Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour as we do each and every Friday with our Manager's Report as Padres skipper Mike Shildt joins the show, and talks about last night's tough loss for Robert Suarez. Then at the bottom of the hour the guys take a look at this weekend's matchup with the visiting San Francisco Giants before we play some "Things Ben Likes…

Padres skipper Mike Shildt Joined Ben & Woods on Friday for The Manager's Report! Listen here as Shildt reacts to last night's tough loss, his confidence that still remains in Robert Suarez, adding a new catcher to his lineup, and MUCH more!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by chatting with our pal Jake Mintz from Cespedes BBQ podcast as we do each and every Friday morning, and we talk to Jake just 1 day before his wedding! Then at the bottom of the hour we get to an early edition of The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories before Mike Shildt joins the show at 9am! Listen here!…

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by continuing to discuss last night's rough loss to the Detroit Tigers, and we highlight some of the GOOD that happened, like Martín Pérez delivering one of his best starts of the season. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we hit the phones and let Padres fans vent a little bit, as there are a lot of fa…

Ben, Woods, and Paulie are here for you on a Friar Friday! We start the show with a little foreplay as Woodsy tells us about his interesting experience last night at the Padres game while sitting in the Audacy suite. Then we pay off The Incorporator from earlier in the week which we completely forgot about yesterday, and give Ben our condolences fo…

The 97.3 crew discusses the return of Yu Darvish and Fernando Tatis Jr., Luis Campusano's role and any concerns they may have for the final month of the season.

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by chatting with former big leaguer Trevor Plouffe who will be in town this weekend has some big praise for our San Diego Padres! Then we get to the 2024 debut of our NFL Threesome before we get to The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories to wrap up the show! 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 7am hour continuing to talk about last night's win, and we bring you ALL the calls from Fernando Tatis Jr's FIRST career walk-off! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we talk about some bench decisions that Mike Shildt made late in last night's game! Listen here!

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Thursday morning! We start the show with some foreplay which turns into "grilled cheese" talk, and whether or not you use mayo when making a grilled cheese sandwich? Then Ben sets the menu for today's show before we get to our Padres Wrap-Up as Fernando Tatis Jr. got his 1st career walk-off hit last night,…

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by chatting with Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler who we missed yesterday with the rare Tuesday off day! Then we get a voicemail from our pal Scottish Friar who is VERY upset with the attention that Welsh Friar has been getting before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top headlines of the day! L…

Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler makes his weekly appearance on the show! Listen here as Jesse talks about this week's series against the Tigers, why it's okay to get excited about this team, and we give him this week's "incorporator" word!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with the long-awaited appearance from our pal Tom aka Welsh Friar who is in town visiting from across the pond! Then the guys discuss chemistry in sports and the importance of having good chemistry in the clubhouse before we are joined by former big leaguer Bret Boone for his weekly conversation! Listen here!…

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by taking a look at tonight's Padres game as Yu Darvish returns to the mound! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we head out to Barcelona for our weekly conversation with our pal Adam Jones and get his thoughts on the Padres who continue to march towards the postseason! Listen here!…

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Wednesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as we continue to roll out the red carpet for a very special guest joining the studio later this morning. Then Benny sets the menu for today's show before we take a look at everything that happened yesterday in Major League Baseball as the Padres …

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and Paulie’s top stories of the morning, including a very scary situation for an NFL player over the weekend. Then with a Padres off day today, the guys talk about who we should be rooting for tonight in Major League Baseball as the Wild Card race continues to heat up, and we wrap up the show…

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour congratulating Ben on a big anniversary he has coming up at 10 News! Then the guys talk about an exciting Week 1 in college football before we get back to some Padres baseball and talk about the weekend series in Tampa Bay as the Padres took 2 of 3 from the Rays! Listen here!…

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about the Padres getting an off day after that CRUCIAL stretch in which they played 18 games in 18 days, and went 18-9 in a stretch of 27 games in 28 days! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we're joined by our pal Sam Levitt, who we missed yesterday while we were off for Labor Day! Listen here!…

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you after a 3 day holiday weekend! We start the show with a little foreplay as we talk about our weekends before Ben sets the menu and lets everybody know about our lineup change for today's guests and we bring you our Padres Wrap-Up as we discuss yesterday's 3-0 win over the Detroit Tigers, with Fernando Tatis Jr …

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Manager’s Report as Padres skipper Mike Shildt calls in from the road to talk about the team’s recent series in St. Louis and how they are feeling heading into this weekend’s series in Tampa Bay. Then we react to what we heard from Shildt before we take a look at this weekend’s pitching matchups between th…

Padres skipper Mike Shildt joined Ben & Woods on a Friar Friday! Listen here as Mike reflects back on the 4 game series in that brutal St. Louis heat, how he gives guys some rest down the stretch, updates on Fernando Tatis Jr, Yu Darvish, and Ha-seong Kim, and MUCH more!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by chatting with our pal Jordan Shusterman from Cespedes Family BBQ and Yahoo! Sports as we do each Friday morning! Then at the bottom of the hour we get to an early edition of The Reindl Report as we get ready to talk with Padres skipper Mike Shildt at 9am. Listen here!…

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with a little treat as we bring you our 4th installment of "Things Ben Likes"! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we talk a little college football and get Ben's ultimate Saturday schedule with all the best games to watch this weekend! Listen here!

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Friar Friday! We start the show with some very sad news, as we discuss the tragic story out of the NHL that happened overnight. Then we set the menu for today's show and get into yesterday's clunker as the Padres fell to the Cardinals 4-1, and split their 4 game series as they get ready for the Tampa Bay R…

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 start the 8am hour with some updates on Fernando Tatis Jr and Yu Darvish, and when fans may expect to see them back in Padres uniforms. Then Padres SS Mason McCoy calls into the show for the first time from St. Louis and we get to learn more about him before we bring you today's starting lineup for the series finale against the Cardinal…

Padres infielder Mason McCoy joined Ben & Woods on Thursday morning! Listen here as Mason calls in before Thursday's day game to talk about his time with the big league squad, adjusting to Major League pitching, how the veterans on the team have been treating him, and MUCH more!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour continuing to talk about last night's tough loss in St. Louis as Padres closer Robert Suarez didn't have it, and took a RARE loss. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we go way back in the archives and relive some classic moments in show history on a Throwback Thursday! Listen here!…

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Thursday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as we talk about a text exchange from last night, which leads to the question: what time do you eat dinner? Then Ben sets the menu for today's show before we get to our Padres Wrap-Up and talk about last night's walk-off loss as Nolan Arenado and t…

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and Paulie’s top headlines of the morning. Then the guys discuss some news and notes from Major League Baseball, including the Astros signing former dodgers player Jason Heyward, before we turn our attention to tonight’s game in St. Louis as the Padres give Joe Musgrove the ball and look to w…

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy unveiling plans for his epic 50th birthday SOLO trip to the U.K. to see Oasis. Then we bring you The Incorporator and hear how Jesse Agler worked the word "huitlacoche" into last night's broadcast before we're joined by Audacy MLB insider Bret Boone for his weekly conversation! Listen here!…

Audacy MLB insider Bret Boone joined Ben & Woods on Wednesday morning! Listen here as Bret talks about the mental gymnastics he would go through when facing a tough pitcher, why he likes the Padres chances to win a World Series this year, and MUCH more!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about Padres 3rd baseman Manny Machado who is just a couple of home runs away from passing Nate Colbert on the team's all-time HR list! Then we get to "Don't Do This" before we head out to Barcelona on a Big League Wednesday to have our weekly conversation with our pal Adam Jones! Listen here!…

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Wednesday morning! We start the show with some foreplay as we reflect back on the days of candy cigarettes before Benny sets the menu for today's show! Then we get to our Padres Wrap-Up and get into last night's 7-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals as the Padres won their 3rd stragiht game! Listen here!…

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories of the morning, including CeeDee Lamb ending his holdout on a massive contract with the Dallas Cowboys. Then the guys talk about if they've ever been cut from a team in their life before we look ahead tonight's game between the Padres and Cardinals with Dylan Cease getting…

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woods sharing a comment he found on social media in which the author should be awarded a Pulitzer Prize, and we pay off our tease about the song "Corn Star"... Then the guys talk about Fernando Tatis Jr and if we may see him in the Padres lineup as soon as next week before our pal Jesse Agler calls in from St. Lo…

Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler joined Ben & Woods on Tuesday morning! Listen here as Jesse talks about last night's victory, beating the heat in St. Louis, and we give him this week's "Incorporator" word!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with Woodsy telling us about his run-in with Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman yesterday at the gym? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we talk about the surprising signing of former Rockies catcher Elías Díaz to a minor league contract yesterday, and what that could mean for Luis Campusano? Listen here!…

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Tuesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as the Rally Roach lives on, and we get some updates on Woodsy's quest to see the Oasis reunion in 2025. Then Benny sets the menu for today's show before we get to our Padres Wrap-Up and get into last night's 7-4 win as Randy Vasquez and the Padres …

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and Paulie’s top stories from over the weekend, including some MLB history happening later today! Then at the bottom of the hour the guys turn their sights on tonight’s game as Randy Vasquez and the Padres take on the St. Louis Cardinals. Listen here!…

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Ben asking Woodsy about some news from over the weekend about the band Oasis, and it's got Woodsy VERY excited! Then we talk about Friday night's win over the Mets as Joe Musgrove absolutely DOMINATED that New York lineup before we're joined by our buddy In-Season Sammy as we are each and every Monday morning! Li…