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Craig Elsten and Raphie Cantor catch up after the Padres win yet another series, this time in Cleveland, and keep their hot streak going. But is this balloon rising with helium, or just some hot air? They whip out the Believe-O-Meter and try to quantify just how real each of the component parts of this team are.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig and Raphie chat with patrons after the Padres 11-2 rout of the Brewers to take a series and homestand win!Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig Elsten and Raphie Cantor catch up after the Padres thunderous victory on Sunday Night Baseball, capping off an imperfect but successful week against the Dbacks and Astros. New additions whimper, but old stars shine. What lies ahead?Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather after the Padres lost their series opener against the Dbacks, and after they made two very notable (and one unnotable!) trades for pitching rentals Robbie Ray and Casey Mize.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig and Raphie coming at you after the Padres wrapped up a Sunday afternoon 5-4 win to close out a 5-1 homestand and an 8-1 stretch heading into the critical trade deadline Monday at 3p PT.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig and Raphie are with you to talk a five-game winning streak as the Padres sweep the Rox and set up a tantalizing series against the Giants heading into the trade deadline.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on the Sunday after the Padres swept the floundering Marlins. It seems all signs point to now if, but just how much the Padres will buy. Our hosts break down AJ's philosophy and the series that was.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Raphie holds the fort and has some interesting trade discussion with patrons after the Padres beat the Marlins 7-2 and set up a sneaky important final game of the series.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor catch up after the Padres drop their first series out of the break to the Royals. As they soldier on their long road trip to start the proverbial second half, what does the evidence the Padres are presenting in their play (or lack thereof) say about their future?Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

The 2026 season? Manny's toe? THE FRANCHISE?!!?!?!? Find out with Craig and Chris

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor welcome you to the esteemed halls of the Padres Debate Society, where they each are forced to take the sides of academic arguments they may or may not believe about the Padres. Is this the turning point of the season? Should AJ Preller keep his job? Should the team trade Ethan Salas? Listen one and all!Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on the Monday morning after the Padres wrapped a 4-2 homestand against the Dodgers and Braves. A successful result, but one that did not answer the lingering questions which the hosts seek to address as the team enters a critical, 14-game no-off-day run through to the All Star Break.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig, Chris, and Raphie to talk late night with nearly a hundred PHT patrons as the Padres win their 4th straight game against a division leader, this time against the Dodgers by a score of 7-1.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig, Chris, and Raphie gather with a massive group of patrons after the Padres walk off the Braves in a 7-6 thriller based on huge contributions from Fernando, Manny, and Mason.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on Monday morning after the Padres wrapped a disappointing 4-5 road trip on what the hosts thought would be a time to stack some wins. They dive into where it went wrong and then look ahead by answering a timely question as the season reaches the halfway mark - what will it take for you to believe in the 2026 Padres?Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Raphie and Craig talk after the Padres pulled off an extra inning comeback win anchored by Manny's 3-run shot in the 10th.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig and Raphie catch up after the Padres are good for another patented 9th inning run burst that turned a close game into what ended as a 6-1 contest.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor record some PHT with a cup of coffee in hand on the morning the Padres head to St. Louis after a series in Baltimore from some unexpected contributors.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Raphie Cantor posts up to bring you a post game show after the Padres win 5-2 over the O's, closing out an important series W to open the three-city tour. Raphie is joined by patrons to discuss a composed Padres victory.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on the Sunday night after the Padres dropped their fourth consecutive series, this time at home to the New York Mets as the offense continues to sputter. So we asked our PHT Patrons how they would fix the 2026 Padres, and we discuss their answers.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig, Chris, and Raphie gather with PHT patrons on the morning of June 6th as the Padres continue their long skid. They get their feelings out there about what's going on and what it will take to turn things around.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on the off-day after a brutal 1-5 week for the Padres. Tatis and Merrill homered, but just about everything else that could go wrong, did go wrong for the Pads.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig, Chris, and Raphie gather on our patron-only Discord server to chat at length about the Padres lack of offense coming home to roost, and what the team should do about it, before getting into the new labor talks between MLB and the MLBPA.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Watch the show on YouTube - https://youtu.be/ZywA2gAR1moJohn and Raphie are back and joined by a very special guest, Dylan from Letters 2 AJ! They deep dive into Jackson Merrill and the bat speed revolution that has taken hold of the Padres to various results. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig Elsten and Raphie Cantor (Chris Reed sends his regards) engage in what's become something of a tradition on PHT - the Memorial Day season recap and forecast episode. A traditional sign post in baseball of when it's okay to look at the standings, Craig and Raphie take stock of what's been a successful if very strange season up to this point, and the warning signs that may loom as the team heads into the summer.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig and Raphie chat after the Padres lose a heartbreaker to the Dodgers 5-4 in the middle game of the series.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig, Chris, and Raphie talk to literally hundreds of patrons after the Padres scrape together the game's only run and then protect it and shut out the Dodgers.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig, Chris, and Raphie gather in the aftermath of the Padres 6-0 series sweep of the Vedder Cup against the Mariners, talking about this eclectic Padres offense and surprisingly agile rotation. Then, they look ahead to the Dodgers Series beginning tonight. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

John and Raphie are back dig deep on the Padres new (checks notes) #3 and #4 starters? Lucas Giolito and Griffin Canning are here, so the boys break down what we may be able to expect them from going forward.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather after the Padres split a bizarre series to the St. Louis Cardinals in which the offense cratered but pitching shined. As the Padres reach the quarter-season mark, they look under the hood at what's going on with this strange and amazing team.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig, Chris, and Raphie chat for a second time today after the Padres drop double digits on Logan Webb and the Giants.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on the morning of Cinco de Mayo as the Padres dropped another game last night, this time to the Giants to cap a 2-6 run in their last 8 games. Many things are to blame, but the trio drill down on the Padres not-so-great relationship with base on balls.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig, Chris, and Raphie gather after the Padres dropped a heartbreaker 5-4 in the rubber match against a good Cubs team at home.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

¡Vamosssss! The Padres come back AGAIN and Raphie and Chris are here to break it all down with some elated patrons.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Holy Sheets! Craig, Chris, and Raphie talk with a hundo patrons right after the Padres incredible comeback victory in Denver to take their sixth straight series.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig, Chris, and Raphie chat with a lively bunch of patrons after Randy Vasquez twirls a gem and the Padres do just enough to secure the 1-0 dub.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor join up to discuss the Padres 5-1 week against the AL West. They recap the PHT Roadtrip to Anaheim and discuss the Padres starting pitching strength from unexpected places as well as further assessments on Craig Stammen's budding managerial career.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to post game shows, our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig, Chris, and Raphie chat with patrons after the Padres put together a clinical victory to extend their winning streak to 6 games.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 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.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, 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.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, 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.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

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.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, 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.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 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.Merch Flash Sale! 19% off with the code SD619 at checkout. padreshottub.com/merchWant 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

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.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 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.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 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.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 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.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 Monday, March 2nd as players ship off to their various World Baseball Classic camps in preparation for this year's tournament. They talk about Spring Training Overreactions before getting into a new game – the Fringe Guy Auction, where the three hosts buy players who they believe will be the biggest contributors on this year's team.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