Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on another Victory Monday! We start the show with a little foreplay as Woodsy comes clean and admits he was actually NOT sick on Friday morning, but was in fact on a plane to Texas so that he could surprise his father on his 70th birthday over the weekend. Then we talk about Jackson Merrill's expected return tonight in New York before we get to our Padres Wrap-Up and discuss yesterday's 4-0 win over the Pirates as the Padres rolled into Pittsburgh and secure...
May 05, 2025•42 min
May 02, 2025•2 hr 49 min
Ben & Paul kick off the 9am hour with The Manager's Report as Mike Shildt joins the guys from Pittsburgh and checks in ahead of this big 9 game roadtrip for the Padres! Then we react to some news from Shildty related to the starting rotation before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and some of Paulie's top headlines of the morning as we head into the weekend! Listen here!
May 02, 2025•43 min
Padres skipper Mike Shildt joined Ben & Paul on Friar Friday for The Manager's Report! Listen here as Shildty talks about the team getting ready for a 3 city / 9 game road trip, getting some players back off the injured list, his plans for the starting rotation this week, and MUCH more!
May 02, 2025•15 min
Ben & Paul start the 8am hour talking about room service while staying in a hotel, and whether or not it is worth it? Then with Woodsy out sick today, we play a game of Real or Fake before going around the rest of Major League Baseball yesterday and some of the surprising results. Listen here!
May 02, 2025•41 min
Ben & Paul kick off the 7am hour by talking about Kevin Acee's latest story in the Union Tribune about Xander Bogaerts, and the guys discuss IF and WHEN Xander Bogaerts may turn things around and at least somewhat resemble the hitter he was with the Boston Red Sox. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we are joined by SDFC broadcaster Darren Smith for our weekly conversation who is all the way out in Spain this week! Listen here!
May 02, 2025•43 min
Ben and Paul are here for you on a Friar Friday! We start the show with a little foreplay as we wish Woodsy well who is under the weather this morning, and we set the menu for today's show. Then, at the bottom of the hour, with the Padres and Pirates playing on Apple TV+ tonight we head out to PIttsburgh to chat with sideline reporter Tricia Whitaker who will be on the broadcast later today! Listen here!
May 02, 2025•43 min
The guys discuss their takeaways from the first month of the season, Luis Campusano's standing with the organization and which team Padres fans should hate most besides the Dodgers.
May 01, 2025•55 min
May 01, 2025•2 hr 52 min
Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour talking about who the Padres 2nd biggest rival is behind the Los Angeles dodgers? Then we get to this week's Throwback Thursday clip before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and some of Paulie's top headlines of the day! Listen here!
May 01, 2025•44 min
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!
May 01, 2025•42 min
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!
May 01, 2025•16 min
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some continued thoughts on yesterday's game and whether or not the Padres will be able to afford to keep Michael King in a Padres uniform for years to come? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we are joined by In-Season Sammy Levitt and get his thoughts on the Padres' 2 game sweep of the Giants, guys coming off the IL soon, and more! Listen here!
May 01, 2025•44 min
Ben, Woods, and Paulie are here for you on a Thursday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay and learn what Padres gameday programs looked like back in 1976 before we set the menu for today's show! Then at the bottom of the hour we get to our Padres Wrap-Up and discuss yesterday's 5-3 win over the Giants as the Padres secured a quick 2 game sweep of their NL West opponent. Listen here!
May 01, 2025•43 min
Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by reacting to some POSITIVE updates from Kevin Acee about the injuries the Padres are still dealing with. Then we preview this afternoon's game against the Giants before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories of the morning, including more cringey updates to Bill Belichick's relationship with Jordon Hudson. Listen here!
Apr 30, 2025•43 min
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about Woodsy's wardrobe change that he made during the commercial break, and we have some fun with a commercial that we heard featuring our own Ben Higgins! Then we play our daily game of "Take On Woods" before hit the phones and catch up with MLB all-star and Audacy MLB insider Bret Boone who joins the show on a Big League Wednesday! Listen here!
Apr 30, 2025•42 min
MLB all-star and Audacy insider Bret Boone joined Ben & Woods on a Big League Wednesday! Listen here as Boonie talks about what the travel life for an MLB player is like, stealing a pitcher's signs in baseball, and how the Padres are looking as we wrap up the month of April!
Apr 30, 2025•13 min
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about Yuli Gurriel being designated for assignment yesterday by the Padres with Luis Arraez and Jason Heyward coming off the IL, and we hear how Jesse Agler incorporated the word "kenspeckle" into last night's broadcast. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we discuss some of the other MLB action from last night and get to a Shoutout To His Family. Listen here!
Apr 30, 2025•45 min
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Wednesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as San Diego's Concierge Steven Woods tells us about his latest requests that listeners have sent him, despite his begging for people to stop. Then we set the menu for today's show and talk about Tony Gwynn Bobblehead Night down at Petco Park last night before we get to our Padres Wrap-Up and react to the Padres' 7-4 win over the Giants as the Friars snapped their 4 game losing streak! Listen h...
Apr 30, 2025•42 min
Apr 29, 2025•2 hr 51 min
Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by looking at this week's 2 game series with the Giants that starts later tonight, and Benny tells us about his...interesting?... tactic to soothe his lips. Then at the bottom of the hour we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top headlines of the day, including a release date for the newest season of a show all 3 of the guys watch each week. Listen here!
Apr 29, 2025•42 min
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about the Union Tribune's "Best Of San Diego" voting that is currently going on, and if the show was nominated for any awards. Then we play our daily game of Take On Woods before we are joined by the voice of the Padres, Jesse Agler, who gives us his thoughts on the Padres 4 game losing streak and we give him this week's "incorporator" word! Listen here!
Apr 29, 2025•42 min
Ben & Woods are joined by Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler who joins the show each and every Tuesday! Listen here as Jesse gives his thoughts on the Padres 4 game losing streak, how they are weathering all of these injuries, we give him this week's "incorporator" word, and MUCH more!
Apr 29, 2025•16 min
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by talking some Padres baseball, and how we evaluate the everyday players. Is it week to week? Game to game? At-bat to at-bat? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we react to some great insight from Letters To AJ about how the Padres are navigating so many injuries to their lineup. Listen here!
Apr 29, 2025•44 min
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Tuesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay and react to Ben calling himself "the Manny Machado" of the Ben & Woods Show, and we talk about American Idol and mistakenly think a former winner has passed away. Then we set the menu for today's show before we get ready to talk Padres vs Giants, how many more chances Yuli Gurriel has with the Padres, and we wonder which Padres broadcaster had the best MLB career? Listen here!
Apr 29, 2025•42 min
Apr 28, 2025•2 hr 50 min
Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour talking about Xander Bogaerts' struggles during his time with the Padres, and what, if anything, the team can do right now with him. Then we hear how hosting "Coastal Country Night" went for Woodsy on Saturday night before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories of the morning, including SDFC's home loss and the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. Listen here!
Apr 28, 2025•44 min
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour continuing their discussion on Shedeur Sanders falling so low in the NFL draft, and the prank call that went viral over the weekend. Then we get to our daily game of "Take On Woods" before the guys are joined by Dennis Lin from The Athletic who joins the show every Monday morning and gives his thoughts on the Padres 4 game losing streak, what to do with Xander Bogaerts, and MUCH more! Listen here!
Apr 28, 2025•42 min
Ben & Woods are joined by our LINsider Dennis Lin from The Athletic! Listen here as Dennis talks about yesterday's loss and the Padres being swept by Tampa Bay, what he thinks the team could / will do with Xander Bogaerts who continues to struggle, and more!
Apr 28, 2025•13 min
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some continued thoughts on yesterday's loss to the Rays and the Padres now on a 4 game losing streak. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we discuss Friday and Saturday night's losses, and discuss what needs to happen with this Padres team to give us fans some confidence in the lineup. Listen here
Apr 28, 2025•45 min
