Padres Hot Tub

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor welcome you to the esteemed halls of the Padres Debate Society, where they each are forced to take the sides of academic arguments they may or may not believe about the Padres. Is this the turning point of the season? Should AJ Preller keep his job? Should the team trade Ethan Salas? Listen one and all! Want to get this show and tons of others early and...

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on the Monday morning after the Padres wrapped a 4-2 homestand against the Dodgers and Braves. A successful result, but one that did not answer the lingering questions which the hosts seek to address as the team enters a critical, 14-game no-off-day run through to the All Star Break. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus...

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. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

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. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

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? Want to get this show and tons...

Raphie and Craig talk after the Padres pulled off an extra inning comeback win anchored by Manny's 3-run shot in the 10th. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

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. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

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. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

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. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

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. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunt...

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. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

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. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

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. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patr...

Watch the show on YouTube - https://youtu.be/ZywA2gAR1mo 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.  Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Beco...

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 hea...

Craig and Raphie chat after the Padres lose a heartbreaker to the Dodgers 5-4 in the middle game of the series. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

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. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

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.  Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become...

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. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

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. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PH...

Craig, Chris, and Raphie chat for a second time today after the Padres drop double digits on Logan Webb and the Giants. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

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. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our...

Craig, Chris, and Raphie gather after the Padres dropped a heartbreaker 5-4 in the rubber match against a good Cubs team at home. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

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? Want to ge...