After a day off to lick their wounds after the Dodger series, the Padres head into the weekend to take on the Artist Formerly Known as the Oakland Athletics for what is expected to be a sneaky competitive series. Braden is here to preview this weekend series with Athletics radio play-by-play broadcaster Ken Korach to get us up to date on the A's season as well as taking a look back at the Mason Miller trade after nine months. We will also take a look at how Fernando Tatis Jr. became the Padres everyday second baseman before looking at stars in decline or if they're just slumping. We will also be taking a dive into the Houston Astros after reports that they might be willing to trade Josh Hader as well as a preview of San Diego FC's weekend matchup against the Vancouver Whitecaps

Braden and Frank take a look at some star players that are struggling and try to determine whether or not they're slumping or in a career decline before hearing from Craig Stammen with today's Manger Report

Braden and Frank take a look how Fernando has quietly become the every day second baseman for the Padres before taking calls about Fernando and today's Mid-Day Sports Standoff

Braden is joined by Athletics broadcaster Ken Korach to discuss the A's season while also previewing the upcoming series against the Padres before diving into the results of the Oscar Mayer Wienie 500 and the passing of NASCAR's Kyle Busch at the age of 41

Braden and Frank discuss some of the latest names that the Padres have been linked to come time of the trade deadline including Josh Hader, Aroldis Chapman and now Tarik Skubal before look it the Mason Miller trade nine months after the deal

The Padres didn't have a day off until today, but the offense decided to take an extra day as five singles was not enough to get past Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers, dropping the first of four series against the team up North. Braden is here to take a look at the Padres series against the Dodgers and whether or not the Padres passed the test and proved that they can be a competitive team against the best in the National League before diving into the start Randy Vásquez had and the potential injury to Jackson Merrill from the opening play of the game. We will also be joined by Bob Scanlan to close out today's show during his weekly visit to the show and we will also be joined by San Diego FC's goalkeeper CJ Dos Santos to preview this weekend's match against the Vancouver Whitecaps and his call-up to the Cape Verde World Cup roster

Braden is joined by San Diego FC goalkeeper CJ Dos Santos to discuss his call-up to the Cape Verde World Cup roster before further discussing Fernando Tatis Jr.'s hitting issues (again) and Bob Scanlan joins the show

Braden and Frank take a look at Dennis Lin's article from the Athletic this morning discussing the potential that the Padres could be looking at Aroldis Chapman or a potential reunion with Josh Hader instead of upgrading the rotation or lineup

Braden and Frank discuss last night's loss against the Dodgers including the start for Randy Vásquez and Jackson Merrill's potential injury before today's Sports Thread and the return of the Poinsettia Bowl

The Fan crew got together to discuss their takeaways from the Padres-Dodgers series, how they should handle Fernando Tatis Jr.'s continued struggles, how to replace Jackson Merrill if he misses extended time and their expectations for Lucas Giolito.