Ben Fadden
Lead Voice
Ben Fadden is the Head Content Creator at Gaslamp Ball, writing weekly articles and hosting a podcast/YouTube show called "Talking Friars". He is the ultimate diehard Padres fan who lives 20 minutes from Petco Park and has season tickets for the team with his family. Ben was born and raised in San Diego county and the Padres are a huge part of his life. His first favorite player was Khalil Greene and his current favorite player is infielder Jake Cronenworth. Ben's favorite Padres memory is Jake Cronenworth's go-ahead single against the Dodgers in Game 4 of the 2022 National League Division Series.
Ben has had the chance to talk with numerous former Padres players on his show, including Tyson Ross, Adam Rosales, Heath Bell, Kurt Bevacqua, Greg Garcia and Clayton Richard. Media members Kevin Acee, Marty Caswell, Matt Vasgersian, Jesse Agler, Lauren Shehadi, Christopher Russo, Jim Russell, Jon Schaeffer, Steven Woods, Paul Reindl, Darnay Tripp and Derek Togerson have also been on his show.
If you have any questions or want to collaborate with Ben on anything, please contact him at talkingfriars@gmail.com.
Game #159: San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants
The final game of the year against the Giants
Game #158: San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants
Game 2 in San Fran
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Game #157: San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants
Game 1 at Oracle Park
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Padres fans deserved better in 2023
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The Athletic’s Dennis Lin wrote Sunday there has been "widespread speculation" that Melvin could choose to leave
Game #156: San Diego Padres vs. St. Louis Cardinals
The final home game of the year. So sad...
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Game #155: San Diego Padres vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Friars go for the ninth straight win