Ben and Paul are here for you on a Monday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay and let the listeners know that Woodsy is unexpectedly out this morning after waking up with "cluster headaches", and we wish him well! Then at the bottom of the hour the guys get to our Padres Crap-Up and discuss yesterday's 9-3 loss to the Rockies as the Padres wrapped up a 9 game road trip. Listen here!
May 12, 2025•45 min
May 09, 2025•2 hr 51 min
Ben & Woods are a little all over the place in the 9am hour, and we start with a funny but somewhat scary conversation regarding AI and the future of artificial intelligence. Then Woodsy outs Ben for looking up some nearby gentlemen's clubs in Philadelphia where the guys will all be later in June before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report AND we bring back our newest edition of "Things Ben LIkes"! Listen here!
May 09, 2025•43 min
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by chatting with Padres CEO Erik Greupner who joins the show on a Friar Friday! Then we react to the interesting news that Erik told us regarding Yu Darvish and when we may see him back on the mound for the Padres before we wish all of the moms a Happy Mother's Day weekend and play our daily game of "Take On Woods"! Listen here!
May 09, 2025•41 min
Padres CEO Erik Greupner joined Ben & Woods for Friar Friday! Listen here as Erik comments on the team's road trip with the Padres taking on the Rockies this weekend, getting Merrill and Cronenworth back in the lineup, the latest on Yu Darvish and why we may see him sooner rather than later, and MUCH more!
May 09, 2025•17 min
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with the 5th installment of "Things Ben Likes" that Paulie has been collecting for the last 6 months, and we give some thoughts on this weekend's series against the Rockies in Denver. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we head all the way out to Barcelona, Spain where our buddy and SDFC broadcaster Darren Smith is vacationing and joins the show to talk a little fútbol! Listen here!
May 09, 2025•45 min
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Friar Friday! We start the show with a little foreplay and wish all the moms a Happy Mother's Day, and discuss what we all watched last night with no Padres game on TV. Then we talk about the dramatic clash this week between Rafael Devers and the Boston Red Sox, who want Devers to learn to play 1B after moving him to be the full-time DH? Plus we actually head out to Boston and catch up with our buddy Rob Bradford from WEEI and the "Baseball Isn't Boring...
May 09, 2025•42 min
The Fan crew discusses the best way to approach extra innings with the runner beginning on 2nd base, if they're concerned about Dylan Cease's injury and how high they believe Jackson Merrill's ceiling is.
May 08, 2025•55 min
May 08, 2025•2 hr 49 min
Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by playing some clips of from Jomboy Media's lip-reading break down from Mike Shildt's ejection from Tuesday night's game against the Yankees. Then the guys discuss the breaking news out of Vatican City that a new pope has been elected before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories of the day, including some breaking news out of Major League Baseball! Listen here!
May 08, 2025•43 min
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!
May 08, 2025•39 min
Ben & Woods are joined by MLB analyst Eno Sarris from The Athletic who joins the show each and every Thursday for our "Smart Baseball"!
May 08, 2025•15 min
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some continued thoughts on last night's 4-3 loss to the Yankees, extra inning strategies, and more. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we are joined by In-Season Sammy Levitt who makes his weekly appearance on the show, and gives us his thoughts on the Padres dropping 2 of 3 to the Yankees, this weekend's series in Colorado, and much more! Listen here!
May 08, 2025•45 min
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Thursday morning! We start the show with a little bit of foreplay and hear about Woodsy's struggles to figure out exactly what Hannah wants for Mother's Day, and Paulie had to deal with some bank fraud last night. Then Ben sets the menu for today's show and we get to our Padres Crap-Up and discuss last night's 4-3 walk-off win for the Yankees who won the series against the Padres in the Bronx. Listen here!
May 08, 2025•43 min
May 07, 2025•2 hr 51 min
Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with Major Garrett in-studio today, and Woodsy tells us about the latest random request he received, but this time it was from a former Padres player and not an unknown listener... Then we dust off the old Topic Wheel with Major Garrett before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top headlines of the day on a Wednesday! Listen here!
May 07, 2025•43 min
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Major Garrett visiting in-studio this morning, and we find out that Major is locked in and signed up to join us for Padres Fantasy Camp 2026 in January! Then we play our daily game of Take On Woods before we head out to Barcelona on a "Big League Wednesday" where Baltimore Orioles Special Assistant Adam Jones returns to the show! Listen here!
May 07, 2025•41 min
Ben & Woods start the 7am hour with Major Garrett in-studio and the guys talk about Jackson Merrill going 2-4 in his return from the Injured List yesterday, and the team's decision to send Luis Campusano back down to AAA El Paso. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we discuss some of the other results around Major League Baseball last night, and Major Garrett gives a little Don & Mud appreciation. Listen here!
May 07, 2025•45 min
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you, and we have a special treat to start the show as our pal Major Garrett is in town and joins the show in-studio to be our co-host for the morning! Listen here as the guys welcome Major in and hear what Woodsy is in for at the DMV later because he waited until the final day to get his Real ID. Then we set the menu for today's show and get to the lowlights from yesterday's 12-3 loss to the Yankees in our Padres Crap-Up! Listen here!
May 07, 2025•42 min
May 06, 2025•2 hr 51 min
Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by welcoming the LEGENDARY sportscaster Jim Lampley into the studio who is in town for a book signing at Warwicks in La Jolla on Wednesday evening for his new book "It Happened!". Then after a couple of segments with Jim Lampley, we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories of the day! Listen here!
May 06, 2025•43 min
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with some continued thoughts on last night's win over the Yankees as the Padres won their 6th straight game and go to 4-0 on this road trip! Then we play a game of Take On Woods before we open up the phones which we rarely do, and we hear from some Padres fans to see how everyone is feeling on this Tuesday morning! Listen here!
May 06, 2025•42 min
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by diving into the 8th inning of last night's game as Mike Shildt got ejected from the game and gave home plate umpire Adrian Johnson a piece of his mind after Fernando Tatis Jr was tossed for the first time in his career! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we head out to New York where Jesse Agler calls in for his weekly Tuesday appearance on the show! Listen here!
May 06, 2025•45 min
Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler made his weekly visit to the Ben & Woods show on Tuesday morning! Listen here as Jesse checks in from New York City to discuss the many rain delays the Padres have dealt with on this road trip, Mike Shildt's 8th inning ejection last night, we give him this week's Incorporator word, and more!
May 06, 2025•13 min
Ben, Woods, and Paul are FIRED UP on a Tuesday morning! We start the show with some quick thoughts on Monday night's epic comeback win over the Yankees before we hear about a DoorDash nightmare that could ONLY happen to Woodsy. Then we set the menu for today's show and get right to our Padres Wrap-Up and dive into last night's 4-3 win over the Yankees, Mike Shildt's ejection, and much more! Listen here!
May 06, 2025•42 min
May 05, 2025•2 hr 50 min
Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour talking about this week's matchup in the Bronx between the Padres and the New York Yankees, and some other news and notes from around Major League Baseball. Then at the bottom of the hour we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories of the weekend including the sequel to one of 2024's most viral terms. Listen here!
May 05, 2025•43 min
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy calling Ben out for an observation he's made over the last few weeks, and we try to figure out why Ben does NOT use any sort of protective case on his iPhone?? Then we play a game of Take On Woods before we head out to New York and chat with Dennis Lin from The Athletic and get his thoughts on the sweep of the Pirates and more! Listen here!
May 05, 2025•42 min
Ben & Woods head out to New York to chat with Dennis Lin from The Athletic who joins the show each and every Monday thanks to our friends at Jamul Casino Resort! Listen here as Dennis talks about the team's 3 game sweep this weekend over the Pirates, this week's matchup in the Bronx with the Yankees, the latest with Jackson Merrill, and MUCH more!
May 05, 2025•16 min
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about "The Nando 9th" as Fernando Tatis Jr absolutely took over Saturday's game in the 9th inning and made sure the Padres left PNC Park with another win! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we discuss Friday's win over the Pirates, Dylan Cease's performance, and if there's any concern at all about Cease's start to the 2025 season? Listen here!
May 05, 2025•45 min