Podcast appearances and mentions of Ben Woods

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking more about last night's loss to the Angels, and the concern from some fans about Fernando Tatis Jr's body language lately? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before Woodsy panics, thinking he may have broken protocol for the old "community fridge" at the radio station, and the guys also talk about whether or not the NBA draft lottery was rigged after the Mavericks were awarded the #1 pick last night... Listen here!

Jesse Agler, voice of the San Diego Padres, joined Ben & Woods on Tuesday morning for his weekly appearance! Listen here as Jesse reflects on last night's ugly loss to the Angels, Mike Shildt and his relationship with his players, we give him this week's incorporator word, and MUCH more!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy letting us know that he is very nervous to share what has been on his heart lately, and what he is looking to do as it relates to mental health. Then we get to our daily game of "Take On Woods" before the guys are joined by Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler who calls in each and gives us his thoughts on last night's loss to the Angels as Robert Suarez very uncharacteristically blew a 2 run lead in the 9th inning. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with some good AND bad injury updates that the Padres provided last night regarding Yu Darvish, Jhony Brito, and Ethan Salas. Then we go around the rest of Major League Baseball and some of last night's results before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and a few stories we missed this morning, including Alex Morgan's new role with San Diego Wave FC! Listen here!

Ben & Woods are a little all over the place in the 9am hour, and we start with a funny but somewhat scary conversation regarding AI and the future of artificial intelligence. Then Woodsy outs Ben for looking up some nearby gentlemen's clubs in Philadelphia where the guys will all be later in June before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report AND we bring back our newest edition of "Things Ben LIkes"! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with the 5th installment of "Things Ben Likes" that Paulie has been collecting for the last 6 months, and we give some thoughts on this weekend's series against the Rockies in Denver. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we head all the way out to Barcelona, Spain where our buddy and SDFC broadcaster Darren Smith is vacationing and joins the show to talk a little fútbol! Listen here!

Padres CEO Erik Greupner joined Ben & Woods for Friar Friday! Listen here as Erik comments on the team's road trip with the Padres taking on the Rockies this weekend, getting Merrill and Cronenworth back in the lineup, the latest on Yu Darvish and why we may see him sooner rather than later, and MUCH more!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by chatting with Padres CEO Erik Greupner who joins the show on a Friar Friday! Then we react to the interesting news that Erik told us regarding Yu Darvish and when we may see him back on the mound for the Padres before we wish all of the moms a Happy Mother's Day weekend and play our daily game of "Take On Woods"! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Ben putting his "boomer" hat on and goes on a mini rant against a "Caraoke Bus"? Then we play a game of Real or Fake on a Throwback Thursday before we hit the phone and catch up with Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods are joined by MLB analyst Eno Sarris from The Athletic who joins the show each and every Thursday for our "Smart Baseball"!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some continued thoughts on last night's 4-3 loss to the Yankees, extra inning strategies, and more. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we are joined by In-Season Sammy Levitt who makes his weekly appearance on the show, and gives us his thoughts on the Padres dropping 2 of 3 to the Yankees, this weekend's series in Colorado, and much more! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by playing some clips of from Jomboy Media's lip-reading break down from Mike Shildt's ejection from Tuesday night's game against the Yankees. Then the guys discuss the breaking news out of Vatican City that a new pope has been elected before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories of the day, including some breaking news out of Major League Baseball! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with Major Garrett in-studio today, and Woodsy tells us about the latest random request he received, but this time it was from a former Padres player and not an unknown listener... Then we dust off the old Topic Wheel with Major Garrett before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top headlines of the day on a Wednesday! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 7am hour with Major Garrett in-studio and the guys talk about Jackson Merrill going 2-4 in his return from the Injured List yesterday, and the team's decision to send Luis Campusano back down to AAA El Paso. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we discuss some of the other results around Major League Baseball last night, and Major Garrett gives a little Don & Mud appreciation. Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Major Garrett visiting in-studio this morning, and we find out that Major is locked in and signed up to join us for Padres Fantasy Camp 2026 in January! Then we play our daily game of Take On Woods before we head out to Barcelona on a "Big League Wednesday" where Baltimore Orioles Special Assistant Adam Jones returns to the show! Listen here!

Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler made his weekly visit to the Ben & Woods show on Tuesday morning! Listen here as Jesse checks in from New York City to discuss the many rain delays the Padres have dealt with on this road trip, Mike Shildt's 8th inning ejection last night, we give him this week's Incorporator word, and more!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by diving into the 8th inning of last night's game as Mike Shildt got ejected from the game and gave home plate umpire Adrian Johnson a piece of his mind after Fernando Tatis Jr was tossed for the first time in his career! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we head out to New York where Jesse Agler calls in for his weekly Tuesday appearance on the show! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with some continued thoughts on last night's win over the Yankees as the Padres won their 6th straight game and go to 4-0 on this road trip! Then we play a game of Take On Woods before we open up the phones which we rarely do, and we hear from some Padres fans to see how everyone is feeling on this Tuesday morning! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by welcoming the LEGENDARY sportscaster Jim Lampley into the studio who is in town for a book signing at Warwicks in La Jolla on Wednesday evening for his new book "It Happened!". Then after a couple of segments with Jim Lampley, we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories of the day! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about "The Nando 9th" as Fernando Tatis Jr absolutely took over Saturday's game in the 9th inning and made sure the Padres left PNC Park with another win! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we discuss Friday's win over the Pirates, Dylan Cease's performance, and if there's any concern at all about Cease's start to the 2025 season? Listen here!

Ben & Woods head out to New York to chat with Dennis Lin from The Athletic who joins the show each and every Monday thanks to our friends at Jamul Casino Resort! Listen here as Dennis talks about the team's 3 game sweep this weekend over the Pirates, this week's matchup in the Bronx with the Yankees, the latest with Jackson Merrill, and MUCH more!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy calling Ben out for an observation he's made over the last few weeks, and we try to figure out why Ben does NOT use any sort of protective case on his iPhone?? Then we play a game of Take On Woods before we head out to New York and chat with Dennis Lin from The Athletic and get his thoughts on the sweep of the Pirates and more! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour talking about this week's matchup in the Bronx between the Padres and the New York Yankees, and some other news and notes from around Major League Baseball. Then at the bottom of the hour we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories of the weekend including the sequel to one of 2024's most viral terms. Listen here!

Ben & Woods are joined by Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here as Eno talks about Michael King's exceptional start to the season, the Padres getting back into the win column this week, and MUCH more!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about the seats RIGHT behind home plate down at Petco Park before we get to a game of Real or Fake on a Throwback Thursday! Then, at the bottom of the hour, the guys are joined by Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our "Smart Baseball" segment that we bring you each and every Thursday morning! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour talking about who the Padres 2nd biggest rival is behind the Los Angeles dodgers? Then we get to this week's Throwback Thursday clip before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and some of Paulie's top headlines of the day! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some continued thoughts on yesterday's game and whether or not the Padres will be able to afford to keep Michael King in a Padres uniform for years to come? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we are joined by In-Season Sammy Levitt and get his thoughts on the Padres' 2 game sweep of the Giants, guys coming off the IL soon, and more! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about Yuli Gurriel being designated for assignment yesterday by the Padres with Luis Arraez and Jason Heyward coming off the IL, and we hear how Jesse Agler incorporated the word "kenspeckle" into last night's broadcast. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we discuss some of the other MLB action from last night and get to a Shoutout To His Family. Listen here!

MLB all-star and Audacy insider Bret Boone joined Ben & Woods on a Big League Wednesday! Listen here as Boonie talks about what the travel life for an MLB player is like, stealing a pitcher's signs in baseball, and how the Padres are looking as we wrap up the month of April!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about Woodsy's wardrobe change that he made during the commercial break, and we have some fun with a commercial that we heard featuring our own Ben Higgins! Then we play our daily game of "Take On Woods" before hit the phones and catch up with MLB all-star and Audacy MLB insider Bret Boone who joins the show on a Big League Wednesday! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by reacting to some POSITIVE updates from Kevin Acee about the injuries the Padres are still dealing with. Then we preview this afternoon's game against the Giants before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories of the morning, including more cringey updates to Bill Belichick's relationship with Jordon Hudson. Listen here!

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Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by talking some Padres baseball, and how we evaluate the everyday players. Is it week to week? Game to game? At-bat to at-bat? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we react to some great insight from Letters To AJ about how the Padres are navigating so many injuries to their lineup. Listen here!

Ben & Woods are joined by Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler who joins the show each and every Tuesday! Listen here as Jesse gives his thoughts on the Padres 4 game losing streak, how they are weathering all of these injuries, we give him this week's "incorporator" word, and MUCH more!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about the Union Tribune's "Best Of San Diego" voting that is currently going on, and if the show was nominated for any awards. Then we play our daily game of Take On Woods before we are joined by the voice of the Padres, Jesse Agler, who gives us his thoughts on the Padres 4 game losing streak and we give him this week's "incorporator" word! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by looking at this week's 2 game series with the Giants that starts later tonight, and Benny tells us about his...interesting?... tactic to soothe his lips. Then at the bottom of the hour we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top headlines of the day, including a release date for the newest season of a show all 3 of the guys watch each week. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour talking about Xander Bogaerts' struggles during his time with the Padres, and what, if anything, the team can do right now with him. Then we hear how hosting "Coastal Country Night" went for Woodsy on Saturday night before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories of the morning, including SDFC's home loss and the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some continued thoughts on yesterday's loss to the Rays and the Padres now on a 4 game losing streak. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we discuss Friday and Saturday night's losses, and discuss what needs to happen with this Padres team to give us fans some confidence in the lineup. Listen here

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour continuing their discussion on Shedeur Sanders falling so low in the NFL draft, and the prank call that went viral over the weekend. Then we get to our daily game of "Take On Woods" before the guys are joined by Dennis Lin from The Athletic who joins the show every Monday morning and gives his thoughts on the Padres 4 game losing streak, what to do with Xander Bogaerts, and MUCH more! Listen here!

Ben & Woods are joined by our LINsider Dennis Lin from The Athletic! Listen here as Dennis talks about yesterday's loss and the Padres being swept by Tampa Bay, what he thinks the team could / will do with Xander Bogaerts who continues to struggle, and more!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy reminding us all that he thinks it's weird for men to wear shorts? Ever? Then we get to our daily game of Take On Woods before we head out to Detroit and catch up with Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler as we do each and every Tuesday morning! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour wondering what Ben would ever sell to a pawn shop if he needed some extra cash. How much could his grandfather's Lakers championship ring fetch him?? Then we talk about WWE Survivor Series coming to Petco Park in November before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and some of Paulie's top stories of the day, including the Australian news segment that had us all in pain from laughing so hard. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour continuing to talk Padres baseball, and why they believe Luis Campusano is NOT the answer to the Padres depth concerns while half the lineup is on the IL. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we get to one of our favorite traditions of the year as we bring you the only NFL draft coverage you'll need this week with our annual "Ben Mocks The Draft"! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour continuing to discuss the scary moment with Luis Arraez to start last night's game, and some positive updates as we speculate when he may return to the lineup. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we continue to discuss the weekend that was for the Padres and talk about Friday and Saturday night's losses to the Astros. Listen here!

Padres beat reporter Dennis Lin (The Athletic) joined Ben & Woods as he does each and every Monday morning! Listen here as Dennis gives the latest on Luis Arraez, how the Padres lineup looks with all of the injuries currently, Xander Bogaerts' struggles, and MUCH more!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with an update on "The Safe" that was found in Ben's grandparents' home a while back, and they finally got it open over the weekend! Then we play our daily game of "Take On Woods" before we are joined by Dennis Lin from The Athletic who checks in with us every Monday morning to discuss the Padres weekend series in Houston, the latest on Luis Arraez, and more! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour talking some Padres baseball and taking a look at this week's opponent, the Detroit Tigers, as the Padres start a 3 game series in Motown later this afternoon. Then at the bottom of the hour we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's stories from over the weekend as we get out of here on a Monday! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talk about crossing different MLB ballparks off our list before we get to our daily game of Take On Woods! Then at the bottom of the hour we talk about Jesse Agler's epic prediction from earlier in the work and look ahead to tonight's pitching matchup in Houston between Kyle Hart and Ryan Gusto. Listen here!

Padres skipper Mike Shildt joined Ben & Woods for The Manager's Report! Listen here as Shildt talks about the team's hot start to the year and what (if anything) he'd like to improve on, this weekend's series against the Astros, an injury update on Jackson Merrill, and MUCH more!