Podcasts about smart baseball

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!

Ben & Woods are joined by The Athletic's Eno Sarris for our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here as Eno talks about the 1st place Padres returning home after a 3-3 road trip, how the team is navigating the injuries in their lineup, his level of concern with Dylan Cease, and MUCH more!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about whether or not Major League Baseball should make changes to their playoff format. Then on a Throwback Thursday we play a game of Real or Fake before we welcome The Athletic's Eno Sarris back to the show for our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment during the season! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by giving some more thoughts on the World Series coming to an end, and how the Padres will bounce back in 2025. Then the guys discuss San Diego State's dominating win over CSU San Marcos last night in an exhibition game at Viejas Arena before we get to some "Smart Baseball" with The Athletic's Eno Sarris! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about a new feature on the Audacy app which allows listeners to send voice messages directly to the show! Then we congratulate Jackson Merrill on winning The Sporting News Rookie of the Year for the National League before we are joined by The Athletic's Eno Sarris for our weekly Smart Baseball segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour continuing our discussion about Luis Arráez, and whether or not the Padres may trade him? Then at the bottom of the hour we are joined by the great Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour continuing to talk about, you guessed it, game 5 of the NLDS tomorrow night! We talk about how confident we are in the Padres chances to move on the the NLCS and take some calls from listeners before we're joined by The Athletic's Eno Sarris at the bottom of the hour for our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about last night's clubhouse champagne celebration after the Padres advanced to the NLDS, and Paulie was down there covering the whole thing! Then we hear some more clubhouse conversations that Tony Gwynn Jr had with Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill before we get to our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment with The Athletic's Eno Sarris at the bottom of the hour! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about the new Netflix series on the Menendez brothers, and Woods wonders if Ben ever ran into them as a kid when he was living the high life in Los Angeles. That conversation leads to a discussion on conjugal visits in prison, and Tier 1 listener Jane Doe calls in to actually tell us about her conjugal visits she participated in years ago! And at the bottom of the hour our pal Eno Sarris joins the show for our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by discussing some comments from Manny Machado, who doubled down last night saying that he believes this week was a World Series preview between the Padres and Astros. Then we get to this week's Throwback Thursday clip featuring Mark Grant before we are joined by The Athletic's Eno Sarris for our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here!

Woodsy and Paul start the 8am hour on a Throwback Thursday by going through the archives and playing a couple of fun clips from show history during this week, and it brings us to the origin of the most iconic "drop" in Ben & Woods history! Then at the bottom of the hour we are joined by Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about a big show meeting that we had yesterday, which of course Ben tried to end prematurely. Then we discuss the breaking news from the world of soccer as Alex Morgan announces her retirement and we get to our "Smart Baseball" segment with Eno Sarris from The Athletic! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with a late edition of Smart Baseball with Eno Sarris from The Athletic! Then at the bottom of the hour we get to The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories of the day, AND we bring you a bonus segment with Sammy Levitt joining the show in-studio before today's Padres pregame show! Listen here!

Ben & Woods catch up with The Athletic's Eno Sarris for our weekly "Smart Baseball" conversation! Listen here as Eno gives us his thoughts on Matt Waldron's recent struggles, pitching in San Diego vs other cities, and MUCH more!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by talking about some "body work" that Woods has had done on him before, and how there's no chance Ben could handle the pain that comes with that type of sports massage. Then the guys discuss the news that the NWSL is getting rid of their player draft, and how that could potentially be something that other sports leagues look into? Then at the bottom of the hour Eno Sarris joins the show for his weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with a little Throwback Thursday clip from our beloved Mark Grant joining us in-studio a couple of years ago, and revealing to us his love of musicals. We also get to a "Shoutout To His Family" and talk about the founder of Famous Amos cookies passing away yesterday before we're joined by The Athletic's Eno Sarris at the bottom of the hour for our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour previewing what may occur next week on the show for our annual "Summer Break" week where ANYTHING is possible!  Then at the bottom of the hour, The Athletic's Eno Sarris joins the show for his weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods have their weekly "Smart Baseball" conversation with Eno Sarris from The Athletic! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am by chatting with Eno Sarris of The Athletic a day early since we will be off for the rest of the week. Then we look ahead to tonight's matchup between the Padres and Rangers with Adam Mazur taking the mound before we get to The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories of the morning and wish everyone a Happy 4th of July! Listen here!

After being burned so many times, after this Wizards draft, is it time to start trusting the people in charge? Then, Doc thinks the Nats need to get back to playing SMART BASEBALL. Finally, Coach Terrance Byrd joins the show to talk youth sports and his goals with Maryland Heat football

Ben & Woods catch up with Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here as Eno talks about Kyle Higashioka's insanely hot month of June, why Ha-seong Kim is leading the team in WAR, and MUCH more!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour sidetracked after getting into a conversation about who / when you leave a tip. Then we get a special PSA from our buddy John down the hall at KSON before we continue our conversation about whether or not Ha-seong Kim could be traded before next month's Trade Deadline. And at the bottom of the hour, Eno Sarris from The Athletic joins the show for his weekly Smart Baseball segment! Listen here!

The Athletic's Eno Sarris joins Ben & Woods for his weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here as Eno gives us his thoughts on a rough week for the Padres, if he thinks AJ Preller needs to make another big trade, if Garrett Crochet from the White Sox is worth any top prospects, and MUCH more!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy sharing a very proud dad moment that he got to experience yesterday, before we discuss whether or not AJ Preller should make another big trade, or let the current team dictate whether or not they are playoff contenders. And at the bottom of the hour, we're joined by Eno Sarris from The Athletic for his weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour finally hearing about Woodsy's experience at Joshua Tree last week since he was out sick for the past 2 days, and we play a game of Real or Fake on a Throwback Thursday! Then at the bottom of the hour we're joined by our buddy Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our Super Polished, Yet To Be Named, Smart Baseball Weekly Segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with a Shoutout To His Family that is unfortunately near and dear to our hearts. Then we notice on MLB Network that Brian Kenny STILL believes the Padres should rebuild? And we discuss whether or not Michael King was upset with Mike Shildt taking him out of the game in the 7th inning last night before we talk with The Athletic's Eno Sarris and get ready for the Padres pregame show and series finale in Cincinnati! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour addressing the loud boos that were heard at Petco Park yesterday afternoon as the Padres were swept by the Colorado Rockies. Then, at the bottom of the hour, we're joined by Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our weekly "Smart Baseball" conversation! Listen here!

Ben & Woods are joined by Eno Sarris from The Athletic, as we are each and every Thursday morning! Listen here as we get Eno's thoughts on what Luis Arráez brings to the Padres lineup, how NASTY Dylan Cease has been so far this season, and more!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by resetting the show, and somehow going down a path of whether or not you sit when you pee... Then we play another Throwback Thursday clip to keep the laughs going before we're joined by The Athletic's Eno Sarris for some "Smart Baseball" and get his thoughts on the Luis Arráez trade, Dylan Cease DOMINATING the Cubs, and more! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour discussing the latest from MLB insider Jeff Passan on ESPN, who says the Padres are one of the biggest disappointments in baseball through the first month of the season? Then at the bottom of the hour we're joined by Eno Sarris from The Athletic for his weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about superstitions in baseball, after Michael King took a no-hitter into the 7th inning of yesterday's game.  Then we discuss the Padres TV settlement that was reported earlier this week before we go back to the phones and chat with The Athletic's Eno Sarris for our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about whether or not they feel the Cubs were throwing at Fernando Tatis Jr late in yesterday's game. Then at the bottom of the hour, we get to our weekly Smart Baseball segment with The Athletic's Eno Sarris and we get his opinions on whether or not he thinks the new pitch clock is in any way responsible for the surge in pitcher injuries we've seen recently. Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour continuing to talk about the Juan Soto story in The Athletic, and how maybe he wasn't the villain, but Scott Boras was? Then at the bottom of the hour we're joined by our pal Eno Sarris for his "Super Polished, Yet To Be Named, Smart Baseball Weekly Segment"! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour continuing our conversation from last segment about Trent Grisham, and also what the team could / should do with Jake Cronenworth. Then at the bottom of the hour we're joined by The Athletic's Eno Sarris who gives us his thoughts on why Trent Grisham's defensive metrics were so low in 2023, whether or not he thinks Fernando Tatis Jr could be an above average center fielder, and MUCH more!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour continuing to talk MLB playoffs and how Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, and the dodgers fell FLAT to the Diamondbacks who advanced to the NLCS. Then we preview tonight's matchup between the Phillies and Braves before we're joined by Eno Sarris for our weekly Smart Baseball segment and get his thoughts on the playoffs! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about what we think the 2024 season will look like now that we can safely assume that both Bob Melvin and AJ Preller will return to the San Diego Padres next year. Then at the bottom of the hour we're joined by our pal Eno Sarris for his weekly "Super Polished, Yet To Be Named, Smart Baseball Weekly Segment"! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about how the Padres are somehow STILL alive, and we look at just how ridiculous the Padres' path to the playoffs still remains. Then we get a little "Basketball Ben" to recap yesterday's massive NBA trade before we're joined by our pal Eno Sarris from The Athletic for his last weekly conversation of the regular season. Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about a LOT of questions we all have about what the 2024 starting rotation will look like for the Padres. Then we have some "Throwback Thursday" fun before we're joined by The Athletic's Eno Sarris at the bottom of the hour for our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here!

Ben & Paul start a guest-heavy 8am hour by welcoming the great Amy Trask (CBS Sports) back to the show, and getting all of her thoughts on the big Aaron Rodgers injury, and what she believes the Jets will do! Then at the bottom of the hour, The Athletic's Eno Sarris returns to the show for his weekly "Smart Baseball" segment, and we get his thoughts on Blake Snell's dominant 2023, what to do with Juan Soto, and MUCH more! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about just a couple of reasons why the Padres are behind other MLB teams as far as investing in your organization goes, and how they can improve. Then we revisit a horrific moment from the pandemic for a little Throwback Thursday in Ben & Woods history before we're joined by our buddy Eno Sarris from The Athletic for his weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here!