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Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor chat immediately after the Padres pulled off a scintillating 4-3 comeback win in a very, wet Yankee Stadium. The team continues their perfect roadtrip and stretch of six straight wins with standout performances on both sides of the ball. They talk Luis Arraez and Michael King's futures, and end with Trivia Time. Want to get this show and tons of others e...

CCR caught up with some excited PHT patrons after the Padres won their first of a two-game set against the Giants 7-4 on the back of a Xander Bogaerts HR and 3 RBI performance. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on an off-day Monday after the Padres were swept at home by the Rays and head into a crucial series against the Giants. The Friars head into the series with truly great pitching and truly awful offense. How does the club course correct? You can buy our latest Merrill Madness T-Shirt at padreshottub.com/merch Want to get this show and tons of other...

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on the Monday following the Padres dropping the series opener in Detroit on the back of Randy Vasquez's poor start. The team is 16-7 and still clings to a share of the NL West lead, but injury attrition and a 3 out of 4 skid gives plenty of room to half-empty/half-full the Padres. You can buy the new PHT Merrill Madness shirt here: padreshottub.co...

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor are back with a jampacked PHT after the Padres bested the Cubs to improve to 11-0 at home and 14-3 on the season. They whip out the believe-o-meter and check in on some of their preseason predictions before looking at how historically hot starts have panned out in baseball history. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access t...

This is an EXTENDED PREVIEW of PHT Post Game shows. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub Craig and Raphie (and Chris with a cameo) chat with patrons about Nick Pivetta and the Padres who remain perfect at home after an 8-0 victory over Colorado.

CCR hop on with our patrons after a rollercoaster series in West Sacramento that see the Padres returning to San Diego with the best record in baseball. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig and Chris gathered together in-person at their Airbnb in West Sacramento after witnessing the Padres win a nailbiter against the A's, 5-4. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Raphie is joined by Chris and some faithful patrons as the Padres drop their second consecutive game on the North side of Chicago, this time a 7-1 blowout at the hands of Matthew Boyd and a shaky Nick Pivetta start. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

THIS IS A SPECIAL LOOK INSIDE THE PADRES HOT TUB PATREON! To get access to these episodes and every bonus episode of PHT, join the Padres Hot Tub patreon. Plus access to our vaunted PHT Discord server and more! Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub Craig, Chris, and Raphie chat with an army of ecstatic Friar Faithful as the Padres cap a perfect 7-0 homestand to start the 2025 campaign on the...

Craig and Chris (with a Raphie cameo) chat with some amped patrons as the Padres extend their record best start with a decisive 7-0 win over the Guardians. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor are back for their first in-season main PHT show of 2025 and it's a fun one as the Padres are now 5-0, their best start in franchise history! Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Raphie and Chris are joined by a massive patreon audience as they discuss the Padres 5-0 masterclass against the Braves that capped a 4-game sweep of Atlanta. Want to get this show and tons of other ad-free? Plus access to our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig and Chris trade off halves of the post game show as a jubilant crowd of patrons joined to discuss the Padres defeating the Braves 7-4. Want to get this show and tons of other ad-free? Plus access to our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

One more sleep! Craig, Chris, and Raphie caught up with over a dozen PHT patrons and many more in attendance to chat about their feelings on the 2025 Padres as we head into Opening Day. Want to get this show and tons of other ad-free? Plus access to our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor finish their trilogy of preseason episodes with their for-real predictions. First, they catch up on the news from Kevin Acee that all but one bench spot on the Padres roster has been decided. Then they dive into each of their individual predictions, and take a moment to remember Bryce Miller. Want to get the show early, ad-free, with access to multiple b...

It's a tradition unlike any other. After the party was thoroughly pooped in last week's pessimism episode, the boys are back this week with sunshine and unicorns as they detail their best-case scenarios for your 2025 San Diego Padres. Next week, we finish the job with our actual real predictions. Want to get the show early, ad-free, with access to multiple bonus podcasts and our treasured Padres H...

It's a tradition unlike any other. Craig, Chris, and Raphie kick off their annual 3-part series where they will predict the worst, then best, then probable outcomes for the 2025 Padres. As always, after some Jose Iglesias catch-up, CCR begin with the worst outcome. Next week will be the optimism episode, and finally the predictions episode in two weeks. Want to get the show early, ad-free, with ac...

Craig, Chris, and Raphie are joined by Maddie and Julie from Me, My Mom, and My Padres . They discuss their fandoms before getting into some Spring Training overreactions and try to solve the Padres' 180 home run problem. Watch the show on YouTube! youtube.com/@padreshottub   Want to get the show early, ad-free, with access to multiple bonus podcasts and our treasured Padres Hot Tub discord? Becom...

Craig, Chris, and Raphie are joined by The Kept Faith's Dallas McLaughlin to overreact to some Spring Training small sample sizes and talk about other fun tidbits from the Padres first game action in Peoria! Want to get the show early, ad-free, with access to multiple bonus podcasts and our treasured Padres Hot Tub discord? Become a patron! patreon.com/padreshottub   Watch the show on YouTube! you...

The Padres have kicked off full squad workouts in Peoria, and Craig, Chris, and Raphie break down what appears to be the Padres fully formed squad as it heads into 2025. How will the position battles shake out on the fringes of the roster? Watch the show on YouTube! youtube.com/@padreshottub   Want to get the show early, ad-free, with access to multiple bonus podcasts and our treasured Padres Hot...

Rejoice one and all! The Padres have awoken from their slumber and signed one of the best available arms on the market, former Red Sox pitcher Nick Pivetta. Craig, Chris, and Raphie break it all down with some PHT patrons in our premium show. Want to get this show and tons of other ad-free? Plus access to our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig, Chris, and Raphie are joined by ABBOTT ELEMENTARY, HARLEY QUINN, and San Diego's own Justin Halpern to talk about the Padres finally bringing some new players into the mix with the signings of Connor Joe and Jason Heyward. Plus, Gavin Sheets is a Chihuahua, and how does this all impact a potential trade? Watch the show on YouTube! youtube.com/@padreshottub   Want to get the show early, ad-f...

Pitchers and catchers have their first workout on February 12th and... not much has changed. But the Padres have a new control person and many options remain. PHT patrons join CCR to discuss it all on our patron-exclusive group therapy. Want to get the show early, ad-free, with access to multiple bonus podcasts and our treasured Padres Hot Tub discord? Become a patron! patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig, Chris, and Raphie are joined by Fangraphs and San Diego's own Jason RR Martinez, who brings his perspective on the Padres current financial crunch with the context of Padres teams of yore as well as the state of MLB free agency writ large. Watch the show on YouTube! youtube.com/@padreshottub   Want to get the show early, ad-free, with access to multiple bonus podcasts and our treasured Padr...