{"blocks":[{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"What a night to be a fan of the ‘little brother.’"}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"In what’s emerged as the most heated rivalry in baseball over the past decade, the Padres took down the Dodgers 1-0 Monday night in a game that felt like mid-October rather than mid-May."}},{"id":"95v6tudm-uc4apwx4","type":"embed","data":{"service":"youtube.com","source":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/Wv51kUwcrSU?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent","embed":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/Wv51kUwcrSU?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent","caption":"Video","height":"360","width":"640"}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"On this week’s episode of the Dodgers Post podcast, California Post reporters Jack Harris and Dylan Hernandez are joined by sports editor and member of Friar Faithful, Ryan Kostecka, to discuss the Padres 1-0 win over the Dodgers Monday night and if there’s been a changing of the guard in the NL West."}},{"id":"ua9y50j3-3r3g3dlt","type":"linkTool","data":{"link":"https://nypost.com/2026/07/04/sports/patrick-ewing-joins-wizards-staff-as-an-assistant-coach/","meta":{"title":"Knicks legend Patrick Ewing has a new NBA job","description":"","image":{"url":"https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/crop-39891251.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=171&h=114&crop=1"}},"variant":"compact"}},{"id":"1y2jrvw5-4btgkkxs","type":"linkTool","data":{"link":"https://nypost.com/2026/07/04/sports/mets-all-star-ron-hunt-in-hospice-care-with-multiple-illnesses/","meta":{"title":"First-ever Mets All-Star starter in hospice care while battling multiple illnesses","description":"","image":{"url":"https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/newspress-collage-kd9681gcd-1783191816157.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&1783177443&w=171&h=114&crop=1"}},"variant":"compact"}},{"id":"wk0rkfxc-xenarcow","type":"linkTool","data":{"link":"https://nypost.com/2026/07/04/sports/all-the-nfl-wags-spotted-at-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelces-wedding/","meta":{"title":"All the NFL WAGs spotted at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding","description":"","image":{"url":"https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/newspress-collage-f6zjdpyme-1783173701810.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&1783159359&w=171&h=114&crop=1"}},"variant":"compact"}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"A lifelong Padres fan, Kostecka gives the audience a perspective of what it’s like to be Padres fan during a time when your rival is outspending everyone and winning everything. He also details his family’s issues with Hernandez and Harris’ Padres takes — even if they’re accurate."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"

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\"A — \n The rivalry between the Dodgers and Padres gained new steam Monday night following San Diego’s 1-0 victory over Los Angeles.Getty Images

\"Los — \n Manager Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on during a moment of silence for the shooting victims of the Islamic Center of San Diego attack earlier in the day prior to a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and theSan Diego Padres at Petco Park.Getty Images

"}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Lastly, he breaks down the most painful moments a Padres fan has experienced over the past five years when it comes to the Dodgers."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":""}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"To wrap up the episode, Harris and Hernandez talk Dodgers injuries and the state of the pitching staff after manager Dave Roberts said Monday that both Tyler Glasnow and Brusdar Graterol had “flare-ups” in their backs recently. They also dive into Blake Snell’s surgery and how it may not be as bad as initial tests."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"

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