Padres Hot Tub

Craig and John are back, in person, to put a bow on the San Diego Padres' Division Series win over the Los Angeles Dodgers before previewing the National League Championship Series against the Philadelphia Phillies.

After an epic game 4 that saw the Padres make a late rally to take the lead, and included the fans singing along to Blink-182 in the rain, Craig Elsten and John Gennaro talk about the accomplishment of ousting the 111-win Dodgers from the playoffs with some of their favorite patrons.

After another convincing victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, Craig Elsten and John Gennaro talk with San Diego Padres fans about the win, the heroes of the game, and what tomorrow might bring.

After an absolutely epic 5-3 win over the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, the San Diego Padres are returning home with home field advantage and their fans are beaming. Craig and John jumped on the PHT Discord, as they do after every playoff game, to chat about it with their patrons.

After a disappointing outing from Mike Clevinger, the San Diego Padres lost game 1 of the NLDS to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a game that felt very close to having a different result. Craig and John jump on the PHT Discord and discuss, with patrons, different inflection points from this game and why they're confident heading into game 2.

Craig and John are back to recap the San Diego Padres' series win over the New York Mets, including the fallout over Joe Musgrove's performance and whatever was making his ear red and shiny and pointing out some unsung heroes for the Padres. After, the guys turn their attention to previewing the NLDS between the Padres and Dodgers, comparing lineups and starting rotations and bullpens to see if Sa...

What an incredible night! The San Diego Padres put an absolute beatdown on the New York Mets to win the series, including an all-time performance from Joe Musgrove that we'll be talking about for years. Craig and John jumped on the PHT Discord to celebrate with fans and friends. Have a listen!

After the Padres dropped game 2 of their Wild Card series against the Mets, Craig and John jumped on the PHT Discord server and chatted with each other and some patrons about it.

After a very convincing 7-1 win over the New York Mets, Craig and John are joined by a bunch of San Diego Padres fans on the PHT Discord to talk about the win and heap praise upon the team.

Craig and John are joined by their PHT patrons on the Discord server to talk about the Wild Card series between the Padres and Mets.

Craig Elsten and John Gennaro are, for the second time ever, doing a podcast from the one and only "Padres Hot Tub"! The guys reflect on the season, which will now end in the postseason, and talk about the team's path through the final series, potential playoff matchups, bullpen usage, and everything else.

The Padres beat likely AL Cy Young winner Dylan Cease and the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night 5-2 at Petco Park. Combined with a last-out Brewers loss, the Padres' magic number is down to one to clinch a playoff berth. Craig Elsten is joined by some happy PHT fans on our discord stage to discuss a complete win, Mike Clevinger's great start, homers from Soto, Cronenworth and Machado, and gettin...

Jorge Alfaro extends the all-time Padres record with his fifth walkoff of the season, this time in the most un-Alfaro-like fashion possible, a bases-loaded walkoff walk in the bottom of the 10th inning against LA, as the Padres beat the Dodgers 4-3. Craig Elsten joins a huge crowd on the PHT Patreon Discord stage even at 11pm on a Tuesday night, as the Padres cut their magic number to clinch a pla...

Craig Elsten and John Gennaro chat, in front of a "live" studio audience on the PHT Discord server, about the last 9 games of the season and how confident they are in the San Diego Padres heading into tomorrow's series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Craig Elsten talks to the Padres Hot Tub Discord patrons live as the Padres beat the Rockies 13-6, taking two straight at Coors Field. The Padres' magic number to clinch a playoff berth is six, and Craig has some other encouraging numbers to share as well.

After the Padres close out the series against the Cardinals, Craig Elsten and John Gennaro jump on the Padres Hot Tub Discord to talk about strategies for the team between now and the start of the playoffs.

After a three-game winning streak where it looks like the Padres have finally found some of their fire after being called out by their manager, Craig Elsten and John Gennaro dream big in the hot tub.

Craig Elsten hosts the PHT Post Game Show after a 6-1 win in Arizona, and a 3-1 series win at Chase Field. The Padres have won three straight after Bob Melvin aired out the team on Thursday night. Craig has five encouraging points from the weekend's action, before taking questions from the PHT Patreon community.

There are 18 games left in the season for the 2022 San Diego Padres and they need to keep the Milwaukee Brewers at bay to make it into the playoffs. The guys talk about that, Luis Campusano's playing time, Austin Nola's usefulness, and Hitting Coach Survivor.

Craig Elsten and John Gennaro get together to talk about the San Diego Padres, following another disappointing series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Most importantly, they break down the wild card race and how well the Padres are currently positioned.

John Gennaro, later joined by Craig Elsten, chats with patrons from the PHT Discord server about the Padres/Dodgers series, new MLB rules for 2023, and a curious quote from Bob Melvin about the Padres' analytics team.

Craig and John get together and catch up on the Padres/Dodgers series before discussing the team's failing offense at home, the red hot Diamondbacks, Bob Melvin's responsibilities, humidors, and a bunch more.

Craig Elsten joins the PHT Patreon Discord community on our Post Game Show stage to discuss a 5-0 loss to Arizona, the third straight loss for the Padres, and a troubling run of empty offense at home. Are the Padres good, but just not good enough this year?

Craig Elsten and John Gennaro jumped on the PHT Discord server to talk all things San Diego Padres ahead of their series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Before you complain, yes we are aware that the last 5 minutes of this podcast is missing. The memory card was apparently more full than anyone realized. Enjoy the rest of the hour and try not to worry about what you didn't hear. Craig and John traveled down to Chula Vista to meet up with Dallas and Nick from The Kept Faith podcast to discuss all things San Diego Padres over beers, tacos and a loud...