It's Friday! The guys are still at home, but they're got a lot going on in their lives. Darren talks through getting new tired for her car, John yells at a police officer, and Darren explains what was really going on with Jeffrey Moorad taking over the Padres.

The guys then talk about someone getting arrested for holding up a flag in support of Sudan and Gaza during the Super Bowl halftime show before welcoming artificial intelligence expert Nate B. Jones to the show to answer some of their questions about what's coming and how quickly will it get here.

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The guys reflect on a truly historic night for SDFC, with Escondido's own Milan Iloski scoring 4 goals in his first MLS start and leading San Diego to the top of the Western Conference standings. Darren and John talk about each goal, contributions from other SDFC players, and spend a little bit of time talking about how incredible it is that the team has 3 all-stars in its inaugural season.

Later, the guys talk about the Padres winning games without much of an offense, the bad reputations of baseball reporters, thoughts on the NBA Draft and whether or not 62-year old Boris Said should come out of retirement for a San Diego NASCAR race.

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Darren Smith had the opportunity to interview Anders Dreyer and Jeppe Tverskov, two of the San Diego FC players that were named to the MLS All-Star Team yesterday, to get their reaction to the news and talk about how it fits into the context of their respective careers.

00:00 - Anders Dreyer

04:36 - Jeppe Tverskov

Darren and John go through all of the news of the day! This podcast has a ton of topics and takes to dig through, including:

• The Padres struggling to beat bad teams (00:00)
• Saying goodbye to Scott Miller (09:00)
• Why did Suarez's suspension get shortened? (16:50)
• NFLPA scandal & NFL owners collusion (20:35)
• Wave FC retiring Alex Morgan's jersey (27:00)
• Are you watching the NBA Draft? (33:00)
• Learning about the MLS All-Star Game through an SDFC lens (35:00)
• Match Preview: San Diego FC at Vancouver Whitecaps FC (52:10)
• How is America going to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup? (54:30)
• The widening gap between players and fans (61:40)

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Darren and John wrapped up some business in Carlsbad and went back to John's house to talk about the same thing everyone else is talking about: Juan Soto, the trade that sent him to the Padres, and everything that has happened to the Padres (and the Nationals) since then. Although both guys add different points of context that feel important for understanding why the team made the move and maybe why it's okay, even if it was a failure.

Later, John badgers Darren for some information about San Diego FC ahead of their big game against Vancouver tomorrow.

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Darren Smith and John Gennaro recap a not-busy sports weekend, deep-diving into the Oklahoma City Thunder's first NBA championship and a game 7 that disappointed everyone after Tyrese Haliburton's injury.

Later, the guys are joined by NBA insider Jake Fischer to gauge the reaction around the league, talk about who might be the next head coach of the New York Knicks, and talk about the stress of being a reporter during the NBA Draft.

Finally, Darren and John discuss "hater culture" in sports and how it ties into the feud between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers, specifically the feud between the managers of those two teams.

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Darren Smith and John Gennaro would love nothing more than to talk about soccer and basketball today, but instead they spend almost all of today's podcast breaking down the parade of beanballs between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres over the last two weeks that culminated in a fight between managers Dave Roberts and Mike Shildt and potentially a long-term injury for Fernando Tatis Jr.

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While John golfed, Darren welcomed Alex Kirkland from The Spanish Football Podcast & ESPN to talk about the Hot Chicken, the FIFA Club World Cup and how Spain became so dominant in the men’s and women’s game. It’s also World Tapas Day, so great timing to talk Spanish cuisine with a Madrid resident.

There’s also a few thoughts on the Padres demoralizing series against the Dodgers, which thankfully ends tonight.

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