Bandwagon Beach

Darren and John are back with a Friday episode. The guys first reflect back on a good week for Section 1904 before diving into A.J. Preller's roster-building strategy and how the San Diego Padres have become the best team in baseball. Later, Darren talks about his upcoming trip to Spain and how much soccer he'll get to watch while he's there before the guys talk about San Diego FC's big game in Charlotte tomorrow. With just a few minutes left, the guys talk about what they're excited about for the first weekend of the NBA Playoffs, including which teams are most likely to get into a fist fight.

00:00 Introduction and Weekend Primer

03:01 Community Engagement and Podcast Growth

05:45 Analyzing Padres' Performance and Strategy

09:05 Reflections on Sports Media and Twitter

11:48 Launching Section 1904 and Future Plans

14:58 Discord Community and Listener Interaction

24:56 Exciting European Football Adventures

27:13 Travel Plans and Horseback Riding

29:37 Challenges Ahead for San Diego FC

33:50 Statistical Insights into San Diego FC

40:48 Learning and Growth for SDFC

46:59 Comparing SDFC to Other Teams

55:26 NBA Playoffs preview

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Darren and John head down to Barrio Logan and chat with Dylan from Letters to AJ for an expansive conversation about the San Diego Padres, the evolving nature of baseball statistics, how fan-driven media fits into the sports media landscape, and how San Diego FC fits into the whole picture.

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Steve Sands from NBC and the Golf Channel joins Section 1904 to talk about "one of the best Masters we've ever seen" and Rory McIlroy's long journey towards winning a grand slam. Also, find out why Darren is struggling to find pants he likes, why the guys are not fretting the Padres' loss to the Cubs last night, what the hell happened at the end of the Warriors-Grizzlies play-in game, an idiotic move by the Dallas Mavericks to try and control the local media, and fun takeaways from an interview with an SDFC player.

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Darren and John talk for about an hour about the white-hot San Diego Padres, led by early MVP candidate Fernando Tatis Jr. (and Darren's desire for a Tatis Cam during every game), and the start of the 2025 NBA Postseason with the play-in games happening tonight.

Listen to find out why Darren is already looking at who should be the next coach of the New York Knicks, why John thinks the Clippers are an awful lot like the Padres, why the crowds at Petco Park have us wondering about a TV deal, and why playing with joy matters.

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Darren Smith had the chance to sit down with San Diego FC midfielder Aníbal Godoy to talk about the secret of playing into your late 30s, being a part of two MLS expansion teams, San Diego FC being underestimated by other teams, how Mikey Varas is building a culture, the type of player that he tries to be on gameday, planning goal celebrations, becoming a United States citizen and a lot more.

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Darren and John keep podcasting through an earthquake (don't worry, we left it in for you to enjoy) and talk about Rory McIlroy finally overcoming at Augusta and joining a prestigious group as one of the PGA's best all-time golfers, the Padres sweeping the Rockies to get to 10-0 at home and 13-3 on the season, and San Diego FC fighting valiantly in Denver in a 3-2 loss to the Colorado Rapids.

Steve Sands from NBC and the Golf Channel was unable to join us today. We'll work on interviewing him later this week.

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Darren and John are in tax preparation mode, which has them reflecting on the nature of subscriptions and sports media coverage before talking about the idea of "being present" and how useful that's been for Ron Washington's Los Angeles Angels.

Later, the guys dive into San Diego FC's game against the Colorado Rapids on Saturday, Denver as a place to visit, and the nature of statistics in stat-keeping in Major League Soccer. At the end, the guys talk about why there's nothing really to talk about with the Padres today.

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Section 1904 is a community-supported media company. If you like our content, considering subscribing at Section1904.com to support our work for as little as $5/month.

Darren and John keep podcasting through an earthquake (don't worry, we left it in for you to enjoy) and talk about Rory McIlroy finally overcoming at Augusta and joining a prestigious group as one of the PGA's best all-time golfers, the Padres sweeping the Rockies to get to 10-0 at home and 13-3 on the season, and San Diego FC fighting valiantly in Denver in a 3-2 loss to the Colorado Rapids.

Steve Sands from NBC and the Golf Channel was unable to join us today. We'll work on interviewing him later this week.

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Darren Smith had the chance to sit down with San Diego FC midfielder Aníbal Godoy to talk about the secret of playing into your late 30s, being a part of two MLS expansion teams, San Diego FC being underestimated by other teams, how Mikey Varas is building a culture, the type of player that he tries to be on gameday, planning goal celebrations, becoming a United States citizen and a lot more.

Darren and John are in tax preparation mode, which has them reflecting on the nature of subscriptions and sports media coverage before talking about the idea of "being present" and how useful that's been for Ron Washington's Los Angeles Angels.

Later, the guys dive into San Diego FC's game against the Colorado Rapids on Saturday, Denver as a place to visit, and the nature of statistics in stat-keeping in Major League Soccer. At the end, the guys talk about why there's nothing really to talk about with the Padres today.

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