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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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