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Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report, and it's Paulie's 3rd story of the day that sparks a conversation in the next segment: which store would you want to be locked in overnight? Then at the bottom of the hour we listen to how the Padres 1st half of the year has played out, in typical Ben & Woods fashion, with our Padres Heartbe…

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about yesterday's office BBQ that was held at noon, and whether the morning shows here at Audacy are in trouble for not waiting around to partake. Then we play some audio of Jackson Merrill being interviewed at the All-Star Game by Jake Peavy before we discuss some ideas that MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred talke…

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour continuing to talk about the MLB All-Star game, and whether it's a good or a bad thing that roughly 20% of all of this year's All-Star selections were either current or former Padres / Padres prospects. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we play an impromptu game of "FaceTime Roulette" where the guys ta…

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Wednesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as Woods talks about how much he dreaded the FOX broadcast last night during the MLB All-Star Game. Then we discuss singer Ingrid Andress' statement that she released yesterday following her controversial rendition of the national anthem on Monday…

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Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and Paul's top headlines of the day, including a pre-Olympics scare for Team USA yesterday. Then we discuss Awful Announcing's 2024 MLB Broadcaster Rankings and see where Don and Mud finished this year before we talk about Bryce Harper handing Alec Bohm a jug of "wooder" yesterday at the Home…

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about some of the WORST summer activities that we've all tried one time, and once was enough for us. Then we get some listeners to call in and give their worst summer activities before we talk a little Padres baseball and discuss some of this week's 2024 draft picks that the team made! Listen here!…

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking more about the All-Star Game festivities in Arlington, Texas and just how happy we are for Jurickson Profar FINALLY getting to experience something like this in his career! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we try something new. Remember "Ben Deciphers Grunge" from a few years back? Well today …

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Tuesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay where the guys talk about our boss, Adam, who's on vacation and it begs the question: who ACTUALLY ever has "limited access to their email" when they're out of town? Then the guys get into last night's Home Run Derby and how it was pretty disappoint…

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Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top headlines from the weekend, including some STRANGE injuries in Major League Baseball. Then at the bottom of the hour the guys put their money where their mouths are and make their picks for tonight's Home Run Derby before we get to a First Half Lookback at a fun moment on the…

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by really kicking off "Ben & Woods Summer Break" week, and we talk about some fun memories of summers past. Then we get to a little Shoutout To Their Families with multiple notable celebrity deaths over the weekend before we are joined in-studio by Ray Krohn who was a professional batting practice pitcher with the San…

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour continuing to talk about the Padres weekend against Atlanta, and they focus in on Saturday's win, and Friday night's loss, before we get to today's game of Take On Woods! Then we bring you "Don't Do This" before we talk a bit about the Padres 2 draft choices last night where the team selected two high school pitche…

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Monday! We start the show with a little foreplay as we welcome Woodsy back from his little vacation and recap how our weekends all went. Then Ben sets the menu for today's show and we give some brief thoughts on the Padres finishing the 1st half with a record of 50-49, before we get to our Padres Wrap-Up a…

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Ben & Paul kick off the 9am hour with The Manager's Report as Mike Shildt makes his weekly appearance on the show, and talks about his 5 All-Star selections, some injury updates, and MUCH more! Then we react to everything we heard from Shildty, get an interesting trade proposal from our pal Max, and play some Things Ben Likes before we say good bye…

Mike Shildt joined Ben & Paul on Friday morning for The Manager's Report as he does each and every week! Listen here as Shildty gives us some injury updates on Joe Musgrove, Xander Bogaerts, and Fernando Tatis Jr., he talks about his 5 All-Star selections, this weekend's series against Atlanta, and MUCH more!…

Ben & Paul start the 8am hour talking about the upcoming MLB Trade Deadline, and whether or not AJ Preller will, once again, go all-in at the deadline and trade away any of the team's not top prospects. Plus we take some calls from Padres fans who share which direction they'd like to see the team go with the trade deadline before we get to an early…

Ben & Paul kick off the 7am hour talking about Xander Bogaerts' latest rehab assignment with the Lake Elsinore Storm, and how he should be back with the Padres for this weekend's series against the Braves. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we're joined by our pal Matt Ginella from Fire Pit Productions, and he tells us about his dive in…

Ben & Paul are with you on a Friar Friday! We start the show with a little foreplay as we wish Woodsy well on his weekend vacation, and Ben tells us about stepping up as last night's anchor on Channel 10! Then Ben sets the menu for today's show and we try to figure out why former big league pitcher David Wells name-dropped Ben Higgins on an appeara…

The Fan crew discussed the Padres' roller coaster season, Xander Bogaerts' impending return and whether or not they should trade top prospects at the trade deadline.Audacy

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Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top headlines of the morning, which actually requires a second segment as we discuss what a couple did at a Mexican restaurant in Georgia with a margarita that has them facing charges... Then with the Padres off today, we give some final thoughts as we prepare for today's weekly …

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!Audacy

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

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about an uncomfortable topic that has been discussed this season: should the Padres trade Ha-seong Kim? What kind of value would Kim bring in return? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before Ben gives a preview of one of his Padres Roundtable questions, and the guys discuss whether or not the Padres s…

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Thursday morning! We start the show by wading through some technical difficulties and we give some thoughts on the Padres 4th straight loss after they fell to Seattle 2-0 yesterday. Then we try again with some foreplay and discuss Woodsy's upcoming trip before we get to our Padres Wrap-Up and the few highl…

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Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and Paul's top stories of the morning, including a Taco Bell themed retirement home...for young people? Then the guys react to some comments made by Manny Machado yesterday before we take a look at today's short series finale between the Padres and Mariners with Michael King on the mound for …

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about an upcoming trip that Woodsy has coming up starting tomorrow where he will go to not one, not two, but THREE concerts in three nights from the same band? Then we discuss some Padres injury updates before we're joined by Audacy MLB insider Bret Boone who tells some fun stories about his two experiences in…

Audacy MLB insider Bret Boone joined Ben & Woods as he does most Wednesdays during the season, and with the HR Derby coming up in just a few days, we ask Boonie about his 2 experiences at the Home Run Derby, and he tells us why things did NOT go well for him. Listen here!Audacy

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour continuing to talk about last night's game, and a little bit of spiciness between the Seattle Mariners and, who else, Jurickson Profar. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we're joined by 5x MLB all-star Adam Jones who joins us each week, and he gives us his thoughts on rookie Jackson Merrill making the …

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Wednesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay which turns into pizza talk after we decide to hold off talking about one of the most boring Padres games of the season. Then Ben sets the menu for today's show and we hear how Jesse Agler incorproated the word "tamagotchi" into last night's broad…

From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): Padres Starting Pitcher Adam Mazur sits down with Rob Bradford and our College Baseball Reporter Bella Geskos to discuss what a team will be getting by selecting Brody Brecht, his college teammate at Iowa, along with when he knew Brody was the real deal. To learn more about listener data and our privac…

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Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories of the morning! Then, the guys are joined in-studio by Padres catcher Kyle Higashioka who talks about his hot month of June, how the team is feeling, and Woodsy hands over an electric guitar that Kyle absolutely SHREDS on before we say goodbye! Listen here!…

Padres catcher Kyle Higashioka joins the guys in-studio and Woodsy hands over his electric guitar for Higgy to play for us all!Audacy

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about the possibility of seeing Xander Bogaerts back in the Padres lineup possibly sooner rather than later. Then at the bottom of the hour we're joined by the voice of the Padres, Jesse Agler, for his weekly appearance on the show as we get set for a 2 game series between the Padres and Seattle Mariners start…

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by revisiting our conversation with Sammy Levitt yesterday morning, and we try to get to the bottom of what exactly happened with Sam's audio when we switched him from his cell phone to Zoom... Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we continue to take a look at this month's MLB trade deadline, and try to d…

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Tuesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as we welcome Benny back to the studio and hear about his trip to Santa Barbara! Then we set the menu for today's show which includes a special in-studio guest later this morning! And we let Ben address his one main topic the he didn't get a chance …

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Woodsy and Paul kick off the 9am hour continuing on with our special co-host of the day, Tim Flannery! Listen in as Flan talks about the difficulties of coaching 3rd base in the big leagues, why he was known as "The Bunt Doctor" and we do a little Q&A with Flan to wrap up the show by having him answer some questions submitted by the listeners!…

Woodsy and Paul start the 8am hour by welcoming our dear friend, former Padres infielder Tim Flannery to the studio! Listen here as the guys kick back and let the great storyteller himself share some incredible stories of his long career as a player and coach, how impressed he's been with Jackson Merrill, comparisons he sees between this Padres tea…

Woods and Paul kick off the 7am hour continuing to talk about the announcement from the Padres on Saturday that Yu Darvish will be on the Restricted List indefinitely, and we give him nothing but our best wishes. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we're joined by In-Season Sammy for our weekly conversation about the Padres weekend! List…

Woodsy and Paul are here for you on a Monday morning while Ben is on vacation for one more day! We start the show with a little foreplay as we talk about how we spent our long holiday weekends before Woodsy sets the menu for today's show and lets everyone know what we've got coming up! Then we bring you our Padres Wrap-Up and discuss yesterday's 9-…

From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): There were eight shortstops taken before Jackson Merrill in the 2021 first-round. All but two were, like him, coming out of high school. But none of those draftees from three years ago is making the mark Merrill is in the big leagues, with the 21-year-old starting to establish himself as one of the Nat…

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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! …

Ben & Woods start a guest-heavy 8am hour by chatting with our buddy Bret Boone, who joins the show most Wednesdays during the MLB season, and we learn that Boonie actually got to act in a movie when he was a young player?? Then at the bottom of the hour, it's an old friend alert as Texas Rangers Special Assistant to the GM Nick Hundley returns to t…