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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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58:42

Weekend Recap: A dud at Dodger Stadium

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/18

Darren Smith and John Gennaro get together to recap an incredibly frustrating sweep of the San Diego Padres at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers. It felt like the Padres made every possible mental mistake while bumping into some bad luck as well. Will they be able to move on from this series and get back into a rhythm for (at least) the homestand that starts tonight against the San Francisco Giants?Before moving on to San Diego FC's win over the San Jose Earthquakes, the guys spend a few minutes

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00:29:53

POST GAME SHOW: Padres blanked by Snell & Co.

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/17

After a disappointing offensive performance by the San Diego Padres against Clayton Kershaw on Friday, the guys came back and scored even less against Blake Snell and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. John Gennaro hosts the live post-game show on YouTube, which Darren Smith joins about halfway through, and they talk about how disappointing it is to see the Padres tighten up in this situation and if it brings back memories of the playoff series between these teams last year.Section 1904 is a

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29:53

POST GAME SHOW: Padres blanked by Snell & Co.

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/17

After a disappointing offensive performance by the San Diego Padres against Clayton Kershaw on Friday, the guys came back and scored even less against Blake Snell and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. John Gennaro hosts the live post-game show on YouTube, which Darren Smith joins about halfway through, and they talk about how disappointing it is to see the Padres tighten up in this situation and if it brings back memories of the playoff series between these teams last year.Section 1904 is a

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00:30:49

POST GAME SHOW: Padres offense goes limp against Kershaw

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/16

After last night's 3-2 Padres' loss to the Dodgers in Los Angeles, Darren and John jumped on a YouTube live stream and had a half-hour long postgame conversation about everything that happened and how lifeless and disappointing the whole thing felt.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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30:49

POST GAME SHOW: Padres offense goes limp against Kershaw

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/16

After last night's 3-2 Padres' loss to the Dodgers in Los Angeles, Darren and John jumped on a YouTube live stream and had a half-hour long postgame conversation about everything that happened and how lifeless and disappointing the whole thing felt.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 you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or

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00:57:59

A great weekend to be a sports fan

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/15

Darren and John ventured downtown to Bottle Rocket Bar & Grill and previewed an incredible sports weekend with the owner of the establishment, Eli.The Padres face the Dodgers in LA for first place in the division, SDFC is in San Jose triyng to hold onto first place in the Western Conference, and the EPL season is underway. There's no shortage of sports to watch this weekend!The guys talk about whether Padres fans should be confident and if SDFC's game in San Jose is going to be closer than Vegas

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57:59

A great weekend to be a sports fan

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/15

Darren and John ventured downtown to Bottle Rocket Bar & Grill and previewed an incredible sports weekend with the owner of the establishment, Eli.The Padres face the Dodgers in LA for first place in the division, SDFC is in San Jose triyng to hold onto first place in the Western Conference, and the EPL season is underway. There's no shortage of sports to watch this weekend!The guys talk about whether Padres fans should be confident and if SDFC's game in San Jose is going to be closer than Vegas

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00:19:06

PREVIEW: 1st place Padres & SDFC's U-20 pipeline

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/14

Darren and John woke up with the San Diego Padres all alone in 1st place of the NL West division, so they talk a bit about the team sweeping the Giants in San Francisco and the struggles of the Dodgers, who they will face in Los Angeles this weekend.Later, Darren chats with USA under-20 men's national team head coach Marko Mitrović about how he ended up in the role and the six players from San Diego FC's roster that are under consideration to join the team.Section 1904 is a community-supported media

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76:29

1st place Padres & SDFC's U-20 pipeline

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/14

Darren and John woke up with the San Diego Padres all alone in 1st place of the NL West division, so they talk a bit about the team sweeping the Giants in San Francisco and the struggles of the Dodgers, who they will face in Los Angeles this weekend.Later, Darren chats with USA under-20 men's national team head coach Marko Mitrović about how he ended up in the role and the six players from San Diego FC's roster that are under consideration to join the team.00:00 - Padres sweep Dodgers, Dodgers swept

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00:17:16

PREVIEW: Talking movies & Padres with Adnan Virk

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/13

A longtime favorite guest of The Darren Smith Show, MLB Network's Adnan Virk joins Darren and John to talk about why he gave up the Cinephile podcast, why he wrote a Cinephile book, some of his favorite TV shows and movies, and how Manny Machado is the Brad Pitt of his generation.Before Adnan joins the show, Darren and John talk about the San Diego Padres taking a share of 1st place in the NL West and what it means for the team to have chased down the Los Angeles Dodgers.After Adnan leaves, the guys

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69:31

Talking movies & Padres with Adnan Virk

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/13

A longtime favorite guest of The Darren Smith Show, MLB Network's Adnan Virk joins Darren and John to talk about why he gave up the Cinephile podcast, why he wrote a Cinephile book, some of his favorite TV shows and movies, and how Manny Machado is the Brad Pitt of his generation.Before Adnan joins the show, Darren and John talk about the San Diego Padres taking a share of 1st place in the NL West and what it means for the team to have chased down the Los Angeles Dodgers.After Adnan leaves, the guys

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8:48

San Diego FC rookie Manu Duah on staying connected to...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/12

Recently, San Diego FC rookie (and #1 overall pick in the MLS SuperDraft) Manu Duah sat down with Darren Smith and Adrian García-Márquez to talk about being cheered on by his family in Ghana (despite the time difference), switching from midfield to center back in his rookie season, getting energy from the home crowd at Snapdragon Stadium and being challenged by the SDFC coaching staff.Credit: SDFC Mid-Week LiveSection 1904 is a community-supported media company. If you like our content, considering

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00:20:41

PREVIEW: Is AI getting too involved with sports?

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/12

Darren Smith and John Gennaro are still trying out some new technologies for the Section 1904 community, and they talk about that at the top of the show before jumping into the Padres' 4-1 win over the Giants and Yu Darvish's brilliance. John raves about Darvish looking like "the old Darvish," Darren appreciates every single Darvish start, and guys agree that Darvish is something of an artist on the mound.The guys then dig into an article written by Dennis Lin about how AI has become a major part of

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52:04

Is AI getting too involved with sports?

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/12

Darren Smith and John Gennaro are still trying out some new technologies for the Section 1904 community, and they talk about that at the top of the show before jumping into the Padres' 4-1 win over the Giants and Yu Darvish's brilliance. John raves about Darvish looking like "the old Darvish," Darren appreciates every single Darvish start, and guys agree that Darvish is something of an artist on the mound.The guys then dig into an article written by Dennis Lin about how AI has become a major part of

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01:22:41

Weekend Recap: A golden opportunity for the Padres

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/11

On this week's weekend recap, Darren Smith and John Gennaro talk about the San Diego Padres taking 2-of-3 from the Boston Red Sox over the weekend and San Diego FC getting an ugly 2-0 win against Sporting KC, but not before the guys spend some time talking about swimming in the Pacific Ocean and sports media analysts who don't actually like sports.The guys also spend quite a bit of time talking about the Padres' next 13 games, against the Giants and Dodgers, and the opportunity for San Diego to take

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82:41

Weekend Recap: A golden opportunity for the Padres

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/11

On this week's weekend recap, Darren Smith and John Gennaro talk about the San Diego Padres taking 2-of-3 from the Boston Red Sox over the weekend and San Diego FC getting an ugly 2-0 win against Sporting KC, but not before the guys spend some time talking about swimming in the Pacific Ocean and sports media analysts who don't actually like sports.The guys also spend quite a bit of time talking about the Padres' next 13 games, against the Giants and Dodgers, and the opportunity for San Diego to take

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00:17:07

PREVIEW: Chef Emily Brubaker talks cooking, eating &...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/08

Chef Emily Brubaker, Executive Chef at Omni La Costa, recently won NBC's "Yes, Chef" competition and joined the show to talk about her experience on the show, what made her want to become a chef, how she and her husband balance parenthood with their careers, the significance of plating in the age of Instagram, and the mental health struggles that almost every chef goes through.But first, Darren and John talk about the Red Sox coming to town this weekend and if the Padres should be pushing to win the

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69:14

Chef Emily Brubaker talks cooking, eating & mental...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/08

Chef Emily Brubaker, Executive Chef at Omni La Costa, recently won NBC's "Yes, Chef" competition and joined the show to talk about her experience on the show, what made her want to become a chef, how she and her husband balance parenthood with their careers, the significance of plating in the age of Instagram, and the mental health struggles that almost every chef goes through.But first, Darren and John talk about the Red Sox coming to town this weekend and if the Padres should be pushing to win the

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00:15:33

PREVIEW: "What if Ron Artest got hit by a sex toy?"

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/07

Darren and John kick off the show by talking about possibly dipping their toe into making this podcast more of a (live?) video show and the benefits, and drawbacks, of building the plane while flying it. Also, John talks about the struggles of trying to stay healthy as the parent of a young child.The guys then turn their attention to the story of fans throwing dildos on the court during WNBA games, including the funny side of the story and the dangerous/disrespectful/sexist side of it that also

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65:21

"What if Ron Artest got hit by a sex toy?"

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/07

Darren and John kick off the show by talking about possibly dipping their toe into making this podcast more of a (live?) video show and the benefits, and drawbacks, of building the plane while flying it. Also, John talks about the struggles of trying to stay healthy as the parent of a young child.The guys then turn their attention to the story of fans throwing dildos on the court during WNBA games, including the funny side of the story and the dangerous/disrespectful/sexist side of it that also

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