Darren Smith, along with his wife, take listeners along as they walk through the Barcelona airport to their flight home and reflect on their two weeks in Spain.

John Gennaro, fighting off a cold, then takes over and talks about another "MVP moment" for Fernando Tatis Jr. that won the game for the Padres over the Angels last night and recaps some of last night's NBA action.

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Darren Smith and John Gennaro discuss Robert Suarez's blown save, the Knicks taking a commanding lead over the Celtics, the Mavericks getting the #1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and a lot more.

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Darren Smith checks in from Girona, Spain with a recap of Barcelona's big El Clasico win, thoughts on the Rockies firing Bud Black and some other highlights from vacation while John Gennaro tacks on a recap of the Padres' weekend in Colorado, SDFC's big win against St. Louis and gets listeners up to date on the 2nd round of the NBA Playoffs.

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Immediately after San Diego FC won their road match 2-1 over St. Louis City SC, John Gennaro chatted with Alex Peña from Chromatic FC to talk about what they liked in the match, what they didn't like, and how the moves made on Saturday could affect the team's match on Wednesday.

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From Barcelona, Darren Smith and his wife Leigha check in and tell stories from the middle of their vacation in Spain. Leigha talks about her experiences riding Friesian horses, Darren talks about some of the food they've eaten, and then the two of them discuss their experience at the nude beach in Sitges.

Back in San Diego, John Gennaro thanks listeners who sent in their recommendations for WNBA teams for him to root for and lists off the seven teams that are fighting for his fandom.

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Darren Smith's internet in Spain held out during a thunderstorm and the selection of a new pope so that he could chat with John Gennaro about Dylan Cease almost throwing a no-hitter, Fernando Tatis Jr.'s mini-slump, the value of managerial ejections, the importance of height for an MLB manager, SDFC's game this weekend in St. Louis, the best food Darren has eaten in Spain and a ton more.

00:00 - Following American sports from Spain

12:00 - Padres lose to Yankees, head to Colorado

31:00 - Managerial ejections & player relationships

48:30 - Preview: San Diego FC @ St. Louis City SC

58:50 - The best food Darren has eaten in Spain

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Darren Smith's internet is out in Valencia, Spain, so he recorded himself and talked a bit about his travels, finding a bar to watch Barcelona play against Inter Milan, and his thoughts on the Padres.

John joins in with his Padres thoughts before breaking down a big night in the NBA Playoffs and inviting fans to help him pick his favorite WNBA team.

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After a 4-3 win in the rainy conditions at Yankee Stadium, many people are talking about the ejection of San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt that preceded the game-winning rally.

On today's podcast, Darren Smith and John Gennaro spend a lot of time debating the value of managers getting tossed to fire up the players and then get into the NBA Playoffs, what being "clutch" really means, people searching for nostalgia and how it has infected sports broadcasts, plus the future of minor league baseball.

00:00 Introduction and paella adventures

02:58 Do manager ejections matter? (Padres beat Yankees)

11:54 NBA Playoffs (Knicks beat Celtics, Nuggets beat Thunder)

41:13 Nostalgia vs. Innovation

52:31 Could minor league baseball be replaced by youth academies?

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