Talking Friars: A San Diego Padres podcast

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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...

Padres crush Dodgers pitching to close out Seoul Series! | 576
#576
03/22/2024

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?


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Padres lose on Opening Day to the Dodgers | 575
#575
03/20/2024

Reacting to the Padres tough Opening Day loss to the Dodgers in Seoul.


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Padres Opening Day roster projection #3 | 574
#574
03/18/2024

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?


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Padres announce full Korea travel roster | 573
#573
03/15/2024

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?


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Padres acquire White Sox ace Dylan Cease! | 572
#572
03/14/2024

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?


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8 X-Factors in Padres 2024 season | 571
#571
03/12/2024

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!


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Padres Opening Day roster projection #2 | 570
#570
03/04/2024

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?


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Will the Padres add any more pitching? | 569
#569
03/02/2024

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!


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Joe Musgrove working on things + Jackson Merrill off to strong start at Padres Spring Training | 568
#568
02/27/2024

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.


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Eric Hosmer retires | 567
#567
02/21/2024

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.


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