Visiting Dugout Episode 107 — San Diego Padres — 2025-09-18

Aaron Kirby joined Chrystal to chat about the Padres and their upcoming postseason, while also helping to preview the final White Sox home stand of the season.

Here is what they talked about:

• What's new with the Padres?
• The Wild Card is within reach
• What the metrics show vs. how the team is playing
• Was the trade deadline good for San Diego?
• Postseason odds and what needs to go right
• Dylan Cease is on his bad year
• Yu Darvish has not been the same since returning from the IL
• Worried about what Colson Montgomery will do
• Biggest threats to the White Sox
• Keys to winning the series
• The White Sox trades that will haunt, and old friends
• Starting pitching and bullpen stress
• Fears heading into the series
• Will we have repeat Cy Young and MVP winners?
• Cal Raleigh is very good and Aaron Judge is a robot
• Etsy witches are making the Mariners win?
• Stop using Twitter

You can find Aaron on Bluesky.

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