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Friar Territory: a San Diego Padres podcast

Friar Territory: a San Diego Padres podcast

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A San Diego Padres show hosted by longtime Padres reporter Marty Caswell, San Diego radio voice Darren Smith and former Padres All-Star Heath Bell. The trio brings you inside news and analysis on all things Padres. Friar Territory is part of the Foul Territory Network: Baseball the way it should be covered!

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Episodes
  • Fixing the Padres dreadful offense, Steven Souza scrutiny
    May 15 2026

    How do you fix this terrible Padres offense?

    Darren Smith and Marty Caswell discuss the Padres bad offensive series versus the Miwaukee Brewers, the team's dead-last batting average, underwhelming slug, OPS and and runs scored.

    The two discuss the career- worst offensive starts for Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis, and Jackson Merrill,and address how much scrutiny needs to be put on Craig Stammen's hand-picked hitting coach, Steven Souza.

    The Padres have had no shortage of hitting coaches during their Petco Park era. Is it time for another one?

    Marty and Darren then discuss Griffin Canning's disastrous outing, Lucas Giolito's expected first start, and why the Padres don't seem to be ready to move on from Matt Waldron. It's clear the Padres need more starting pitching, and this is likely a direct reflection on Joe Musgrove and Nick Pivetta's extended absence.

    The duo then look ahead to a big upcoming homestand that starts with the Dodgers, and Shohei Ohtani making his second-ever start at Petco Park.

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    27 mins
  • Padres closer Mason Miller talks Star Wars & being an inspiration
    May 13 2026

    Was this Matt Waldron's last start for the Padres?

    Darren Smith and Marty Caswell discussed Lucas Giolito's impending arrival to the Padres rotation and what decisions are ahead.

    The two then welcome in Padres closer Mason Miller, who details how he became involved in filming an epic Star Wars commercial for the upcoming "Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu" movie.

    Mason discussed how he got involved, how many takes it took, why it was almost canceled when Grogu was late and did he just call Marty and Darren Stars Wars nerds??

    Mason also discussed his recent sponsorship with Dexcom, which creates glucose monitoring devices for people living with diabetes, and why it's so important for him to be a role model to children living with diabetes. Mason broke down the many challenges that kids and parents of kids with diabetes face, and what he most wants them to know.

    Is the hotel the Padres stay at in Milwaukee haunted? Mason discusses if he has superstitions, why he wore the same pair of socks during his consecutive scoreless innings streak, ABS challenges and how often he pays attention to how hard he's throwing.

    Marty and Darren then discuss a tough stretch ahead for the Padres and Nick Castellanos' increasing importance.

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    38 mins
  • Fernando Tatis is MLB's biggest mystery, Jared Diamond stops by
    May 12 2026

    The Padres have been able to take advantage of the second easiest strength of schedule in baseball but it's about to change.

    Marty Caswell and Darren Smith look ahead at the upcoming road trip versus the Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners and the pressure on the offense to finally get going. The duo break down Manny Machado's comments on the offense, his visible frustration and candor and why it's a different tone than years past.

    Darren and Marty then welcome in Wall Street Journal's Jared Diamond, who just wrote about the biggest mystery in baseball, Fernando Tatis' being homerless. Diamond breaks down what the the numbers reveal, if he's tinkering too much and how surprising the Padres record is despite their ongoing offensive struggles.

    And it's not just Tatis who is struggling. Diamond discusses Shohei Ohtani's ongoing offensive struggles and the upcoming clash headed to Petco Park.

    The Padres have plenty stars, the Milwaukee Brewers are a different story. Diamond details how the Brewers have been one of baseball's best stories despite lack of star players, and changes at GM and manager.

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    36 mins
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