On Friar, A San Diego Sportswrap Podcast

Opening Day is three weeks away and reason for optimism extends beyond the Padres' loaded roster. Derek and Darnay reflect on the last year since COVID-19 shut down the sports world (1:25), then discuss the possibility of fans at Opening Day and what we learned this week from team CEO Erik Greupner (12:13). Something or nothing - the guys assess some Spring Training trends (25:08), before closing with some thoughts on why the MacKenzie Gore decision is a no-brainer (43:25).To join the #OnFriar conversation, tweet your Padres or San Diego sports thoughts and questions to Darnay (@DarnayTripp) and Derek (@DerekNBCSD).Catch NBC 7's San Diego Padres analysis at NBC7.com/OnFriar and all sports coverage at NBC7.com/SportsWrap. SportsWrap's weekly TV show airs Sunday night on NBC 7 San Diego at 11:35pm.