Bandwagon Beach

About Bandwagon Beach

John Gennaro is a longtime San Diego sports fan who occasionally blogs and podcasts about his fandom, his family and his life. Occasionally, he's joined by friends! bandwagonbeach.com (https://bandwagonbeach.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

John Gennaro

Category

sports · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Oct 2024

Latest episode

21 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 233 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   21 Apr 2026

   The Padres are good! Winning is fun!

   Host [Host Name] discusses the San Diego Padres' success and the joy of winning in this interview episode.

2. 

   14 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   PODCAST: Stammen's hope for the Padres

   Bandwagon Beach is back! John Gennaro fires up the podcast machine for the first time in a very long time and talks through his own feelings regarding Craig Stammen’s streaking San Diego Padres, ideal matchups coming out of the NBA Play-In Tournament and San Diego FC navigating their way out of a tailspin. He also talks about why the podcast has gone quiet, the importance of physical and mental health, and some hopeful plans for future content. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bandwagonbeach.com (https://bandwagonbeach.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

3. 

   27 Feb 2026

   7 Padres known unknowns with Letters to A.J.

   With so many known unknowns about the 2026 San Diego Padres, I thought now would be a perfect time to chat with Dylan from Letters to A.J. (https://letters2aj.substack.com/) about all of them. We talked about Tatis hitting cleanup, faith in Nick Castellanos, Luis Campusano losing a major-league swing, the range of potential outcomes, the actual impact of ABS (https://letters2aj.substack.com/p/skill-trees), strategies for Craig Stammen to implement, and what a fast sale could mean for this season. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bandwagonbeach.com (https://bandwagonbeach.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

Inside a recent episode

PODCAST: Stammen's hope for the Padres

Published 14 Apr 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And I just think Stammen is doing a very good job of understanding when he can push and understanding when he needs to be conservative. The fact that Manny Machado got a day off in April. Not a day at DH. Get him off his feet, as Mike Schilt used to say every time Manny was a DH. Just a day sitting on the bench. Sit on the bench for a day, Manny. That, and I heard Jesse and Tony say, like, look, Manny was worn down by the end of last season. He knows he was worn down by the end of last season. That was necessary to get his buy-in, for him to feel that in his own body last season. Maybe that buy-in doesn't happen if he doesn't get worn down. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

34 ratings

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