Episodes

  • Post Match Show: SDFC Wins First-Ever Playoff Match 2-1 vs Portland

    Post Match Show: SDFC Wins First-Ever Playoff Match 2-1 vs Portland
    Oct 27 2025
    Craig Elsten, Tony Sanchez and Alex Peña get together an hour after San Diego FC wins their first-ever playoff match, a 2-1 home result against Portland Timbers. The guys talk through an incredible atmosphere at Snapdragon Stadium, a composed and effective start from SDFC, and every step on the way to a playoff result that sets up Los Chromados well for what is to come. Also, hear post-match sound from head coach Mikey Varas, forward Anders Dreyer and midfielder Luca de la Torre.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • #20: Is the Chucky Situation Over? SDFC-Portland Playoff Match One Preview

    #20: Is the Chucky Situation Over? SDFC-Portland Playoff Match One Preview
    Oct 24 2025
    On today's show:

    • Alex Peñs reviews his trip to Portland to watch SDFC clinch first place
    • Is the Chucky Lozano situation resolved? Was this best-case scenario?
    • Who should start at left wing on Sunday, Lozano or Pellegrino?
    • Mikey Varas and Anders Dreyer earn MLS award nominations
    • Does Portland play to win or do they play for penalties?
    • The #1 thing SDFC needs to avoid doing on Sunday
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • #19: Decision Day Preview

    #19: Decision Day Preview
    Oct 17 2025
    ON THE SHOW TONIGHT


    • We go through every possible scenario on how SDFC can finish the season, from first to fourth place
    • Training Ground Sound: Mikey Varas and Amahl Pellegrino
    • The Never-Ending Search for a #9 (and it's NOT Pellegrino)
    • Marcus Ingvartsen, where's Waldo
    • SDFC-Portland Timbers preview!
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    59 mins
  • Chromaniacs--2 Balls and a Mic Crossover: SDFC Sets Records with 4-2 Win in Houston

    Chromaniacs--2 Balls and a Mic Crossover: SDFC Sets Records with 4-2 Win in Houston
    Oct 7 2025
    In lieu of a traditional post-match show, on Monday night the Chromaniacs (Craig Elsten and Alex Peña) joined their fellow Chromaniac Tony Sanchez on his 2 Balls and a Mic podcast with co-host Abraham Zepeda. The guys broke down SDFC's 4-2 win in Houston, the breakout performance of Amahl Pellegrino, how much stock to put in SDFC's return to offensive form, the impact of international break departures and how the Chrome and Azul are set up in the endgame of trying to chase down the top spot in the Western Conference of MLS.
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    45 mins
  • #18: Can SDFC Take the Championship Mantle for San Diego?

    #18: Can SDFC Take the Championship Mantle for San Diego?
    Oct 3 2025
    The San Diego Padres have been eliminated. Now, SDFC has the chance to become the first major pro sports team in San Diego history to win a championship. But the road to the playoffs has been bumpy of late, filled with no-goal potholes. On the latest episode of the Chromaniacs, Craig Elsten, Tony Sanchez and Alex Peña discuss:


    • SDFC's championship opportunity
    • Could Marcus Ingvartsen return by season's end, and who should play the nine until he returns?
    • Luca de la Torre left off the USMNT roster for October, what does it mean for club and player
    • Training Ground Sound: Mikey Varas and Chris McVey
    • SDFC at Houston Dynamo match preview
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • The Chromaniacs Post-Game Show: San Jose 1 SDFC 0

    The Chromaniacs Post-Game Show: San Jose 1 SDFC 0
    Sep 28 2025
    Tony Sanchez is at Snapdragon Stadium, joined by Craig Elsten and Alex Peña in studio to break down a disappointing 1-0 home loss to San Jose Earthquakes. It seems like San Diego soccer fans have been shown the same match for almost four months now, with great possession but very little finishing touch, and goals conceded against the run of play. The guys work through their frustration over the never-ending hole at the #9 position, and hear the post-match comments from head coach Mikey Varas.
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    50 mins
  • #17: Half-Good in Atlanta; SDFC-San Jose Preview

    #17: Half-Good in Atlanta; SDFC-San Jose Preview
    Sep 25 2025
    On tonight's show:


    • SDFC plays well for a half in Atlanta, then stumbles
    • The battle for first place in the West tightens up
    • Luca de la Torre's struggles in the midfield
    • Who starts at left back wtih Bombino out?
    • SDFC-San Jose Earthquakes preview
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    1 hr
  • #16: Showing SDSU How To Fill The Snap + Atlanta United Preview

    #16: Showing SDSU How To Fill The Snap + Atlanta United Preview
    Sep 19 2025
    ON THE SHOW TONIGHT



    • SDFC shows SDSU how to fill Snapdragon Stadium without giving away the house
    • Looking back at a loss to the Loons
    • How can SDFC reach next year's CONCACAF Champions Cup
    • Mikey Varas wants SDFC to support all national teams (training ground sound)
    • SDFC-Atlanta United preview
    • Is this the ultimate trap game on the schedule?
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    1 hr and 13 mins