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 […]

Dear Padres, Don’t Do A Thing!

At this point the Padres have to ask themselves: what are we doing? What sort of team would we like to be moving forward? Justin Upton answered that question pretty loudly right after the break, when he made it very clear he’d like to stay in San Diego. Sure, it could’ve been just a smart […]

The Kept Faith’s Podcast: Ep. 9

The guys talk about Nick’s trip to Pittsburgh, a sports city with it’s crap together. The guys also talk about Pat Murphy’s “changes”, and bringing back the brown and gold.  They also think it may be time for Enberg to go, and try to figure out why San Diego keeps bowing down to the Chargers […]

Just Three Games in April

Dodgers and Padres fans are connected in lots of ways: Southern California, the drought of both water and playoff success, Adrian Gonzalez, and the obligation to confront the recent dominance of the San Francisco Giants. But moreover, in the middle of the last decade both fan bases got screwed by messy divorces involving their owners. […]

Game One Over, And What Did We Learn?

Let the fire sale commence! Kidding. I really am kidding. All weeklong I truly felt like there was no way we were going to win our first game, and honestly I’ll be surprised if we win one out of the next four games. They won’t be blowouts…at least I don’t foresee them being blowouts. They’ll […]

Starting With James

On opening day, the Padres will play the Dodgers in LA. Matt Kemp will step to the plate wearing a San Diego uniform and the crowd will -in all likelihood – give him a standing ovation. Then, in the bottom of the first, James Shields will throw his first pitch as a Padre to Derek […]