Podcast appearances and mentions of aj cassavell

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AJ Cassavell talks about Miguel Andujar, Randy Vasquez, and the Padres sale

We talk more about the signing of Miguel Andujar with AJ Cassavell, preview the Super Bowl, The Big 5, and more!

Tony Gwynn Jr started the show with Skraby and they discussed Miguel Andujar signing with the Padres, talked with AJ Cassavell about news heading into Spring Training, and NFL awards.

AJ Cassavell discusses where the Padres are at with just over 30 days until Spring Training

We talk Padres, hear from MLB.com's AJ Cassavell, had a Sports Court, and our boss Adam did a ghost pepper challenge!

The guys talked Padres with AJ Cassavell of MLB.com and Adam and Skraby did the Ghost Pepper challenge!

Chris and Skraby had a random presidential history lesson, Skraby gave his things to watch for at the Winter Meetings, and AJ Cassavell was interview of the week!

Tony, Chris, and Skraby had a Winter Meetings Preview with AJ Cassavell of MLB.com. We had a Sports Court and heard from Joe Musgrove!

Tony, Chris, and Skraby talked about the Aztecs getting back underway tonight, a possible new Padres owner, and AJ Cassavell previewed the Winter Meetings.

AJ Cassavell of MLB.com wrapped up 2025 and looked forward to 2026.

Tony, Chris, and Skraby talked about the playoff games last night, John Seifler's statement, and AJ Cassavell of MLB.com joined us to talk about the 2025 Padres.

Pollution and trash from the Tijuana River Valley have impacted the San Diego-Tijuana border region for decades. New research shows that it's not just the water that's affected. Toxic materials are also degrading the region's air quality.A panel of environment reporters in the San Diego-Tijuana region joins us to talk about the origins of the cross-border sewage crisis. How did it all start? We look into the Tijuana River Valley's eco-history — and how its water and air came to be polluted.Then, a look ahead to the Major League Baseball playoffs. The Padres are set to face the Chicago Cubs in the wildcard round on Tuesday. This weekend will determine where the series begins — it's looking like Chicago, but there's still a chance it could come to Petco Park.Padres beat writer AJ Cassavell says this will be the first time these two teams have met in the playoffs since 1984.And finally, our weekly roundup of other stories from the week.Guests:Tammy Murga, environmental reporter, KPBSMackenzie Elmer, environment and energy reporter, Voice of San DiegoPhilip Salata, environment reporter, inewsourceAJ Cassavell, writer, PadresAndrew Bowen, metro reporter, KPBSJulianna Domingo, producer, KPBS

MLB.com's AJ Cassavell joined the show on Monday morning! Listen here as AJ talks about his excitement for the end of Spring Training, what he thinks the Padres will do with the final roster spot that is still to be determined, the Padres rotation, and much more!

Ben & Paul start the 8am hour with some continued thoughts on the Padres roster as Spring Training comes to a close, and the competition heats up for one final roster spot. Then we play a game of Real or Fake on a Monday with Woodsy out of town this morning before we head back to Peoria and catch up with AJ Cassavell from MLB.com! Listen here!

Chris and Skraby heard from Connor Joe and Jason Heyward and talked to AJ Cassavell from Spring Training.Plus, they talked about Chris' injured groin...

AJ Cassavell sets the scene from Padres Spring Training!

Sam and Frank take a look at some of the recent moves in baseball including a deeper dive into the breaking news from the beginning of the show before looking into the 2025 Padres with beat reporter AJ Cassavell and Sam and Frank discuss the Pat Hoberg gambling situation To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sam and Frank take a look at some of the recent moves in baseball including a deeper dive into the breaking news from the beginning of the show before looking into the 2025 Padres with beat reporter AJ Cassavell and Sam and Frank discuss the Pat Hoberg gambling situation To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The reliever market heated up in a big way Wednesday, with several pitchers agreeing to terms with new teams. MLB.com's Mandy Bell gets you up to speed, then is joined by Padres beat reporter AJ Cassavell to see what's in store in San Diego in 2025. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys got into the no news Roki Sasaki day so far, talked about Skraby's love life, and AJ Cassavell of MLB.com joined us to talk about the state of the Padres.

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about both Daylight Saving Time and Halloween which are right around the corner! Then at the bottom of the hour we continue our World Series coverage as we head out to New York and catch up with Padres beat reporter AJ Cassavell who's covering the series for MLB.com and gives us his thoughts on the Padres offseason as well! Listen here!

The guys talked about the start from Adam Mazur, what the Padres need to do, Jurickson Profar's 7th inning defense, and AJ Cassavell!

The Padres lost back to back games to the Angels but not before Padres prospect Adam Mazur shined in his major league debut. AJ Cassavell of MLB.com joined Gwynn & Chris to talk about Mazur, left handed hitting problems, & the health of Joe Musgrove.

Padres missed out on their first series sweep of the season against the Marlins. Then Mike Shildt got defensive with reporters again. MLB.com Padres beat writer AJ Cassavell rejoins the pod. Is it fair to call their season a rollercoaster? Shildt wants to control the narrative, and thinks he should be getting different questions. Are they simply a .500 team or will they turn a corner in June? Jeremiah Estrada is awesome. And Fernando Tatis Jr. is showing signs of breaking out.On Friar is available on YouTube! Watch new episodes here.To join the conversation, tweet your Padres or San Diego sports thoughts and questions to Darnay (@DarnayTripp), Derek (@DerekNBCSD) and Todd (@TODDSTRAINNBCSD).Catch NBC 7's Padres analysis and more San Diego sports coverage at NBC7.com/SportsWrap. Sports Wrap's weekly TV show airs Sunday night on NBC 7 San Diego at 11:35pm.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We talked about the Padres last series win, the NBA playoffs, and heard from AJ Cassavell of MLB.com. Plus, The Big 5, Chris vs the Fans, and Thirty Mile Zone!

AJ Cassavell talks about Graham Pauley and Mike Shildt's big decision Tuesday night

We talked about the Padres last series win, the NBA playoffs, and heard from AJ Cassavell of MLB.com

AJ Cassavell, Padres beat reporter for MLB.com, joined Ben & Woods on Tuesday morning! Listen here as AJ talks with us about returning to work after recently becoming a father for the first time, his thoughts on the Padres 5 game losing streak, what upgrades the team COULD possibly make, and more!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by catching up with MLB.com's AJ Cassavell, who recently returned to work after becoming a father for the 1st time!  Then we look ahead to tonight's game as the Padres face old friend Nick Martinez before we get to The Reindl Report and Paul's top stories of the morning, including a new addition coming to Dave and Busters that has Woods extremely excited. Listen here!

MLB.com's AJ Cassavell joined Ben & Woods on Tuesday morning! Listen here as AJ gives his opinions on the Padres moving Xander Bogaerts to 2nd and allowing Ha-seong Kim to play SS, what he's seen from Jackson Merrill so far in Spring Training, and MUCH more! 

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about SDSU basketball getting back into the AP Top 25, and how big tonight's game is at Utah State. Then we get to "Don't Do This" before we head out to Peoria and catch up with MLB.com's AJ Cassavell, and we get his thoughts on Xander Bogaerts moving to 2nd base, who's impressed him the most out at Spring Training, and MUCH more! Listen here!

There was plenty to discuss before Padres Spring Training reached the first full squad workout. Darnay was in Peoria and checked in with a few guys who have the pulse of the club: MLB.com beat writer AJ Cassavell, Dennis Lin of The Athletic, and Padres radio host Sammy Levitt. From Manny's promising arrival, to Tatis' confidence, Shildt's approach, roster questions, and the potential youth movement - the guys talk about it all and then some.On Friar is available on YouTube! Watch new episodes here.To join the conversation, tweet your Padres or San Diego sports thoughts and questions to Darnay (@DarnayTripp), Derek (@DerekNBCSD) and Todd (@TODDSTRAINNBCSD).Catch NBC 7's Padres analysis and more San Diego sports coverage at NBC7.com/SportsWrap. Sports Wrap's weekly TV show airs Sunday night on NBC 7 San Diego at 11:35pm.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tony and Skraby held down the first hour by hearing from AJ Preller and AJ Cassavell live on Peoria updating us on the latest.

We talked a lot about Padres Spring Training, heard from AJ Cassavell, and played Pop Quiz!

AJ Cassavell joins Gwynn & Chris to talk about Spring Training and the first few days

We finished up our conversation on the Nationals jersey, talked about teams that could go from worst to 1st in baseball, and AJ Cassavell was our interview of the week!

AJ Cassavell discusses where the Padres sit now and who they may add going forward

Tony and Skraby took over and talked about the NBA news, the Padres rumors, talked with AJ Cassavell and Marcus McNeill PLUS the usual segments and some rumors as to who the Padres are taking a look at.

It was Skraby with Sam Levitt today filling in for Gwynn & Chris. They talked a whole bunch of Padres and explored some of the interview of AJ Cassavell on Ben & Woods.

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by catching up with Padres beat reporter AJ Cassavell from MLB.com! Then we preview tomorrow's big game between SDSU and New Mexico before we get to The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories of the day, including a college quarterback after Woodsy's heart. And of course we wrap things up with some "Things Ben Likes"! Listen here!

AJ Cassavell, Padres beat reporter for MLB.com, joined Ben & Woods on Friday morning! Listen here as AJ talks about how the Padres need to maximize the value of their players, what he thinks the plan could be for Jake Cronenworth in 2024, how AJ Preller could fill out the rest of the roster, and MUCH more!

The guys talked about Padres news, Skraby's new show, and AJ Cassavell of MLB.com joined us to fill us in on what happened over the holiday.

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by heading back out to Nashville and catching up with MLB.com's AJ Cassavell and getting the latest from the MLB Winter Meetings. Then the guys talk about what it will take for them to trust AJ Preller in the Padres roster construction not just for 2024, but for the next few years as well. And at the bottom of the hour we get to The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories of the day, including Caleb Williams NOT playing in the Holiday Bowl for USC. Listen here!

Ben & Paul start the 8am hour talking about whether or not the promotion/relegation would ever work in American sports before we talk more about the MLB playoffs now what the ALCS and NLCS matchups are set! Then at the bottom of the hour we're joined by Padres beat writer AJ Cassavell who was actually covering the NLDS for MLB.com, and we get his biggest offseason questions that need to be answered over the next few months for the Padres. Listen here!

All-out reaction to the Angels keeping Ohtani and adding Lucas Giolito + Reynaldo Lopez: FT Senior Insider Ken Rosenthal joins early on and later we get the prospect perspective from Baseball America's Kyle Glaser on the return package for the White Sox.We ask Padres reporter AJ Cassavell if Blake Snell and Josh Hader are about to rock the trade market and how the hell are the Padres this eh??More from Ken: surprising Syndergaard-Rosario Dodgers-Guardians swap, Cubs conundrum, and are the D'Backs retreating?You know we were all over that Rangers-Astros beef with Todd Frazier, Lorenzo Cain, and Erik Kratz telling SB how Marcus Semien just amped up the rivalry.Look out for our Lance Lynn pod in the AM or watch it NOW - one of the best convos we've had this year with no holding back from Lance on his own trade situation.--ReCreate wants to send you to the World Series! Follow @Hello_ReCreate on IG for more info, no purchase is necessary. Ends July 31st and must be 18+ to enter. For rules, visit www.charlottesweb.com/worldseries. ReCreate is the official CBD of Major League Baseball.  

All-out reaction to the Angels keeping Ohtani and adding Lucas Giolito + Reynaldo Lopez: FT Senior Insider Ken Rosenthal joins early on and later we get the prospect perspective from Baseball America's Kyle Glaser on the return package for the White Sox. We ask Padres reporter AJ Cassavell if Blake Snell and Josh Hader are about to rock the trade market and how the hell are the Padres this eh?? More from Ken: surprising Syndergaard-Rosario Dodgers-Guardians swap, Cubs conundrum, and are the D'Backs retreating? You know we were all over that Rangers-Astros beef with Todd Frazier, Lorenzo Cain, and Erik Kratz telling SB how Marcus Semien just amped up the rivalry. Look out for our Lance Lynn pod in the AM or watch it NOW - one of the best convos we've had this year with no holding back from Lance on his own trade situation. -- ReCreate wants to send you to the World Series! Follow @Hello_ReCreate on IG for more info, no purchase is necessary. Ends July 31st and must be 18+ to enter. For rules, visit www.charlottesweb.com/worldseries. ReCreate is the official CBD of Major League Baseball.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by catching up with AJ Cassavell, Padres beat reporter for MLB.com, and picking his brain about next week's trade deadline! Then “Bad Idea Ben” makes an appearance before we get to The Reindl Report and Paulie's top headlines of the morning. Plus, we get you ready for some afternoon baseball as the Padres go for the series win against the Pirates! Listen here!

AJ Cassavell, Padres beat reporter for MLB.com, joined Ben & Woods on Wednesday morning! Listen here as AJ talks about last night's game, Manny Machado's reaction to getting drilled by Angel Perdomo, and plenty of thoughts on how the Padres should navigate next Tuesday's MLB trade deadline!

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the advisability of suspending the pitch clock in certain high-stakes situations, some last-minute spring-training tweaks to the clock's operation, and MLB's marketing campaign about the new rules, then continue their 2023 season preview series by discussing the San Diego Padres (30:15) with AJ Cassavell of MLB.com, and the […]