Darren Smith took the red eye home from Hawaii and is very tired for today's podcast where he, along with John Gennaro, preview the upcoming weekend.

The guys start by talking about the end of the Dodgers/Phillies game/series and all of the human elements that went into such a catastrophic sports moment before wondering if parity has watered down the NFL too much.

It's set to be a great slate of game for college football on Saturday, and it might be time to start paying extra attention to the 4-1 San Diego State Aztecs football team.

John gives an update on the WNBA Finals, Darren talks a bit about the U-20 World Cup, and the guys give their recommendations in another round of Try This!

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Darren Smith and John Gennaro break down what little Padres news there is and talk about Darren's time in Waikiki before welcome Scott Lewis from Voice of San Diego onto the show to talk about city, state and national politics, including the Midway Rising project to bring a new arena to the Point Loma area.

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The NFL has picked Bad Bunny to be the performer for the Super Bowl LX halftime in Santa Clara, California and many politicians, including the President of the United States, have a lot to say about the matter. Darren Smith (still in Waikiki) and John Gennaro talk about the choice, the response from the right, and why Bad Bunny was the best pick for this moment.

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Darren Smith, from Waikiki, logs on to talk with John Gennaro about the letter that San Diego Padres chairman John Seidler sent to season ticket holders and what it might mean for the futures of A.J. Preller, Mike Shildt, Jake Peavy, Mark Loretta, Erik Greupner and others.

Later, the guys try to make sense of the news that Giannis Antetokounmpo expressed interest in joining the New York Knicks this offseason.

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Darren Smith and John Gennaro discuss their weekends, with John recapping a lovely getaway to Malibu and Ojai, before turning their attention to the San Diego Padres. Jake Peavy made an appearance on MLB Network where he second-guesses the decision to start Yu Darvish over Michael King in game 3 against the Cubs, opening up a Pandora's Box of who made that decision and why did they make it.

The guys then talk about what Darren is calling Sean Lewis' "signature win" for the SDSU Aztecs over Colorado State, where the offense put up 45 points by itself and dominated the Rams.

San Diego FC finally broke the record for the most wins and most points by an MLS expansion team with their win over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday. The guys talk about the game, the records and the coverage of the team from the rest of the San Diego media.

00:00 - Weekend spent out of town

04:30 - Peavy second-guesses Shildt / What's really happening with the Padres?

39:15 - San Diego State scores 45 in win against Colorado State

55:00 - SDFC makes history in win at Houston

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Darren Smith and John Gennaro spend some time with their emotions after the San Diego Padres' playoff hopes ended yesterday and talk about what comes next, Manny Machado getting defensive with reporters, and who was A.J. Preller talking to for hours after the game on the phone?

Later, the guys preview the upcoming weekend, talking about San Diego State trying to turn every home game into a big deal and San Diego FC trying to overcome some past demons against Houston on Saturday.

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After a pretty terrible performance from the San Diego Padres in an elimination game at Wrigley Field, Darren Smith and John Gennaro get emotional and talk about what they hated while occasionally trying to find something to compliment the Cubs about.

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Marty Caswell joins Darren Smith and John Gennaro from Chicago, where she has been covering every game of the NL Wild Card series between the Cubs and San Diego Padres, and talks about the difference in vibes after games 1 and 2 while answering questions about shadows, winds, weather and Manny Machado's sense of urgency.

Follow all of Marty's coverage on X and YouTube.

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