Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with a little Throwback Thursday as we revisit a SPOOKY commercial that Woodsy was asked to record this time last year. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This before we hit the phones and are joined by MLB writer Craig Calcaterra, author of the Cup of Coffee newsletter, and get his thoughts on the World Series and …

Ben and Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and Paul’s top stories, including the legendary Bob Costas officially retiring from calling baseball games. Then we get Ben’s Super Sexy Saturday College Football Schedule before the guys discuss The Athletic’s Keith Law’s list of the top 50 free agents, and they are floored when we see whi…

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by chatting with Jordan Shusterman from Cespedes Family BBQ podcast one last time in 2024 to wrap up the MLB season! Then at the bottom of the hour we have the video / audio of Woodsy's wife Hannah pulling off the famous Halloween prank on their 3 year old son Taylor, making him think when he woke up that all of his H…

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with Ben's mother surprising him by calling into the show and wishing him a Happy Birthday! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we have Ben's Special Segment where the guys let Ben talk about WHATEVER HE WANTS for our primetime segment, and we also have Benny open all of his birthday gifts from Woods and…

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Friday-Friday! We start the show with a little foreplay as we wish our beloved Ben Higgins a VERY Happy Birthday coming up on Sunday, but we're celebrating all morning long! Then we set the menu for today's show and talk some MLB offseason as the Hot Stove already appears to be heating up with a couple of …

Ben and Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and Paul’s top headlines of the day. Then we get to our weekly NFL Threesome before we give some final thoughts on the Yankees losing the World Series last night, and the guys reveal the plan that Woodsy HAD for today’s show, and why the plans fell through. Listen here!…

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by giving some more thoughts on the World Series coming to an end, and how the Padres will bounce back in 2025. Then the guys discuss San Diego State's dominating win over CSU San Marcos last night in an exhibition game at Viejas Arena before we get to some "Smart Baseball" with The Athletic's Eno Sarris! Listen here!…

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Halloween Thursday! We start the show with a little foreplay as the whole show is in costumes, and we give some initial thoughts on the baseball season coming to an end last night. Then we talk about office potlucks and set the menu for today's show before we dive into the World Series and discuss Game 5 a…

Ben and Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and Paulie’s top stories of the day, including a music festival in Tempe, AZ that the guys are trying to make plans to attend. Then we get to a Shoutout To Her Family and pay respects to actress Teri Garr who passed away at the age of 79 before we get to some WILD audio of Fox MLB broadcast…

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by looking at some of the reviews for 97.3 The Fan on Yelp! after one particular review was sent over to us. Then we update our "Trick-Or-Treating" poll before we get to a late edition of Take On Woods! And at the bottom of the hour the guys are joined by Audacy MLB Insider Bret Boone and get his thoughts on the World…

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some more thoughts on Game 4 of the World Series, and we congratulate former Padres outfielder Will Venable who will reportedly be the next manager of the White Sox. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we're joined by our pal Adam Jones to get all of his thoughts on the World Series as we get ready …

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Wednesday morning! We start the show with some foreplay, and it's full of confusion as Woodsy tries to figure out why dodger fans were ALL OVER HIM yesterday after Paulie posted a clip of Woods complimenting and congratulating the dodgers on their probable World Series title. Then we set the menu for today…

Ben and Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and Paulie’s top headlines of the day, including Lincoln Riley and USC up to their usual antics. Then we’re joined in-studio by our friend Sam Levitt who makes the surprise appearance before we take a look at Game 4 of the World Series tonight and discuss whether or not the Yankees can get …

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about both Daylight Saving Time and Halloween which are right around the corner! Then at the bottom of the hour we continue our World Series coverage as we head out to New York and catch up with Padres beat reporter AJ Cassavell who's covering the series for MLB.com and gives us his thoughts on the Padres offs…

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about the "Sports Equinox" last night, and if anyone consumed any sports other than baseball. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we switch gears to Padres baseball, and discuss some of the top free agent targets the Padres are connected to via Jim Bowden of The Athletic! Listen here!…

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Tuesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay, and Woodsy comes out guns blazing with people with allergies in his sights? Then we set the menu for today's show and give some thoughts on the World Series as the dodgers beat the Yankees last night to take a commanding 3-0 series lead, and put th…

Ben and Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and Paulie’s top stories from over the weekend. Then at the bottom of the hour the guys give some more thoughts on the story from Bob Nightengale this morning where super-agent Scott Boras uses Peter Seidler’s name to help boost the big contrac that he hopes to land for his client Juan Soto…

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking a little bit about the ratings of the World Series as Game 3 tonight will go up against Monday Night Football. Then at the bottom of the hour we welcome former MLB Manager of the Year Skip Schumaker to the show and get all of his thoughts on the World Series, how he values a guy like Luis Arraez, and MUCH more…

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking a little Padres baseball as Jackson Merrill received some great recognition from his peers over the weekend, being named the 2024 Player’s Choice Awards NL Outstanding Rookie! Then we get to a loaded "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we get back to the World Series and discuss Game 2 from Saturday night as th…

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Monday morning! We start our show with a little foreplay as we get right to it and talk... Aztecs football? Then we set the menu for today's show and talk about a story written with quotes from Scott Boras who appears to be using Peter Seidler's name to fit his narrative for his client Juan Soto, and it ju…

Ben and Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and Paulie’s top stories of the day. Then Ben give us his Super Sexy Saturday College Football Schedule before we give some final thoughts on the start of the World Series later tonight, and wrap up the week with some Things Ben Likes! Listen here!…

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by heading up the 5 freeway to catch up with our pal Jake Mintz who joins the show on Friday mornings during the season and we get a full preview of Game 1 of the World Series before Jake heads out to cover the game. Then at the bottom of the hour the guys discuss the latest story in the Union Tribune about the Padres…

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about last night's Thursday Night Football game between the Rams and Vikings, and the controversial no-call on a facemask that could have changed the outcome of the game. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys discuss some big news from yesterday regarding The Menendez Brothers, and whether…

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Friday-Friday! We start the show with a little foreplay which turns into a conversation about building something yourself, or paying someone to do it for you, after Ben had to put together a bed frame from Ikea 3 times yesterday. Then we set the menu for today's show before we take a look at Game 1 of the …

Ben and Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and Paulie’s top stories of the morning, including one of the better sports radio calls that we’ve heard in a long time. Then we get to our weekly NFL Threesome segment before we discuss some unfortunate news for San Diego State basketball as Reese Waters will miss 6-8 weeks with a stress f…

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about a new feature on the Audacy app which allows listeners to send voice messages directly to the show! Then we congratulate Jackson Merrill on winning The Sporting News Rookie of the Year for the National League before we are joined by The Athletic's Eno Sarris for our weekly Smart Baseball segment! Listen …

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by talking about how AWESOME the new Intuit Dome looks for the Clippers, and we get to a game of Real or Fake on a Throwback Thursday. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we talk some Padres baseball and kick around what we think Jurickson Profar might command this offseason as he negotiates a new contra…

Ben, Woods, and Paul are back together and here for you on a Thursday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as Woodsy shares about his day at Disneyland yesterday with the family. Then Ben sets the menu for today's show and DOUBLES DOWN on his World Series prediction that he made yesterday before we talk some baseball, and discuss wheth…

Ben, Paul, and Sammy kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and Paulie’s top stories of the day, including Shohei Ohtani’s 50/50 home run ball absolutely shattering the record of most expensive HR ball sold at auction. Then at the bottom of the hour the guys discuss Ha-seong Kim’s future and whether or not it’s in his and the team’s best inte…

Ben, Paul, and Sammy start the 8am hour with Sammy telling us about growing up on the east coast and how he would go to sleepaway summer camp for TWO MONTHS every year?? Then Ben makes his World Series prediction (spoiler alert: you're not going to like it) before we're joined by Audacy MLB insider Bret Boone for his weekly appearance on the show! …

Ben, Paul, and Sammy kick off the 7am hour talking about the biggest story in sports this morning with LeBron and his son Bronny making history as they both played together in an NBA game. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we're joined by our man Adam Jones for his weekly visit on the show and he gives us his prediction of who will win…

Ben and Paul are here for you on a Wednesday morning, and with Woodsy off to Disneyland for the day with the family we welcome our pal Sam Levitt to the studio as our special guest host! Then the guys talk about the passing of legendary pitcher Fernando Valenzuela before we get to some Padres talk with Sammy Levitt and talk about Mike Shildt's futu…

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with some final thoughts on what AJ Preller had to say yesterday, including how key Xander Bogaerts' performance will be if the Padres look to take a step forward in 2025. Then we get to The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories of the morning before we get to an update on a Don't Do This story from yesterday whic…

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking a little more hoops with the start of the NBA season tonight, and how Ken Griffey Sr and Ken Griffey Jr will be in attendance tonight in Los Angeles to watch LeBron James and Bronny play for the Lakers. Then, while Ben may have a fetish for being bullied by our listeners, he makes a bit of an argument that it …

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some more thoughts on all that AJ Preller had to say yesterday in his end-of-the-season zoom with the media. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we are joined by BASKETBALL WOODS who surprises everyone with a bunch of homework he did last night in preparation for the start of the NBA season later to…

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you all on a Tuesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as Woodsy tells us about the concert he went to last night...on a Monday! Then Ben sets the menu for today's show and we get a new entry to our upcoming "dodger Fan Spelling Bee" before we discuss AJ Preller's end-of-the-season zoom conference a…

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and Paulie’s top headlines from over the weekend, including the controversial scene in Cleveland surrounding Deshaun Watson’s season-ending Achilles injury yesterday. Then the guys discuss the Padres upcoming press conference at 11am this morning with AJ Preller and try to figure out what the…

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Ben telling us about his new neighbor, and if he should go over and introduce himself or not. Then at the bottom of the hour the guys pivot when Yankees broadcaster John Sterling woke up under-the-weather and is unable to join the show, and we gauge the listeners' interest in a Yankees / dodgers World Series and …

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about a wild weekend of football between the college slate on Saturday, and all of the NFL action yesterday. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we take a look at some 2025 Padres payroll estimates from the Union Tribune, and try to decipher just how much the Padres have to spend this offseason. …

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Monday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay and discuss how our weekends went and the World Series matchup that was finalized last night. Then we discuss making awkward phone calls as Ben sets the menu and at the bottom of the hour we dive into the ALCS and NLCS action from the weekend as the …