Podcast appearances and mentions of Ben Woods

Ben & Woods start the 8am (and final) hour this morning by going over some pregame comments made by Mike Shildt yesterday as it pertains to the “small-ball” philosophy the team has utilized so much this season. Then we play a game of Real or Fake on a Throwback Thursday before we're joined by Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our weekly “Smart Baseball” segment as we take you right up to Sammy Levitt's pregame show at 9:10am! Listen here!

Ben, Woods, and Paulie are here for you on a Thursday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay and talk about how our Wednesday's went before we set the menu for a short show as we lead you up to the Padres pregame show at 9:10 this morning! And at the bottom of the hour, we get to our Padres Wrap-Up as we get into last night's 7-4 win over the Mets, and the guys get into what may actually be the biggest disagreement in Ben & Woods history... Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with a continued debate from the previous segment with Ben arguing with Woods and Paul about the strange play in the top of the 6th inning last night, with Elias Diaz not scoring after Luis Arraez got thrown out at 2nd trying to stretch his hit into a double. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before our handsome Padres pregame host Sam Levitt joins the boys in studio to preview this morning's series finale in New York! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about the upcoming MLB playoffs, and if the Padres should employ a bullpen game for one of their 3 potential wildcard games? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before Benny lists his top 2 concerns, at least offensively, when it comes to the Padres. Does Woodsy agree with him? Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by talking about some of their favorite boardgames to play when they were younger, after we saw Dylan Cease boarding the team bus on Sunday with a Monopoly game in his hands? Then we play today's game of Take On Woods before the guys discuss when Xander Bogaerts may return to the Padres lineup, and we have an update on the team's television deal. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories of the day. Then the guys discuss "Etsy witches" and whether or not Woodsy should look into purchasing the services of one. And at the bottom of the hour we look ahead to tonight's game in New York against the Mets as Nick Pivetta looks to get the Padres back on track. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by providing an update on a story from yesterday about the letter "from Bob Uecker" that Brewers manager Pat Murphy read to his team after they clinched a playoff spot, and we actually get a letter from our boss, Adam. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys talk about some comments made by SDSU football's head coach Sean Lewis, who has apparently been going to classrooms offering students free tickets to this weekend's game against Cal? Listen here!

Ben & Woods catch up with Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler who calls in from New York City for his weekly segment! Listen here as Jesse talks about being named Awful Announcing's #2 radio booth in all of baseball, what he expects this week between the Padres and Mets, and MUCH more! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with our annual tradition of going over next year's Coachella festival lineup that was announced in the last 24 hours! Then we play today's game of Take On Woods before the guys head out to New York City where Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler is standing by for his weekly segment as we preview this week's series against the Mets! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of stories from Paulie, including a major cheating scandal at the 2025 World Stone Skimming Championships?? Then at the bottom of the hour the guys are joined by our pal Casey Stern from the "Unfiltered" podcast who is a big New York Mets fan, and we preview this week's series out at Citi Field. Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about Paulie's upcoming move, which leads to a conversation about tipping etiquette and Woodsy's admitting he hates the asks for donations when checking out at the grocery store. Then we get to today's game of Take On Woods before The Athletic's Dennis Lin for our weekly conversation after the Padres took 3 of 4 from the Colorado Rockies! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top headlines from over the weekend. Then at the bottom of the hour, Benny sits down on the therapist couch and Woodsy asks how he is feeling as his youngest son, 20 years old, is packing up to move himself all the way up to Seattle tomorrow morning to start the next chapter of his life! Listen here!

Ben & Woods are joined by The Athletic's Dennis Lin for our weekly conversation! Listen here as Dennis gives his thoughts on the Padres taking 3 of 4 from Colorado, some injury updates, his thoughts on what a potential 3 game wildcard rotation would look like, and more!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by talking about the rest of the games from the weekend, including Friday's ugly loss and Saturday's big win over Colorado, and the MLB playoff picture beginning to come into focus. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by our pal Craig Elsten who makes his weekly Monday appearance! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some more thoughts on last night's 2-0 win over the Rockies, and whether or not it is time for Manny Machado to take a day off, as he continues with his offensive slump. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by Darren Smith for our weekly chat, talking a little SDFC and some Padres vs Rockies! Listen here!

Padres President of Baseball Operations and General Manager AJ Preller joined Ben & Woods on Friar Friday! Listen here as AJ talks about the upcoming postseason and how to balance resting guys vs playing for a higher seed, Randy Vasquez's great start last night, the team's offensive identity, and MUCH more!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by welcoming Padres President of Baseball Operations and General Manager AJ Preller back to the show on a Friar Friday! Then we play a game of "Take On Woods" before the guys go around the few scores in Major League Baseball last night and take a look at the updated NL West and wildcard standings. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report, and the guys discuss "unlikely movie villains". Then Benny gives us his Super Sexy Saturday Stinkfist Schedule with the best road map for watching some college football tomorrow before we wrap up the show talking Padres and Rockies, and how the Padres MUST take at least 3 of 4 from Colorado this weekend! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories of the day, including a feature on Apple's new Airpods that were announced this week. Then we get to this week's NFL Threesome before the guys turn our attention to this weekend's 4 game series with the Colorado Rockies that begins tonight down at Petco Park! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some more thoughts on last night's game, Jackson Merrill dropping a bunt down in the 4th inning, and why we all have some major concerns with the "small-ball" strategy the Padres offense is utilizing. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by Padres pre and postgame show host Sam Levitt for our weekly conversation! Listen here!

Eno Sarris (The Athletic) joined Ben & Woods on Thursday morning for our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here as Eno discusses the Padres small-ball mentality and their bunting usage, potential playoff opponents for the Padres, and MUCH more

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by talking about Adam's super effective sales pitch that he gave to the guys after yesterday's show... Then we play a game of Real or Fake on a Throwback Thursday before the guys catch up with Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some continued thoughts on last night's game, as Fernando Tatis Jr robbed ANOTHER home run last night, and it's time to just give him his 2nd Platinum Glove right now! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys wish Anthony Rizzo well in retirement which was announced this morning, and we get an updated look at the National League West and Wildcard standings! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by talking about Manny Machado showing some emotion last night when he took out some frustrations on a Gatorade cooler in the Padres dugout. Then at the bottom of the hour we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top stories of the day, including Awful Announcing's "Top 25 Most Influential Sports Broadcasters of the 2000s" list. Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy shaking his head after realizing that all of his production that he needed to do after yesterday's show, was actually just one big prank set up by Paulie! Then we get to today's game of Take On Woods before the guys turn their attention to tonight's game and explain why tonight is as close to a "must-win" game as it gets. Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about a breakfast treat from our youth, and we talk about what our Instagram algorithms currently look like. Then we play today's game of Take On Woods before the guys are joined by Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler who checks in for his weekly visit and discusses last night's walkoff win over the Cincinnati Reds! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour talking about some discussion in the YouTube chat with some fans wanting Manny Machado to take a day off, and the guys just feel like that is NOT an option right now. Then we preview tonight's game against the Reds with Michael King return to the mound, and we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top headlines of the morning. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about Mike Shildt's bold strategy that paid off last night, and the guys give Wandy Peralta his flowers for his performance in the 10th inning. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys discuss a significant new rule change in the NFL that played out on Monday Night Football last night, and we praise Gavin Sheets for another HUGE performance for the Padres! Listen here!

Ben & Woods are joined by Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler! Listen here as Jesse reflects on last night's walkoff win over the Cincinnati Reds and where a sac fly ranks on walkoff calls, we give him this week's "incorporator" word, and MUCH more!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with an updated look at the NL West and Wildcard standings, and the Padres best path to potentially hosting a playoff series in just a few weeks. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by Craig Elsten for our weekly conversation, and Craig gives us his biggest takeaways from the Padres weekend series in Colorado. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with some thoughts on the weekend of college and NFL football before we preview tonight's game at Petco Park as Yu Darvish gets the start and the Padres welcome the Cincinnati Reds to town. And we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top headlines from the weekend! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by getting a full review of "Banana Ball" from Woodsy, after he and his family went and saw the Savannah Bananas at a sold-out Petco Park on Friday night. Then we play today's game of Take On Woods before the guys are joined by Dennis Lin from The Athletic! Listen here!

Dennis Lin (The Athletic) joined Ben & Woods on Monday morning! Listen here as Dennis gives us his thoughts on the Padres taking 2 of 3 from the Rockies as they return home to face Cincinnati, an update on when Michael King will make his next start for the Padres, and MORE!

Padres skipper Mike Shildt joined Ben & Woods on Friday for The Manager's Report! Listen here as he talks about what it will take for the Padres to get back to their winning ways, what he has seen from the starting pitching in the last 2 weeks, injury updates, and MUCH more!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by chatting with Padres skipper Mike Shildt who calls in on a Friar Friday for The Manager's Report, and he talks about getting his team back to their winning ways. Then the guys react to what they heard from Shildt before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories of the morning, including an update to yesterday's NFL Redzone story that had many consumers upset. Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by hearing about how things went for Woodsy yesterday as he participated in PA auditions for the San Diego Seals and is assisting in the selection of his replacement. Then we play a game of Take On Woods before the guys look ahead to this weekend's series against the Colorado Rockies, and why it is so important for the Padres to just win tonight. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some continued thoughts on last night's NFL game, and Benny gives us his Super Sexy Saturday Stinkfist Schedule for the best college football viewing experience this weekend. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we are joined by San Diego radio legend Darren Smith for his weekly appearance on the show! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with an early edition of The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories before we get to our first NFL Threesome of the season! And at the bottom of the hour, the guys chat with In-Season Sammy Levitt and get his takeaways after a pretty embarrassing 3 games for the Padres this week as they were swept by the Baltimore Orioles. Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about the Savannah Bananas who will be taking over Petco Park this weekend, and Woodsy in attendance tomorrow night! Then we get to a game of Real or Fake on a Throwback Thursday before the guys are joined by The Athletic's Eno Sarris for our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with a few more phone calls from Padres fans as we try to sort out the mess that is this current losing streak for the team. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys get to this week's Throwback Thursday clip from 6 years ago, and we discuss some scores around Major League Baseball as all of the playoff contenders in the National League continue to play .500 ball at best. Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by welcoming Woodsy's new best friend, Aussie Tony, to the studio! Listen here as the guys talk about how Woods and Tony met in Manchester back in July at the Oasis concert, why Tony is visiting Southern California from Australia this week, and HOW he missed his flight over here even though he was at the airport the entire time??

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by turning our attention to today's series finale between the Padres and the Orioles, and we're simply asking that the Padres DON'T get swept today. Then at the bottom of the hour we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top headlines, including some news for San Diego State basketball fans. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour continuing to talk about last night's loss to the Orioles, and if Mike Shildt needs to make any changes to the lineup? Then we hear how Jesse Agler incorporated the word "sphygmomanometer" into last night's broadcast before we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" and also go over a few stories that stood out to us from yesterday in Major League Baseball. Listen here!

Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler joined Ben & Woods for his regular Tuesday chat! Listen here as Jesse gives his thoughts on the Padres dropping 6 of their last 8 games, the small-ball strategy the Padres are using, we give him this week's "incorporator" word, and MUCH more!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Ben asking Woodsy if he's a complete psychopath after his wife, Hannah, revealed something that Woods does when cooking with eggs? Then we get to our daily game of Take On Woods before the guys chat with Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler who calls into the show each and every Tuesday morning! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with Woodsy talking about his pal Aussie Tony landing in San Diego yesterday before the guys discuss some of the college football that had us entertained over the holiday weekend. Then we turn our attention over to tonight's game between the Padres and Orioles as Yu Darvish looks to get the team back on track, and we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories from the weekend. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some more thoughts on yesterday's loss to the Orioles, and why Jackson Merrill was brought in to pinch run in the 9th inning, but not to hit? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by our pal Craig Elsten who we missed yesterday while off for Labor Day, and we get his thoughts on a disappointing stint for the Padres and another huge road win for SDFC! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour talking some Padres vs Twins coming up this weekend, and everyone's favorite topic lately: lineup construction! Then we bring you the return of "Ben's Super Sexy Saturday (Stinkfist) Schedule" of the best way to watch some college football this weekend before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top headlines. Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy telling us all about what it will be like for him this weekend as travel ball season has officially arrived for 7 year old Beau. Then we play a game of Take On Woods on a Friday morning before our pal and SDFC broadcaster Darren Smith joins the show for his weekly Friday appearance! Listen here!

Padres Assistant General Manager Josh Stein joined Ben & Woods on Friar Friday! Listen here as Josh reflects back on July's trade deadline and how the new players have fit in here in San Diego, how he and AJ Preller and their team plan to replenish the farm system, and MUCH more!