Padres Hot Tub
POST GAME: Buehler Gets His Revenge! [Preview]
Craig, Chris, and Raphie to talk late night with nearly a hundred PHT patrons as the Padres win their 4th straight game against a division leader, this time against the Dodgers by a score of 7-1.
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[Patron-Only] POST GAME: Padres Stars Scrub the Braves!
Craig, Chris, and Raphie gather with a massive group of patrons after the Padres walk off the Braves in a 7-6 thriller based on huge contributions from Fernando, Manny, and Mason.
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What Will It Take for YOU to Believe in the Padres?
Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on Monday morning after the Padres wrapped a disappointing 4-5 road trip on what the hosts thought would be a time to stack some wins. They dive into where it went wrong and then look ahead by answering a timely question as the season reaches the halfway mark - what will it take for you to believe in the 2026 Padres?
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[Patron-Only] POST GAME: Manny... Comes Through?
Raphie and Craig talk after the Padres pulled off an extra inning comeback win anchored by Manny's 3-run shot in the 10th.
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POST GAME: Pads Salvage One in STL
Craig and Raphie catch up after the Padres are good for another patented 9th inning run burst that turned a close game into what ended as a 6-1 contest.
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The AAAA Padres Win a Series in B'More!
Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor record some PHT with a cup of coffee in hand on the morning the Padres head to St. Louis after a series in Baltimore from some unexpected contributors.
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[PATRON PREVIEW] POST GAME: Durán Durán Is Hungry Like the Wolf!
Raphie Cantor posts up to bring you a post game show after the Padres win 5-2 over the O's, closing out an important series W to open the three-city tour. Raphie is joined by patrons to discuss a composed Padres victory.
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How Would You Fix the 2026 Padres?
Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on the Sunday night after the Padres dropped their fourth consecutive series, this time at home to the New York Mets as the offense continues to sputter. So we asked our PHT Patrons how they would fix the 2026 Padres, and we discuss their answers.
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GROUP THERAPY: This Time, It's Really Therapy
Craig, Chris, and Raphie gather with PHT patrons on the morning of June 6th as the Padres continue their long skid. They get their feelings out there about what's going on and what it will take to turn things around.
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Regression Week Hath Come
Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on the off-day after a brutal 1-5 week for the Padres. Tatis and Merrill homered, but just about everything else that could go wrong, did go wrong for the Pads.
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GROUP THERAPY: The Bucks Stops... Where?
Craig, Chris, and Raphie gather on our patron-only Discord server to chat at length about the Padres lack of offense coming home to roost, and what the team should do about it, before getting into the new labor talks between MLB and the MLBPA.
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Jackson Merrill Deep Dive (w/ Letters 2 AJ) - PAR
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John and Raphie are back and joined by a very special guest, Dylan from Letters 2 AJ! They deep dive into Jackson Merrill and the bat speed revolution that has taken hold of the Padres to various results.
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Happy "It's No Longer Early" Day!
Craig Elsten and Raphie Cantor (Chris Reed sends his regards) engage in what's become something of a tradition on PHT - the Memorial Day season recap and forecast episode. A traditional sign post in baseball of when it's okay to look at the standings, Craig and Raphie take stock of what's been a successful if very strange season up to this point, and the warning signs that may loom as the team heads into the summer.
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[Patron Only] POST GAME: The Mistake Is The Moment
Craig and Raphie chat after the Padres lose a heartbreaker to the Dodgers 5-4 in the middle game of the series.
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[Patron Only] POST GAME: Pads Hang On for Win vs. LA!
Craig, Chris, and Raphie talk to literally hundreds of patrons after the Padres scrape together the game's only run and then protect it and shut out the Dodgers.
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Sweep ya later Seattle, bring on LA!
Craig, Chris, and Raphie gather in the aftermath of the Padres 6-0 series sweep of the Vedder Cup against the Mariners, talking about this eclectic Padres offense and surprisingly agile rotation. Then, they look ahead to the Dodgers Series beginning tonight.
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PADS ABOVE REPLACEMENT: Canning and Giolito Deep Dive
John and Raphie are back dig deep on the Padres new (checks notes) #3 and #4 starters? Lucas Giolito and Griffin Canning are here, so the boys break down what we may be able to expect them from going forward.
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The Padres Are Winning, But Are They Good?
Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather after the Padres split a bizarre series to the St. Louis Cardinals in which the offense cratered but pitching shined. As the Padres reach the quarter-season mark, they look under the hood at what's going on with this strange and amazing team.
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[Patron-Only] POST GAME: Offense Awakens from its Slumber, Stomps Giants!
Craig, Chris, and Raphie chat for a second time today after the Padres drop double digits on Logan Webb and the Giants.
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The 2026 Padres and the Free Pass
Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on the morning of Cinco de Mayo as the Padres dropped another game last night, this time to the Giants to cap a 2-6 run in their last 8 games. Many things are to blame, but the trio drill down on the Padres not-so-great relationship with base on balls.
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[Patron-Only] GROUP THERAPY: Pads drop their first series in weeks, +8 at 30 game mark.
Craig, Chris, and Raphie gather after the Padres dropped a heartbreaker 5-4 in the rubber match against a good Cubs team at home.
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[Patron-Only] POST GAME: Pads Win, Miller's Streak Ends
Lucas and Tatis and Campy, Oh My!
Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor as the Padres return home from a split Mexico City Series in which both the Pads and Dbacks exalted in a comeback win. But questions loom for the exciting Padres – how will the rotation reshape with Giolito (and more) incoming? When will Fernando start hitting balls in the air? And how does Campy's new ascendance change his role with the team?
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[Patron-Only] ¡Una Victoria en la Ciudad de México!
¡Vamosssss! The Padres come back AGAIN and Raphie and Chris are here to break it all down with some elated patrons.
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[Patron-Only] POST GAME: Dairy Bonds Milks a Win!
Holy Sheets! Craig, Chris, and Raphie talk with a hundo patrons right after the Padres incredible comeback victory in Denver to take their sixth straight series.
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[Patron-Only] POST GAME: Pads Somehow Win 1-0 in Denver
Craig, Chris, and Raphie chat with a lively bunch of patrons after Randy Vasquez twirls a gem and the Padres do just enough to secure the 1-0 dub.
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The Padres dominate AL West - is NL West next?
Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor join up to discuss the Padres 5-1 week against the AL West. They recap the PHT Roadtrip to Anaheim and discuss the Padres starting pitching strength from unexpected places as well as further assessments on Craig Stammen's budding managerial career.
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[Patron-Only] POST GAME: A Vedder Cup Victory
Craig, Chris, and Raphie chat with patrons after the Padres put together a clinical victory to extend their winning streak to 6 games.
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The Congressional Hot Tub (w/ Rep. Mike Levin!)
Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor are honored to be joined by Padres fan and North County's sitting congressman Mike Levin. They speak at the end of the episode about this year's team, the City Connects, the upcoming CBA and MLB's antitrust exemption, and end with a discussion of the HOME Team Act about franchise relocation.
But first, the guys catch up on the 4-game sweep of the Rockies, the explosive offense, the fallout from Nick Pivetta's ominous injury, and more.
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[Patron-Only] POST GAME: Holy Sheets! Pads Walk It Off AGAIN!
Craig, Chris, and Raphie gather with over a hundred patrons after the Padres' second walk off in a row, this time off the bat of Gavin Sheets.
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[PATRON-ONLY] Pads Make Buccos Walk the Plank
Craig, Chris, and Raphie gather after the Padres completed another series win and capped off a 4-2 road trip to return to San Diego even at 6-6 as they welcome the Rockies for a four game set.
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Pads Snag a Series Win in Beantown
Chris Reed and Raphie Cantor hold the fort as Craig is away as they recap a fun series in Boston. The Padres take 2 of 3 including a massive comeback on Sunday, but questions linger with the Padres rotation and offensive consistency as they head to Pittsburgh.
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[PATRON-ONLY] POST GAME: Pads Salvage a W from Giants
Craig, Chris, and Raphie chat with a gaggle of patrons after the Padres' 7-1 win over the Giants to close out the opening homestand of the season. They discuss Craig Stammen's tenure as manager thus far and some small sample size theater.
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Opening Weekend Recap!
Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on the morning after the Padres suffered an opening series loss at the hands of the Motor City Kitties. They break down how each game offered a distinct look at the Padres' strengths and weaknesses, as well as do a deep dive on Craig Stammen's way-too-early managerial report card.
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[PATRON-ONLY] POST GAME: Pivetta Pitches Poorly, Padres Putter in Opening Day L
CCR are joined by a sad but spirited crowd of patrons as they come together following the Padres Opening Day 8-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers.
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The 2026 Predictions Episode
Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on the final Monday before the 2026 season begins to make their true and final predictions for the season. They recap the week's news, who made the Opening Day roster and who's headed to the minors, then finish with their predictions.
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The 2026 Optimism Episode (with Ryan Cohen of Jomboy!)
Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor are joined by returning champion Ryan Cohen of Jomboy Media for part of their annual predictions stretch. This week – the optimism episode! The panel creates their best-case scenarios for the 2026 Padres before naming their top-end win total.
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The 2026 Pessimism Episode (w/ Jason RR Martinez)
Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor are joined by returning champion Jason Martinez of Fangraphs Roster Resource to kick off a tradition unlike any other – the annual sweep of the pessimism, optimism, and predictions episodes. As always, this week will begin with the pessimism edition, in which the guys draw up their wildest half-empty scenarios for the 2026 Padres.
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The 2026 Fringe Guy Auction
Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on Monday, March 2nd as players ship off to their various World Baseball Classic camps in preparation for this year's tournament. They talk about Spring Training Overreactions before getting into a new game – the Fringe Guy Auction, where the three hosts buy players who they believe will be the biggest contributors on this year's team.
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Let's Build a 2026 Padres Roster w/ Justin Halpern!
Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor are joined by returning champion and showrunner of hit ABC comedy ABBOTT ELEMENTARY, Justin Halpern! Together, they talk about early spring training storylines, the bubble candidates to make the roster, they play a round of Guess That Padre, and end with a phenomenal story about ABBOTT's episode filmed at a historic baseball game last year.
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