Bandwagon Beach

There's no new news on the Padres front today, and the guys are against making stuff up, so they talk for a few minutes about the next shoe to drop (aka Preller Watch) before putting the subject to bed to focus on today's guest:

Darren Smith and John Gennaro haven't talked to F1 chief statistician Sean Kelly since the beginning of the Formula 1 season, so they chatted with him for a while ahead of this weekend's United States Grand Prix to get a feel for how the season is going and who are the favorites to be finish the season at the top of the standings.

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Kevin Acee wrote a story with dozens of anonymous sources last night that detailed Mike Shildt's poor relationship with some of the San Diego Padres coaching staff and members of the front office, showing a penchant for snapping at people who dared question him.

Darren Smith and John Gennaro go through the story and ask some questions about the journalism, the organization and the future of the franchise.

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Darren Smith went off to SDFC training, where he bumped into San Diego Padres 3B Manny Machado, and John Gennaro went off to drink mimosas on a different podcast. But now the guys are back, and they're ready to talk about A.J. Preller's press conference (over Zoom) following Mike Shildt's sudden retirement yesterday.

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Darren Smith and John Gennaro had to put out some quick thoughts this morning on Mike Shildt's sudden retirement from the San Diego Padres. They mostly responded to the article that Dennis Lin put out at The Athletic, where he talked to Shildt and got deeper into the burnout reasoning, and some of the real life issues that Shildt was dealing with.

The guys will be back later on this afternoon to react to A.J. Preller's press conference and (probably) talk about some other stuff, too.

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Darren Smith and John Gennaro did a livestream on X and YouTube after the news broke that (former) Padres manager Mike Shildt was retiring, leading to yet another manager search for A.J. Preller.

The guys discuss what Shildt did well with the Padres, the rumors of him clashing with A.J. Preller, and some of the potential candidates that could come in to replace Shildt in the Padres dugout.

Also, at the end, the guys spend about ten minutes talking about Saturday's SDSU win over Nevada because it felt important for the Aztecs football program and because they already spent an hour and a half talking about Mike Shildt and the Padres.

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Darren Smith took the red eye home from Hawaii and is very tired for today's podcast where he, along with John Gennaro, preview the upcoming weekend.

The guys start by talking about the end of the Dodgers/Phillies game/series and all of the human elements that went into such a catastrophic sports moment before wondering if parity has watered down the NFL too much.

It's set to be a great slate of game for college football on Saturday, and it might be time to start paying extra attention to the 4-1 San Diego State Aztecs football team.

John gives an update on the WNBA Finals, Darren talks a bit about the U-20 World Cup, and the guys give their recommendations in another round of Try This!

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Darren Smith and John Gennaro break down what little Padres news there is and talk about Darren's time in Waikiki before welcome Scott Lewis from Voice of San Diego onto the show to talk about city, state and national politics, including the Midway Rising project to bring a new arena to the Point Loma area.

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The NFL has picked Bad Bunny to be the performer for the Super Bowl LX halftime in Santa Clara, California and many politicians, including the President of the United States, have a lot to say about the matter. Darren Smith (still in Waikiki) and John Gennaro talk about the choice, the response from the right, and why Bad Bunny was the best pick for this moment.

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Darren Smith, from Waikiki, logs on to talk with John Gennaro about the letter that San Diego Padres chairman John Seidler sent to season ticket holders and what it might mean for the futures of A.J. Preller, Mike Shildt, Jake Peavy, Mark Loretta, Erik Greupner and others.

Later, the guys try to make sense of the news that Giannis Antetokounmpo expressed interest in joining the New York Knicks this offseason.

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Darren Smith and John Gennaro discuss their weekends, with John recapping a lovely getaway to Malibu and Ojai, before turning their attention to the San Diego Padres. Jake Peavy made an appearance on MLB Network where he second-guesses the decision to start Yu Darvish over Michael King in game 3 against the Cubs, opening up a Pandora's Box of who made that decision and why did they make it.

The guys then talk about what Darren is calling Sean Lewis' "signature win" for the SDSU Aztecs over Colorado State, where the offense put up 45 points by itself and dominated the Rams.

San Diego FC finally broke the record for the most wins and most points by an MLS expansion team with their win over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday. The guys talk about the game, the records and the coverage of the team from the rest of the San Diego media.

00:00 - Weekend spent out of town

04:30 - Peavy second-guesses Shildt / What's really happening with the Padres?

39:15 - San Diego State scores 45 in win against Colorado State

55:00 - SDFC makes history in win at Houston

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