Padres Hot Tub

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor meet on the day after it became public that Bob Melvin was granted permission by AJ Preller and the Padres to interview for the managerial opening with the SF Giants. This all but confirms what many suspected, that the news conference after this season with AJ Preller was essentially meaningless. The guys give a raw, hour-long reaction to all the excellent reporting from The Athletic, and talk about what this means for the future of the org.

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Raphie Cantor and John Precoda are back with some spicy stat-driven takes! John has something to say to all those fans who think the window closes at the end of 2024. This discussion includes deeper dives into WAR projections, playoff fields, farm system correlation to success, payroll, and more.

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Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather reunited as a triumvirate! The baseball world is mired in the ALCS/NLCS round of the playoffs, and the hosts touch on the ongoing playoffs before spending the brunt of the episode focused on the Padres' four players who have either player or club (or both) options on their contracts which will determine their fate for 2024.

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With Chris Reed away for the week on business, Craig Elsten and Raphie Cantor take their place on the Wall as the Long Night of the offseason begins. As the Padres world remains quiet while the rest of baseball finishes out the season, Craig and Raphie break down the six most meaningful losses of the season. Had any two of these games gone the other way, the Padres would have been playing October baseball.

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Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather with a group of PHT patrons after the close of the 2023 season. The Padres technically had a winning record at 82-80, but to say this is the most disappointing season in team history would be an understatement. And yet, it appears nothing will change on Preller/Melvin front. What do we make of all of this? Tune in to find out!

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Well friends -- we kept the faith all the way to Cancun. Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor unite live on YouTube for an end of season wrap up show. They cover the latest headlines (or lack thereof) around Preller and Melvin's future, a trip to positivity corner to talk about the late on-field success, what to take away from all the reporting done in recent weeks, and finally give out some end of season awards.

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Craig Elsten and Raphie Cantor meet with a mighty group of PHT Patrons on discord to discuss the Padres as (at time of recording) their season hung on a knife's edge. We talk Bob and AJ, Juan Soto's future, constructing a rotation for 2024, and Baltimore accents. Tune in!

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Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather after the final homestand of the 2023 season in which the Padres outscored the Cardinals 18-9... and took 2 out of 3. They also snapped their 8 game win streak when they lost their record-tying 12th extra inning game of the season. But most important were Padres CEO Erik Greupner's comments on the radio this past week paired with some new reporting. Could the Padres be in for a bigger change than we've realized?


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Craig, Chris, and Raphie gathered for another YouTube live stream to chat both with patrons and YouTubers alike about the 7-game win streak the Padres currently find themselves in, and the explosive article dropped by Ken Rosenthal and Dennis Lin in the Athletic on Tuesday.

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Craig Elsten and Chris Reed are joined live by Padres Hot Tub patrons on the Post Game Show stage on Discord to discuss a come-from-behind 3-2 win over Colorado, capping a three-game sweep while extending a season-long winning streak to seven games. What *actually* would have to happen for the Padres to sneak into the playoffs? We break it down and take listener questions live on air!