Faraway Friars Podcast

Questions for trivia, based on stats as of 8/24/23 :

1. This Padre has played exactly 69 games, with 210 ab's, and has a .170 ba, with 4hrs.

2. This Padre leads the team in RBI's, and has 26 doubles, second on the team.

3. This Padre leads the team in SB's, and has 118 hits.

Stick around for the answers at the end, to see if you did better than Omar! ... without using google

Beso and Omar take a look at the San Diego Padres recent games and news, as well as taking detours to look at signings across the league, and even across sports! How will the Pads do in August? Will it be enough to make the wildcard?

Beso and Omar discuss the good, the bad, and the future of the ‘23 San Diego Padres.

Hey guys! Omar and I take a look at how the Pads are playing recently, and discuss some positive trends and outliers. We do talk a bit about the Oakland A's reverse boycott and the struggle their fans may be having, as well as briefly touching on Messi in Miami, and new champions in the NHL and NBA.

Beso and Omar return to talk about the state of Padres baseball, including their recent series' vs the Giants and Dodgers, and how the team has been doing with Tatis in the lineup.

Then we play a game of contender or pretender, looking at some of the curious cases of teams with an unexpectedly good record early on.

Beso and Omar take a look at the Padres early on during the season, including the return on their recent offseason moves. They also look at the league at a whole, talking about the new rules, some new unis, and the Rays streak to start the season.

Welcome back to this season of Padres Baseball! For the third year in a row, Omar and I talk all things San Diego Padres, and give a brief overview of the offseason, and recent news surrounding the club to get you prepared for what should be a fun season of baseball!

We touch on things like the results of the WBC (and the Padres who played in it), offseason signings/resigning, and the roster/starting lineup and rotation at the start of April

Beso and Omar record for the first time in '23, and talk from the perspectives of fans of both the Pads, and Team Mexico, looking at the upcoming event. 

Today, Beso and Omar look back on a turbulent but exciting season of Padres baseball. 

Thank you for listening along with us! Stay tuned for more episodes! 

We will be doing a World Cup Pod in December, and many more in '23! 

In this special playoff episode of the Faraway Friars, Beso and Omar look at the first two games of the pads/phillies series, look at the dodgers and mets series a bit in retrospect, and look ahead to the rest of the series.