Bandwagon Beach

John is back from Florida and has a lot of thoughts on the political divide between that state and California, which ties in well with today's conversations about international soccer coming to the United States this year and next.

After the guys talk a bit about politics and the Padres' beatdown of the Dodgers last night, they bring on Jeremiah Oshan from Sounder At Heart to talk through the battle between Sounders players and ownership over what they should be paid for playing in the FIFA Club World Cup and if the protests we've seen in Los Angeles might carry over into other cities during the tournament.

Finally, Darren and John are shocked at how bad things are going with USMNT and, later, they dig through the dates to try and figure out just how much the international tournaments will hurt SDFC over what should be a challenging next month of MLS action.

00:00 - Societal reflections on California vs. Florida

14:50 - Padres stomp the Dodgers, why are Padres fans mad?

30:00 - Jeremiah Oshan on the Sounders & FIFA Club World Cup

52:05 - USMNT struggles, when will SDFC get players back?

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Darren Smith and John Gennaro recap a loss for the Padres last night against the Dodgers, discussing about how the two teams stack up against each other and what tonight's game means for Dylan Cease, before Darren interviews Jon Wertheim from Sports Illustrated about the 2025 French Open and what it means for the future of tennis.

00:00 - Padres lose to the Dodgers on Monday night

44:55 - French Open 2025 recap with Jon Wertheim

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Darren Smith and John Gennaro touch on the protests in Los Angeles and SDFC's win in a friendly against Club América on Saturday before talking about the Padres winning a series in Milwaukee and talking about their memories of the Padres/Dodgers rivalry and what to expect this weekend in a series to determine 1st place in the NL West.

Just as an FYI: the sound quality, especially John's, is not great in the second half of this podcast due to some unforeseen technical difficulties.

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Darren Smith and John Gennaro are at Mason Ale Works, wondering if the Padres fans or Brewers fans drink more beer, and they recap NBA Finals game 1 and preview the upcoming Padres/Brewers series and SDFC vs. Club América.

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Vincent Goodwill from Yahoo Sports joins Darren Smith and John Gennaro to discuss the 2025 NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers, as well as who the Knicks might replace Tom Thibodeau with and the new changes to the NBA All-Star Game.

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Darren Smith and John Gennaro talk about the Padres beating the Giants, A.J. Preller's unique role in the Padres' clubhouse, Luis Arráez's future in San Diego and the team's ability to capitalize on mistakes.

Later, the guys discuss the New York Knicks firing head coach Tom Thibodeau, the reasoning behind it and where it leaves the Knicks heading into the offseason.

Finally, the guys talk about a documentary they want to watch and discuss flirting with a life in public service.

00:00 - Deja vu: Padres beat Giants in extra innings

23:50 - International updates for SDFC

29:30 - Knicks fire Thibodeau, what's next?

54:00 - Luis Enrique's personal story / documentary

60:00 - Flirting with public service

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Tyler Heaps, the Sporting Director & General Manager of San Diego FC, sat down with Darren Smith before the team's match against Austin FC to talk about who from the team should be voted onto the MLS All-Star team, why SDFC moved to extend CJ dos Santos, what his expectations were heading into the season and how it feels to have so many players from the team representing their countries in international play.

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Darren Smith and John Gennaro talk about keeping an eye on the Padres game and mistaking Jose Iglesias for Manny Machado in a 1-0 road win over the Giants. They also get into a conversation about if replay review is helping or hurting sports and they try to add perspective for the doomer Padres fans.

Later, the guys talk about what it's like for professional athletes to miss time due to injury and then get into some mental health talk following the new of John Brenkus' death.

00:00 Introduction & Padres/Giants game recap

09:55 Is replay helping or hurting sports?

25:30 Perspective for the 2025 Padres

29:30 SDFC check-in

36:45 Remembering John Brenkus and mental health awareness

LINK: Michael Irvin talks with John Brenkus on the Darren Smith Show

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Darren Smith and John Gennaro recap the weekend, starting with an ICE raid in South Park, a San Diego FC win against a terrible Austin FC team and the Padres squeaking out a series in over the Pirates.

John throws a couple of trade ideas at Darren, both for the San Diego Padres and for his beloved New York Knicks, and asks him to review them with a dose of reality added in.

00:00 Intro & health check-in

02:57 ICE raids in South Park

09:08 SDFC's impressive win over Austin FC

46:00 Padres trade ideas

01:04:07 Knicks trade ideas

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Darren Smith and John Gennaro get together on Friday afternoon to discuss San Diego FC's game tomorrow against Austin FC, the team's response to the fights after their win against LA Galaxy and everything surrounding the Knicks-Pacers Eastern Conference Finals heading into the weekend.

Then, Darren sits down with San Diego FC goalkeeper CJ dos Santos to talk about the contract extension he signed this week, his path to San Diego and what makes this team special.

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