Braden and Frank remines about the Starlight Theater at Balboa Park before asking whether or not the Padres are a good team or just a lucky team before today's Cardinals-centric Mid-Day Sports Standoff

Braden and Frank take a look at the start to the season for the Padres and more specifically Craig Stammen and how well he has been able to manage the team despite his lack of experience before today's Sports Thread

Braden and Frank discuss yesterday's series-clinching win over the Giants before discussing the change in discourse from Tuesday to today and we hear from callers about the Padres start to the season

The Fan staff is joined by CBS8's Jake Garegnani as they discuss Xander Bogaerts' resurgent season and what to make of Fernando Tatis Jr's continued struggles.

The Padres stuck to their word and shook up the lineup and, at least for one night, the changes worked in an impressive way. Braden is here ahead of today's shortened show to discuss the Padres win last night over the Giants and the lineup changes that lead to 10 run on 14 hits. We will also take a look at Sung-Mun Song's electric debut and what landed Jake Cronenworth on the IL before a quick preview of the series finale in San Francisco and then hand it over to Sam Levitt and the EcoWater SoCal Padres Pregame Show

Braden and Frank take a look at Walker Buehler's outing last night before taking look at some players over and underperforming in their roles and we get you ready for the EcoWater SoCal Padres Pregame Show

Braden and Frank discuss the big swings the Padres took at the lineup yesterday and the results they got before looking at Jackson Merrill's night as the leadoff hitter as well as getting into Walker Buehler's start last night

It was a quiet night of the Padre bats despite two loud shots from Jackson Merrill and Ramón Laureano, as youngster Trevor McDonald goes seven innings giving the Giants the upper hand in the series. Braden is here to take a look at everything that transpired in last night's game before hearing from Craig Stammen during postgame about the lack of offense and where Fernando Tatis Jr. has been to start the season. We will also take a look at the letter grades for each team after a month of play, the latest news in the Padres ownership deal and we will also get a visit from Claudine Van Gonka of the San Diego Blood Bank from the Padres Summer Blood Drive at Petco Park as Braden and Frank celebrate their 1-year anniversary on this Cinco de Mayo

Braden and Frank give out letter grades for the entirety of the National League as we broaden our view to the entirety of baseball instead of just our local focus

Braden and Frank take a listen to what Craig Stammen had to say after last night's loss about the offense in totality before taking a look at some of the changes the Padres could be hinting at making in the very near future