Padres Hot Tub

Craig and John, live from John's backyard, get caught up on all things San Diego Padres (including Phil Hughes!) before sending their best to Ted Leitner.

There's much debate on this episode of whether the 7th worst team in all of Major League Baseball is on the cusp of a playoff run. Craig and John debate that, as well as Eric Hosmer, Wil Myers, and more!

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Craig and John battle it out over the negative feelings surrounding the 2018 San Diego Padres and the hopeful feelings about their future. Do you have faith?

Craig and John discuss Eric Lauer's shaky and meaningless MLB debut in Colorado, which Padres players need to be sent down (or released), why jinxing no-hitters is stupid, and the best documentary to come out in years.

Craig Elsten and John Gennaro get back together after a series drubbing of the San Diego Padres at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers to talk about what has gone right (not much) and what has gone wrong (a lot) with a local team in the last week.

The San Diego Padres have been on a hot streak for the last week, which is as meaningless as their cold streak the week before, so Craig and John got together to figure out what has changed. Also! Is Fernando Tatis Jr a bust? Should the Padres sign Freddy Galvis to a contract extension? Why do we love 'Atlanta' so much?

Craig and John take some time to chat about the 1-6 San Diego Padres and the fanbase that is freaking out about it. They do their best to calm nerves over Brad Hand, and talk about the weird medical situation around Dinelson Lamet.

Craig and John missed the beginning of the San Diego Padres regular season by a few days, but they're here now to tell you their thoughts on Game 1, the promising pitching staff, Joey Lucchesi, Andy Green's lineup construction, 97.3, and what they've been watching.

After a week off for childbirth-related activities, John Gennaro returns to Make the Padres Great Again and joins Craig Elsten in kvetching about the San Diego Padres' glut of outfielders and Austin Hedges' spring training stats.

Craig and John discuss the possibility of the San Diego Padres signing former Cy Young Award winner Jake Arrieta, and then take questions from MTPGA listeners about the upcoming season.

With John out sick, Craig Elsten talks with San Diego Union-Tribune's San Diego Padres beat writer Kevin Acee about him switching from columnist, the importance of getting the Hosmer scoop, the importance vs risk of access to sources, and then got into the baseball.

Eric Hosmer is a San Diego Padre! Craig Elsten and John Gennaro break down the signing from all angles in this special emergency episode of Make the Padres Great Again!

Craig and John talk about the San Diego Padres opening up Spring Training in Peoria, AZ and pick out which players they're most excited to watch over the next few weeks before the season begins.

Craig and John get ready for San Diego Padres Spring Training (pitchers and catchers report in 8 days!), remember longtime GM Kevin Towers, honor new Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman, and talk about their favorite Tony Gwynn memories.

Craig Elsten and John Gennaro fight about everything from Allen Craig, the San Diego Padres' prospects, Christian Yellich, Eric Hosmer, money that isn't their, and Netflix's "End of the F***ing World" show.

A few days late, Craig and John break down the San Diego Padres trading Yangervis Solarte to the Toronto Blue Jays, the signings of Tyson Ross and Chris Young, and talk their way through building the 2021 (theoretically great) Padres roster before talking about the movie Jackie Brown.

Darren Smith invites John Gennaro onto his show on The Mighty 1090 to answer the question: Why shouldn't the San Diego Padres sign free agent 1B Eric Hosmer?

Craig Elsten and John Gennaro debate Eric Hosmer (and Yu Darvish) to the Padres, decide the future of prospects Luis Uris and Fernando Tatis Jr., and talk about Wil Myers' new-found professionalism.

Craig Elsten and John Gennaro break down the San Diego Padres trades for Chase Headley and Deion Tansel, and put a bow on the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes, before talking about the Quentin Tarantino movie Inglorious Basterds. Sponsor: 3 Punk Ales Brewing Co.

A very special EMERGENCY EPISODE of Make the Padres Great Again focuses on the rumors that the San Diego Padres could be the front-runners to sign Japanese superstar free agent SP/OF Shohei Ohtani.

Craig Elsten and John Gennaro go over potential free agent signings for the San Diego Padres, including a plan to land Shohei Ohtani.

Craig Elsten and John Gennaro recap the Houston Astros' World Series victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, talk about the San Diego Padres hiring Matt Stairs as their hitting coach, and recommend watching the Netflix show Mindhunter.

Craig and John point to the results of last season and the draft record of the San Diego Padres to argue that they're quite a bit further away from contention than the organization would have you believe.

Craig and John are joined in studio by Steven Woods to talk about the philosophies behind managing an MLB playoff game, what it's like to root for a large market team vs. a small market team, and why San Diego Padres fans want brown uniforms so badly.