John Conniff

Publisher

John grew up in Poway and has written for MadFriars since 2004. He has written articles for Baseball America, FoxSports San Diego, the El Paso Times, San Antonio Express-News, Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette and Pacific Daily News in addition to appearing on numerous radio programs and podcasts.

He can also break down the best places to eat for all four of the affiliates.  There is no best place to eat in Peoria, Arizona.

Twitter: @JohnConniff

David Jay                       

Associate Publisher/Editor

David has written for MadFriars since 2005, has published articles in Baseball America, written a monthly column for FoxSports San Diego and appeared on numerous radio programs and podcasts. He may be best known on the island of Guam for his photos of Trae Santos that appeared in the Pacific Daily News.

Twitter:  @dmjay
BlueSky: @davidmjay

Ben Davey                        

Writer

Ben has written for MadFriars since 2011 and for FoxSports San Diego. People find his baseball writing much easier to comprehend than his lesson plans for his day job teaching AP Chemistry.

Twitter: @BenDaveySD

Kevin Charity           

Writer

Kevin has written for MadFriars since 2015 along with feature articles for FoxSports San Diego.  The East County native was a frequent – and popular – guest on the 5.5 Podcast when it existed. Kevin has also appeared regularly on the Ben and Woods Show on 97.3 The Fan. Contrary to popular belief, former Padres farmhand Rocky Gale does not have a restraining order against him.

Twitter: @madfriarskevin