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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 same day that Jackson Merrill signed a 9-year contract extension with the club.

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.

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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!

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