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 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.

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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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Darren Smith and John Gennaro kick off today's show by talking about Luka Doncic returning to Dallas and scoring 45 points as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, which leads to a whole conversation about what sports fans are actually rooting for and which sports lead fans to root for players instead of teams.

The guys also discuss MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred's interview with the New York Times, where he talked about robot umps, MLB expansion and a salary cap (that the players association is clearly against) before touching on Robert Suarez's blistering start to the season.

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Darren Smith and John Gennaro talk for a bit about the San Diego Padres' injury issues. Jackson Merrill is on the 10-day injury list, Fernando Tatis Jr. left last night's game with another shoulder injury and Jake Cronenworth is still feeling that fastball to the ribs. How much should Padres fans be worrying?

Then, John Conniff from MadFriars joins the show to talk about how the big-league squad would look different had they never traded for Juan Soto, Jackson Merrill's injury history in the minors, comparisons between Ethan Salas and Austin Hedges, and an unfortunate nickname for Tirso Ornelas.

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Darren and John are back and talking about Padres CF Jackson Merrill missing a game with a hamstring injury, the Sacramento-Oakland A's struggling to find a place to play or fans to watch them, San Diego FC's Anibal Godoy becoming a US citizen, the perils of home ownership, an excruciating end to the NCAA men's basketball championship game and another surprise NBA firing.

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Darren Smith and John Gennaro discuss the San Diego Padres, whose fans might already be burning themselves out in the first month of the season, whether championship teams should visit the White House, the important of San Diego FC beating the Seattle Sounders on Saturday night and the college basketball championship games.

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Darren Smith and John Gennaro get together on a day when the stock markets are tanking to talk about what has changed in media over the last decade or so and how it has led us to a place where Dave Portnoy and Stephen A. Smith are important voices in the political discussion.

About 45 minutes in, the guys switch to talking about Jackson Merrill hitting another HR yesterday and then discuss Molly Knight's Bluesky post about the Dodgers and Padres.

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Darren Smith and John Gennaro spend most of this episode talking about the 9-year contract extension that Jackson Merrill has signed with the San Diego Padres, discussing why it might not be popular amongst other players and why it was important for the Padres to do. Also, how long has it been in the works?

The guys then talk about the Padres' 6-0 start and wonder how good this year's team might actually be.

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