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The final hour of The FAN Morning Show kicks off with Pat Garrity, former NBA forward and current Stadium front office analyst, stopping by to discuss Thursday night's NBA Draft, Victor Wembanyama's unique skill set, potential fits for the Raptors at No. 13, where Canadian Leonard Miller fits in this year's draft class, the Suns' acquisition of Bradley Beal, potential suitors for Fred VanVleet, and the Raptors reaching a major inflection point. Later, Ailish and Justin are joined by Rod Barajas, former MLB catcher and current Miami Marlins Field Coordinator, to chat about Miami's emergence this season, his experience playing for the Blue Jays, what it was like catching Roy Halladay, and Luis Arraez's quest to maintain a .400 batting average (25:30). Ailish and Justin close out the show by assembling our daily Wake and Rake parlay (41:40). The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.
Regular readers of this newsletter/podcast accompaniment knew last night that Pete Alonso didn't just reclaim the major league home run lead all by himself with his blast in San Francisco, he tied a Mets team record with his ninth dinger in 20 games to start the season.Dave Kingman got to nine homers in 18 games in 1976, while Neil Walker hit his ninth dinger of 2016, like Alonso, in game 20. In all three cases, the players appeared in each of the Mets' first 20 games.Walker stopped going deep so much after his blistering April for the defending National League champions that season. His 10th homer came in Denver on May 14, his 34th game of the season and the Mets' 36th. As for Kingman, his 10th homer of 1976 came in his and the team's 23rd game of the year, on May 4 to help Tom Seaver get a 5-3 victory over his future Reds teammates.And Kingman stayed hot, as his 14 homers in his first 30 games of 1976 (he played the first 39, for the record), still the most in Mets history, ahead of… also Kingman, with 12 in 1982. Yoenis Céspedes hit 11 in his first 30 games of both 2015 (after coming to the Mets) and 2016 (taking the team lead from Walker in the latter), while Mike Jacobs got to 11 in 30 in 2005 and Carlos Delgado in 2006.Alonso already has matched his own career-best start, which was nine homers in his first 30 games in 2019. The others he'll join in double figures with one dinger in the next 10 games? Frank Thomas (1962), Ron Swoboda (1965), Todd Hundley (1997), Benny Agbayani (1999), Mike Piazza (2001), Richard Hidalgo (post-trade 2004), Cliff Floyd (2005), Carlos Beltrán (2006), and John Buck (2013).And if you're wondering about Darryl Strawberry, his best start was nine homers in his first 30 games of 1988, matching Alonso's 2019, Jeff Kent (1994), Piazza (2000), Rod Barajas (2010), Walker, and Jay Bruce (2017). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe
Le Batard and the crew discuss our Mas O Menos event this weekend, everything going on with the LAF Podcast Network and we play our favorite baseball name game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to the brand new By All Means Radio! In this episode we tackle the daunting task of creating a Desert Island Playlist! What would you put on such a playlist? Find out what tracks host Rod Barajas chose for his playlist!
Our favorite sports analyst, David Leland, joined me to break down the San Diego Padres 2019 season. We discuss the manager vacancy and candidates we’d like to see get the gig. Then we break down the entire roster, discuss player performance, propose a variety of trades and project what the line up and pitching rotation looks like for 2020. We also touch on the new #BringBacktheBrown uniforms, the front office, Aztec football and much more. So many topics and people were mentioned including Andy Green, Joe Maddon, Buck Showalter, Mike Scioscia, Carlos Beltran, Moises Alou, Brad Ausmus, Joe Girardi, Phil Nevin, Reno Aces, Ron Washington, Rod Barajas, Dave Roberts, Austin Hedges, Francisco Mejia, Austin Allen, Luis Torrens, Luis Campusano, Eric Hosmer, Luis Urias, Ty France, Greg Garcia, Ian Kinsler, Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado, Seth Mejias-Brean, CJ Abrams, Xavier Edwards, Owen Miller, Wil Myers, Manuel Margot, Hunter Renfroe, Nick Martini, Travis Jankowski, Josh Naylor, Franmil Reyes, Taylor Trammel, Mookie Betts, JD Martinez, Andrew Benintendi, Rick Porcello, Chris Sale, David Price, Jake Peavy, Mitch Moreland, Mat Latos, Josh Bell, Starling Marte, Joey Votto, Freddie Freeman, Paul Goldschmidt, Pete Alonso, Brandon Belt, Chris Paddack, Dinelson Lamet, Joey Lucchesi, Eric Lauer, Robbie Erlin, Nick Margevicius, Cal Quantrill, Garrett Richards, Logan Allen, Kirby Yates, Andres Munoz, Michel Baez, Pedro Avila, David Bednar, Luis Perdomo, Craig Stammen, Matt Strahm, Eric Yardley, Glenn Hoffman, Darren Balsley, Skip Schumaker, Ron Fowler, Mike Dee, AJ Preller, Sergio Romo, Stephen Strassberg, Mike Soroka, Bruce Bochy, Jack McKeon, Bud Black, Don Welke. #JohnRileyProject #Padres #Life #Liberty #PursuitofHappiness #AztecforLife JRP0078 David Leland Info: Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveySports98 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sdfanscentral/ John Riley Project Info: Bookings? Inquiries? Contact me at https://johnrileyproject.com/Donations: https://www.patreon.com/johnrileyprojectSponsorship Inquiries: https://johnrileyproject.com/sponsorship/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJJSzeIW2A-AeT7gwonglMAFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnrileyproject/Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnRileyPowayInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnrileypoway/iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/john-riley-project-podcast/id1435944995?mt=2Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3llrMItpbx9JRa08UTrswAStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/john-riley-projectGoogle Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9qb2hucmlsZXlwcm9qZWN0LmNvbS9mZWVkLwTune In: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/John-Riley-Project-Podcast-p1154415/Listen Notes: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/john-riley-project-john-riley-2l4rEIo1RJM/Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Derek and Darnay bid farewell to Petco Park, following a disappointing final home series of the season. The guys discuss Fernando Tatis Jr., who spent time with the media after their 1-0 loss to the Dodgers (1:26). It was a somber mood after the Petco finale, they wrap up the game and what the end of the season means looking ahead to 2020 (7:11). Plus, a look at the manager search, including one guy who has already taken his name out of the discussion (17:00). And another edition of 3 Up, 3 Down featuring Rod Barajas, Joey Lucchesi, Seth Mejias-Brean and more. To join the #OnFriar conversation, tweet your Padres or San Diego sports thoughts and questions to Darnay (@DarnayTripp) and Derek (@DerekNBCSD). Or interact live during the podcast livestream on NBC 7 San Diego's Facebook every Thursday afternoon.Catch NBC 7's San Diego Padres analysis at NBC7.com/OnFriar and all sports coverage at NBC7.com/SportsWrap. SportsWrap's weekly TV show airs Sunday night on NBC 7 San Diego at 11:35pm.
There will be a new manager when the Padres are wearing their new brown uniforms next season. Andy Green was fired Saturday morning, two years before his contract was due to expire and after four seasons with a 274-366 record. Bench coach Rod Barajas was named interim manager and served in that role Saturday against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Welcome to the brand new By All Means Radio! This episode we tackle the daunting task of creating a Desert Island Playlist! What would you put on such a playlist? Find out what tracks host Rod Barajas chose for his playlist!
Craig and John go over the WAR stat and what it says about Robbie Erlin, discuss the future of Franmil Reyes, laugh at Rod Barajas being in the Padres' clubhouse, and talk about Freddy Galvis' worth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 11. Brian from Raise The Jolly Roger and Jim from Northside Notch joined me as we were without Cory from Three Rivers Blog.More offensive strugglesRod Barajas and Pedro AlvarezA.J. Burnett, James McDonald, and how good the rest of the rotation has beenThe bullpen and how they will perform throughout the seasonWhen will Andrew McCutchen hit homer number one?and more! Check it out! Search Pirates Roundtable Podcast on iTunes to subscribe and download. CLICK HERE TO PLAY / DOWNLOADSUBSCRIBE ON iTUNES