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The “agenda” Marver welcomed himself on podcast to break down one of the most momentous series wins in Padres history: In addition to playing the link below, you can also listen […]
Well, shit. The most promising year of Padres baseball since George Bush was President appears to be just another disappointing season in a long streak of disappointing seasons. We should […]
The “agenda” Marver and Corey recap the offseason to-date: 1. Pham is a Padre2. The Urías trade3. Is this all a good use a money?4. Brown uniforms In addition to […]
The “agenda” Marver and HJ recap the trade deadline: 1. Franmil is gone 2. Trammell’s prospect profile 3. Where do the Padres go from here in the offseason? 4. Is […]
The “agenda” Marver and the Chamner podcast from across the country, touching on a number of hot-button issues: 1. Andy Green 2. The Padres struggling analytics department 3. The trade […]
A few weeks back, the Chicago White Sox designated Yonder Alonso for assignment, ending his short stint with the club. The White Sox paid his million dollar buyout, which is […]
The “agenda”: Corey Stewart drops by Marver Manor to talk about the Padres unreal comeback in San Francisco, Urias’s debut, the rotation struggling to go deep into games, our ridiculous […]
The “agenda”: We talk about Tatis making the MLB roster, Urias getting sent down, the rotation, season predictions, and Andy Green’s job security. Bonus barks from my dog Peavy as […]
The “agenda” I play Kevin Acee’s entire interview on the Darren Smith Show on the podcast, stopping to breakdown logical fallacies and rebuke various talking points. In addition to playing […]
The “agenda” I read Kevin Acee’s entire article on the podcast, stopping to breakdown logical fallacies, highlight contradictory statements, and otherwise comment on the behemoth of bullshit the Padres heaped […]
It’s been over a calendar year since I’ve written here, so I might as well reset Jagoff’s “when was the last time Marver wrote something” counter. I’ll make this short […]
The “agenda”: An emergency Gwynntelligence Podcast to cover the obviously fantastic and definitely not bad news that the Padres have spent $144M on a polarizing first baseman. The Padres signed […]
The “agenda”: The Gwynntel Gang discusses what a waste of space Delaware is and how Marver may finally be able to cut it in San Diego Recap 2017 and talk […]
The “agenda”: The Padres traded Buchter, Maurer, and Cahill If you want to have your audio question answered on a future podcast, submit it for free (and easily!) at sayquick.com/gwynntelligence […]
The “agenda”: Brad Hand value and expectations Is Trevor Cahill worth much? Chacin, Yates, and others Does Wil Myers have positive value? Kevin Towers retrospective If you want to have […]
The “agenda”: Anthony Rizzo hits Austin Hedges Andy Green botches strategy in not hitting Rizzo Andy Green is soft, but does that matter? Is Andy Green a good manager outside […]
On Monday, Anthony Rizzo veered out of the basepaths while running home, crashing into the Padres’ rookie catcher, Austin Hedges. Thankfully, Hedges appears to have suffered no serious injury. The […]
The “agenda”: RIP 5 win plan The draft Tank status Trade deadline Franchy If you want to have your audio question answered on a future podcast, submit it for free […]
The “agenda”: Margot injury Renfroe walking! Weaver is done Rich Herrera FJM style Luis Robert signed If you want to have your audio question answered on a future podcast, submit […]
The “agenda”: Season thus far What is fun? Everyone is striking out The youth Robert, Otani If you want to have your audio question answered on a future podcast, submit […]
The “agenda”: Random Walter Silva talk Season predictions If you want to have your audio question answered on a future podcast, submit it for free (and easily!) at sayquick.com/gwynntelligence . […]
Welcome back to Padrémon, where your favorite and least favorite Padres are transformed into a Pokémon. Rather, a Padrémon. I haven’t done one of these since like 2014, but based on the […]
Around the same time last year, I penned an article on the most positive, realistic outcome for the 2016 Padres. Rather than writing about how the Padres could be good, […]
The “agenda”: The Padres sign Weaver, Aybar If you want to have your audio question answered on a future podcast, submit it for free (and easily!) at sayquick.com/gwynntelligence . In […]
The “agenda”: John from Mad Friars joins the podcast Prospect talk If you want to have your audio question answered on a future podcast, submit it for free (and easily!) […]
The 2017 season will not end with the Padres hoisting a World Series title trophy. They’re going to be bad, as pretty much everyone agrees. But that doesn’t mean good […]
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The “agenda”: Stop talking Chargers The Gwynntelligence uniform study Popular prospect lists are out OUR CONTEST TO WIN A MADFRIARS SUBSCRIPTION If you want to have your audio question answered […]
The “agenda”: The Padres promotional schedule is garbage. Trevor Hoffman fails to make the Hall of Fame MLB draft wishes If you want to have your audio question answered on […]
The “agenda”: The Chargers are gone. How does that affect the Padres? How does it affect local media? Wil Myers extended. Yangervis Solarte extended. Trevor Cahill? Why? More Chargers leaving […]
Trevor Hoffman is a future Hall of Fame closer. At least that’s what everyone is saying after he finished just five votes short of joining Pudge, Jeff Bagwell, and Tim Raines […]
Just one day after Dean Spanos relocated a franchise he didn’t earn, Padres ownership breathed some fresh air into San Diego’s downtrodden sports fans, spending some of their actually earned money […]
The “agenda”: The Mike Dee story, as much as we can say Is the low payroll a concern? The offseasom thus far Should the Padres sign Jake Peavy or anybody […]
Did you know there’s an election coming up? I bet you didn’t. When you go to the polls to help America decide between a corrupt Russian-esque President or a President […]
The end of 2016 means an updated prospects list. There’s not a whole lot of movement up top, but some pretty significant movement once you reach the thirties. A few players […]
In a surprising but totally not surprising move, the Padres fired Mike Dee yesterday. It’s somewhat incredible that Mike Dee lasted as long as he did, especially when you consider […]
The “agenda”: The Padres fire Mike Dee Mike Dee: pros and cons Who is Ryan Gustafson? Listener questions If you want to have your audio question answered on a future […]
Well, that was short-lived. Today, after much speculation, UT reporter Dennis Lin confirmed that the Padres pre-game show known as Padres Social Hour will cease to exist. Padres Social Hour's […]
The mayor of San Diego recently endorsed Measure C, putting his political clout behind the Chargers’ new stadium initiative. According to the Union Tribune, Faulconer’s decision to break his silence […]
The “agenda”: The best Padres loss ever. Renfroe, Margot debuts. Was 2016 a “success”? What did we predict in 2016? Will anyone get fired? If you want to have your […]
When the Padres called up their “core four” last week, Fangraphs ran their KATOH algorithm to predict future value, and also calculated Mahalanobis Distance to produce historical comparables for the three […]
For those of you who read this blog, but don’t follow the podcast, you might not know that I now reside in the Greater Philadelphia area – sorry to all […]
The “agenda”: Padres Jagoff’s first pitch experience. Callups The 2017 outfield Is Asuaje a part of the future and the second base dilemma Is Mike Dee just an arm of […]
The “agenda”: Preller granted glorious unpaid vacation by MLB. Will anyone trade with us? #FireMikeDee again. The Padres are bad at cheating? A real human was fired so the Padres […]
The “agenda”: The Padres acquired Luis Sardinas Quiet August waiver period Travis Jankowski versus Manny Margot (or not!) 2017 pitching Season ticket auto-renewing Listener question on A.J. Preller’s reputation If […]
The “agenda”: Dan Szymborski joins the podcast The ZIPS projection system Padres deadline deals A.J. Preller Extending Wil Myers Twitter trolls and hate mail Microsoft Paint In addition to playing […]
The “agenda”: Listener questions! Fallout from the trades Arbitration clocks and ticket sales Let Scott Peters and Major Garrett watch the money In addition to playing the link below, you […]
Earlier this season, I made a decision. Rather than spending three hours watching a below-average baseball team win or lose meaningless games, I decided to instead focus my attention on […]
The Padres seem to have hit a homerun by trading Drew Pomeranz to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for 18 year-old pitcher Anderson Espinoza. They pretty much checked all the […]
At the beginning of July, Kevin Durant, one of the best basketball players on the planet, signed with the Golden State Warriors, one of the best basketball teams in the […]
The “agenda”: Pomeranz dealt to the Red Sox Fallout from the trade 2019 versus 2020 In addition to playing the link below, you can also listen to the the podcast […]
The “agenda”: Mad Friars’ Conniff joins the Gwynntelligence podcast What makes this regime different? Upper minors development Austin Hedges Seriously, everything else minor leagues In addition to playing the link […]
Here we go again. Another year without a World Series title. Another bad baseball team with good baseball nowhere near the horizon. Another misdiagnosed arm injury turned Tommy John surgery. […]
By now, you’re probably familiar with the story. The San Diego Padres’ executive chairman, Ron Fowler, went on San Diego radio and called his ballclub – specifically, James Shields’ performance […]
The “agenda”: The Padres are trading James Shields?!? In addition to playing the link below, you can also listen to the the podcast .mp3 file at archive.org. You are also […]
On Saturday night at PETCO Park, The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus was supposed to perform the National Anthem in front of a sold out crowd of 40,221, including over […]
The “agenda”: The Padres are moving from The Mighty 1090 to FM 94.9 The early season losing should be celebrated. The Tyson Ross injury … he’s not coming back, is […]
In a (maybe) shocking move, the San Diego Padres have changed their flagship radio station from The Mighty 1090 to FM 94.9. This isn’t anything new for the Padres, having […]
Over one full year ago, I ended my years-long boycott of Padres ownership and became a San Diego Padres season ticket holder member. I wasn’t sure that day would ever […]
Jedd Gyorko and the St. Louis Cardinals recently completed a road trip to PETCO Park, splitting a four game series. It was Jedd Gyorko’s return to San Diego since being […]
Hunter Renfroe just won the PCL Player of the Week award while homering in four consecutive games. Given his quality of play, the Padres’ lack of quality, and the general […]
To the tune of Paul McCartney’s Band on the Run. Stuck inside these four walls blue shawls Sent inside Spent nothing forever Never seeing no one nice again Like you, […]
The “agenda” with the Mighty 1090’s Darren Smith: “The Fuckin’ Saw” Darren’s interview with Jed Hoyer The Padres should go #FullLuhnow Why did Jed leave? Team transparency and openness over […]
The “agenda”: Citizens Bank Park review Mickey Moniak and Bud Black Andy Green Wil Myers and Padres lineups James Loney All the shutouts In addition to playing the link below, […]
Pretty much every Padre fan on Twitter and the radio dial responded to the Padres’ 2016 start with some flavor of the “small sample size” argument. Even the Padres’ team […]
The “agenda”: Quick Mexico City recap The 25 man roster… Blash makes the roster, is beloved? Drew Pomeranz and Dan Straily Matt Thornton and international free agents Season Predictions In […]
It’s not an exaggeration to say that the Padres do not want the Chargers to build a stadium in downtown San Diego. The Padres would never say it themselves – […]
The “agenda”: Yahoo! Sports baseball columnist Jeff Passan joins the podcast Experiencing the Royals’ win Are the Padres like the Royals? Preller has “handshake” agreements with some Cubans Do other […]
Since the new international free agent system was unveiled, baseball game strategists have lobbied for teams to significantly outspend their MLB-mandated signing bonus pool. (Prior to the new system, teams […]
With one final swing of the hammer, the cursive ‘r’ that completed the neon “Budweiser” sign in right-center field dislodged from the wall, signifying the end of corporate sponsorships at […]
The “agenda”: Spring Training storylines and why it’s mostly meaningless R.I.P. Corey Brock, and Mike Janela is an annoying homer #Blashwagon and Dominguez NL West injuries Evidence does not support […]
Now that I’m fully entrenched in the Eastern Time Zone, the Dan Sileo Show occupies the sweet spot of my morning: nine to noon. As someone who always works with […]
Change the Padres Spring Training, and therefore Padres baseball, is upon us! It’s not quite as exciting as last year – or maybe not even exciting – but it still […]
The “agenda”: Tyler Maun, milb.com writer and co-host of the Colorado Rockies podcast, the Purple Dinosaur Podcast, joins the podcast. The Rockies Offseason 2016 Rockies: Youth or compete? The Rockies’ […]
The upcoming 2016 season for the Padres is not going to be a good one. Besides projection systems universally panning the Padres’ chances of playing even .500 ball, Las Vegas […]
The “agenda”: 21 game packages guarantee ASG tickets. Bad sales or malicious? Tyson Ross named opening day starter, but who cares? Ranking the Padres’ position players among their NL West […]
You may or may not be familiar with the term, and now hashtag, #FullLuhnow. The term derives from the strategy employed by Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow while rebuilding the Houston Astros […]
The “agenda”: SO MUCH STUFF TO CATCH UP ON!!! In addition to playing the link below, you can also listen to the the podcast .mp3 file at archive.org. You are also […]
In case you aren’t aware, Hall of Fame voting for 2016 is ongoing, and Trevor Hoffman is one of the names on that ballot. Over the past week or two, […]
The “agenda”: Recapping the Padres’ Trade Deadline The Four Percenters and Ticket Sales The Best Padres Status in 10 Years? 2016 Payroll In addition to playing the link below, you […]
The “agenda”: Catching Up The 2016 Padres The trade deadline Pick a shortstop The Chargers, err Padres shitty new uniforms In addition to playing the link below, you can also […]
The “agenda”: Ben Higgins joins the podcast! Bud Black and bunting #VoteAmarista Will Justin Upton re-sign? The Padres neglecting North County In addition to playing the link below, you can […]
The “agenda”: The Padres take two of three in Anaheim Will Venable’s re-emergence Will Middlebrooks plays shortstop? Bud Black and in-game strategy In addition to playing the link below, you […]
Memorial Day was memorable for Padres fans for the wrong reason, like too many days recently: the Padres lost another frustrating game, this time on a walk-off hit by Albert […]
In case you missed it, Bud’s buds are working overtime to defend the Padres’ manager for his managerial decision last Sunday which instantly forfeit roughly 5.6% of the game. Bob Scanlan was […]
In case you haven’t noticed, I haven’t been writing very much over the past few months. After spending years lobbying for a better product on the field – technically, honesty […]
The “agenda”: The Padres get swept by Houston Pitch framing, a bad bullpen (?), and awful defense Bud Black and a lack of strategy Jedd Gyorko or Yangervis Solarte? In […]
The “agenda”: The Padres can score runs? Padres mania is spreading Change the Padres’ PETCO experiences General thoughts on the infield Austin Hedges: promote or trade? Thoughts on Bud Black […]
The agenda: MLBTV in 2015 Ticket trading for season ticket holders Yoan Moncada signs in Boston Carlos Quentin moves to 1B Spring Training position battles In addition to playing the […]
Today marked the first official day of Spring Training 2015 for the San Diego Padres. Seeing pictures of James Shields and Matt Kemp in Padres garb, let alone in the […]
Almost all umpiring decisions in a baseball game are objective, meaning they’re verifiable by instant replay and inarguable. This is because the rulebook is pretty clearly defined, but also because […]
The agenda: James Shields signs Yoan Moncada rumors Shortstop, Gyorko, and the infield 2015 Attendance Relevant links: A New Era In addition to playing the link below, you can also […]
“The San Diego Padres signed James Shields.” Up until last night, I thought that phrase was more likely to describe the Padres’ 2019 offseason than the present one. We had […]
Since we did a “10 Stupidest Things of the Mike Dee Era” post, it’s only fair we produce its positive analogue: the 5 Best Things of the Mike Dee Era. […]
The Mike Dee era has already seen an overwhelming volume of stupid things enacted by the Padres. Over the past few days, Gwynntelligence voted on a top ten list, delivered […]
The agenda: Hacksaw! In addition to playing the link below, you can also listen to the the podcast .mp3 file at archive.org. You are also strongly encouraged to subscribe to the […]
One of the most antiquated and seemingly ignored aspects of modern managerial strategy is the strict implementation of a five man rotation. It doesn’t require much evidence to suggest that […]
The agenda: James Shields or bust The fifth starter Payroll and how the Padres may still be cheap Projections (and how they’re sorta wrong) Relevant links: Padres steamer projections In […]
The Union Tribune should fire Nick Canepa. This isn’t because of his consistent incoherent ramblings, like this one from Tuesday: It’s also not because he’s a washed-up writer, though he certainly is. […]
As a new season ticket holder member, I’ve started to think more about off-the-field nonsense than ever before. In the last Gwynntelligence podcast, we threw out the idea of having […]
The agenda: The Padres acquire Yankees relief pitcher Kelley Toritani (not “Toriyama” — whoops!) rumors New Years Resolutions for returning Padres Relevant links: Fangraphs calling Yonder Alonso the “most selective […]