I fear for every Padre/Dodger series in the excessive ways that I always have during the 2020s, which is why I shouldn't and won't be dropping any pre-game takes and why I feel compelled to share the good ones.

enjoyed this

Very excited for Padres-Dodgers. (Also wish it wasn’t being played at the same time as Spurs-Thunder).

The sandwich generation of NBA Playoffs.

Don’t have a chance to roll out this headline every day.

There’s a good team in here somewhere. The vibes and the bullpen have been doing a lot of the work, though. It’s time for the offense to figure it out. Today's Front Row Seat: bandwagonbeach.com/p/the-padres...

I’m keeping track of the Padres series record this season. They’re 7-4-1 heading into a four-game series against the Cardinals that starts tonight at Petco Park.

Today's Front Row Seat newsletter:

Start the clock on another Padres hitting coach, I guess.

The answer won't surprise you.

Wrote fondly about The Ty France Game™ in this morning's Front Row Seat newsletter.

There are worse ways to spend your birthday.

A reminder from the internet that this place is fake and you should seek out human connection.

In today's newsletter: -Padres bats go quiet -Padres add Lucas Giolito -Padres ownership picture clears up -SDFC can't stop / won't stop getting red cards -#1 seeds show off in NBA Playoff action -SDSU settles Title XI lawsuit -NFL Draft prep / Chargers confessional

Yes, Randy Vasquez was great. But (ALSO) Freddy Fermin was robbed, possibly twice.

A podcast! At least, the portion of the podcast that made it before an internet outage. 100% about the San Diego Padres!

Nobody really expects the first round of this year’s NBA Playoffs to be great….but what if it is?!?

Finally caught the Padres live and in-person yesterday. Have to say, good baseball team!

For the first time in about 15 years, the San Diego Padres have (just about) been sold to new owners.

Looks like we finally know who won the bidding war for the San Diego Padres.

The should-have-been Rookie of the Year in 2024 might be eyeing the NL MVP award in 2026.

The first night of NBA postseason action was almost crazy enough to take attention away from the Padres’ red-hot streak.

A podcast! ⚾ Stammen proving to be the anti-Schildt 🏀 Ideal matchups coming out of NBA Play-In Tournament ⚽ SDFC's first time digging out of a hole 🧠 Some things are more important than content

Ah, it’s that time of the year when my main focus is pulled in different directions. Fun!

I’m really growing to like this team. I hope injuries don’t derail things.

WALK OFF GRAND SLAM

One of the best fastball hitters in baseball just…can’t seem to hit them this season. It’s perplexing!

Sometimes, sports are impossible to explain. That’s why we keep coming back.

Good morning! Either the Padres are finding their footing or the Red Sox are terrible. We’ll find out soon enough!

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A few key players to look at for this as the third and fourth place teams in Western Conference matchup on Saturday

I’ll say this for Craig Stammen, he appears less likely to get into a fistfight than Mike Shildt.

I'm not ready to give up on the Padres after five games. My bravery knows no bounds.

This is right. Let's hope Stammen is a fast learner.

Now is not the time for Padres fans to panic. That will come later.

The SPORTS were SPORTSing this weekend.

Great article I found in today's Bandwagon Beach regarding Mo Salah. Great stuff

Another performance like that, from Pivetta or King (tonight), and all the fingernails in San Diego will be chewed down to nubs.

🎵 Looks like we made it 🎵

I’ve been meaning to write (or podcast) a Padres season preview for a few days now, which means it is no surprise that it came out to over 1,500 words.

Our long national nightmare (the usual baseball offseason that happens literally every year) is over.

Padres power rankings (according to The Athletic): T-16th overall, 21st in starting rotation. Sure?

Real baseball starts in a week. The pitching situation in San Diego is a little worrying!

Gotta love the guy in the generic "NEW YORK" hat looking ready to punch Mark Grant in the face for being the world's nicest person.

March Madness is here and the SDFC boys will have plenty of time to follow along.

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After the US kidnapped the Venezuelan President, the two teams get ready to play an important baseball game against each other.

It's okay to be mad, even if the team you are rooting for won the game, if it ends like that.

BASEBALL BASEBALL! BASEBALL!!!!!!!

What a psychotic game. What an incredible team. We are so lucky to have SDFC.