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 […]

View From Afar

I went to my first Padres game in ’69. Now I know that is a nice year to start a fandom, but it also makes me about as old as @liesurefriar. I was four and my brother was three when our dad took us to see the Padres take on the San Francisco Giants. I […]

The Lava Lamp 2018: Coaches

Every team needs coaches, and the Padres are no exception. Let’s start with the man calling the shots and work our way down to folks whose jobs we don’t really understand. Manager Andy Green is entering his third year as Padres manager, and while it’s fun to note that former staffers Dave Roberts and A.J. […]

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 […]

TKF Opening Day Afterparty TWO SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS!

If you haven’t already heard the announcements on the pod today then give it a listen here. AND… If you haven’t already cleared your schedule for March 29th – The Golden Age of Padres Podcasts Opening Day Afterparty at Bay City Brewing – then now you have no choice! We’ve added two awesome things to […]

The Lava Lamp – The Infield

The Lava Lamp is lit. I’m feeling groovy. Dallas ran down the list of the pitchers contending for the starting rotation on Monday and Scott covered the Outfield yesterday. It was epic. Like the best rendition of Your Love I’ve ever seen. It’s time to take a look at the Padres infield. Let’s take a ride […]

The Lava Lamp 2018 – The Outfield

The Volcano of Hot Talent Lava has begun to bubble up to the Earth’s surface and threatens to bury the rest of Major League Baseball in a cloud of ash and soot in 2018. Or something. I’m not a volcanologist and I didn’t stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

The Lava Lamp 2018 – Starting Rotation

So, here we are. The start to a brand new season. Spring Training is upon us. Eric Hosmer is upon us. The Hot Lava talent is slowly drudging down the mountain waiting to overtake the city leaving Petco Park a statue of smoldering ash. As we prepare for another year of the BUILD, the Kept […]