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Bandwagon Beach

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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98:30

Padres playoff scenarios, Baja Cup preview, SDSU...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/09/16

On today's extra-long episode, Darren Smith and John Gennaro talk about everything (except the Cowboys' documentary) that they can possibly talk about, including:What to expect from the Baja Cup tonight at Snapdragon Stadium between San Diego FC and Club TijuanaWhether the Padres should push during the last stretch of the regular season or restThe most likely playoff scenarios for the PadresThe creep of artificial intelligence into sportsJohn's Chargers Report CardSan Diego State giving away free

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01:04:13

Weekend Recap: Padres down the Rockies, SDFC & Wave...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/09/15

Darren Smith and John Gennaro got together, a little earlier than usual on a Monday, and kicked off today's show by talking about the shifting landscape of media through the lens of the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards.After that, the guys get into the San Diego Padres taking a home series against the woeful Colorado Rockies and if there's something to be taken away from the hot hitting of Jackson Merrill and Fernando Tatis Jr., who is once again crediting his father for his own adjustments.John gets

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64:13

Weekend Recap: Padres down the Rockies, SDFC & Wave...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/09/15

Darren Smith and John Gennaro got together, a little earlier than usual on a Monday, and kicked off today's show by talking about the shifting landscape of media through the lens of the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards.After that, the guys get into the San Diego Padres taking a home series against the woeful Colorado Rockies and if there's something to be taken away from the hot hitting of Jackson Merrill and Fernando Tatis Jr., who is once again crediting his father for his own adjustments.John gets

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00:20:51

PREVIEW: SDFC attempts to break records, Clippers...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/09/12

Ahead of what should be a very fun weekend for San Diego sports fans, Darren Smith and John Gennaro get together to chat about San Diego FC (and Anders Dreyer) being on the verge of making MLS history, break down the scandal currently unfolding involving Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers, and then play another game of Try This! where they each give out a recommendation that could be used this weekend.00:00 - Navigating Online Discourse and Reactions14:00 - Lots of San Diego sports this

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89:04

Weekend Preview: SDFC attempts to break records,...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/09/12

Ahead of what should be a very fun weekend for San Diego sports fans, Darren Smith and John Gennaro get together to chat about San Diego FC (and Anders Dreyer) being on the verge of making MLS history, break down the scandal currently unfolding involving Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers, and then play another game of Try This! where they each give out a recommendation that could be used this weekend.00:00 - Navigating Online Discourse and Reactions14:00 - Lots of San Diego sports this

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00:34:24

PREVIEW: The importance of unserious things

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/09/11

WARNING: Today's podcast handles some heavy topics, including conversations about murder, politics, war and mental health. If you're just here for some Padres talk, feel free to skip ahead to the 34:00 mark.Darren Smith and John Gennaro spend the first half of today's podcast talking about the assassination of Charlie Kirk and why it feels like a specifically historical moment that could lead to things getting worse.Then, because sports is a great distraction and not everything needs to be so

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57:15

The importance of unserious things

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/09/11

WARNING: Today's podcast handles some heavy topics, including conversations about murder, politics, war and mental health. If you're just here for some Padres talk, feel free to skip ahead to the 34:00 mark.Darren Smith and John Gennaro spend the first half of today's podcast talking about the assassination of Charlie Kirk and why it feels like a specifically historical moment that could lead to things getting worse.Then, because sports is a great distraction and not everything needs to be so

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00:20:44

PREVIEW: Eric Gomez: "He gives off Messi vibes"

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/09/10

Darren Smith and John Gennaro kick off today's show wondering why Manny Machado isn't getting criticized for celebrating a player on the opposing team hitting a home run off of San Diego Pares pitcher Michael King, who returned last night and looked about as good as could be hoped for.Then, Eric Gomez from ESPN joins the show to talk about the U.S. Men's National Team, preparations for the 2026 World Cup (especially in Mexico City, where Eric lives and where the Padres are trying to play a series in

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73:18

Eric Gomez: "He gives off Messi vibes"

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/09/10

Darren Smith and John Gennaro kick off today's show wondering why Manny Machado isn't getting criticized for celebrating a player on the opposing team hitting a home run off of San Diego Pares pitcher Michael King, who returned last night and looked about as good as could be hoped for.Then, Eric Gomez from ESPN joins the show to talk about the U.S. Men's National Team, preparations for the 2026 World Cup (especially in Mexico City, where Eric lives and where the Padres are trying to play a series in

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00:21:38

PREVIEW: Padres hug talk & Jon Wertheim on Alcaraz's...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/09/09

Darren Smith and John Gennaro recap the San Diego Padres' third consecutive win, this one courtesy of a walk-off sac fly from Fernando Tatis Jr. that was followed by a lengthy hug between player and manager. Was the hug too long? Was it needed? Is Tatis finally embracing "Tatis 2.0"? Did "rally kid" give the team the juice they needed? The guys get to the bottom of it all before Michael King's return to the mount tonight.They also talk about the woman who fought for a foul ball at a Phillies game

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55:23

Padres hug talk & Jon Wertheim on Alcaraz's U.S. Open...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/09/09

Darren Smith and John Gennaro recap the San Diego Padres' third consecutive win, this one courtesy of a walk-off sac fly from Fernando Tatis Jr. that was followed by a lengthy hug between player and manager. Was the hug too long? Was it needed? Is Tatis finally embracing "Tatis 2.0"? Did "rally kid" give the team the juice they needed? The guys get to the bottom of it all before Michael King's return to the mount tonight.They also talk about the woman who fought for a foul ball at a Phillies game

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01:12:06

Weekend Recap: NFL returns, Padres win & Alex...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/09/08

It's Monday, which means Darren and John are back to recap the sports weekend and that today's episode is completely unlocked and free for everyone to enjoy.On today's show, the guys talk about the Padres avoiding a disaster in Colorado, the appeal of the Savannah Bananas, Alex Morgan's impact on women's soccer in America (and John's cynicism), thoughts from SDSU's loss to Washington State, Carlos Alcaraz's dominance at the U.S. Open and how unprepared the U.S. Men's National Team seems to be for

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72:06

Weekend Recap: NFL returns, Padres win & Alex...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/09/08

It's Monday, which means Darren and John are back to recap the sports weekend and that today's episode is completely unlocked and free for everyone to enjoy.On today's show, the guys talk about the Padres avoiding a disaster in Colorado, the appeal of the Savannah Bananas, Alex Morgan's impact on women's soccer in America (and John's cynicism), thoughts from SDSU's loss to Washington State, Carlos Alcaraz's dominance at the U.S. Open and how unprepared the U.S. Men's National Team seems to be for

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00:21:32

PREVIEW: Grouchy Shildt, Bananaball & Try This!

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/09/05

Darren Smith and John Gennaro are ready for a weekend with minimal plans so that they can watch all of the tennis, football, soccer and baseball that will be going on.....plus the Netflix documentary on the Dallas Cowboys that Darren is obsessed with.The guys talk about tonight's Savannah Bananas' game at Petco Park, Mike Shildt having another grumpy interview with Ben & Woods this morning, why there's no point in paying attention to the Dodgers, and whether the Padres have the right winning

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68:45

Weekend Preview: Grouchy Shildt, Bananaball & Try This!

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/09/05

Darren Smith and John Gennaro are ready for a weekend with minimal plans so that they can watch all of the tennis, football, soccer and baseball that will be going on.....plus the Netflix documentary on the Dallas Cowboys that Darren is obsessed with.The guys talk about tonight's Savannah Bananas' game at Petco Park, Mike Shildt having another grumpy interview with Ben & Woods this morning, why there's no point in paying attention to the Dodgers, and whether the Padres have the right winning

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00:20:15

PREVIEW: It's time for the Padres to get creative

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/09/04

The San Diego Padres have lost 8 of their last 10 games and seem to be in some sort of death spiral. They also don't play a game today. As such, it seemed like a great time to invite Dylan from Letters to A.J. back onto the show to talk about what the numbers tell us about this team and what the path forward is without Jason Adam and Xander Bogaerts.But, first, Darren talks about the Jerry Jones documentary on Netflix and looks through some of the response to yesterday's interview with Chris

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85:27

It's time for the Padres to get creative

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/09/04

The San Diego Padres have lost 8 of their last 10 games and seem to be in some sort of death spiral. They also don't play a game today. As such, it seemed like a great time to invite Dylan from Letters to A.J. back onto the show to talk about what the numbers tell us about this team and what the path forward is without Jason Adam and Xander Bogaerts.But, first, Darren talks about the Jerry Jones documentary on Netflix and looks through some of the response to yesterday's interview with Chris

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00:22:08

PREVIEW: Chris Kluwe wants to save democracy

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/09/03

This podcast starts off with Darren Smith and John Gennaro trying to decipher what, if anything, is wrong with the San Diego Padres (2-7 in their last 9 games) and what can be done to fix them. But then the guys quickly move off of sports....Chris Kluwe is a former NFL punter who made some news back in February when he was arrested at a Huntington Beach City Council meeting...Since then, Kluwe has announced that he's running for a California Assembly seat, specifically representing the

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63:09

Chris Kluwe wants to save democracy

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/09/03

This podcast starts off with Darren Smith and John Gennaro trying to decipher what, if anything, is wrong with the San Diego Padres (2-7 in their last 9 games) and what can be done to fix them. But then the guys quickly move off of sports....Chris Kluwe is a former NFL punter who made some news back in February when he was arrested at a Huntington Beach City Council meeting...Since then, Kluwe has announced that he's running for a California Assembly seat, specifically representing the

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01:10:17

Weekend Recap: SDFC shows up, Padres don't

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/09/02

It was a hell of a (long) weekend for sports in and around San Diego, but Darren Smith and John Gennaro only have about an hour to get into the San Diego Padres, who appear to be dealing with an identity crisis as the injuries pile up, and San Diego FC, who walked into one of LAFC's biggest moments in team history and took it for themselves.Mondays are unlocked and free for everyone! Enjoy!Section 1904 is a community-supported media company. If you like our content, considering subscribing at

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