Geoff Young – TKF Pod #56

This week Nick sits down with Geoff Young from Baseball Prospectus and crookedscoreboard.com. They talk about the international signing period, the future of the farm system, and the overall experience of being a patient Padres fan. Then they talk about Richard Linklater’s latest film Everybody Wants Some!! Nick’s wife, and Red Sox fan, Liz also stops […]

Dennis Lin – TKF Pod #55

This week the guys chat with the UT’s Dennis Lin. They discuss what it’s like covering the Padres up close on a daily basis and what lies ahead for the franchise this summer. WARNING: There is some Pete Rose HOF talk in the first few minutes. Sorry! Download the episode here: ITunes – Please rate and […]

TKF Pod #54: Craig Elsten

This week the guys sit down with Craig Elsten from Mighty 1090. They talk about Craig’s first year as the voice of the San Diego Gulls and dig deep into what having good hockey back in town means for the sports landscape of the city. Then they discuss the #FireMikeDee movement with the blogger Padres […]

TKF Pod #53: Scott Lewis

This week the guys have Scott Lewis, CEO/Editor-in-Chief of Voice of San Diego, on to announce the show is joining the Voice of San Diego Podcast Network! They talk about how Mayor Faulconer’s big win will inform his next move, the Chargers’ path to moving downtown, and if the new No Downtown Stadium-Jobs and Streets First committee […]

TKF Pod #52: Johnny Bolt Pride & Jason Riggs

On the eve of the primary election Dallas, Travis and Nick talked about the James Shields trade. Then they had a great discussion with Jason Riggs and Johnny Abundez about the Save Our Bolts movement. Follow us on Twitter: @thekeptfaith Download the episode here: ITunes – Please rate and review! Stitcher PodOmatic

Padres Canon: Matt Bush

Last year Nick Burmeister (@PadresHaiku) and Nicholas McCann started a series of debate email chains that was designed to establish The Padres Canon. They’re still working out the kinks of what that is exactly, but it’s basically supposed to be their own PadresHOF. Matt Bush made it to the majors with another team and they started […]

30 Innings

By Nicholas McCann The first Padres home series of the year against the Los Angeles Dodgers was a disaster. As an entertainment product, it was a horrendous roll out. The only thing that could’ve made it worse is if the Padres had ditched Fox Sports SD and forced fans to stream the games on Tidal. […]

The First Month

By Nicholas McCann I fly back from Boston to San Diego once or twice a year when we visit my wife’s parents. Logan International Airport is fine. The TSA line is always swift and I’ve learned my way around the Dunkin Donuts breakfast menu. However, there is something that always catches me while I’m waiting […]

Padres Canon: Nevin Klesko Giles

Nick Burmeister AKA @padreshaiku and I get into it over the legacies of Phil Nevin, Ryan Klesko and Brian Giles. Should one, all, or none be in the Padres Canon? It’s an important discussion to have. We’re both in our mid 30s, looking back at our early 20s and the players that were in our lives. […]

The Raiders

On the surface, Raider Nation represents a population of fans from both Northern and Southern California. Al Davis, the team’s deceased founding owner, started his franchise in Oakland and then moved it to Los Angeles. After a failure to reach a new stadium deal with LA, he moved them back to Oakland. Through out his […]