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Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with a few more thoughts on Woodsy's WILD trade idea that he was brave enough to say right at the end of our 7am hour. Then we play today's game of "Take On Woods" before the guys are joined by Dennis Lin from The Athletic who wrote a piece this morning about the Padres reportedly still planning to be buyers at the trade deadline, despite currently being in a freefall in the standings. Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by reacting to and discussing a wild hypothetical trade scenario from our buddy Chris Rose who predicts the Padres will TRADE Mason Miller to the Yankees?? And it doesn't sound as insane as you might think. Then we play today's game of Take On Woods before the guys chat with our Padres LINsider Dennis Lin who joins us each Monday morning at this time! Listen here!
Ben & Woods open the 9am hour by catching up with our Padres LINsider Dennis Lin who usually joins us on Mondays but we missed him yesterday with the holiday, and we get some injury updates from Dennis along with his thoughts on the Padres up and down weekend. Then we look ahead to tonight's pitching matchup between San Diego and Philly before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top headlines. Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about any plans they may have for the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend, and we discuss the Padres returning home to host the LA dodgers for 3 games starting tonight! Then we play a game of Take On Woods (with a slight change to our format!) before the guys are joined by Padres insider Dennis Lin who joins the show each Monday morning to discuss the weekend that was for the Padres! Listen here!
Woods and Paul start the 8am hour with Woodsy telling us all that he's committing to getting back on track and how after cutting loose for a week, it's time to dial in the diet and exercise. Then we play a game of "Take On Woods" without Benny here to host before the guys get to our weekly Monday conversation with our Padres LINsider as Dennis Lin makes his regular visit to the show to discuss the Padres weekend! Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by discussing Ben's absolute meltdown on social media after he snapped and decided to respond to some online criticism of Fernando Tatis Jr. Then we play a game of Take On Woods on a Monday morning before the guys are joined by The Athletic's Dennis Lin who joins us to talk about the Padres dropping 2 of 3 to the White Sox, the updates to Padres ownership from over the weekend, and MUCH more! Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Ben coming to Woodsy's rescue after he was hit with one of his more unique "concierge" requests over the weekend! Then we play a game of Take On Woods before the guys chat with Dennis Lin from The Athletic as we do each Monday, and Dennis talks about being down in Mexico City this weekend, the latest on Padres ownership, and MUCH more! Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with some more thoughts on the Padres winning their series in Anaheim this weekend against the Angels. Then we play a game of Take On Woods before the guys are joined by Dennis Lin of The Athletic who has been BUSY the past week covering the San Diego Padres, and Dennis gives us the latest on where things stand with the team reportedly set to be sold to Jose E Fleciano and Kwanza Jones for $3.9 Billion. Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about Ben's future TV story that he will be working on later today, and Woodsy and Paul have some helpful ideas for him. Then we play a game of Take On Woods before the guys postpone Dennis Lin's weekly segment with him feeling under the weather, and we talk more about the surprise of seeing Fernando Tatis Jr play 2nd base a couple of times this weekend. Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking a little about little pieces of cardboard with baseball player pictures on them that Woodsy and Paul are so enthralled with that they have given their wives "the ick". Then we play a game of Take On Woods before the guys are joined by our Padres LINsider Dennis Lin from The Athletic who joins us each Monday morning to discuss the weekend that was for the Padres! Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by talking about what to do with your children when Spring Break rolls around like it is currently here in San Diego. Then we play today's game of Take On Woods before we're joined by our Padres LINsider Dennis Lin who joins us each Monday during Padres season to talk about the weekend that was for our favorite baseball team! Listen here!
We talked about Dennis Lin's Athletic article and updated on the news of the day. They went through some 2026 projections and Jesse Agler!
Tony and Skraby held it down with Chris out. They talked about some of the questions Dennis Lin had about the Padres, discussed Rob Manfred talking about the upcoming negotiations, and Skraby admitted he was an emo kid.
Dennis Lin reports that the Mets and Padres are talking, but Francisco Lindor isn't a part of those conversations. Yu Darvish said today he doesn't know if he's gonna pitch again. Rivers Return To The NFL.
Dennis Lin reports that the Mets and Padres are talking, but Francisco Lindor isn't a part of those conversations. Yu Darvish said today he doesn't know if he's gonna pitch again. Rivers Return To The NFL.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Monday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as the guys talk about their busy weekends, and we set the menu for today's show. Then at the bottom of the hour the guys discuss some reporting from Dennis Lin in The Athletic that the Padres are entertaining offers for last season's ace, Nick Pivetta? Plus, how does Woodsy feel after Notre Dame was left out of the College Football Playoffs, while 3-loss Alabama got in? Listen here!
Tony Gwynn Jr, Chris Ello, and Matt Skraby talked about the latest Dennis Lin article detailing some of the Padres front office happenings. Plus they talked about the MLB playoff games, had a Countdown, Big 5, and talked SDFC!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Friday morning! We start the show on a somber note with a "Shoutout To His Family" and pay respects the legendary Ace Frehley who passed away at the age of 74. Then the guys set the menu for today's show, which includes some unexpected Padres drama to discuss after Dennis Lin dropped a new story in The Athletic this morning talking about AJ Preller's uncertain future in San Diego and increasing conflict between him and Padres CEO Erik Greupner? Listen here..
Tony Gwynn Jr, Chris Ello, and Matt Skraby tackled the latest news from Dennis Lin on the Padres. We also talked about Aztecs football team with Kirk Kenney, and discussed the MLB playoffs.
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by talking a little more about the Padres offseason, and which players are set to hit free agency and which players we think the Padres should look to bring back in 2026. Then we play a game of Take On Woods before the guys are joined by Dennis Lin from The Athletic for his final weekly segment covering the Padres this season. Listen here!
Dennis Lin (The Athletic) joined Ben & Woods on Monday morning for his final regular Monday segment of the season. Listen here as Dennis speculates on what will happen with AJ Preller who enters the final year of his contract next season, what free agents the Padres may look to re-sign, and MUCH more!
Jesse Agler and Dennis Lin join Ben & Woods from Chicago to preview Game 1 of the Wild Card Series against the Cubs.
The Padres have back-to-back 90 win seasons for the first time ever! And AJ Preller's status moving forward is uncertain per Dennis Lin. Dylan Cease named game 2 starter, Yu Darvish game 3 starter NO King?
Ben & Woods are joined by Dennis Lin from The Athletic for our weekly conversation! Listen here as Dennis discusses how he believes the Padres will handle these final 6 games of the season in preparation for the postseason, if Xander Bogaerts will return to the starting lineup tonight, and MUCH more!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy and Paul having absolutely NO idea what to get Ben for his 50th birthday that is right around the corner. Then we get to today's game of Take On Woods before the guys hit the phone to chat with The Athletic's Dennis Lin who joins us for his weekly segment to discuss the Padres taking 2 of 3 from the White Sox this weekend, how the team plans to prepare for the postseason over these final 6 games, and MUCH more! 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 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!
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!
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) makes his weekly appearance with Ben & Woods and gives his thoughts on the weekend that was for the Padres, who took 2 of 3 from the dodgers this weekend and are now tied for 1st with Los Angeles at the top of the NL West standings! Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy telling us about his weekend exploring the new world of baseball cards, after he posted on X about going to a card store for the first time with his kids, and his post got over 1,000,000 views?? Then we play a quick game of Take On Woods before the guys are joined by Dennis Lin from The Athletic who calls in each Monday during the season to recap the Padres weekend! Listen here!
Dennis Lin from The Athletic makes his weekly visit to the show and gives all of his thoughts on the Padres being swept by the dodgers up in Los Angeles
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by dissecting the infamous list of bootleg movies that Woodsy has mentioned a few times over the year, where his father Gary would stay at home on "Free HBO Weekends" back in the day and record movies all day long to add to his home collection... And we interview Gary Woods himself! Then we get to our daily game of Take On Woods before The Athletic's Dennis Lin joins the show for his weekly segment! Listen here!
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by talking about Dennis Lin's latest story in The Athletic that was written after all of the discussion around the TV broadcast showing the Red Sox looking at footage of Padres closer Robert Suarez on their iPads in the dugout. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys talk more about the woman that was heard on the field mics during yesterday's game at Oracle Park, and what is (and is not) acceptable to do as a fan at a baseball game. Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by resetting the show and talking about how school actually starts TOMORROW for a lot of kids here in San Diego?? Then we play a game of Take On Woods before the guys check in with Dennis Lin from The Athletic who joins the show each Monday to give us his thoughts on yet another successful weekend for the Padres! Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by resetting the show and talking about some selfies that the guys have posted on social media over the last few days. Then we get to our daily game of "Take On Woods" before we're joined by Dennis Lin from The Athletic who calls in each Monday morning to discuss another successful weekend for the Padres! Listen here!
Ben & Woods are joined by Dennis Lin from The Athletic who joins the boys each and every Monday to recap the weekend that was for the San Diego Padres! Listen here as Dennis gives his thoughts on the Padres successful trade deadline, winning this weekend's series vs St. Louis, if we've seen the last of Randy Vasquez in 2025, and MUCH more!
Paul shares his thoughts after watching Happy Gilmore 2 over the weekend and Dennis Lin joins the show to discuss the latest Padres trade rumors, including the likelihood of trading Dylan Cease.
Benny and Paul are joined on Monday by Dennis Lin from The Athletic for his weekly segment! Listen here as Dennis talks about the series win in Washington D.C., this week's series in Miami, Xander Bogaerts' hot month, the upcoming trade deadline, and more!
Ben & Paul start the 8am hour talking about the Padres being 3.5 games behind the dodgers in the National League West, and whether or not you are starting to let yourself dream about winning the division? Then we get to a game of Take On John with our pal John Flint from KSON before the guys are joined by Dennis Lin from The Athletic for his weekly segment! Listen here!
Woodsy and Paul start the 8am hour with Woodsy telling us about some questionable parenting tactics that may or may not have been used over the weekend. Then we get to our daily game of Take On Woods before the guys are joined by The Athletic's Dennis Lin who joins the show each and every Monday morning! Listen here!
Dennis Lin from The Athletic joined Ben & Woods on Monday for his weekly conversation, sponsored by Jamul Casino! Listen here as Dennis talks about the Padres creeping towards the All-Star break, what AJ Preller may be working on as the trade deadline looms closer, Yu Darvish returning to the mound tonight, and MUCH more!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with some more stories from the trip to Philadelphia last week, including some great audio from one of our Lyft drivers, "Philly Mike" and we talk about the ups and downs of the cross-country traveling. Then we get to our daily game of Take On Woods before the guys are joined by The Athletic's Dennis Lin who calls into the show each and every Monday morning! Listen here!
Ben & Woods catch up with Dennis Lin from The Athletic as we do each and every Monday! Listen here as Dennis talks about Xander Bogaerts' surprisingly hot week, taking 2 of 3 from the Royals, his thoughts on this week's series with the Nationals, and more!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about how we spent our weekends, which included a golf tournament and assembling a new desk. Then we play our daily game of "Take On Woods" before we're joined by our Ben & Woods LINsider as Dennis Lin from The Athletic checks in as he does each Monday morning and gives us all of his takeaways from the Padres weekend! Listen here!
Ben & Woods catch up with Dennis Lin from The Athletic who joins the show every Monday morning during the MLB season! Listen here as Dennis talks about the Padres dropping 2 of 3 to the Diamondbacks this weekend, if the team is trending up or down, and MUCH more!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy letting us all know that he will be cruising out RIGHT after the show this morning to go back to the doctor for his annual check-up and to go over all of last week's concerning blood work. Then we play our daily game of Take On Woods before the guys are joined by Dennis Lin from The Athletic for our weekly conversation on the Padres' weekend! Listen here!
Eno and DVR discuss the Red Sox's promotion of Roman Anthony and the future logjam in the outfield once Wilyer Abreu eventually returns from the IL. Plus, the return of Eury Pérez, the Brewers' upcoming promotion of Jacob Misiorowski, and a return trip to the IL for Bryce Miller.Plus, The Athletic's Dennis Lin drops by to discuss the Padres, including the rash of pitching injuries that have impacted the rotation, Xander Bogaerts' lost power, and how A.J. Preller could still find a way to make additions at the Trade Deadline in July.Finally, Eno and DVR take a quick look at the NL Playoff Picture in search of teams that can significantly change their direction in the next seven weeks.Rundown1:09 Roman Anthony Promoted by Red Sox13:01 Jacob Misiorowski to Join Brewers on Thursday as Starter20:06 Eury Pérez: Makes Return From Tommy John Surgery25:37 Denzel Clarke is Amazing30:53 Dennis Lin Joins the Show to Talk Padres47:48 June Check-In: NL Playoff Picture Connecting Buyers & SellersFollow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.socialFollow DVR on Bluesky: @dvr.bsky.sociale-mail: ratesandbarrels@gmail.comJoin our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFeSubscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsHosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno SarrisGuest: Dennis LinProducer: Brian SmithExecutive Producer: Derek VanRiper Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ben & Woods are joined by Dennis Lin from The Athletic as we are each and every Monday! Listen here as our LINsider gives us all of his thoughts on the Padres taking 2 of 3 from the Brewers in Milwaukee and what to expect this week with the Los Angeles dodgers coming to town
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by apologizing after Woodsy got his hand slapped for something he said earlier in the show, and we talk about his Instagram twin that Mark Grant found online and sent over to us last night? Then we play our daily game of "Take On Woods" before the guys are joined by our Ben & Woods LINsider as Dennis Lin makes his weekly visit to the show! Listen here!