Gaslamp Ball: for San Diego Padres fans

Craig and Chris talk about the lackluster week that was for the San Diego Padres and mourn the ghosts of the lamentable lineup, Then the boys - with Raphie's ratings- get out the Concern-o-meter and might surprise with their hopes for the unit.

Craig Elsten and Raphie Cantor (Chris Reed is on the IL) breakdown a winning Padres homestand against the Royals and Nats before diving into the Padres peculiar first half, which saw stellar pitching, not-so-stellar offense, a conundrum on the basepaths.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 hot off of the Padres walk-off 3-2 win against the Royals thanks to timely hitting from Jose Iglesias and a strong Randy Vasquez outing.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

The Padres and Dodgers concluded their 10th game in two weeks in spectacular fashion with Xander Bogaerts lifting the club and Ryan Bergert delivering a great effort in his 8th game in MLB.ALLLLL that was overshadowed in the top of the 9th however. After Dave Roberts pulled Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman from a still-competitive 5-0 game, Fernando Tatis Jr was hit by Dodgers pitching for the 3rd time in 9 games. Mike Shildt came on the field and called Roberts out, then Roberts rushed in and gave Mike a forearm shiver, sending both benches onto the field. The Padres failed to add to their 5 run lead and Sean Reynolds immediately got into trouble in the bottom half of the frame. Robert Suarez was called in to save the game with two on and one out. He allowed a RBI single and an RBI ground out, setting the stage for Shohei Ohtani to come up with the tying run on deck. Suarez through 3 balls, then hit Ohtani right between the numbers and was promptly ejected. Yuki Matsui came in, threw a run scoring wild pitch and walked Betts' replacement, bring the winning run to the plate. Yuki brought him to a full count before throwing a 92 MPH fastball past rookie Daulton Rushing, securing a win for the Friars in an instant classic.Chris, Raphie and Craig discuss the madness in this free for all Group Therapy.

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather immediately after the Padres salvage a win in Arizona, and immediately after the news breaks that Rafael Devers is now a Giant.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

THIS IS A SPECIAL FREE POST GAME SHOW EPISODE!! We are giving this exclusive sneak peek into episodes that are patrons get regularly so you can see what it's like inside the Hot Tub for patrons. To join, go to patreon.com/padreshottub and for as little $5/mo you can attend, call-in, and listen to post game shows like these, plus get access to the PHT discord and more! Craig, Chris, and Raphie chatted with an army of patrons both during and after the Padres 11-1 victory over the Dodgers in which Dave Roberts sacrificed a young big leaguer's arm to punt a game.

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor come to you as the Padres wrapped up a tight 4-3 road trip with a series win in the Good Land. The offense (besides a red hot Manny Machado) continues to stumble. The pitching is shining. So the question remains – just how good are the Padres as the Dodgers come to town?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 Cantor and Chris Reed catch up with some patrons to talk about a series split in SF, run expectancy on stolen bases, Fangraphs Top SD prospects, trade rumors, 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 Elsten, Tony Sanchez and Alex Peña are back for the second episode of Chromaniacs! This week, the guys go back through a 2-0 win over Austin FC. In the discussion: The return of Marcus IngvartsenWho should take Chucky Lozano's minutes now that he is injured again?Piling up points at home before a tough second halfIs Milan Ilovski better served starting or coming off the bench?The North End minus three top supporters groups on SaturdayA SDFC-Club América preview! (This and the next Chromaniacs podcast will be put in the PHT feed as a preview. You can now subscribe to Chromaniacs wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube!)

Craig and Raphie joined a veritable army of PHT patrons as the Padres win another extra-inning game against the Giants on the back of a massive night from Manny Machado!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

Are the Padres a good team? Yes. Do they have obvious holes? Yes. But are there lineup and rotation construction ways which they can get even better by signing no one? Yes!!! Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor talk about how as they enter a gauntlet schedule in June.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

Join Craig Elsten, Tony Sanchez (SanDiego.Futbol) and Alex Peña (Chromatic FC Substack) for a weekly conversation about San Diego FC and MLS! In this inaugural episode, the guys introduce themselves, take an overview look at SDFC's season to date, review a 1-0 loss at Seattle, discuss the fallout from the previous Saturday's clash between LA Galaxy and SDFC supporters groups, and preview the Saturday match vs Austin FC. The first three episodes of Chromaniacs will be cross-posted into the PHT feed, after which you can subscribe to the podcast independently! 

Craig, Chris, and Raphie are joined Ryan Cohen of Jomboy Media to check-up on the Padres at the traditional "it's no longer early" marker of the season - Memorial Day. What's gone right for the Padres? What's gone wrong? What's on the road ahead?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 together after the Padres were swept by the Mariners at PETCO Park, all but assuring a Vedder Cup on the 2025 campaign. They briefly discuss the series before getting into the larger systemic issues which could be hampering this team's offense.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 

The Padres finish their road trip 6-3 but only 1 of their opponents kept their manager. Craig and Chris reflect on the games that were, the game that is, and the games to be. 

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 early and ad-free? Plus access to our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

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/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 

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.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

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 to our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottubWatch the show on YouTube! youtube.com/@padreshottub

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/padreshottubCraig 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/padreshottubCraig, 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.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 bonus podcasts and our treasured Padres Hot Tub discord? Become a patron! patreon.com/padreshottub Watch the show on YouTube! youtube.com/@padreshottub

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 Hot Tub discord? Become a patron! patreon.com/padreshottub Watch the show on YouTube! youtube.com/@padreshottub

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 access to multiple bonus podcasts and our treasured Padres Hot Tub discord? Become a patron! patreon.com/padreshottub Watch the show on YouTube! youtube.com/@padreshottub

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? Become a patron! patreon.com/padreshottub

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! youtube.com/@padreshottub

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 Tub discord? Become a patron! patreon.com/padreshottub

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-free, with access to multiple bonus podcasts and our treasured Padres Hot Tub discord? Become a patron! patreon.com/padreshottub

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 Padres Hot Tub discord? Become a patron! patreon.com/padreshottub

Let's try something new! Raphie shares his screen as he reviews the finer details about Dan Szymborski's 2025 ZiPS projections. This is a patron-only exclusive.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 gather on the day that Kevin Acee of the SD U-T released new reporting on the Seidler family dispute that has hamstrung the Padres financially and continues to dominate the discourse around the team. They talk about Jurickson Profar's signing with the Braves and finish with some good ol' trade talk.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/padreshottubWatch the show on YouTube! https://youtu.be/nHfsT4IvC-U