Braden is joined by MLS Season Pass on AppleTV+ analyst Jamie Watson to preview the FIFA World Cup Final this weekend before we get the surprise drop of the Padres and MLB's 2027 schedule with the Friars forced to play through an interesting quirk

Braden is joined by San Antonio Missions broadcaster Brian Yancelson to discuss the latest goings on around the Padres Double A affiliate before discussing the job AJ Preller has done with the starting rotation and if there was something else he could've done

Braden and Frank take a look at the first half of the Padres season and give out their grades accordingly before Braden asks Frank about his racing tonight and stories from the Cathedral Catholic Crucible taking place right now

Darren Smith joins the Epic Padres Roundtable to recap the first half and discuss what the future holds for Mason Miller.

The National League... attended the All-Star Game managing just two hits off the American League's best as all focus now shifts to the final 66 games of the MLB season and what the second half could have in store for Major League Baseball and your San Diego Padres. Braden is here to take a look at some of the top headlines going into the second half of the 2026 MLB season including more news of the Padres sale status and a host of comments made by Rob Manfred and the MLB Players Association about the impending labor negotiations. We will also be taking a look back at yesterday's semifinal match between France and Spain before previewing today's matchup between Argentina and England and the MLB Mascot Draft was so fun, we're deciding to put it on ice and draft the NHL mascots now too

Braden takes a look at just how truly generational Mason Miller has been and why he may have been so good that no other team would be willing to pay the price to trade for him before looking at comments from Steve Phillips about the Yankees trading for Miller

Braden and Frank preview England vs. Argentina kicking off as the hour begins before diving into the interesting discussion surrounding Munetaka Murakami and whether or not the White Sox could resign him

Braden and Frank hear some of the arguments that were brought up over the All-Star week from the MLB owners and Players Association about the impending labor negotiations and callers weigh in as well

Braden and Frank take a look at last night's All-Star Game by looking at the highs and lows of the night before diving into Frank's league race last night and we get more details on the Padres sale to José E. Feliciano and where we are in the process

When the Padres return to play on Friday in Kansas City, there will be just 16 games left before the August 3rd Trade Deadline hits and the question remains; what do the Padres have to do to prove that they care capable of making a buy-worthy playoff push? Braden is here to try to answer that question and also try to put into perspective what a successful buying trade deadline would look like for the Padres and why you shouldn't get your hopes up for a "back page stealing" blockbuster trade. We will also get to what we missed from Dennis Lin's mailbag from Friday, take a look at how the Top 4 nations in the FIFA rankings made the World Cup semifinals and we will do our Mascot Draft for the mascots around Major League Baseball