The Darren Smith Show

Steve Lappas will be on the call for SDSU v. UNLV. He joins the show to preview that game, along with the rest of the Mountain West.

Darren and JRiff hold down the fort with Marty gone. Dennis Lin from The Athletic joins the show. Darren shares some thoughts on the MW tournament.

Dennis Lin joins the show for a final time before heading to South Korea. He and Darren cover everything from Manny Machado and Xander, to Jackson Merrill.

Hour 2- We hear from Mike Shildt, the show is caught off guard by his laugh, Headlines We'll Never Get To includes Padres selling out season tickets, NFL free agency has RB's on the move, texts.

Hour 1- Jaedon Ledee not voted the MW Player of the Year in the Coaches poll, Call of the Day, Padres head for Korea in one day.

Hour 2- Aztecs concerns ahead of MWC tournament, Headlines We'll Never Get To includes massive deals in NFL free agency, John Mulaney's Oscars Field of Dreams tribute, text line is immature.

Hour 1- The Jackson Merrill buzz continues, Yu Darvish to start Korea opener, Kevin Acee joins the show, Aztecs lose first and only home game of the season.

Kevin Acee on why Padres believe Jackson Merrill can deal with expectations and failures of being on major-league roster, who's playing 3B for Machado in Korea & why it's unlikely anyone is signed before Korea trip.