Friar Territory: a San Diego Padres podcast

Marty Caswell, Darren Smith, Heath Bell, Marty Caswell

Booking Overview

This sports analysis show focuses on the San Diego Padres and regularly brings in established baseball journalists and national media analysts for discussions of team performance, playoff races, players, and league storylines. Credible pitches include baseball reporters, broadcasters, analysts, former players, executives, and authors with strong MLB expertise or timely Padres-related insight; booking difficulty is medium because recent guests include nationally recognized ESPN contributors and prominent baseball writers.

Metrics

Episodes: 261

Frequency: Several times a week

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Gender skew: Male

Listener location: USA

Instagram: 73.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

coolstuff@makeplays-media.com

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Host

Marty Caswell - Longtime San Diego Padres reporter covering the team and its news, performance, and organizational developments.

Darren Smith - San Diego radio personality and sports broadcaster known for covering the Padres and regional sports topics.

Heath Bell - Former San Diego Padres All-Star pitcher with professional baseball experience and an established perspective on the game.

Marty Caswell - Longtime San Diego Padres reporter covering the team and its news, performance, and organizational developments.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Established baseball journalists, national sports-media analysts, broadcasters, or other professionals with authoritative expertise on MLB, the Padres, player performance, or playoff races.

Required Achievements:

National sports-media or MLB reporting experience, Regular appearances or work with major baseball publications or networks, Established expertise covering MLB teams, players, and postseason competition

Recent Guest Discussions

Alden Gonzalez - The Padres-dodgers Matchup, Manny Machado, Shohei Ohtani, Roki Sasaki, Andy Pages, National League Playoff Positioning, Craig Stammen, And The Padres' New Ownership Group.

Kyle Glaser - The Padres' Eight-game Winning Streak, Jackson Merrill, Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado, The Team's Offensive Surge, A.j. Preller, Under-the-radar Contributors, And Playoff Positioning.

Tim Kurkjian - The Padres' Wild Card Pursuit, Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado, The National League Playoff Race, The Dodgers, And The Impact Of Shohei Ohtani's Injury.

Recent Topics

Sports, Baseball, San Diego Padres, Mlb Playoffs, Player Performance

Episodes

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Friar Territory: a San Diego Padres podcast

Padres force game 4 behind epic Michael King, Tony Gwynn Jr. joins

October 07, 2026

What a legendary game it was at Petco Park.Darren Smith and Marty Caswell discuss the Padres incredible game 3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLDS. The show welcomes in Tony Gwynn Jr. to discuss Michael King's incredible performance out of the bullpen following Mason Miller being placed on paternity leave, and Adrian Morejon being unavailable.Marty, Darren and, and Tony discuss some game-changing plays by Jackson Merrill and Xander Bogaerts, Walker Buehler starting the game 4 eliminati...

Can Padres rebound after game 2 stunner? Mason Miller's candor on loss

October 05, 2026

The San Diego Padres have their backs against the wall after a stunning, heart-breaking game two loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. Darren Smith and Marty Caswell recap the Padres 4-3 loss to the Brewers in game two of the NLDS, the shock of seeing Mason Miller's blown save a night after Adrian Morejon allowed a home run in game one. The show discusses Craig Stammen's decision to use Miller for two innings, the Padres multiple self-inflicted wounds, from a throwing error that led to a run, t...

Padres vs. Brewers NLDS preview, MLB analyst Mark Sweeney joins!

October 02, 2026

How do the San Diego Padres and their electric offense stack up versus the 103-win Milwaukee Brewers? Darren Smith and Marty Caswell preview a huge division series versus the Milwaukee Brewers, the challenge of facing Jacob Misiorowski in game one, the Padres best pitching strategy, and how much of a strength deploying a bullpen game would be against the Brewers offense. The show then welcomes in former Padre and MLB analyst Mark Sweeney to break down the tough Milwaukee Brewers, what kind of...

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