Talking Friars: A San Diego Padres podcast

On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the San Diego Padres getting swept by the St. Louis Cardinals. Steven Wilson was bad on Monday, home plate umpire Chris Segal helped St. Louis win on Tuesday and the Padres offense scored two runs today. Plus, there were some dumb tweeters out there this morning. ----------------------------------------------------------...

On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden sat down with fellow Helix High School graduate Jack Stronach to discuss what made him appealing to the Padres going into the MLB Draft, his reaction to being selected by his favorite team, what it was like being a teammate of Blake Snell’s during one of Snell’s rehab starts this year, the improved minor league living conditions and more! -------...

On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on all that went down during the Padres last series of the home stand against the Pirates. Joe Musgrove was Joe Musgrove, Luke Voit came alive when they needed it most on Friday and Trent Grisham sent the fans home happy on Sunday! Plus, what’s up next on the Padres schedule? ------------------------------------------------...

The San Diego Padres have been carried most of the season by their starting pitching. It isn’t likely that they’ll continue to be this dominant all season long so the offense is going to have to step up at some point. Trent Grisham, who is hitting .157 entering Friday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, has been a part of the offense as the starting center fielder but it’s worth asking if...

On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on a new list that came out about the most hated MLB players in 2022. Manny Machado is ranked #1 so he tries to find out how this happened. Machado’s teammate, Fernando Tatis Jr., is also on the list. Who else is? Find out during the episode! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on all that went down during the Padres series loss to the Brewers including how San Diego was even able to win a game this series, Blake Snell bouncing back, Yu Darvish pitching well but the offense not backing him up, and Manny Machado's bobble head night! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAGLIONE BROS  Visit...

Yesterday, Ben Fadden gave his thoughts on the San Diego Padres sweeping the San Francisco Giants and today he gives you his thoughts on how the club has played for the first quarter of the 2022 regular season. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAGLIONE BROS Visit gaglionebros.com to view their entire menu and find their two location's phone num...

On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Be Fadden discusses all that went on in the San Diego Padres series sweep of the San Francisco Giants—from Joe Musgrove continuing to earn a large upcoming contract to fans throwing beer at Jurickson Profar. Plus, he previews the Padres next series versus the Milwaukee Brewers. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Ben Fadden sits down with MLB Network and TBS' Lauren Shehadi to discuss if the San Diego Padres have a better chance to win the World Series this season compared to last, if Manny Machado is able to win the NL MVP despite the media's misconceptions of him, how much Lauren is enjoying her new role as the pregame and postgame host for TBS' Tuesday broadcasts, how proud she is about how much MLB Cen...

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on all that went down in the Padres latest series in Philadelphia against the Bryce Harper-less Phillies, including MacKenzie Gore, Nick Martinez and Yu Darvish pitching great and Robinson Cano driving in multiple runs while flashing the leather. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAGLIONE BROS Visit gaglionebros....

Ben Fadden gives you the latest on the Juan Soto trade rumors and why it wouldn't be the smartest idea to acquire the Nationals superstar outfielder. Apologies for the internet issues at the end of the episode. Give your thoughts on the Padres potentially acquiring Soto by tagging @talkingfriars on Twitter. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAGL...

On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden was joined by former San Diego Padres closer Heath Bell to discuss the current state of the Padres bullpen, if the National League West will continue to be this good the entire season, what the Padres will need to offer Joe Musgrove to get an extension done, his 2011 All-Star Game experience, what he was able to learn from Jake Peavy and Trevor H...

Ben Fadden gives his thoughts on the San Diego Padres series win in Atlanta over the Braves. There were bullpen struggles, an offense explosion against good pitching, an extra inning win and the Padres debut of eight-time All-Star Robinson Cano! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAGLIONE BROS  Visit gaglionebros.com to view their entire menu and...

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on how the Apple TV+ crew broadcasted the Padres vs Braves game on Friday night. He tells you what he thought went well and what could be changed going forward. Drop a comment with your thoughts on the broadcast! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAGLIONE BROS Visit gaglionebros.com to view their entire menu and...

On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden discussed all that went down in the San Diego Padres three game series at Petco Park against the Chicago Cubs. The offense got shutout in Game 1, Bob Melvin had prostate surgery today, Luke Voit and Wil Myers are back in the lineup earlier than expected, and Nick Martinez may have made the coaching staff’s decision easier regarding the rotation....

On the latest episode of the Talking Friars Podcast/YouTube show, former San Diego Padres infielder Kurt Bevacqua joined Ben Fadden to discuss the 2022 Padres season so far, the current rules in baseball, bad umpiring he experienced in his career, what it felt like when he gave the Padres their only win in a World Series in 1984, his verbal spat with Tommy Lasorda, the legendary brawl against the...

Ben Fadden discusses all that went on in the Padres vs Marlins series including the offense's inability to score runs, the starting pitching continuing to keep San Diego in games, Dinelson Lamet's struggles continuing, and Jorge Alfaro becoming a Mother's Day hero instead of being the last out of an embarrassing loss.  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

On today’s episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden discussed some of the options the San Diego Padres have when it comes to constructing their rotation upon the return of starting pitcher Blake Snell. Nick Martinez just threw 7 innings of one run ball last night so he isn’t making the Padres decisions any easier. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on both games of today’s doubleheader between the Cleveland Guardians and San Diego Padres. Mike Clevinger made his season debut, Manny Machado homered, Taylor Rogers continues to be a great closer, and the Padres got to see Franmil Reyes, Josh Naylor, and Austin Hedges again. -----------------------------------------------...

Ben Fadden gives his thoughts on everything that went on during the Padres series win over the Pirates! How are we feeling Friar Faithful? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAGLIONE BROS Visit gaglionebros.com to view their entire menu and find their two location's phone numbers/addresses! PADRES GEAR Get your official San Diego Padres jerseys,...

Ben Fadden discusses all that went on in the Padres series sweep of the Reds! Friar Faithful, how are we feeling? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAGLIONE BROS Visit gaglionebros.com to view their entire menu and find their two location's phone numbers/addresses! PADRES GEAR Get your official San Diego Padres jerseys, hats, sweatshirts, socks,...

On Episode 154 of the Talking Friars Podcast/YouTube show, Ben Fadden discusses all that went on during the San Diego Padres first series of the season against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Pierce Johnson and Luke Voit were put on the IL, Mookie Betts and Cody Bellinger came alive (of course) against the Padres pitching staff, the home plate umpires were an issue again, Yu Darvish somehow didn’t allow...

Ben Fadden discusses what Bob Melvin said to Eric Hosmer after the front office ended up not trading him before Opening Day, why Jurickson Profar actually might be able to sustain what he's doing at the plate offensively, how each group of players should be graded after 14 games, and the terrible thing the Red Sox did to Don Orsillo that took away some of the attention from the late Jerry Remy las...

On the latest episode of Talking Friars, Ben Fadden discussed all that went on during the Cincinnati Reds trip to Petco Park to face the San Diego Padres including Tommy Pham turning into Barry Bonds (and I guess a Muay Thai fighter) against his former team, the history of former Padres tormenting them when they come back to play them, Manny Machado staying hot, numerous reporters around baseball...

Ben Fadden is joined by MLB.com's prospect guru Jim Callis to discuss what he has seen early on from MacKenzie Gore and C.J. Abrams in the big leagues, if Abrams will move to the outfield, Kevin Kopps' chances of impacting the Padres in 2022, Robert Hassell lll and Joshua Mears' 2022 outlook, the great start James Wood has gotten out to this season and if he could exceed his expected major league...