Podcasts about smart baseball

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by revisiting a couple of all-time favorite clips for our Throwback Thursday segment after we talk about our continued excitement for next week's work trip to Chicago! Then we play a game of Real or Fake before we get to our weekly Smart Baseball segment with Eno Sarris before we sign off and head over to the Epic Padres Roundtable! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy needing some assistance as he attempts to go through his spam folder in his email. Then we play a game of Real or Fake on a Throwback Thursday before the guys are joined by the great Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our weekly “Smart Baseball” segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with some laughs as we get to a great, unplanned Throwback Thursday clip to kick off the hour! Then we play a game of “Real or Fake” before the guys are joined by our friend Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our weekly “Smart Baseball” segment that we always look forward to before we sign off and head over to today's Epic Padres Roundtable! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by continuing to talk about the Padres abysmal offense after they lost their 4th straight game, and we once again discuss where the blame falls. Then we play 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 start the 8am hour by welcoming San Diego FC's head coach Mikey Varas back to the show to talk about how his squad is feeling heading into their final match before the World Cup break! Then we play a game of Real Or Fake before the guys are joined by the great Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our weekly “Smart Baseball” segment before we sign off and head over to today's Epic Padres Roundtable! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Benny telling us about a scenario with his other job in the next few weeks where he may have to do sports, anchor the news, AND report the weather all in the same night for 10 News? Then we play a game of Real or Fake on a Throwback Thursday before the guys are joined by the great Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 3rd and final hour this morning with the guys talking about our new sister-station up in Los Angeles as 97.1 The Fan is set to become LA's first FM all-sports station next Monday . Then we play a game of Real or Fake on a Throwback Thursday before the guys are joined by our pal Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our weekly Smart Baseball segment before we sign off this morning and head over to our Soundspace for today's Epic Padres Roundtable! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by talking about a meeting that happened here at Audacy San Diego yesterday, and we get to today's MLB Reacharound! Then we play a game of Real or Fake and get to today's Throwback Thursday clip before the guys are joined by Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our weekly “Smart Baseball” segment to wrap up the show an hour early as we head over to this week's Epic Padres Roundtable! Listen here!

Woodsy and Paul open the 8am hour ranting about how difficult it can still be, in 2026, to watch baseball games through MLB's official app, and we also get to our Throwback Thursday clip for the week! Then we play a game of Real or Fake and try to qualify a listener for some Padres tickets before the guys are joined by Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our favorite “Smart Baseball” segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am (and final) hour this morning by talking about some busy afternoons for the show, and how excited we are to get down to Petco Park later today and hope for a Padres sweep! Then we play a game of Real or Fake on a Throwback Thursday before the guys wrap up the show by connecting with The Athletic's Eno Sarris for our weekly “Smart Baseball” segment before our Epic Padres Roundtable! Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 9am hour with a delayed edition of Smart Baseball after we missed chatting with Eno Sarris on yesterday's show! Then we take a look around the league at everything else that happened in Major League Baseball yesterday before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories of the morning as we take a look at the rest of the weekend series between the Padres and Rockies! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Ben wondering if he can make-good on his failed Christmas gift for Woodsy a few months back by buying him a ticket to a music festival coming up later this year? Then we play a game of Real or Fake on a Throwback Thursday before the guys are joined by our friend Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our weekly “Smart Baseball” segment and we head off to the 9am start of our Epic Padres Roundtable! Listen here!

Ben & Paul kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories that we haven't gotten to yet this morning! Then with us off for the rest of the week, we get to our weekly NFL Threesome segment before the guys are joined at the bottom of the hour by Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our weekly Smart Baseball segment and we get his thoughts on the World Series matchup between the Blue Jays and the dodgers. 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 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 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 start the 8am hour by revisiting a funny moment that happened earlier in the week on the show and got completely looked over. Then we play 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 are joined by Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here as Eno talks about what losing Ramon Laureano to a fractured finger means for the Padres, how he likes their wildcard matchup with the Chicago Cubs, and MORE!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by discussing their "new billboard" that one of Ben's colleagues at least THOUGHT he saw yesterday. Then we play 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 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!

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 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 are joined by The Athletic's Eno Sarris for his weekly "Smart Baseball" weekly segment!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy talking about our pal "Aussie Tony" who will be in San Diego next week, and we bring back "Ben's Alphabet" that made us laugh so hard at the start of today's show! Then we play 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!

Eno Sarris, MLB analyst for The Athletic, joins Ben & Woods for his weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy asking for an update on Ben's flea situation, and Ben actually takes a call from his pest control guy ON THE AIR. Then we play 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 & Paul are joined by Eno Sarris from The Athletic for his weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here as Eno gives his thoughts on the bolstered Padres bullpen, how he thinks the Padres did at the trade deadline, and MUCH more!

Ben & Paul start the 8am hour by taking a look at the remaining 47 games for the Padres and how big some of these games in the next couple of weeks feel with the Padres now fully entrenched in a battle for the NL West division title! Then we get to a game of Real or Fake on a Throwback Thursday before the guys are joined by Eno Sarris for his weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods catch up with Eno Sarris from The Athletic who is back from his trip to Germany and joins the guys for his weekly Smart Baseball segment!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy asking Ben how he plans to celebrate National Self-Care Day, and he has a recommendation for Ben. Then we play a game of Real or Fake on a Throwback Thursday before the guys catch up with Eno Sarris from The Athletic who has been out of the country for the last 2 weeks and joins us for his weekly Smart Baseball segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods chat with Dylan from the substack "Letters To AJ" who provides a brilliant analysis of the San Diego Padres' performance, and what should and should not concern fans. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with some Smart Baseball, but with Eno Sarris on vacation for the next 2 weeks we chat with Padres blogger Dylan from the substack "Letters To AJ" who becomes an instant fan-favorite with his analysis of the San Diego Padres. Then we get to a fun Throwback Thursday clip from just one year ago before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories of the day! Listen here!

Ben & Woods are joined by Eno Sarris from The Athletic who calls in every Thursday morning for our weekly Smart Baseball segment! Listen here as Eno gives his thoughts on the Padres' performance this week, he takes his victory lap for his years of praising Adrian Morejon, where would he like to see Luis Arraez in the lineup, and more!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with some continued thoughts on the life of music legend Brian Wilson who passed away yesterday at the age of 82. Then we get to a game of "Real or Fake" on a Throwback Thursday before Eno Sarris from The Athletic joins the show for our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here!

Eno Sarris from The Athletic joined Ben & Woods for our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here as Eno discusses Padres vs dodgers this week, the Padres' approach at the plate, trade targets, and more!

Eno Sarris from The Athletic makes his weekly appearance with Ben & Woods for our "Smart Baseball" segment, and we talk Padres / Giants, the Padres bullpen usage, and more! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about going to concerts during the week, like Paulie is doing tonight, and we get to a couple of fun Throwback Thursday clips! Then we play our 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 start the 8am hour by getting ready for this morning's series finale in Toronto by simply just asking that the Padres score A RUN today. Then we chat with our beloved In-Season Sammy for a few minutes before Real or Fake, and the guys are joined by The Athletic's Eno Sarris for some "Smart Baseball"! Listen here!

Ben & Woods are joined by Eno Sarris from The Athletic who joins the show every Thursday for our "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here as Eno gives some thoughts on Dylan Cease looking more like himself, the Padres possibly going with a 6 man rotation when Darvish returns, and MUCH more!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about some comments from Fernando Tatis Jr where he said he wasn't feeling super great the last couple of days, and the guys discuss how every job, even the fun ones, can be a grind and wear you down. 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! 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 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 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!

Woodsy, Paul, and Jake Garegnani start the 8am hour by talking about our vinyl record collecting habits, and whether or not we are all just wasting money. Then we play a game of "Real or Fake" on a Throwback Thursday before we are joined by The Athletic's Eno Sarris who joins us each and every Thursday for our "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about a funny conversation between Don, Mud, and Bob Scanlan during yesterday's game about when they start their packing for a road trip. Then we get to a game of Real or Fake on a Throwback Thursday before we are joined by the great Eno Sarris for our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods are joined by The Athletic's Eno Sarris for our weekly Smart Baseball segment! Listen here as Eno talks about the Padres 5-1 homestand, what's clicking for Fernando Tatis Jr, and MUCH more!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by resetting the awkward ending to the 7am hour by going to the tape with Ben repeating Woodsy and Paul, and it turns into a bit of a therapy session for Ben who gets emotional before we go to commercial break. Then we play a game of "Real or Fake" on a Throwback Thursday before we are joined by The Athletic's Eno Sarris for our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment at the bottom of the hour! Listen here!