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The Daily Friar
The Daily Friar is a daily podcast built for fans who want more than the box score. Each episode breaks down the stories shaping the Padres right now — what happened, why it mattered, what the numbers reveal, and what to watch next. From game recaps and roster moves to advanced stats, player trends, injuries, matchups and the bigger National League picture, we dig through the data and reporting so you don’t have to. AI-Powered. By Humans. For The Faithful.
Episodes
The Daily FriarEpisode #059: "Baseball on the Brink"
October 29, 2026 | Milwaukee is finally a World Series champion. After a 103-win season, the Brewers beat the Rays in five games—and their path to the trophy…
The Daily FriarEpisode #058: "The Last 406 Feet"
October 8, 2026 | The Padres’ season ends with a 3–1 loss to Milwaukee in NLDS Game 4. A 406-foot drive from Manny Machado looked like it could tie the…
The Daily FriarEpisode #057: "King Got the Last Six"
October 7, 2026 | The Padres are still alive because Michael King did something no San Diego pitcher had done before: start a game and earn a save in the same…
The Daily FriarEpisode #056: "Tatis Starts it"
October 6, 2026 | The Padres come home facing elimination, and Craig Stammen has identified Fernando Tatis Jr. as the catalyst. Will, Brooksy and Rachel break…
The Daily FriarEpisode #055: "Miller Lost the Zone"
October 5, 2026 | The Padres were one strike away from sending the NLDS home tied — until Mason Miller lost the strike zone. Will, Brooksy and Rachel break…
The Daily FriarEpisode #054: "The Roof Wasn't the Reason"
October 4, 2026 | The Padres did almost everything required to beat Jacob Misiorowski — then lost 3-2 because they could not turn traffic into runs. Will…
The Daily FriarEpisode #053: "The Robbie Ray Bet"
October 3, 2026 | Robbie Ray gets Game 1 against Jacob Misiorowski, and the choice is more deliberate than the San Diego ERA suggests. Will, Brooksy and Rachel…
The Daily FriarEpisode #052: "Seven Scoreless Wasn't Enough"
October 2, 2026 | The Padres are one day from NLDS Game 1 in Milwaukee, and Jacob Misiorowski already owns a seven-scoreless, 10-strikeout performance against…
The Daily FriarEpisode #051: "Eleven Bricks Left"
October 1, 2026 | The Padres are moving on. San Diego beat Chicago 4-1 to complete a two-game Wild Card sweep, and the way Game 2 unfolded may matter more than…
The Daily FriarEpisode #050: "King Sets the Tone"
September 30, 2026 | The Padres opened the Wild Card Series with an 8–0 win over the Cubs. Michael King carried a no-hit bid into the seventh, Fernando Tatis…
The Daily FriarEpisode #049: "Chicago Comes First"
September 29, 2026 | The Padres' October road starts with the team that ended last season. Will maps the full National League bracket, Brooksy breaks down how…
The Daily FriarEpisode #048: "Six Innings to Tuesday"
September 28, 2026 | The Padres closed the regular season 91–71 with a 9–4 win over Arizona. Randy Vásquez gave them six one-run innings, Gavin Sheets homered…
The Daily FriarEpisode #047: "Manny Makes it Home"
September 27, 2026 | Manny Machado’s three-run homer flipped a one-run deficit, secured home-field advantage, and gave the Padres a clear October opening…
The Daily FriarEpisode #046: "The Clinch isn't the Finish"
September 26, 2026 | Arizona beat San Diego 11–4 a night after the Padres clinched their third straight postseason berth. Will traces the early home runs…
The Daily FriarEpisode #045: "Three Straight, One Big Seventh"
September 25, 2026 | The Padres are headed back to October for a franchise-record third straight year after beating the Dodgers 4–2 — but the clincher did not…
The Daily FriarEpisode #044: "Five and Two-Thirds, Zero Runs"
September 24, 2026 | One night after a 7–0 shutout, the Padres answered with a 5–1 win at Dodger Stadium — and they did it after Robbie Ray lasted only 3 1/3…
The Daily FriarEpisode #043: "Two Outs, Five Runs"
September 23, 2026 | The Padres’ five-game winning streak ended in a 7–0 shutout at Dodger Stadium, but the most useful number was five: every run charged to…
The Daily FriarEpisode #042: "If October Started Today"
September 22, 2026 | The Padres were off Monday, so The Daily Friar uses the final pause before the last six games to map what October would look like if the…
The Daily FriarEpisode #041: "Two Wins from October"
September 21, 2026 | The Padres swept Miami, moved to 87-69 and cut their postseason magic number to two. Jake Cronenworth drove in five with two homers…
The Daily FriarEpisode #040: “The Kid in the Middle of October”
September 20, 2026 | The Padres erased a 5-1 deficit, survived a ninth-inning gut punch and beat Miami 7-6 in ten when 18-year-old Ethan Salas punched an 0-2…
The Daily FriarEpisode #039: "The Lineup They Found"
September 19, 2026 | The Padres are tied by record with the Cubs and Phillies after an 8-2 win over Miami — but Friday's biggest clue may be how the damage was…
The Daily FriarEpisode #038: "The Four-Game Cushion
September 18, 2026 | The Padres left Colorado with a 9-2 win, a historic afternoon from Xander Bogaerts and something even more valuable: a four-game cushion…
The Daily FriarEpisode #037: "He Changed the Question"
September 17, 2026 | Ethan Salas did more than hit the first two home runs of his Major League career in San Diego's 9-3 win at Colorado. At 20 years and 107…
The Daily FriarEpisode #036: "The Bullpen Bill"
September 16, 2026 | The Padres' eight-game winning streak ended in a 9-3 loss at Coors Field, where a short start and a taxed relief corps turned a one-run…
The Daily FriarEpisode #035: "No Easy Outs"
September 15, 2026 | The Padres survived Coors Field for an 8-7 win and an eighth straight victory, but the most interesting part was not one towering home…
The Daily FriarEpisode #034: "Seven Straight, October in Sight"
September 14, 2026 | Seven straight wins. Back-to-back sweeps. A 2½-game Wild Card cushion. The Padres have flipped the September race from chasing Arizona to…
The Daily FriarEpisode #033: "King's Seven-Inning Answer"
September 13, 2026 | Michael King allowed two early home runs, then refused to let the afternoon unravel. His seven-inning response gave the Padres room to…
The Daily FriarEpisode #032: "Harris and Fermin Flip the Order"
September 12, 2026 | The Padres beat the Giants 7-5 for their fifth straight win, but the most revealing work came from the bottom of the order. Dustin Harris…
The Daily FriarEpisode #031: "Sixteen Games, One Door"
September 10, 2026 | The Padres enter their off-day holding the final National League Wild Card by half a game, with 16 games left and the season series…
The Daily FriarEpisode #030: "Merrill's Four-Hit Sweep"
September 10, 2026 | Jackson Merrill turned a tight series finale into a 9-2 Padres win with four hits, a triple, two opposite-field home runs, and six RBIs…
The Daily FriarEpisode #029: "Three Walks, Four Runs"
September 9, 2026 | Three consecutive walks changed everything at Petco Park. Manny Machado tied the game, Luis Campusano delivered the go-ahead hit, and the…
The Daily FriarEpisode #028: "Pivetta's 63-Pitch Return"
September 8, 2026 | Nick Pivetta returned from a right elbow flexor strain and gave San Diego five scoreless innings on 63 pitches in a 3-2 win over…
The Daily FriarEpisode #027: "The Ace They Needed"
September 7, 2026 | Three home runs to start the afternoon were the loudest part of San Diego's 4-3 series-clinching win over the Yankees. But Michael King's…
The Daily FriarEpisode #026: "Robbie Ran Out of Escapes"
September 6, 2026 | Robbie Ray's command finally turned traffic into damage in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Yankees, sending the Padres back a half-game behind…
The Daily FriarEpisode #025: "One More Night"
September 5, 2026 | Luis Campusano did everything Friday night: three caught stealings and a 10th-inning walk-off homer that snapped San Diego's six-game skid…
The Daily FriarEpisode #024: "Musgrove's Recovery Clock"
September 3, 2026 | Joe Musgrove's latest rehab line looked ready: five innings, one run and sixty pitches. The days after it told the Padres something…
The Daily FriarEpisode #023: "Three Early, Seven Silent"
September 3, 2026 | THREE EARLY, SEVEN SILENT The Padres jumped ahead with three runs in the first two innings, then went silent for seven as Cincinnati turned…
The Daily FriarEpisode #022: "Tatis Twice, One Bad Eighth"
September 2, 2026 | Fernando Tatis Jr. launched two solo home runs, but Cincinnati's connected eighth-inning rally turned a tie game into a 4-3 Padres loss…
The Daily FriarEpisode #021: "Michal King Escapes Six Early Runners"
September 1, 2026 | Michael King opened September by pitching through traffic instead of around it. Cincinnati put six runners aboard in the first three…
The Daily FriarEpisode #020: "Miller's Slider, Taylor's Glove"
August 31, 2026 | One catch from a win became a 5-4, 11-inning loss and a sweep in Tampa Bay. But the strangest play of the weekend should not become the wrong…
The Daily FriarEpisode #019: "Rengifo's Knee Turns the Seventh"
August 30, 2026 | Luis Rengifo's right knee buckled in the middle of the relay that tied Saturday's game, turning a three-run Padres lead into a chaotic…
The Daily FriarEpisode #018: "Mize and the Five Unearned Runs"
August 29, 2026 | The Padres' defense never found the reset in a 9-4 loss at Tampa Bay. Casey Mize allowed seven runs but only two earned after his throwing…
The Daily FriarEpisode #017: "Musgrove, Five Years Later"
August 28, 2026 | Five years to the day after Joe Musgrove threw a complete-game shutout to steady a struggling Padres team, he took what may be his final…
The Daily FriarEpisode #016: "Depth Answered"
August 27, 2026 | The Padres finally created some breathing room. San Diego beat Pittsburgh 3-0 behind five scoreless innings from Randy Vásquez, a bounce-back…
The Daily FriarEpisode #015: "The Margin was Zero"
August 26, 2026 | The Padres gave themselves no margin. Michael King delivered seven scoreless innings, Adrián Morejón handled the eighth, and Mason Miller was…
The Daily FriarEpisode #014: "Enough Chances"
August 25, 2026 | The Padres had chance after chance to beat Pittsburgh Monday night — and kept giving the game back. San Diego went 1-for-13 with runners in…
The Daily FriarEpisode #013: "Harder to Ignore"
August 24, 2026 | Three games, three four-run innings and 21 runs later, the Padres' offense is becoming harder to dismiss as a one-night illustration. Will…
The Daily FriarEpisode #012: "When the Plan Broke"
August 23, 2026 | Friday showed what the Padres want a game to look like. Saturday showed what they can survive when the plan breaks. San Diego erased a 5-1…
The Daily FriarEpisode #011: "They Built the Cushion"
August 22, 2026 | The Padres finally gave themselves some breathing room. San Diego beat Minnesota 6–2 behind seven strong innings from Randy Vásquez and an…
The Daily FriarEpisode #010: "The Damage Problem"
August 21, 2026 | The Padres lost two of three in New York despite another pair of winnable pitching performances, so on an off day The Daily Friar asks the…
The Daily FriarEpisode #009: "The Pattern Held"
August 20, 2026 | The Padres lost Wednesday's series finale to the Mets, 4-2, but Michael King delivered San Diego's fourth straight quality start. Will…
The Daily FriarEpisode #008: "Tati Took it Back"
August 19, 2026 | Fernando Tatis Jr. takes over Citi Field with two home runs and a grand-slam robbery in the Padres' 5-2 win over the Mets. Will and "Brooksy"…
The Daily FriarEpisode #007: "The Price of Aggression"
August 18, 2026 | Three Padres were thrown out at home in the first two innings of a 2-1 loss to the Mets - but the three decisions were not the same. Will and…
The Daily FriarEpisode #006: "The Answer was Boring"
August 17, 2026 | One day after being held to one hit, the Padres answered with the kind of game contenders need more often: boring, clean baseball. Casey Mize…
The Daily FriarEpisode #005: "The Streak Wasn't the Point"
August 16, 2026 | The six-game win streak is over, but the bigger question is what Saturday's 6-1 loss to Cleveland actually changes. The Padres were held to…
The Daily FriarEpisode #004: "They Keep Answering"
August 15, 2026 | The Padres fell behind 3-0 in Cleveland and answered anyway. A 7-5 win made it six straight and 16 wins in 20 games, with San Diego moving…
The Daily FriarEpisode #003: "Who Gets the Keys?"
August 14, 2026 | The Padres had an off-day, so The Daily Friar zooms out. Who actually owns the team right now, why hasn't the record-setting sale officially…
The Daily FriarEpisode #002: "More Ways to Win"
August 13, 2026 | Five straight wins. A sweep of Milwaukee. And this time, the Padres had to win ugly. In Episode #002, the crew breaks down San Diego’s wild…
The Daily FriarEpisode #001: "The Question Changed"
August 12 2026 | The question around the Padres has changed. After an 11–2 win over Milwaukee and a stretch of noticeably better baseball, the conversation is…