Talking Friars: A San Diego Padres Podcast

Ben Fadden sits down with Jesse Agler to discuss what went wrong last season, the surprising hiring of Bob Melvin and what that means for the team going forward, Fernando Tatis Jr. missing out on the MVP, Eric Hosmer’s future, the front office’s goals this offseason, and if a Tommy Pham reunion makes sense!

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on AJ Preller’s recent comments at the GM meetings regarding Eric Hosmer’s future with the team

Ben Fadden and Jacob Zimmermann discuss the Padres latest roster moves and Skip Schumaker leaving for St. Louis!

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the new skipper of our San Diego Padres

Ben Fadden gives his takes on Fernando Tatis Jr. skipping shoulder surgery and the recent reunite about the Padres manager search

Ben Fadden sits down with Jim Russell of XTRA 1360 to talk about Jayce Tingler’s firing, Peter Seidler’s messaging, Eric Hosmer’s future, Tatis potentially having surgery, and what an ideal offseason would look like!

Ben Fadden and Jacob Zimmermann give you their live reaction to the news that Jayce Tingler has been fired as the manager of the Padres

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the Padres series loss to the Giants and Jayce Tingler’s postgame comments regarding his job status.

Ben Fadden and Jacob Zimmermann discuss the Padres getting swept by the Dodgers for the third straight time and a recent report about the Padres front office!

Ben Fadden sits down with Danny Vietti of CBS Sports to discuss what went wrong for the Padres this season, Jayce Tingler’s future, and the chances that Fernando Tatis Jr. still takes home the MVP over Bryce Harper!

Ben Fadden discusses the Padres series loss to the Braves, Austin Nola’s injury, and previews the Dodgers series

Ben Fadden discusses the Padres series loss to the Giants after giving you his thoughts on the Padres reshuffling of their front office.

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the Padres getting swept by the Cardinals over the weekend and Kevin Acee’s latest reporting on the Padres clubhouse issues.

Ben Fadden and Jacob Zimmermann discuss the Padres series split with the Giants before getting into how big the upcoming Cardinals series is this weekend.

Ben Fadden chats with former San Diego sports radio host Ernie Martinez about the Padres recent struggles, Jayce Tingler’s 2021 season, Eric Hosmer’s future, Fernando Tatis Jr.’s MVP chances, and the breaking news about Vince Velasquez signing with the Friars!

Ben Fadden and Jacob Zimmermann discuss the Padres getting swept by the Dodgers, Jake Cronenworth and Blake Snell’s injuries, and their chances of making the postseason.

Ben Fadden sits down with Paul Reindl, producer of 97.3 The Fan’s Ben and Woods, to discuss Eric Hosmer’s struggles, Jayce Tingler’s job security, confidence level in the starting rotation, and much more!

Ben Fadden discusses the Padres series split with the Angels before getting into the latest Trent Grisham extension talks and where the Padres stand in the wild card race.

Ben Fadden discussed the Padres series win over the Astros before getting into their chances of making the postseason and new information that came out about the Ty France trade last season!

Ben Fadden talks with sports radio host Jon Schaeffer about the Padres pitching woes, AJ Preller’s trade deadline, the mixed messaging from Jayce Tingler on Larry Rothschild’s firing, and much more! Then in part two of the episode, he gives you his full reaction on the Padres series win over the Diamondbacks.

Ben Fadden and Jacob Zimmermann are back after a month break to discuss the Padres firing Larry Rothschild, Fernando Tatis Jr. making a positional change, and San Diego’s playoff chances after failing to beat bad opponents enough.

Ben Fadden sits down with Ryan Cohen to discuss the Padres’ series split in Oakland, Eric Hosmer and Wil Myers’ future, Max Scherzer now pitching for the Dodgers, possible postseason pitching configuration, and the team’s chances of getting to the NLCS!

Ben Fadden gives you his thoughts on the Padres series split with the Oakland A’s at the Coliseum.

Ben Fadden discusses the Padres series split with the Rockies and gets into the Tatis injury, starting pitching woes, and the Max Scherzer situation.

Ben Fadden breaks down how the Padres fared during the 2021 MLB Trade Deadline.

Ben Fadden is heartbroken about the Padres missing out on Max Scherzer and the Dodgers of all teams picking him him up.

Ben Fadden discusses the Padres series split to the A’s and is a little distracted after the Joey Gallo trade news.

Ben Fadden sits down with Jim Callis to discuss what the Padres gave up in the Adam Frazier deal before going over the 2021 draft and what might happen over the course of the next week.

Ben Fadden and Jacob Zimmermann discuss the Padres’ series split with the Marlins before revealing the next guest! Plus, Adam Frazier was acquired by the Padres!!

Ben Fadden and Jacob Zimmermann discuss what went on in the Padres vs Braves series before getting into who the Padres could target at the deadline

Ben Fadden sits down with Jared Carrabis to learn about his career path, the Padres deadline approach and chances of winning the World Series, and the Tatis MVP chances.

Ben Fadden sits down with Padres Associate Manager, Skip Schumaker, to discuss the Padres season so far and the team’s approach behind the scenes!

Ben Fadden breaks down everything that went down in the nation’s capital over the weekend where the Padres took on the Nationals!

Ben Fadden and Jacob Zimmermann discuss what needs to go right for the Padres in the second half before discussing when the Padres should bench Eric Hosmer if he continues to struggle. They also dive into the Padres’ second half schedule!

Ben Fadden sits down for a 45 minute conversation with host of Ben and Woods, Steven Woods, to discuss the Padres season and his career

Ben Fadden sits down to discuss the first half of the Padres season with Braden Surprenant.

Ben Fadden gives his thoughts on how the Padres fared in the first half of the season.

Ben Fadden and Jacob Zimmermann sit down to discuss the amazing series versus the Nationals before Ben talks with Jay Posner about the Padres season so far!

Ben Fadden sits down with XTRA 1360’s Marty Caswell to discuss everything that has went on during the Padres season thus far!

Ben Fadden and Jacob Zimmermann dive into the Padres last road series before the All-Star break before discussing which Padres made the All-Star roster and who got snubbed!

Sunday Night Baseball play by play man Matt Vasgersian stops by to talk with Ben Fadden about his job and the Padres season thus far!

Ben Fadden breaks down the Padres series win over the Reds before talking about who this year’s starters are in the All-Star Game.

Ben Fadden and Jacob Zimmermann sit down to predict which Padres will head to Denver for this year’s MLB All-Star Game before talking about who may represent the rest of the NL and AL rosters.

Ben Fadden dives into what went on in the Padres’ series win over the weekend against the Arizona Diamondbacks before previewing the next series and episodes!

Ben Fadden comes to you at midnight after the Padres finished off their series sweep of the Dodgers to discuss everything that went on with the series including the atmosphere at the ballpark.

Ben Fadden sits down with Matt Skraby of 97.3 The Fan to talk all things Padres!

Ben Fadden dives into the Padres’ exciting four game sweep of the Reds this weekend at Petco Park before previewing the Dodgers series and revealing the next two guests on the podcast.

Ben Fadden passionately discusses the Rockies series sweep over the Padres and gives his expectations for their series against the Reds this weekend at Petco Park.

Ben Fadden catches up with 97.3 The Fan’s Chris Ello to talk about the Padres’ season thus far!

Ben Fadden and Jacob Zimmermann dive into what went wrong for the Padres in their series loss to the Mets before discussing possible trade deadline acquisitions. Also, Ben reveals the next podcast guest and the guys preview the Rockies series.