Bandwagon Beach

Darren Smith and John Gennaro try to make it a short podcast and fail, going a full hour-ish on translators in the locker room, Mike Shildt's love of wearing the baseball uniform, bone-in filet mignon and the proper way to order a steak, AI and ABS taking over for referees/umpires in professional sports, whether or not Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) should be legal, why Red Bull sacked their Team Principal in Formula 1, and how casual is too casual when it comes to explicit language. Enjoy!

00:00 - Appreciating the Section 1904 guests

06:00 - Padres win 1-0 on Luis Arraez HR

18:00 - Mike Shildt gets tossed, keeps the uniform on

30:05 - ABS coming to MLB All-Star Game / AI at Wimbledon

39:30 - CA makes Daily Fantasy Sports illegal

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We finally have an episode without a guest, so Darren and John get to dive into their midseason Padres thoughts (Manny gets 2000 hits, Darvish looks good in his return, Tatis lacking power but still a valuable player, etc.) before spending some time talking about a potential UFC event at the White House and San Diego's reaction to JD Vance and Usha Vance dining in University Heights (and screwing up traffic).

00:00 - Introduction / Technical challenges / Emo Brown podcast

10:30 - Yu Darvish looks strong in return

18:30 - Manny Machado reaches 2000 hits / Trade value talk

44:30 - A UFC event at the White House? / Vances visit San Diego

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Darren and John kick off the show by talking about the long weekend and reflecting on a very entertaining, but eventually disappointing, home loss for San Diego FC against Houston Dynamo FC. They try to take some positives away from it and try to figure out what went wrong, if anything.

Then, ESPN's Eric Gomez joins the show to recap Mexico's Gold Cup win in the final game against the U.S. Men's National Team, look ahead to the future of both of these clubs in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, preview the Club Tijuana Xolos season and even talk a little San Diego Padres baseball.

After the guys let Eric go, Darren gives John credit for calling Jason Adam being named to the NL All-Star Team and the guys talk about the excitement surrounding Yu Darvish's first start of the season tonight.

00:00 - San Diego FC plays sloppy in loss to Houston

17:00 - Eric Gomez joins to talk Gold Cup, World Cup, Xolos & Padres

55:00 - Yu Darvish back tonight for the San Diego

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The guys kick off the show by complaining about the San Diego Padres' approach, or at least their inconsistency in their approach to hitting, before switching to soccer and today's guest.

Jon Arnold, from the Getting CONCACAFed Substack, joins Darren and John for a match preview of the 2025 Gold Cup Final between the U.S. Men's National Team and Mexico. The game will take place in Houston on Sunday, but there are a lot of interesting characters and narratives that have been built throughout this tournament that will end up playing a role in this game and in the FIFA World Cup in 2026.

After the interview, the guys wonder if there is actual any use for social media anymore and discuss the benefits of learning more about soccer as a viewer.

00:00 - The Padres switch tactics (again)

13:40 - Match Preview: USA vs. Mexico with Jon Arnold

54:50 - Is there any good use for social media?

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Formula 1 on-stage host and chief statistician to the TV broadcasters, Sean Kelly joins Darren Smith and John Gennaro for a conversation that mostly centers around the movie F1, starring Brad Pitt.

First, the guys address the breaking news of a contract extension for SDFC defender Chris McVey before welcoming Sean to the show.

The guys talk about how realistic the F1 movie is, how it stacks up against other Formula 1 movies, why Formula 1 is having a surge in popularity, potential changes to Formula 1 before next season and what a NASCAR road course could look like in downtown San Diego.

Later, Darren and John talk about some of the deeper narratives they took away after seeing the film before addressing the New York Knicks coaching situation and if it's tied to LeBron James.

00:00 - Chris McVey gets contract extension with SDFC

11:20 - Sean Kelly joins to talk Formula 1 and F1 movie

61:20 - LeBron James to the Knicks?

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The guys recorded early today before Darren headed off to SDFC training, and they tried (and failed) to not talk about the San Diego Padres. They ended up spending some time talking about Luis Campusano, what he means for the 2025 Padres and some of the reasons why he might not get another chance with the club.

The conversation then turns to soccer, for a while, with Darren breaking down the weather hazards that have been interrupting Club World Cup games and what it means for the FIFA World Cup in 2026. However, it quickly stops when two players from the U.S. Men's National Team said that Italian cuisine was overrated.

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On today's episode, Darren and John recap a great weekend for San Diego FC and a pretty bad weekend for the San Diego Padres.

Starting with the Padres, the guys dance around why this team feels so "nebulous" and end up wondering who the "real" version of Fernando Tatis Jr. is. The team will only go so far as their young superstar can take them, but do we even know how far that is anymore?

After getting depressed about the Padres, the guys turn their attention to SDFC, who sit at the top of the Western Conference after claiming four straight wins. They eked out a tough one in Dallas, and the guys dig into what they saw to try and figure out how they turned a loss into a draw into a win in the final minutes of the match.....and is it something that SDFC was planning for? Are late-game heroics a strategy?

Finally, the guys talk about Beyonce's flirt with danger at a concert over the weekend and wonder why more musicians are finding it necessary to endanger themselves on tour.

00:00 - Introductions / Personal weekend recaps

09:55 - Padres lose series to Reds, Preller looks for hope

32:15 - SDFC shows resilience in Dallas, what are their expectations now?

60:30 - Beyonce is safe, but why is she flying?

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It's Friday! The guys are still at home, but they're got a lot going on in their lives. Darren talks through getting new tires for his car, John yells at a police officer, and Darren explains what was really going on with Jeffrey Moorad taking over the Padres.

The guys then talk about someone getting arrested for holding up a flag in support of Sudan and Gaza during the Super Bowl halftime show before welcoming artificial intelligence expert Nate B. Jones to the show to answer some of their questions about what's coming and how quickly will it get here.

00:00 - Darren needs new tires

05:45 - John yells at a cop

11:50 - Jeffrey Moorad and bobbleheads

24:00 - A flag at the Super Bowl leads to jail

37:00 - The rise of Artificial Intelligence with Nate B. Jones

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The guys reflect on a truly historic night for SDFC, with Escondido's own Milan Iloski scoring 4 goals in his first MLS start and leading San Diego to the top of the Western Conference standings. Darren and John talk about each goal, contributions from other SDFC players, and spend a little bit of time talking about how incredible it is that the team has 3 all-stars in its inaugural season.

Later, the guys talk about the Padres winning games without much of an offense, the bad reputations of baseball reporters, thoughts on the NBA Draft and whether or not 62-year old Boris Said should come out of retirement for a San Diego NASCAR race.

00:00 - Milan Iloski bosses the game against Vancouver

35:50 - Dreyer, Tverskov & Chucky selected to MLS All-Star Team

42:30 - Padres win series vs. Nationals with struggling offense

52:00 - The reputation of MLB reporters

56:15 - Cooper Flagg taken #1 in NBA Draft

60:05 - Creeping closer to NASCAR in San Diego

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Darren Smith had the opportunity to interview Anders Dreyer and Jeppe Tverskov, two of the San Diego FC players that were named to the MLS All-Star Team yesterday, to get their reaction to the news and talk about how it fits into the context of their respective careers.

00:00 - Anders Dreyer

04:36 - Jeppe Tverskov

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