It wasn't quite the extraordinary week that it needed to be, but the final homestand of the ceremonial first half of the season was a winner as the Padres were able to go 4-3 against the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Toronto Blue Jays before a much needed week off. Braden is here to take a look at the weekend series against the Blue Jays including the comeback win on Sunday, the future of the Padres rotation and whether or not they did enough to buy at the trade deadline. We will also continue to dig into Dennis Lin's mailbag from Friday, preview the semifinal matchups for the FIFA World Cup and we will also hold our first of five Mascot Drafts starting with Major League Baseball

Braden and Frank hear from Padres GM AJ Preller during his media availability over the weekend to discuss the first half of the Padres season and the trade deadline before discussing the future of the All-Star Game as a whole

Braden and Frank go through today's World Cupdate before continuing a conversation from the Sports Thread about FIFA potentially expanding the World Cup to 64 teams and discussing whether or not this World Cup could provide College Football with the information they need to expand the Playoff to 24 teams

Braden and Frank discuss the multitude of umpiring issues from over the weekend before diving into the pitching issues that have cropped up for the Padres recently and who can fill the rotation spots before today's Sports Thread

Braden and Frank take a look back at the final weekend of the ceremonial first half of the season and which direction the Padres could go going into the second half of the season and Braden recaps his time on Fiesta Island and the OMBAC Over the Line tournament this weekend

After a hopeful Wednesday night, the Padres only managed to muster up three hits against Merrill Kelly and the Arizona Diamondbacks pitching staff which forces a series split and provides not buffer in the National League West against the snakes. Braden is here to take a look at last night's Padres loss to the Diamondbacks including Griffin Canning's solid performance, Manny Machado's two-hit night and the overall lack of offense after what looked like a breakout night. We will also reach into what's left in Dennis Lin's Mailbag, get your World Cupdate with only six matches left to go in the tournament and we will preview the upcoming series against the Toronto Blue Jays as the All-Star Break finally arrives

Braden and Frank continue to look at some of the top prospect classes in years past before asking why the goalposts always seem to shift on General Managers before closing out the week with Drake Hills to discuss the World Cup

Braden and Frank take a look at today's World Cupdate before digging into Dennis Lin's mailbag and picking out a Mason Miller trade question leading into a discussion about why you stick with the devil you instead of gambling on the devil you don't know

Braden and Frank do the maths on what the Padres need to do to make the playoffs in 2026 before getting to an interesting story coming out of Chicago as the Red Sox get set to begin a three-game series...... in New York

Braden and Frank take a look back at last night's game for the Padres and wonder where the consistency has been for this team all season long before callers vent their frustrations about the Padres season so far