mike Shildt made a courageous decision in game two that led to a big inning. Joe Musgrove bounced back in the series finale before Jake Cronenworth hit a much-needed granny for...

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 Padres out of the game in the series opener. Manny Machado is back and not just in the lineup but at the hot corner as well. Dylan Cease couldn't match Ranger Suarez on Saturday and Mike Shildt finally made a change in the leadoff spot on Sunday with X...

Thanks to Moonball Media, former Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer joins Ben Fadden to discuss what went down during his Padres tenure, including why he signed here in the first place, if he tried to improve when he was struggling, how he viewed Andy Green and Jayce Tingler being hired back-to-back, how AJ Preller goes about his business and more! Check out Eric's Diggin' Deep interview with Fernan...

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 amazing stats that help describe how great his start has been. Manny Machado went on the paternity list. Michael King got into trouble in game two. Matt Waldron and Randy Vasquez pitched the final three games of the road trip. Jackson Merrill missed...

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 this weekend. We saw Mike Shildt's first ejection as Padres manager, Graham Pauley getting called back up and the continued struggles of Xander Bogaerts--until he homered Sunday. What other takeaways were there from this series? Subscribe for year roun...

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 Fried...

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...

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 un...

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...

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. Subscribe to Jon and Jim on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JonandJim760 Subscribe to the Padres Wrap Up Show: https://www.youtube.com/@padreswrapupshow Subscri...

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 matterin...

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 cou...

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 int...

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. Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZPJpuyVyG_skyD0F6w?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter (Padres Content...

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. Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www...

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! Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZPJpuyVyG_skyD0F6w?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter (Padres Content): https://twitter.com/talki...

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 for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZPJpuyVyG_skyD0F6w?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter (Padres Content): https://twitter.com/talkingfriars Twitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/BenFaddenSD Instagram: https...

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? Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZPJpuyVyG_skyD0F6w?sub_confirm...

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.com/channel/UCgJHFZPJpuyVyG_skyD0F6w?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter (Padres Content): https://twitter.com/talkingfriars Twitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/BenFaddenSD Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkingfriars Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts...

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? Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZPJpuyVyG_skyD0F6w?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter (Padres Content): http...