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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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54:09

Searching for light in dark times

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/06/13

Darren and John skipped the usual Friday scene at Mason Ale works and tried their best to ignore some of the darkest stories of the day. It doesn't always work, but the guys mostly spend the podcast talking about the NHL Stanley Cup Final, the NBA Finals, a Juan Soto vs. MacKenzie Gore rivalry, and the weekend ahead.The guys also talked about Padres manager Mike Shildt, who is not a very popular manager amongst MLB players and seems to be fighting with his own bullpen strategies in a recent postgame

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00:14:59

PREVIEW: Is there a Padres trade coming?

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/06/12

Darren and John start off the show talking about the U.S. Men's National Team drama and how stupid it is before turning their attention to the San Diego Padres, who dropped their rubber match against the Dodgers on Wednesday and who might be working a trade in the next few days.Later, the guys talk about what is lining up to be a really great NBA Finals after the Pacers showed up and won game 3 at home to take a 2-1 lead over the heavily-favored OKC Thunder. But you know what would make the Finals

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42:30

Is there a Padres trade coming?

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/06/12

Darren and John start off the show talking about the U.S. Men's National Team drama and how stupid it is before turning their attention to the San Diego Padres, who dropped their rubber match against the Dodgers on Wednesday and who might be working a trade in the next few days.Later, the guys talk about what is lining up to be a really great NBA Finals after the Pacers showed up and won game 3 at home to take a 2-1 lead over the heavily-favored OKC Thunder. But you know what would make the Finals

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00:15:54

PREVIEW: The intersection of soccer, money and...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/06/11

John is back from Florida and has a lot of thoughts on the political divide between that state and California, which ties in well with today's conversations about international soccer coming to the United States this year and next.After the guys talk a bit about politics and the Padres' beatdown of the Dodgers last night, they bring on Jeremiah Oshan from Sounder At Heart to talk through the battle between Sounders players and ownership over what they should be paid for playing in the FIFA Club

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69:59

The intersection of soccer, money and politics (with...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/06/11

John is back from Florida and has a lot of thoughts on the political divide between that state and California, which ties in well with today's conversations about international soccer coming to the United States this year and next.After the guys talk a bit about politics and the Padres' beatdown of the Dodgers last night, they bring on Jeremiah Oshan from Sounder At Heart to talk through the battle between Sounders players and ownership over what they should be paid for playing in the FIFA Club

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01:09:11

PREVIEW: Dodgers top Padres, French Open recap

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/06/10

Darren Smith and John Gennaro recap a loss for the Padres last night against the Dodgers, discussing about how the two teams stack up against each other and what tonight's game means for Dylan Cease, before Darren interviews Jon Wertheim from Sports Illustrated about the 2025 French Open and what it means for the future of tennis.00:00 - Padres lose to the Dodgers on Monday night44:55 - French Open 2025 recap with Jon WertheimIf you enjoyed this preview of today's podcast episode, we encourage you

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69:11

Dodgers top Padres, French Open recap

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/06/10

Darren Smith and John Gennaro recap a loss for the Padres last night against the Dodgers, discussing about how the two teams stack up against each other and what tonight's game means for Dylan Cease, before Darren interviews Jon Wertheim from Sports Illustrated about the 2025 French Open and what it means for the future of tennis.00:00 - Padres lose to the Dodgers on Monday night44:55 - French Open 2025 recap with Jon WertheimSection 1904 is a community-supported media company. If you like our

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00:51:11

Weekend Recap: Here come the Dodgers

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/06/09

Darren Smith and John Gennaro touch on the protests in Los Angeles and SDFC's win in a friendly against Club América on Saturday before talking about the Padres winning a series in Milwaukee and talking about their memories of the Padres/Dodgers rivalry and what to expect this weekend in a series to determine 1st place in the NL West.Just as an FYI: the sound quality, especially John's, is not great in the second half of this podcast due to some unforeseen technical difficulties.If you enjoyed this

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51:11

Weekend Recap: Here come the Dodgers

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/06/09

Darren Smith and John Gennaro touch on the protests in Los Angeles and SDFC's win in a friendly against Club América on Saturday before talking about the Padres winning a series in Milwaukee and talking about their memories of the Padres/Dodgers rivalry and what to expect this weekend in a series to determine 1st place in the NL West.Just as an FYI: the sound quality, especially John's, is not great in the second half of this podcast due to some unforeseen technical difficulties.Section 1904 is a

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00:09:53

PREVIEW: Who would win a beer drinking competiton?

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/06/06

Darren Smith and John Gennaro are at Mason Ale Works, wondering if the Padres fans or Brewers fans drink more beer, and they recap NBA Finals game 1 and preview the upcoming Padres/Brewers series and SDFC vs. Club América.If you enjoyed this preview of today's podcast episode, we encourage you to become a supporter at Section1904.com

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53:35

Who would win a beer drinking competiton?

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/06/06

Darren Smith and John Gennaro are at Mason Ale Works, wondering if the Padres fans or Brewers fans drink more beer, and they recap NBA Finals game 1 and preview the upcoming Padres/Brewers series and SDFC vs. Club América.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 get access to bonus

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00:17:55

PREVIEW: 2025 NBA Finals preview with Vince Goodwill

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/06/05

Vincent Goodwill from Yahoo Sports joins Darren Smith and John Gennaro to discuss the 2025 NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers, as well as who the Knicks might replace Tom Thibodeau with and the new changes to the NBA All-Star Game.If you enjoyed this preview of today's podcast episode, we encourage you to become a supporter at Section1904.com

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51:59

2025 NBA Finals preview with Vince Goodwill

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/06/05

Vincent Goodwill from Yahoo Sports joins Darren Smith and John Gennaro to discuss the 2025 NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers, as well as who the Knicks might replace Tom Thibodeau with and the new changes to the NBA All-Star Game.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

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00:21:33

PREVIEW: Deja vu all over again

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/06/04

Darren Smith and John Gennaro talk about the Padres beating the Giants, A.J. Preller's unique role in the Padres' clubhouse, Luis Arráez's future in San Diego and the team's ability to capitalize on mistakes.Later, the guys discuss the New York Knicks firing head coach Tom Thibodeau, the reasoning behind it and where it leaves the Knicks heading into the offseason.Finally, the guys talk about a documentary they want to watch and discuss flirting with a life in public service.If you enjoyed this

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63:53

Deja vu all over again

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/06/04

Darren Smith and John Gennaro talk about the Padres beating the Giants, A.J. Preller's unique role in the Padres' clubhouse, Luis Arráez's future in San Diego and the team's ability to capitalize on mistakes.Later, the guys discuss the New York Knicks firing head coach Tom Thibodeau, the reasoning behind it and where it leaves the Knicks heading into the offseason.Finally, the guys talk about a documentary they want to watch and discuss flirting with a life in public service.00:00 - Deja vu: Padres

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9:14

SDFC Sporting Director Tyler Heaps: "It's a great...

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/06/03

Tyler Heaps, the Sporting Director & General Manager of San Diego FC, sat down with Darren Smith before the team's match against Austin FC to talk about who from the team should be voted onto the MLS All-Star team, why SDFC moved to extend CJ dos Santos, what his expectations were heading into the season and how it feels to have so many players from the team representing their countries in international play.Section 1904 is a community-supported media company. If you like our content,

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00:11:58

Iglesias does a Machado impersonation

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/06/03

Darren Smith and John Gennaro talk about keeping an eye on the Padres game and mistaking Jose Iglesias for Manny Machado in a 1-0 road win over the Giants. They also get into a conversation about if replay review is helping or hurting sports and they try to add perspective for the doomer Padres fans.Later, the guys talk about what it's like for professional athletes to miss time due to injury and then get into some mental health talk following the new of John Brenkus' death.LINK: Michael Irvin talks

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54:13

Iglesias does a Machado impersonation

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/06/03

Darren Smith and John Gennaro talk about keeping an eye on the Padres game and mistaking Jose Iglesias for Manny Machado in a 1-0 road win over the Giants. They also get into a conversation about if replay review is helping or hurting sports and they try to add perspective for the doomer Padres fans.Later, the guys talk about what it's like for professional athletes to miss time due to injury and then get into some mental health talk following the new of John Brenkus' death.00:00 Introduction &

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01:13:09

Weekend Recap: Wins & trade ideas

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/06/02

Darren Smith and John Gennaro recap the weekend, starting with an ICE raid in South Park, a San Diego FC win against a terrible Austin FC team and the Padres squeaking out a series in over the Pirates.John throws a couple of trade ideas at Darren, both for the San Diego Padres and for his beloved New York Knicks, and asks him to review them with a dose of reality added in.00:00 Intro & health check-in02:57 ICE raids in South Park09:08 SDFC's impressive win over Austin FC46:00 Padres trade

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73:09

Weekend Recap: Wins & trade ideas

Bandwagon Beach ·

2025/06/02

Darren Smith and John Gennaro recap the weekend, starting with an ICE raid in South Park, a San Diego FC win against a terrible Austin FC team and the Padres squeaking out a series in over the Pirates.John throws a couple of trade ideas at Darren, both for the San Diego Padres and for his beloved New York Knicks, and asks him to review them with a dose of reality added in.00:00 Intro & health check-in02:57 ICE raids in South Park09:08 SDFC's impressive win over Austin FC46:00 Padres trade

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