{"id":35392,"date":"2026-02-05T01:37:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T16:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=35392"},"modified":"2026-02-05T02:49:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:49:01","slug":"what-does-darvishs-return-mean-for-the-padres-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=35392","title":{"rendered":"What does Darvish&#8217;s return mean for the Padres&#8217; future?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"What does Darvish&#039;s return mean for the Padres&#039; future?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i6ukgcrNMnI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>We finally have an episode without a guest, so Darren and John get to dive into their midseason Padres thoughts (Manny gets 2000 hits, Darvish looks good in his return, Tatis lacking power but still a valuable player, etc.) before spending some time talking about a potential UFC event at the White House and San Diego&#8217;s reaction to JD Vance and Usha Vance dining in University Heights (and screwing up traffic).<\/p>\n<p>00:00 &#8211; Introduction \/ Technical challenges \/ Emo Brown podcast<\/p>\n<p>10:30 &#8211; Yu Darvish looks strong in return<\/p>\n<p>18:30 &#8211; Manny Machado reaches 2000 hits \/ Trade value talk<\/p>\n<p>44:30 &#8211; A UFC event at the White House? \/ Vances visit San Diego<\/p>\n<p>Section 1904 is a community-supported media company. 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