The Xander Bogaerts Conversation | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): The Case For... Series hosted by BIB contributor Reece Green, allowing the biggest fan of every MLB team the chance to state their team's case for the 2024 season, continues with Padres Fanatic and host of the Talking Friars Podcast and YouTube Channel, Ben Fadden (@TalkingFriars), who shares cautious optimism that the Padres have the necessary star power and youth to compete for an NL Wild Card spot while conceding the NL West to the Dodgers

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Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report, and Paul’s top stories of the morning which today includes a story about the mob possibly rigging SEC football games? Then we give some final thoughts for the week before we wrap up the show with some “Things Ben Likes”! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about ways the Padres can improve still, just 12 days before the season opener in Korea, and it leads to a heated debate between Ben and Woods about... run differential! Then our Tier 1 Tour continues with a quick look at the Oakland A's before we hit the phones and are joined by our beloved Eno Sarris from The Athletic and get his thoughts on Spring Training, free agency, and more! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with a special station announcement regarding our watch party for Opening Day on March 20th as the Padres take on the dodgers in Korea! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we get back to some Padres talk, and try to guess what the starting outfield will look like on Opening Day, in particular who will be getting the starts in CF and LF. Listen here!

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Friday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as we welcome Woodsy back to the studio and hear all about his concert experience up in LA. Then Ben sets the menu for today's show before we talk some Padres baseball and look at their current payroll and attempt to project what we think the Opening Day roster will look like! Listen here!

Ben & Paul kick off the 9am hour by continuing our Tier 1 Tour and with the Houston Astros up today, we check in with our friend and Astros broadcaster Geoff Blum! Then we take a look through the archives on a Throwback Thursday at a couple of fun moments that happened on the show this week in 2022, before we get to The Reindl Report and Paulie’s top stories of the day, including someone online who thinks they invented “hanging out”... Listen here!

Ben & Paul start the 8am hour by continuing to discuss where our confidence levels are at with the San Diego Padres compared to a month ago right before Spring Training starts, and we focus on the pitching staff. Then we open up the phones and let Tier 1's give us thoughts on where their confidence is at with the team before we head out to Peoria for our daily check-in with Sammy Spring Training! Listen here!

Ben & Paul kick off the 7am hour talking a little college hoops with San Diego State announcing yesterday that they have signed Brian Dutcher to a 5 year contract extension with the basketball team. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we're joined by ESPN MLB insider David Schoenfield who gives us his thoughts on how the Padres can address some of their needs, with Opening Day in just under 2 weeks from now. Listen here!