Friars #NoFilter – Fernando Tatis Jr.

So Tatis Jr. hasn’t exactly started his season off the way most Padre fans would have hoped. Some have taken note of this. To his part, Fernando has remained silent on his critics until this past Sunday when he Clapped Back on Twitter. We will talk to him in September, in the meantime let’s check […]

Top 20 Names in the Padres Organization!

Every season a bunch of websites list their top thirty or top ten prospects or players to watch or blah blah blah. The problem is, no one really know what’s going to happen. One guy could be amazing and then four more could be busts. Prospects are just that, and most of them don’t work […]

Friars #NoFilter – Dinelson Lamet

Dinelson Lamet is getting Tommy John because of course he is. What are the Padres doing differently with their pitchers that everyone gets hurt? Is there some sort of chemical reaction in the elbow that causes it to fail when you add French fries to a burrito? Dinelson is going to have plenty of time […]

Paul Reindl – TKF Pod #127

This week the guys sit down with Paul Reindl for The Ben and Woods Show 6-9am on the Mighty 1090. They talk about what it was like transitioning from the Dan Sileo Show to Ben and Woods, the early season struggles of the Pads, and what it will be like programming a local sports show […]

Friars #NoFilter – Luis Perdomo

The Padres and the Rockies had a regular donnybrook this week and the man leading the way was Luis Perdomo. Let’s take a peek at his ‘Gram and see what the slugger has for us? https://www.instagram.com/p/BhW1ytVHRPp/?taken-by=luisperdomo0061 The Chinos say “I’m here to do the updates to your work computer,” the Gucci belt says I’m listening […]

Friars #NoFilter – Eric Hosmer

Padres Twitter is the highest form of social interaction ever created. It’s apparent, however, that save a few golden moments, the Padres players don’t interact on Twitter that much. It’s probably because they’re studying tape and working out so much they simply don’t have the time to smash that blue bird on their phone. It […]

Eno Sarris – TKF Pod #126

This week the guys sit down with Eno Sarris from The Athletic. Along with Andy Keatts from VOSD they talk about the different ways analytics have changed the game. They talk about the vague information coming from the Padres regarding MRIs, the upcoming prospects coming through the system, and whether or not Tony Gwynn was […]

My 2018 MLB Predictions!

It’s that time of year when the world falls in love – Baseball season and my annual MLB Predictions! Now, as per usual I have crunched numbers no one has even thought of, I’ve made phone calls to girlfriends, boyfriends, wives, bookies and priests. I have more inside information into Jean Segura than one man […]

The Kept Faith: Ten Years

The day after the Padres Opening Day 2008 I published the first post on thekeptfaith.blogspot.com. No, I wasn’t in my mom’s basement. I was 27 years old and was using my future wife’s better computer at her apartment in University Heights. Once posted, I sent the link to the new blog to about thirty people […]