Another Dodgers Series: The End

The Padres and Dodgers played again last weekend and it was pretty much the end of the Padres season. San Diego does not have a good team this year. The experiment didn’t work. It’s time to look forward. If the Pads can’t beat the Dodgers with their secondary pitching, it’s sadly a lost cause. Our […]

TKF Pod #18: Injuries and Deflategate

This week Dallas was sick so Nick and Travis go one on one and talk about the bizarre night of injuries that hit the Padres, the inherent demise of the 2015 season, and how the month of September should be dedicated to seeing new faces from the farm system. Then Nick sits down with his […]

TKF Pod #17: Fantasy Football & Will Venable

This week the guys discuss what Will Venable meant to the Padres, and why we always thought he was 25. The guys also break down James Shields, and if he’s the Ace we thought we were getting. Finally, the guys talk Chargers and Fantasy and how Mike Shanahan ruined it. iTunes Stitcher PodOmatic

A Series: Padres v. Cardinals

During this weekend’s series I reached out to Sam Wiles, a comedian and writer living in Los Angeles. He also happens to be a big Cardinals fan, and the ‘head writer’ of a long forgotten FOX Sports pilot called ‘Off Base’. He currently performs all over Los Angeles, and hosts a weekly show called ‘Rod […]

Padres Canon: Will Venable

On Tuesday, Will Venable was traded from the Padres to the Texas Rangers. Nick Burmeister AKA @padreshaiku and I get into it over his legacy and whether or not he should be in the Padres Canon. It’s probably too soon to have this discussion, but we had it anyways. Regardless, we both think Will was a […]

TKF Pod #16: Pouder & The Cycle of Life

This week the guys welcome  Robert Pouder – MLB Inisder and Rock Star GM of Tiger! Tiger! Also he’s a Dodger fan. They talk about Matt Kemp’s cycle, who won “the trade”, and Mattingly’s future. They talk about Matt Kemp’s cycle, who won “the trade”, and Mattingly’s future. They also talk about Philip Rivers’ new deal […]

San Diego: A One Team Town

The Chargers are leaving. Save for a last minute miracle or some sort of NFL intervention, San Diego’s football team will bolt for the beautiful post-apocalyptic wasteland of Carson, California. This means that San Diego will only have one major league sports team, the Padres. And while other cities also have just one major league […]

TKF Podcast #15: Junior Seau

This week the guys get dark. They reminise about Junior Seau’s life, career, and what he meant to San Diego. They also talk about brain injuries and how nothing will stop football until someone dies on the field. They chat about the Padres losing streak, and what 2016 might look like. It’s a sad, depressing […]

Padres Canon: Adrian vs. Garvey

This is the second conversation in the important series #PadresCanon by Nicholas Burmeister AKA @padreshaiku and I. Again, we are not trying to decide who should be in the Padres Hall of Fame. This is more of a discussion of who/what represents the most Padresness. It’s a work in progress, like the rest of lives. […]

TKF Podcast #14: Trade Deadline Aftermath

This week the guys break down why the Padres doing nothing at the trade deadline was actually doing a lot. They also draft the official Kept Faith Minor League Prospects for 2015, and talk about how classless the Mets are. Of course they also talk about the Chargers and the fact that Malcolm Floyd might […]