Talking Friars: A San Diego Padres podcast

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres series win against the Los Angeles Angels. The offense showed up big in the first two games of the series with Xander Bogaerts homering in both contests and Jake Cronenworth becoming the first to drive in three runs off Shohei Ohtani in a single game! Nelson Cruz was designated for assignment...should that be a surprise? Seth Lugo took the...

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres series loss to the Cincinnati Reds. There was another team meeting before the series opener on Friday but that didn't work results-wise, as they couldn't hold multiple leads which led to an extra inning loss (stop me if you've heard that before). Manny Machado and Juan Soto had big days on Saturday but that didn't make Ben feel much better...

AJ Preller finally spoke Friday about the San Diego Padres terrible season so far. What were the main takeaways? Plus, Ben Fadden gives you a grade for the Padres as a whole as we've reached the halfway point in the 2023 season. Then, he goes through each of the main position players, the bullpen and the rotation. Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/ch...

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres series loss in Pittsburgh against the Pirates. After losing two in a row to the Washington Nationals over the weekend, you'd think they would've come out and not looked as flat as they did on Tuesday in game one of the series. Yu Darvish didn't start because he was sick and Steven Wilson was placed on the 15-day IL. Manny Machado said he di...

It feels like the low point of the San Diego Padres season came in mid-May when they lost the series against the Kansas City Royals at home but we have a new one now. It was this past weekend against the Washington Nationals. Ben Fadden expands more on why this is the low point of the season and if things can get worse. Then, a preview of the Padres next series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Near...

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres series disappointing series loss to the Washington Nationals. The offense exploded for the second consecutive game on Friday night but couldn't do it in either of the next two games. MacKenzie Gore dominated a San Diego lineup on Sunday that included Juan Soto, who AJ Preller thought was going to be a huge piece in a future World Series cha...

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the final two games of the San Diego Padres vs. San Francisco Giants series. After a disappointing first two games in the Bay Area, the third one was disappointing for a different reason: the umpires! Should the Padres have actually won Wednesday night's game? Plus, Blake Snell took the mound in the series finale and was given plenty of run support. Near the en...

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the first two games of the San Diego Padres vs. San Francisco Giants series in the Bay Area. In game one the Padres three best relievers were unavailable and it ended up costing them in the ninth. Who's to blame? Then Seth Lugo made his return from the IL in game two with the team's best relievers coming in behind him. That didn't mean anything though, as the F...

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres series win to the Tampa Bay Rays. Despite having the game-tying run up at the plate on Friday night in the ninth inning, it wasn't a close contest. Blake Snell dominated his former team on Saturday to set up what ended up being a very close rubber match on Sunday. As always near the end of the show, Ben gives you the latest around San Diego...

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres series win against the Cleveland Guardians. Game 1 on Tuesday was what most Padres games should be looking like. Joe Musgrove had a quality start and the offense gave him more than enough run support. Did it continue the rest of the series? Plus, Fernando Tatis Jr. had himself perhaps the best game of his career on Wednesday night. What's i...

Ben Fadden gives you some background on the Cleveland Guardians along with the pitching matchups before Tuesday's series opener at Petco Park. Plus, there's some interesting news about a major pro sports owner investing into the new sports arena project. Is San Diego lined up to get another major pro sports team? Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/cha...

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres series (win/loss) to the Colorado Rockies. Game 1 was certainly a Coors Field special, as 15 runs were combined between the two teams. In Game 2, Bob Melvin used six pitchers to get a one-run win--something the Padres have only done four times this season. On Sunday, Blake Snell took the bump and shoved but he may have been taken out too ea...

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on a new piece out by Kevin Acee in the San Diego Union-Tribune that reports that the Padres are facing financial challenges. San Diego has amassed debt that can't get higher and possibly have reached a revenue source plateau. How important is it for the Padres to win this season? Plus, a preview of their upcoming series with the Rockies in Denver. Subscribe for y...

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres quick two-game series against the Seattle Mariners. Joe Musgrove may have only went five innings but he still pitched good enough to set up a win--the problem was the offense didn't come through with a single hit when there was a runner in scoring position. Michael Wacha then took the ball on Wednesday and the offense gave him more than eno...

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres series finale with the Chicago Cubs. Plus, Juan Soto told the media on Sunday that he isn't the right person to answer why the Padres offense is struggling to be consistent. What is he trying to say? Xander Bogaerts didn't start on Monday. Should he go on the IL? Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube....

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres first three games in the series against the Chicago Cubs. Just as Manny Machado makes his return other key Padres suffer injuries. Is Xander Bogaerts headed to the IL? What about Rougned Odor? Plus, the offense continues to be inconsistent as they did nothing on Friday and Sunday but had an encouraging game on Saturday. What will it take fo...

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres series win against the Miami Marlins. Blake Snell has been pitching pretty good as of late (6 shutout innings Wednesday). Gary Sanchez certainly provided an impact for the Friars in his first action in the brown and gold! Will that continue? Plus, what changes should Major League Baseball make to the new TV broadcast? As always near the end...

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres series opener in Miami against the Marlins before giving you all of the information you need to know about how to watch the Padres moving forward. Are blackouts still going to happen? Where can we stream the games? How much will it cost? All of those questions answered here. And as always near the end of the show, Ben gives you the latest a...

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres claiming catcher Gary Sanchez off of waivers from the New York Mets. Is this deal worth it? Will Sanchez be joining the club immediately before the Miami Marlins series? Who could be the one taken off the active roster for Sanchez? And as always near the end of the show, Ben gives you the latest around San Diego sports including what the la...

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres series loss in New York against the Yankees. Fernando Tatis Jr. didn't let the Yankees fans get to him on Friday night, as he homered and had a ton of fun in the outfield when the steroid chants came his way. Joe Musgrove pitched like the Joe Musgrove we were used to seeing last year...can it continue? Saturday's loss was a painful one cons...

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres dramatic series win in the nation's capital against the Washington Nationals. Juan Soto had one heck of a return to D.C. on Tuesday night, getting three hits and homering once as well but he and the top of the order couldn't do anything at the plate on Wednesday. The good news is Rougned Odor came in and saved the day in the series finale!...

Before the San Diego Padres start their road trip in the nation's capital, Ben Fadden looks back at the Juan Soto trade. How are MacKenzie Gore, CJ Abrams, Robert Hassell, James Wood and Jarlin Susana doing since being dealt by AJ Preller to Washington? Plus, Ben sits down with 2 Balls & A Mic's Tony Sanchez to discuss the new San Diego MLS club and how the Wave are performing so far this season!...

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres series loss to the Boston Red Sox. It's the same old story: this offense continues to not come through when runners are in scoring position and now it looks even worse because the starting rotation isn't pitching as good as they were a couple weeks ago (excluding Michael Wacha). Should we still have faith in this team to make the postseason...

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on some of the comments San Diego Padres players made after losing in the series finale to the Kansas City Royals. What do they think they need to do better to turn this offense around? Plus, Manny Machado officially became a minority owner for the new San Diego MLS expansion club. Is this a good first step for the team? And as always near the end of the show, Ben...

Ben Fadden sits down with Rob Bradford to preview the San Diego Padres next matchup with the Boston Red Sox. Are the Red Sox exceeding expectations so far this season? Is Don Orsillo still missed in Boston? Does Rob think the San Diego offense will turn things around? What's going to be the best pitching matchup of the series? All that and more in their conversation! Subscribe for year round Padre...