Uncertain Baseball: On Hosmer and the Upton Brothers

First things first: I spell funny. I was born and raised in San Diego, but you wouldn’t know it from how I spell. It’s just one of those things that has a valid explanation but still doesn’t make any sense, like the Padres being one of three teams to send nachos to an MLB food […]

The Miami of It All

We spend a lot of time talking about what San Diego isn’t as a sports city. People aren’t extreme enough in their fandom here for others to notice, so it’s often assumed it needs to be shaped. For those in the business of selling sports in this community, a common move seems to be looking […]

Abby Hamblin (SDUT) – TKF Pod #124

This week the guys welcomed back Abby Hamblin from the San Diego Union Tribune! They broke down their semi-broken brackets, and talked about the state of college basketball in the One and Done Era. Then Dallas called in and they talked about 97.3 The Machine’s content that has become a troubling topic for many people […]

David Jay from MadFriars – TKF Pod #123

This week the guys all got back in the same room and talked Padres Farm System with David Jay from MadFriars.com. They discuss Tatis Jr, Urias, who the cool kids will be into later this year, and the timelines of several other notable rising stars in the organization. Then they piggy back on a debate […]

The Lava Lamp 2018: Catchers

For a relationship to flourish properly both parties involved need to do the work to grow together. If one side gets stagnant the other will rightly begin to grow resentment. There are no secret codes to avoid this. If we don’t move forward, we die. If we remain stuck, nobody around us will want to […]

Trouble With The Lava ?!?! – TKF Pod #122

This week Nick sits down with Padres Haiku (AKA Nicholas Burmeister). They talk about the aftermath of the Eric Hosmer signing and what it will mean for the team moving forward. Then they break down the Scott Boras (Feat. Eric Hosmer) press conference and look at the team’s roster going into Spring Training. At the […]

Trevor Week and The Top 100 – TKF Pod #118

This week the guys recap Trevor Week on the website. Nobody can take his induction away from us! Then they discuss the great news that the Padres got 7 players on the MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 prospects list. Will we ever get to know these players? It’s hard to say but the guys discuss ways […]

A Dodgers/Padres Email For Trevor

It’s been a fun week celebrating Trevor Hoffman. I wrote a piece last week discussing my feelings with things still up in the air on whether he was going to get in this year. Now that it’s a done deal I decided to reach out to my Dodgers fan friend and TKF Contributor Q. We […]

Dave Palet and Jeff Dotseth – TKF Pod #117

This week the guys sit down with SD Radio veterans Dave Palet and Jeff Dotseth from the Dave and Jeff Show. They talk about the big Trevor Hoffman to the Hall of Fame news and what it means for the Padres fan base. Then they talk about the current direction of the franchise as the […]