On January 15, 2021, the Padres announced that Ted Leitner will no longer be calling games from the booth and will transition to a new role as “team ambassador.” Ambassador Ted? It just doesn’t have the same ring to it, right? The “uncle” designation turned out to be the perfect way to describe him. Ted […]
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Dave Palet – TKF Pod# -175
This week the guys sit down with Dave Palet (Dave and Jeff Show, JakesProjects.org) about the Padres/Dodgers Series, this early stretch for Tingler as the manager, youth sports in a pandemic, and the future sports radio in San Diego. Also check out JP25 Media on twitter! Download the episode here: iTunes – Please rate and […]
Rage Against The Machine
Okay here’s the deal: This is now the fifth time I’ve sat down to write this. It’s proving to be very difficult. You see, the plan was for the TKF staff to write about different aspects of Padres coverage going in to the season. Since I’ve spent the last year covering the radio side of […]
The Battle of the Sexists
A couple of weeks ago Dan Sileo announced he would be leaving the Mighty 1090. In the following days Sileo would make it sound like he chose to leave 1090, but a spokesman from 1090 informed that his contract simply expired. Whether 1090 or Sileo decided not to renew wasn’t clarified, and neither I nor 1090 seemed […]
TKF Pod #51: FM 94/9’s Woods
This week Nick and Dallas sit down with FM94/9’s Woods! Woods can’t help but talk Yankees right off the bat, Nick dares him to hate on Andy Keatts, and they all agree the Padres are headed down a dark path. Woods gives us his thoughts on the Padres radio switch, the state of local radio, […]