BREAKING: Star third baseman Manny Machado and the San Diego Padres are finalizing an 11-year, $350 million contract extension, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN. Machado helped turn around the franchise. He'll stay as the ascendant Padres seek their first championship.
"I have absolutely no intentions of ever leaving San Diego"
We're all so lucky to have
@DonOrsillo
in town, and we were lucky to have Donnie on the show this morning!
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With profound sadness, the Padres announce that their Chairman and Owner Peter Seidler passed away today in San Diego. He will be dearly missed.
Please see the attached press release for further detail:
EXTREMELY happy to announce that we have agreed to and signed a new 3 year contract extension to stay home at
@973TheFanSD
through the end of 2026! Thank you ALL for continuing to make us a part of your morning routine ❤️
Good morning. Woodsy here. No matter what happens today, we just wanted to thank you for being with us this season. It’s been the highlight of our time together. We’re honored to be a small part of your day and we hope to see you at Petco tomorrow. Love you mucho
#LFGSD
🤎💛
If you missed the announcement, we could not be happier to announce that we have agreed to a new 3 year contract with
@973TheFanSD
!!!
Thank you to all who made this possible, especially all of you Tier 1’s for tuning in each morning. We love you all ❤️
We waited ALL MORNING for
@JeffPassan
to confirm what so many others were tweeting about Juan Soto being traded to the Padres...
And then it happened! 🤎😭💛
Here's
@snellzilla4
from
@dennistlin
's latest in
@TheAthletic
:
"My family, they all want us buying. I love it here, so I ain’t trying to go anywhere.
“I’d rather just stay here and see what happens, I’d rather finish this year here and see what happens.”
"Don't EVER refer to me as an LA Charger. I am proud to have been a San Diego Charger." - Strong stuff from the great Dan Fouts who joined us this morning to talk about his friend Ed White. Listen:
Thank you ALL for being with us on such an emotional night. We'll always be here for you! 💛
Click here to listen to tonight's emergency show in it's entirety:
5 years ago today, it all began!
5 years, 2 radio stations, and 420 Ben vacations later, we're still here!
Love you all for making us a small part of your morning routine, we'll celebrate properly on tomorrow's show! ❤️❤️❤️
In just a couple of hours,
@BenAndWoods
throw out the ceremonial first pitches at Petco Park.
It was only right that I asked Padres first baseman Jake Cronenworth about his expectations for
@BenHigginsSD
,
@thestevenwoods
, and
@PaulReindlSD
.
Cronenworth: "The pressure's on."
Thanks for all of the messages and texts and calls. We’re pretty much in the dark about the future. But know this...you guys made our mornings better every day. Love you guys.
As the
@Padres
wrap up the regular season and prepare for the playoffs, we just wanted to thank the
#FriarFaithful
for hanging with us all season. Covering this team is such a joy for our show and YOU are what make it so enjoyable. Love you guys and let’s get that 🎂
Shortstop Xander Bogaerts and the San Diego Padres are in agreement on an 11-year, $280 million contract, a source familiar with the deal tells ESPN. A monster contract and the Padres, after missing Trea Turner and Aaron Judge, get the longtime Red Sox shortstop.
ICYMI: We opened up this morning's show with
@thestevenwoods
paying a tribute to his radio icon
@theoldgreywolf
who called it a career yesterday after 40 years on the air.
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🚨BREAKING🚨
We ARE doing a show tomorrow morning, damnit! And our beloved
@BenHigginsSD
will be back with us. 6am on The
@Mighty1090
*We will be streaming the show on our app and website so plan accordingly*
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Lots of people have asked for the clip of our reaction to the Manny Machado signing back in February.
As we look back on the year, we wanted to give this to you all! ❤️