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John Gennaro is a longtime San Diego sports fan who occasionally blogs and podcasts about his fandom, his family and his life. Occasionally, he"s joined by friends! bandwagonbeach.com

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00:20:09

PREVIEW: Outside-the-box ideas for the next Padres...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/10/21

After talking a bit about the 2025 World Series matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Darren Smith and John Gennaro talk about Albert Pujols' prospects as an MLB manager (who will be interviewed by the San Diego Padres tomorrow) and Carlos Hernandez throwing his hat in the ring before John throws out an outside-the-box idea that hasn't yet been brought up for who could be the next manager in San Diego.Later, the guys discuss the news that the Padres' Dominican Republic

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60:54

Outside-the-box ideas for the next Padres manager

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/10/21

After talking a bit about the 2025 World Series matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Darren Smith and John Gennaro talk about Albert Pujols' prospects as an MLB manager (who will be interviewed by the San Diego Padres tomorrow) and Carlos Hernandez throwing his hat in the ring before John throws out an outside-the-box idea that hasn't yet been brought up for who could be the next manager in San Diego.Later, the guys discuss the news that the Padres' Dominican Republic

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01:21:06

Weekend Recap: SDFC clinches 1st place & Padres begin...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/10/20

Darren Smith and John Gennaro spend the first half of the podcast reflecting on a dominant win for San Diego FC in Portland on MLS Decision Day. The guys talk about what a great expansion season this has been and the decision ahead for Mikey Varas between Chucky Lozano and Amahl Pellegrino, who has the hot hand right now.The second half of the podcast is a catch-up on the San Diego Padres, with CEO Erik Greupner going on Ben & Woods this morning and the team opening up its managerial search with

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81:06

Weekend Recap: SDFC clinches 1st place & Padres begin...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/10/20

Darren Smith and John Gennaro spend the first half of the podcast reflecting on a dominant win for San Diego FC in Portland on MLS Decision Day. The guys talk about what a great expansion season this has been and the decision ahead for Mikey Varas between Chucky Lozano and Amahl Pellegrino, who has the hot hand right now.The second half of the podcast is a catch-up on the San Diego Padres, with CEO Erik Greupner going on Ben & Woods this morning and the team opening up its managerial search with

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00:37:55

PREVIEW: Weekend Preview: MLS Decision Day! (with...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/10/17

Darren Smith and John Gennaro kick off the show by talking about Dennis Lin and Ken Rosenthal's article in The Athletic, which lays out a changing dynamic in the front office of the San Diego Padres, and wonder what will happen with A.J. Preller's contract situation this offseason.The guys then welcome Adam Susman, who covers the Portland Timbers, onto the show to talk about the season the Timbers have had and what they'll be looking to accomplish at home against San Diego FC on MLS Decision

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81:22

Weekend Preview: MLS Decision Day! (with Adam Susman)

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/10/17

Darren Smith and John Gennaro kick off the show by talking about Dennis Lin and Ken Rosenthal's article in The Athletic, which lays out a changing dynamic in the front office of the San Diego Padres, and wonder what will happen with A.J. Preller's contract situation this offseason.The guys then welcome Adam Susman, who covers the Portland Timbers, onto the show to talk about the season the Timbers have had and what they'll be looking to accomplish at home against San Diego FC on MLS Decision

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00:18:18

PREVIEW: Formula 1 comes to America (with Sean Kelly)

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/10/16

There's no new news on the Padres front today, and the guys are against making stuff up, so they talk for a few minutes about the next shoe to drop (aka Preller Watch) before putting the subject to bed to focus on today's guest:Darren Smith and John Gennaro haven't talked to F1 chief statistician Sean Kelly since the beginning of the Formula 1 season, so they chatted with him for a while ahead of this weekend's United States Grand Prix to get a feel for how the season is going and who are the

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57:01

Formula 1 comes to America (with Sean Kelly)

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/10/16

There's no new news on the Padres front today, and the guys are against making stuff up, so they talk for a few minutes about the next shoe to drop (aka Preller Watch) before putting the subject to bed to focus on today's guest:Darren Smith and John Gennaro haven't talked to F1 chief statistician Sean Kelly since the beginning of the Formula 1 season, so they chatted with him for a while ahead of this weekend's United States Grand Prix to get a feel for how the season is going and who are the

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00:20:42

PREVIEW: Mike Shildt gets buried by anonymous sources

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/10/15

Kevin Acee wrote a story with dozens of anonymous sources last night that detailed Mike Shildt's poor relationship with some of the San Diego Padres coaching staff and members of the front office, showing a penchant for snapping at people who dared question him.Darren Smith and John Gennaro go through the story and ask some questions about the journalism, the organization and the future of the franchise.Section 1904 is a community-supported media company. If you like our content, considering

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83:10

Mike Shildt gets buried by anonymous sources

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/10/15

Kevin Acee wrote a story with dozens of anonymous sources last night that detailed Mike Shildt's poor relationship with some of the San Diego Padres coaching staff and members of the front office, showing a penchant for snapping at people who dared question him.Darren Smith and John Gennaro go through the story and ask some questions about the journalism, the organization and the future of the franchise.Section 1904 is a community-supported media company. If you like our content, considering

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00:22:27

PREVIEW: Reacting to A.J. Preller's press conference

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/10/14

Darren Smith went off to SDFC training, where he bumped into San Diego Padres 3B Manny Machado, and John Gennaro went off to drink mimosas on a different podcast. But now the guys are back, and they're ready to talk about A.J. Preller's press conference (over Zoom) following Mike Shildt's sudden retirement yesterday.Section 1904 is a community-supported media company. If you like our content, considering subscribing at Section1904.com to support our work for as little as $5/month.

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47:26

Reacting to A.J. Preller's press conference

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/10/14

Darren Smith went off to SDFC training, where he bumped into San Diego Padres 3B Manny Machado, and John Gennaro went off to drink mimosas on a different podcast. But now the guys are back, and they're ready to talk about A.J. Preller's press conference (over Zoom) following Mike Shildt's sudden retirement yesterday.Section 1904 is a community-supported media company. If you like our content, considering subscribing at Section1904.com to support our work for as little as $5/month. This is a public

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00:23:14

Quick Padres thoughts while waiting for Preller

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/10/14

Darren Smith and John Gennaro had to put out some quick thoughts this morning on Mike Shildt's sudden retirement from the San Diego Padres. They mostly responded to the article that Dennis Lin put out at The Athletic, where he talked to Shildt and got deeper into the burnout reasoning, and some of the real life issues that Shildt was dealing with.The guys will be back later on this afternoon to react to A.J. Preller's press conference and (probably) talk about some other stuff, too.Section 1904 is a

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23:14

Quick Padres thoughts while waiting for Preller

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/10/14

Darren Smith and John Gennaro had to put out some quick thoughts this morning on Mike Shildt's sudden retirement from the San Diego Padres. They mostly responded to the article that Dennis Lin put out at The Athletic, where he talked to Shildt and got deeper into the burnout reasoning, and some of the real life issues that Shildt was dealing with.The guys will be back later on this afternoon to react to A.J. Preller's press conference and (probably) talk about some other stuff, too.Section 1904 is a

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01:42:25

REACTION: Mike Shildt retires as Padres manager

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/10/13

Darren Smith and John Gennaro did a livestream on X and YouTube after the news broke that (former) Padres manager Mike Shildt was retiring, leading to yet another manager search for A.J. Preller.The guys discuss what Shildt did well with the Padres, the rumors of him clashing with A.J. Preller, and some of the potential candidates that could come in to replace Shildt in the Padres dugout.Also, at the end, the guys spend about ten minutes talking about Saturday's SDSU win over Nevada because it felt

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102:25

REACTION: Mike Shildt retires as Padres manager

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/10/13

Darren Smith and John Gennaro did a livestream on X and YouTube after the news broke that (former) Padres manager Mike Shildt was retiring, leading to yet another manager search for A.J. Preller.The guys discuss what Shildt did well with the Padres, the rumors of him clashing with A.J. Preller, and some of the potential candidates that could come in to replace Shildt in the Padres dugout.Also, at the end, the guys spend about ten minutes talking about Saturday's SDSU win over Nevada because it felt

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00:20:55

PREVIEW: Weekend Preview: Is SDSU actually good?

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/10/10

Darren Smith took the red eye home from Hawaii and is very tired for today's podcast where he, along with John Gennaro, preview the upcoming weekend.The guys start by talking about the end of the Dodgers/Phillies game/series and all of the human elements that went into such a catastrophic sports moment before wondering if parity has watered down the NFL too much.It's set to be a great slate of game for college football on Saturday, and it might be time to start paying extra attention to the 4-1 San

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67:25

Weekend Preview: Is SDSU actually good?

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/10/10

Darren Smith took the red eye home from Hawaii and is very tired for today's podcast where he, along with John Gennaro, preview the upcoming weekend.The guys start by talking about the end of the Dodgers/Phillies game/series and all of the human elements that went into such a catastrophic sports moment before wondering if parity has watered down the NFL too much.It's set to be a great slate of game for college football on Saturday, and it might be time to start paying extra attention to the 4-1 San

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00:19:04

PREVIEW: Scott Lewis: "I think (Mayor Gloria) feels...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/10/09

Darren Smith and John Gennaro break down what little Padres news there is and talk about Darren's time in Waikiki before welcome Scott Lewis from Voice of San Diego onto the show to talk about city, state and national politics, including the Midway Rising project to bring a new arena to the Point Loma area.Section 1904 is a community-supported media company. If you like our content, considering subscribing at Section1904.com to support our work for as little as $5/month.

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68:38

Scott Lewis: "I think (Mayor Gloria) feels it's...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/10/09

Darren Smith and John Gennaro break down what little Padres news there is and talk about Darren's time in Waikiki before welcome Scott Lewis from Voice of San Diego onto the show to talk about city, state and national politics, including the Midway Rising project to bring a new arena to the Point Loma area.Section 1904 is a community-supported media company. If you like our content, considering subscribing at Section1904.com to support our work for as little as $5/month. This is a public episode. If

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