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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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00:23:51

PREVIEW: Is San Diego FC the best expansion MLS team...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/06

Darren Smith and John Gennaro kick off today's show by talking (briefly) about last night's win by the Padres in Arizona and San Diego FC's home win against Mazatlán before welcoming to the show Joseph Lowery from Backheeled.com, who recently wrote about the historic expansion season that SDFC is in the midst of and what the future of the team (and Major League Soccer) looks like.After Joseph says goodbye, the guys open up the mailbag from Discord to talk about the NFL acquiring 10% of ESPN and play

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73:14

Is San Diego FC the best expansion MLS team ever?

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/06

Darren Smith and John Gennaro kick off today's show by talking (briefly) about last night's win by the Padres in Arizona and San Diego FC's home win against Mazatlán before welcoming to the show Joseph Lowery from Backheeled.com, who recently wrote about the historic expansion season that SDFC is in the midst of and what the future of the team (and Major League Soccer) looks like.After Joseph says goodbye, the guys open up the mailbag from Discord to talk about the NFL acquiring 10% of ESPN and play

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00:16:24

PREVIEW: "America's #6 Ballpark"

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/05

Darren and John start the podcast by saying they don't want to talk about sports and then spend the entire 75 minutes talking about sports.First, the guys discuss what San Diego FC's game tonight against Mazatlán means and what fans should be looking for. There should be plenty of opportunities for some of the guys on the bench to get real playing time and impress the coaching staff for the stretch run into the MLS Playoffs.Then, Darren and John turn their attention to the San Diego Padres, who lost

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75:02

"America's #6 Ballpark"

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/05

Darren and John start the podcast by saying they don't want to talk about sports and then spend the entire 75 minutes talking about sports.First, the guys discuss what San Diego FC's game tonight against Mazatlán means and what fans should be looking for. There should be plenty of opportunities for some of the guys on the bench to get real playing time and impress the coaching staff for the stretch run into the MLS Playoffs.Then, Darren and John turn their attention to the San Diego Padres, who lost

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00:50:46

Weekend Recap: Preller & the Padres go all-in on 2025

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/04

It's Monday! That means Darren and John are recapping the weekend in San Diego sports and that this is a completely free episode for everyone to listen to. Tell your friends!The guys recap their thoughts on the Padres' trade deadline moves and what it means for the (short-term and long-term) future of the team, as well as why A.J. Preller might have been motivated to push in some of his chips to give this year's squad a better chance to make a deep playoff run.Darren looks up the team's playoff odds

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50:46

Weekend Recap: Preller & the Padres go all-in on 2025

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/04

It's Monday! That means Darren and John are recapping the weekend in San Diego sports and that this is a completely free episode for everyone to listen to. Tell your friends!The guys recap their thoughts on the Padres' trade deadline moves and what it means for the (short-term and long-term) future of the team, as well as why A.J. Preller might have been motivated to push in some of his chips to give this year's squad a better chance to make a deep playoff run.Darren looks up the team's playoff odds

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40:29

BONUS: Losing interest in the Padres

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/02

John Gennaro is joined on this episode by a Section 1904 subscriber, known on Padres Twitter & Bluesky as "mensrea" or "mensie", who has lost his love of the San Diego Padres due to how A.J. Preller has handled the team. That's a fascinating position, losing your love of your favorite team during the winningest stretch in the team's history, so John turned that into an idea of interviewing Section 1904 subscribers and calling these bonus episodes "The Comment Section". This is a bonus episode

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00:14:57

PREVIEW: "The Padres are no longer top-heavy."

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/01

John Gennaro is joined by Dylan from the Letters to A.J. substack to talk about all of the moves the San Diego Padres made yesterday and what it means for the future of this year's team.The guys also talked through some roster crunches and hard decisions that A.J. Preller and Mike Shildt will be forced to make, but these are good problems for the Padres to have.Tune in to find out why Freddy Fermin is not Austin Nola, why Fernando Tatis Jr. is trending in the right direction, why Mason Miller's best

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74:24

"The Padres are no longer top-heavy."

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/01

John Gennaro is joined by Dylan from the Letters to A.J. substack to talk about all of the moves the San Diego Padres made yesterday and what it means for the future of this year's team.The guys also talked through some roster crunches and hard decisions that A.J. Preller and Mike Shildt will be forced to make, but these are good problems for the Padres to have.Tune in to find out why Freddy Fermin is not Austin Nola, why Fernando Tatis Jr. is trending in the right direction, why Mason Miller's best

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00:40:07

TRADE DEADLINE RECAP: "A.J. Preller might get fired...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/01

John Gennaro walks you through all five of the trades the San Diego Padres made today before the MLB trade deadline, giving his thoughts along the way on how these pieces could fit in the roster and if they make the major league team better.Then, Darren (again) checks in poolside from Cancun, this time after a few shots of tequila, and talks about how much fun it is to be a fan of this team when A.J. Preller is in charge.00:00 - Padres trade deadline review34:15 - Darren checks in with his

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40:07

TRADE DEADLINE RECAP: "A.J. Preller might get fired...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/08/01

John Gennaro walks you through all five of the trades the San Diego Padres made today before the MLB trade deadline, giving his thoughts along the way on how these pieces could fit in the roster and if they make the major league team better.Then, Darren (again) checks in poolside from Cancun, this time after a few shots of tequila, and talks about how much fun it is to be a fan of this team when A.J. Preller is in charge.00:00 - Padres trade deadline review34:15 - Darren checks in with his

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00:12:08

REACTION: Padres trade top prospects for Mason Miller...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/07/31

John Gennaro gets you updated on the news that the Padres have traded four of their top prospects to the A's in exchange for closer Mason Miller and LHP JP Sears. On it's face, it looks to be a pretty dramatic overpay for San Diego, but maybe it's leading to something more.Darren Smith chimes in poolside from Cancun, Mexico to talk about how no prospect is ever untouchable for AJ Preller and the Padres, even if it's the #3 prospect in baseball (Leo de Vries).Section 1904 is a community-supported

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12:08

REACTION: Padres trade top prospects for Mason Miller...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/07/31

John Gennaro gets you updated on the news that the Padres have traded four of their top prospects to the A's in exchange for closer Mason Miller and LHP JP Sears. On it's face, it looks to be a pretty dramatic overpay for San Diego, but maybe it's leading to something more.Darren Smith chimes in poolside from Cancun, Mexico to talk about how no prospect is ever untouchable for AJ Preller and the Padres, even if it's the #3 prospect in baseball (Leo de Vries).Section 1904 is a community-supported

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00:12:25

PREVIEW: Karim Zidan: "You can’t really escape sports...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/07/30

Darren and John kick off the show by talking a bit about the MLB trade deadline and when/what the San Diego Padres may or may not do before it hits. Then, they welcome today's guest to the show:Karim Zidan is an investigative journalist who has written about the intersection of sports and politics for ESPN, the New York Times, The Guardian and more. He now runs his own Substack, Sports Politika. He talks with the guys about what the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympics might look like and why President

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72:06

Karim Zidan: "You can’t really escape sports and...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/07/30

Darren and John kick off the show by talking a bit about the MLB trade deadline and when/what the San Diego Padres may or may not do before it hits. Then, they welcome today's guest to the show:Karim Zidan is an investigative journalist who has written about the intersection of sports and politics for ESPN, the New York Times, The Guardian and more. He now runs his own Substack, Sports Politika. He talks with the guys about what the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympics might look like and why President

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00:16:54

PREVIEW: The arguments for (and against) an MLB...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/07/29

Darren Smith and John Gennaro talk about what to expect from San Diego FC's matchup against Pachuca tonight and recap a great, almost playoffs-like, atmosphere for the Padres' win over the Mets at Petco Park last night. They also wonder what that start does for Dylan Cease's trade value, John explains why he'd rather the Padres trade Robert Suarez (and why he's bullish on Fernando Tatis Jr.'s offense), before discussing the potential salary cap that will probably lead to an MLB lockout after next

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79:35

The arguments for (and against) an MLB salary cap

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/07/29

Darren Smith and John Gennaro talk about what to expect from San Diego FC's matchup against Pachuca tonight and recap a great, almost playoffs-like, atmosphere for the Padres' win over the Mets at Petco Park last night. They also wonder what that start does for Dylan Cease's trade value, John explains why he'd rather the Padres trade Robert Suarez (and why he's bullish on Fernando Tatis Jr.'s offense), before discussing the potential salary cap that will probably lead to an MLB lockout after next

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01:03:05

Weekend Recap: Can the Padres make the playoffs...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/07/28

Darren Smith and John Gennaro recap a sports weekend that included some bench-clearing in St. Louis and another home win for San Diego FC.First, the guys talk about the San Diego Padres finishing their road trip 5-5 and how different it might've felt if they had lost the last two games instead of winning them. Then, they get into a long conversation about what the Padres will be able to do at the trade deadline and how the long-term strategy of the franchise shifted following the death of Peter

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63:05

Weekend Recap: Can the Padres make the playoffs...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/07/28

Darren Smith and John Gennaro recap a sports weekend that included some bench-clearing in St. Louis and another home win for San Diego FC.First, the guys talk about the San Diego Padres finishing their road trip 5-5 and how different it might've felt if they had lost the last two games instead of winning them. Then, they get into a long conversation about what the Padres will be able to do at the trade deadline and how the long-term strategy of the franchise shifted following the death of Peter

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00:12:19

PREVIEW: Do the Padres need to trade for more pitching?

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/07/25

Darren Smith and John Gennaro get ready for a weekend of San Diego sports, talking first about the Padres losing their third consecutive game and another disappointing start for Yu Darvish. John feels bad for Darvish, who feels like he has the team's season riding on his shoulders at the moment, and Darren thinks the team needs to prioritize adding more pitching if they want to go far in the playoffs.Then the guys turn their attention to San Diego FC, who welcome Nashville SC to Snapdragon Stadium

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