Podcast appearances and mentions of Ben Woods

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with a little Throwback Thursday and we revisit Woodsy's "spooky" spot that he and Paulie put together a couple of years ago. Then we play a game of Real or Fake before we get to today's Padres Smorgasbord and the guys discuss how they think the Padres managerial interview process looks and what happens during a reported 9.5 hour meeting?? Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paul's top headlines of the day, including LSU's ongoing search for a new head football coach. Then we get to this week's NFL Threesome before we talk a little bit about podcasting structure as we head out of here on a Thursday! Listen here!

Ben & Woods open up the 7am hour by talking about the World Series as Trey Yesavage and the Blue Jays beat the dodgers 6-1 last night to take a 3-2 lead and are on the brink of a championship! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys react to some breaking news in baseball that another managerial opening has been filled as the Washington Nationals have reportedly hired 33 year old Blake Butera to be their skipper? Listen here!

Ben & Woods open up the 7am hour by talking about the reports that Albert Pujols was down at Petco Park yesterday meeting with team officials in person for his 2nd interview for the open managerial job. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys discuss some comments made by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred about the Padres television deal? Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy and Paul asking Ben several questions about his polo that he is wearing today...a polo that he's worn many times... and a polo that today we learn is over 20 years old?? Then we play a game of Take On Woods before the guys get to today's Padres Smorgasbord and focus on some potential free agent targets for the Padres that may not break the bank. Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top stories of the morning, including a feel good story out of Philly regarding Giants rookie Cam Skattebo and Eagles Chief of Security “Big Dom”. Then we take a look at Game 5 of the World Series tonight between the Blue Jays and the dodgers and spin the topic wheel before we sign off on a Wednesday morning! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some more thoughts on last night's Game 3 of the World Series and we focus in on extra innings which went on for a full NINE INNINGS. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we bring you today's Padres Smorgasbord and take money out of the equation as the guys discuss which free agents they would most like to see the Padres target this winter. Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by talking about sweet almost-five-year-old Taylor Woods who took the liberty of purchasing an expensive app on his iPad without permission. Then we play a game of Take On Woods before the guys turn their attention to Game 4 of the World Series tonight and try to figure out what the strategies will look like for Toronto and Los Angeles after last night's 18 inning marathon game. Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paul's top headlines of the day, including some great audio from Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin. Then Woodsy and Paul try to get more information out of Ben as they continue to struggle to get him some birthday gifts that he wants for his 50th birthday coming up in a few days before we take one final look at Game 4 of the World Series tonight up in Los Angeles. Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by talking about our old friend Brian Kelly who was fired by LSU over the weekend with over $50 million remaining on his contract. Then we play a game of "Take On Woods" before the guys are joined by Craig Elsten who joins the show each and every Monday and we get his thoughts on San Diego FC's big playoff win last night and the ongoing managerial search for the Padres! Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top stories from the weekend, including another win for San Diego State football! Then we preview Game 3 of the World Series tonight as Tyler Glasnow and the dodgers host Max Scherzer and the Blue Jays before we spin the topic wheel and sign off on a Monday! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by getting back to baseball and discussing the World Series which is tied 1-1 after the first two games in Toronto over the weekend! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys talk more about gambling in sports, why it's a problem, and why we're not so sure a whole lot is going to get done to prevent this from becoming more of an issue in sports. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top headlines of the day, including NBA all-star Jimmy Butler joining San Diego Wave FC as an investor. Then the guys discuss some new reports in Major League Baseball this morning before we send Woodsy off on his trip to Arizona for a baseball tournament the rest of the week. Listen here!

San Diego FC Head Coach Mikey Varas joined Ben & Woods on Tuesday morning! Listen here as Mikey reflects on his team clinching the #1 seed in the west, their preparation for their first ever playoff match, and MUCH more!

Ben & Woods open the 7am hour by discussing the reports that former MLB slugger Albert Pujols will be in town tomorrow to interview with the Padres for their vacant managerial position. What are the pros and cons? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by San Diego FC's head coach Mikey Varas who returns to the show ahead of the team's first ever playoff match this weekend! Listen here!

Tony Gwynn Jr, Chris Ello, and Matt Skraby discuss Albert Pujols being interviewed to be the Padres manager. We had a Padres Pen Pals, a GBU, Erik Greupner on with Ben & Woods, and a lot more!

Padres CEO Erik Greupner joined Ben & Woods on Monday morning! Listen here as Erik joins the guys to discuss the start to the offseason and Mike Shildt's surprise retirement, his response to claims in The Athletic about conflict between he and AJ Preller, if payroll will go up in 2026, and MUCH more!

Ben & Woods open the 8am hour by welcoming Padres CEO Erik Greupner to the show who discusses the start to the Padres offseason and he responds to recent reports stating that there may be some conflict between he and Padres President of Baseball Operations AJ Preller. Then the guys react to what Erik had to say before Craig Elsten joins the show for his weekly Monday conversation! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories from over the weekend, including quite a generous donation made to the San Diego State men's basketball program! Then at the bottom of the hour we play a late game of Take On Woods before wrapping up the show with some thoughts on the college football weekend, and we preview Game 7 in the ALCS tonight! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some thoughts on what Dave Roberts had to say after Friday night's NL pennant clinching win that their goal is to win 4 more games and "really ruin baseball"...but is that accurate? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys talk a little SDFC as the team clinched the #1 seed in the west over the weekend! Listen here!

Tony Gwynn Jr, Chris Ello, and Matt Skraby discussed Albert Pujols interviewing for the Padres manager job, Erik Greupner was on with Ben & Woods, and Alden Gonzalez joined us to talk about what he knows.

Ben & Woods open the 7am hour with some thoughts on the MLB playoff action last night as the Blue Jays won in Seattle to even the ALCS at 2 games a piece, while the dodgers jumped to a 3-0 series lead over the Brewers en route to another World Series appearance. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we catch up with Darren Smith for our weekly conversation and we get Darren's thoughts on ALL of the Padres drama to come out this week. Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by having some fun at Ben's expense because we have a new hotline sponsorship here at 97.3 The Fan, but the copy doesn't seem to give Ben as much trouble as previous ones. Then we play a game of "Take On Woods" before we get to today's Padres Smorgasbord, and the topic of the day is do the Padres need to focus their attention (and money) more on adding starting pitching or offensive production? Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories of the morning, including SDSU basketball returning to the hardwood tonight at Viejas Arena! Then we get Ben's Super Sexy Saturday Stinkfist Schedule highlighting all of the best college football games tomorrow before we have some fun at our boss's expense and also preview tonight's ALCS Game 3 and NLCS Game 4. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by playing a very self-serving clip of Skip Schumaker on the Your Dark Companion podcast this week where he had some very nice things to say about our show, and the guys discuss what TYPE of manager is the right fit for the Padres? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys bring you today's "Padres Smorgasbord" and the topic on the table this morning is: which Padres player do you think will make the biggest jump in 2026? Listen here!

Ben & Woods have their weekly conversation with The Athletic's Eno Sarris who is USUALLY the optimistic voice of reason when it comes to Padres baseball, but he isn't this week... Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by talking about how rough it was for Ben to turn all the way home the other day because he left his phone at the house, and the guys discuss how and why we all became so addicted to our cell phones. Then we get to a game of Real or Fake on a Throwback Thursday before the guys are joined by Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 9am hour with some final thoughts on what Eno Sarris had to say to us before we get to The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories of the morning that we missed! Then we bring you our weekly NFL Threesome segment before we wrap up the show talking some more Padres baseball and if former MLB slugger Albert Pujols is the top candidate to become manager of the San Diego Padres? Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of fun stories that we haven't gotten to yet. Then we get back to some Padres offseason talk and the guys discuss whether or not this week's Mike Shildt news now means that a contract extension for AJ Preller is imminent? And we give some final thoughts on what the Padres President of Baseball Operations had to say when he met with the media yesterday. Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 7am hour with some more thoughts on yesterday's big story from Kevin Acee about Mike Shildt's managing style which rubbed those on his staff the wrong way. Then we bring you "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we get to today's Padres Smorgasbord as the guys discuss all of the managerial openings in Major League Baseball and whether or not the Padres have the most attractive vacancy in the sport? Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy talking about how he would like to see the Padres take a page from the dodgers book and do a better job of load management with their players during the regular season. Then we play a game of Take On Woods before we head up to Seattle to catch up with our pal Jordan Shusterman from Cespedes BBQ podcast / Yahoo! Sports who is a longtime Mariners fan, and will be at Game 3 of the ALCS tonight on assignment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods open up the 8am hour by continuing with our list of potential managerial candidates to replace Mike Shildt, people both inside and outside of the organization, and why we all believe pitching coach Ruben Niebla may just be the best choice. Then we get to a game of Take On Woods before the guys talk a little SDSU and give the football team their flowers after a very impressive win over Nevada this past weekend! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top headlines of the morning, including the big story of the weekend in college football with Penn State firing James Franklin after 12 seasons. Then we give some more thoughts on Mike Shildt's surprising departure from the San Diego Padres before we turn our attention to the MLB postseason and preview tonight's NLCS Game 2 in Milwaukee between the Brewers and the dodgers. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with more thoughts on Mike Shildt's departure from the Padres, and if health concerns really were the simple reason that he is stepping away with 2 years remaining on his contract? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we start to look at a list of potential managerial choices for the San Diego Padres, both in and outside of the organization, and we discuss why Bruce Bochy is already reportedly NOT in serious consideration for the job? Listen here!

Ben & Woods spend the entire 9am hour on Monday by reacting to the MAJOR breaking news this morning that Padres manager Mike Shildt has announced his retirement after just 2 seasons at the helm here in San Diego. Why is he calling it quits? Who should take over as manager of the Padres? Listen here as Ben & Woodsy try to sort through it all!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about MLB's decision to hand down punishments to Jose Iglesias (one game suspension) and Xander Bogaerts (fine) for their behavior towards the umpire crew following their Wildcard exit in Chicago. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by Craig Elsten for our weekly conversation on the Padres, SDFC, and more! Listen here!

Ben, Woods, and Paul react in real time to the bombshell story that Padres manager Mike Shildt is RETIRING after back-to-back 90-win seasons and postseason appearances... Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 8am hour with Woodsy asking Ben why he is trying to sabotage him and his diet? Then we play a game of "Take On Woods" before the guys get to today's Padres Smorgasbord which focuses on the players that are set to leave the team for free agency / exercising their options, and which players from the 2025 roster we would like to see back in 2026. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories of the morning, including the Texas Rangers' introductory for their new manager and Tier 1 listener Skip Schumaker! Then we get Ben's Super Sexy Saturday Stinkfist Schedule with all of the top college football games throughout the day tomorrow before the guys discuss any weekend plans, and Woodsy lets us know all about his exciting plans for tomorrow. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by talking some more playoff baseball as the Cubs forced a Game 5 against the Milwaukee Brewers tomorrow night, with the winner moving on to face the dodgers in the NLCS. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we get to today's Padres Smorgasbord and discuss the future of one of our favorite pitchers, Yu Darvish. Will he return in 2026? Could he retire before the end of his 3 remaining years on his contract? Listen here!

Ben & Woods open up the 8am hour with a "Shoutout To Her Family" as news came out late last night that Sister Jean has passed away at the age of 106, and Paulie dives DEEP into the Ben & Woods archives for some audio from our 5th show ever. Then we play a game of Take On Woods before the guys are joined by our pal Darren Smith who joins the show about 45 minutes after landing in San Diego, returning from his Hawaiian vacation this week! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy providing an update regarding "The Work" that he mentioned on Wednesday's show, and the guys try to explain to Ben what benefits he COULD get from therapy if he went. Then we play a game of Real or Fake before the guys are joined by Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our weekly Smart Baseball segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and some of Paulie's top stories of the morning, including some interesting reports out of Chapel Hill regarding Bill Belichick and his future at North Carolina. Then we get to our weekly NFL Threesome before we wrap up the show by giving some thoughts on the pair of Game 4's we have in the NLDS later today. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some thoughts on the ALDS games yesterday as the Tigers forced a Game 5 in Seattle tomorrow night, and the Toronto Blue Jays eliminated the Yankees to advance to the ALCS. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we get to today's "Padres Smorgasbord" and discuss the Padres offensive philosophy in 2025, how it was different in 2024, and what it could / should be in 2026. Listen here!

Ben & Woods catch up with The Athletic's Eno Sarris for our weekly Smart Baseball segment and Eno gives us his biggest takeaways from the 4 ALDS / NLDS matchups as we get closer to the League Championship Series. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories of the morning, including a trade in the NFL yesterday and a false alarm for one of America's Sweethearts? Then the guys discuss the potential future for MLB broadcasts before we wrap up the show here on a Wednesday morning! Listen here!

Ben & Woods open up the 7am hour with some thoughts on both ALDS games last night as the Mariners went to Detroit and took a 2-1 series lead over the Tigers, and the Yankees rallied to win game 3 against the Blue Jays. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we get to the next installment of our Padres offseason topics in our Padres Smorgasbord, and the guys discuss whether Mason Miller will be a reliever or a starter in 2026? Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy asking Paulie for some tech advice, as he looks to move his monthly in-person men's group that he hosts to an online setting this weekend. Then we play today's game of Take On Woods before the guys address a lengthy, well-versed comment to the show's YouTube channel regarding the local media's role in sports, particularly when it comes to how they interact with coaches and players. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some thoughts on the Brewers winning Game 2 of their NLDS matchup with the Cubs before giving some thoughts on the letter that Padres Chairman John Seidler emailed to Padres fans yesterday and we try to read between the lines. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we debut our newest offseason feature titled "Ben's Padres Smörgåsbord"! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's headlines this morning, including another great primetime game in the NFL last night. Then we take a quick look at today's ALDS games on the schedule before we wrap up the show with the first "Topic Wheel" spin of the offseason! Listen here!