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Seahawks, Bad Bunny win Super Bowl LX Get caught up on everything you missed during Sunday's Super Bowl (and Super Bowl halftime performance) and the Winter Olympics.

Good morning! In today's Front Row Seat:

-a shot-by-shot breakdown of Bad Bunny's performance
-a new strategy for winning in the modern NFL
-Winter Olympics medals keep breaking
-a new Padres owner by Opening Day?!?

Padres sale process reportedly moving along quickly Padres appear to be accepting bids from at least three potential owners that own other professional sports teams, NFL awards, Winter Olympics get underway, and more.

In today's Front Row Seat:

-at least 3 billionaires appear to be bidding for the Padres
-Condron sets UCSD scoring record
-Crotch-gate!
-NFL awards
-F the Dodgers

Grading the Padres' signing of Miguel Andújar The San Diego Padres signed an intriguing player who might end up in their starting lineup. What kind of grade does the deal get?

Should Padres fans be excited for Miguel Andújar?

Padres sign Miguel Andújar to 1-year deal The San Diego Padres line up prospective buyers while signing themselves a left-handed bat in Andújar, the Midway Rising project won't give up without a fight, and a lot more.

In today's Front Row Seat newsletter:

-Padres sale bidding war?
-Padres sign 3B/LF/DH in Andújar
-Midway Rising won't die without a fight
-NBA trade deadline coverage
-Winter Olympics preview
-old San Diego Chargers employees fighting in public
-so much more!

It's a lot!

YouTube video by Bandwagon Beach Padres sale/ownership news & SDFC pummels Pumas

Hooray! A @johngennaro.com solo podcast! It should be available everywhere.

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5Md0...

YouTube: youtu.be/SrQy14YUR_4

Sheel Seidler drops her lawsuit against other Padres owners The Padres inch closer to selling the team, SDFC's offense explodes late against Pumas, SDSU bounces back after a loss, Lindsey Vonn won't be stopped by a torn ACL, and more.

Lots in today's Front Row Seat:

-Padres ownership fight is over (Sale coming soon?)
-SDFC's offense goes boom
-SDSU basketball feeds on some chum
-Snapdragon Stadium to host 2028 Olympics soccer matches
-Clippers-Cavs trade
-Lindsey Vonn won't let a torn ACL stop her from competing

San Diego FC returns to action in Concacaf Champions Cup San Diego's MLS team is back in action tonight, the Winter Olympics are almost here, the NBA trade deadline heats up, and SDSU admits it can't keep up with major programs.

In today's Front Row Seat newsletter:

Soccer is back!

Day 108 of waiting for A.J. Preller's extension Reacting to a bunch of not-great news coming out of San Diego Padres FanFest.

Lots of news came out of San Diego Padres FanFest this weekend. I'm not sure any of it was good news.

Padres FanFest provides few answers The Padres still have a ton of unanswered questions as they head to AZ for spring training, Alcaraz is on a GOAT trajectory, Aztecs can't hang with Utah State, and a lot more.

This morning's Front Row Seat has you covered if you're a fan of the San Diego Padres, San Diego FC, PGA Tour golf, local college athletics or democracy:

In the shadow of everything When the real world gets so big that the fun & games seem a little less fun.

Just because this is supposed to be fun doesn’t mean that it always is.

Today’s Front Row Seat newsletter:

Luka Dončić injured by Cavs' raised court There’s not a lot going on in the world of sports right now.

It was a weird night in Cleveland....

Is this enough? Pretending to know what the Padres are planning and then evaluating that imaginary roster because it's almost time for Spring Training.

The Padres are maybe kinda sorta coming into focus. Is this enough talent for them to contend?

Resorting to Padres rumors and predictions There's simply not enough Padres news to feed the beast, Torrey Pines worries about PGA abandonment, Belichick gets stiffed by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and commentary on our crumbling democracy.

When you run out of actual news, just make some stuff up.

Today's Front Row Seat:

Padres to honor Randy Jones with uniform patch Padres may have found a willing trade partner in Philadelphia, Alcaraz inches closer to a career grand slam, ICE plans a trip to Milan while Germany considers boycotting the World Cup, and more.

Lots of news packed into this morning's Front Row Seat.

For Padres fans:
-SD has zero top 100 prospects (although they've traded away 4 of them)
-Castellanos to SD has potential
-Bassitt is a good fit for the rotation
-RJ uniform patch

Yelling about Yu Darvish & the local media What the Yu Darvish non-retirement says about the San Diego Padres and what the Super Bowl matchup says about the future of the NFL.

Recorded version, if you missed it live: bandwagonbeach.com/p/yelling-ab...

I would never call for someone's job but what we can to is recalibrate how we take in any news he breaks about the team.

LIVE NOW: Yelling about Yu Darvish & the local media John Gennaro on Substack

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Gonna go live on Substack at 10am to yell about this because I'm angry.

Yu Darvish 'leaning towards' voiding Padres contract Sorting through the BS on the Darvish "retirement", a not-sexy Super Bowl matchup, Clippers are fueled by silly social media jokes, Las Cuatro Milpas is back from the dead, and more!

What a clusterfuck.

SDFC signs Luca Bombino to an extension through 2029-30 San Diego FC prepares for the future, MacKenzie Gore returns a haul to Washington, Trinity Rodman gets paid to stay in the US, NFL Conference Championship previews and more.

Hey, good news!

Padres offseason recap (so far) + other stuff Recapping the San Diego Padres offseason (so far), putting a ceiling on San Diego State, San Diego FC's potential drama & how America treats its children.

Turned on the camera & microphone to talk about this 👆 and how bad the Padres offseason is going, the ceiling on SDSU, the weird vibes around Chucky & SDFC, and ICE kidnapping a 5-year old boy in Minnesota.

Mets land Padres trade target SP Freddy Peralta Padres still looking for starting pitchers (among other positions), SDSU can't beat Grand Canyon (again), Chucky tries to work with SDFC, Oscar nominations and more.

This has been a particularly terrible offseason for the San Diego Padres.

The future of Section 1904 We know you have questions and want clarity, but we're still trying to figure things out ourselves.

ICYMI: The future of Section 1904

The future of Section 1904 We know you have questions and want clarity, but we're still trying to figure things out ourselves.

The future of Section 1904

The future of Section 1904 We know you have questions and want clarity, but we're still trying to figure things out ourselves.

section1904.com/2026/01/the-...

Yearning for the old days, when it was easier to watch two games at the same time.

Yearning for the old days, when it was easier to watch two games at the same time.

A statement from Darren & John We don't know yet what the future holds for us, but we know it's going to look a lot different.

ICYMI: A statement from Darren & John

A statement from Darren & John We don't know yet what the future holds for us, but we know it's going to look a lot different.

A statement from Darren & John

#FrontRowSeat: Padres among teams interested in Okamoto The Padres continue their search for a starting 1B, SDSU's best LB to enter the transfer portal, big nights for the Clippers and Lakers stars, and more in this morning's edition of #FrontRowSeat.

ICYMI: #FrontRowSeat: Padres among teams interested in Okamoto