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Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor are joined by Abbott Elementary showrunner, novelist, and returning champion Justin Halpern to break down the start of free agency for the Padres, who enter the offseason without many of the pieces that carried them to the playoffs this year. Who do you bring back? Who do you recreate in the aggregate?

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A year after his last appearance, San Diego Union-Tribune Padres beat reporter Kevin Acee joins Craig Elsten and Raphie Cantor in the Hot Tub to look back at 2026 and offer a glimpse into the coming offseason.

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Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on the Monday after the 2026 Padres postseason came to a close. The flamed burned bright, until they ran into a VERY good Brewers team. Where did it go wrong? What were the lessons going forward? And how do we even begin to look ahead into an uncertain offseason?

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Craig, Chris, and Raphie gather for the final post game of the 2026 season after the Padres dropped Game 4 of the NLDS 3-1 to the Brewers.

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Craig, Chris, and Raphie gather with hundreds of patrons after the Padres, led by Michael King, hang onto NLDS Game 3 by a score of 4-3 and force Game 4.

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Craig, Chris, and Raphie pour some stiff drinks and try and breakdown what the hell happened as the Padres dropped Game 2 in Milwaukee after a disastrous 9th.

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Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on the Friday morning before the Padres face off against the Milwaukee Brewers for a best-of-5 NLDS that looks to be very different from the preceding Wild Card Series against the Cubs. It's the best team in baseball against the hottest!






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Craig, Chris, and Raphie celebrate the Padres clinching a wild card series sweep against the Cubs with hundreds of patrons live on our PHT Discord!

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WOW, what a start. Craig, Chris, and Raphie gathered with over 150 patrons live after the Padres pounced on the Cubs on the back of Michael King's career-best performance and star performances from Tatis and Machado.

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Playoff baseball is finally upon us! Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor preview the Padres hosting the Cubs in a tantalizing matchup that features baseball's best offense vs. baseball's hottest offense. How will the starters in each team show up? How will the Padres press their bullpen advantage? What are the keys to the series? The hosts dive DEEP on the Cubs lineup and answer all these questions and more!

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In this special full episode preview of the premium feed, Craig, Chris, and Raphie chat with over a hundred patrons live after the Padres beat the Dodgers 4-2, winning the series and clinching a postseason berth for the 3rd consecutive year.

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Raphie flies solo but is joined by over 100 patrons live on Discord after the Padres beat the Dodgers 5-1 to move a game clear of the Phillies and Cubs and sit just one win away from the postseason.

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Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather after the Padres continued their torrid tear through poor competition, winning 13 of their last 14 games. The hosts reflect on the offense's elite stretch, and then look ahead to who should remain the roster for the final week of the regular season.

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Raphie flies solo after the Padres secure a rollercoaster 7-6 victory in extras capped by an Ethan Salas walk-off!!

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Raphie and Craig join forces to recap a 9-2 victory over the Rockies to cement a 4 game lead over the Dbacks in the wild card.

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Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather after the Padres sweep the Giants by the Bay to cap off a 7 game win streak. They command a 2.5 game lead over the Dbacks for that final wild card spot, and have an opportunity to add to the cushion in Colorado. How will they or won't they do it?






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Raphie and Chris chat after the Padres won a Saturday day game 7-6. Lots to be excited about, but a lot to parse through on the managerial side as the A bullpen squad goes back-to-back.






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We have a full boat with Craig, Chris, and Raphie after the Padres score 4 in the 8th to come back and win the series against the Nats with a 5-4 dub..

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Craig Elsten and Raphie Cantor on the Sunday night after the Padres wrapped up a series win against the Yankees in two incredibly exciting Luis Campusano-fueled wins and one very bad loss. The Padres path is clear, but obstacles stand in their way – a leaky offense, injured/underwhelming starters, and a big question mark in the form of Ethan Salas.

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Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor beam in from three cities to cover what was arguably the most painful week of Padres baseball in 2026. The team went 1-5, though they arguably could have gone 5-1. The offense has tanked, and even the vaunted bullpen has shown signs of wear and tear. What to make of this team with only one month to go?






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All three hosts jump on for the late shift after Campy has the game of his life and walks off the Yankees 3-2 in 10 innings.

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Craig Elsten and Raphie Cantor chat right after the Padres completed a 3-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins. Tatis is in prime form, but there are other much larger question marks for the team. Merrill, Machado? Has this rotation actually unlocked something? Is Casey Mize going on the IL? When will Musgrove return. All that and more on this week's show.

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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.

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Craig and Raphie chat with patrons after the Padres 11-2 rout of the Brewers to take a series and homestand win!

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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Raphie and Craig talk after the Padres pulled off an extra inning comeback win anchored by Manny's 3-run shot in the 10th.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.






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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.

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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.

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John 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. 

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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.

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Craig and Raphie chat after the Padres lose a heartbreaker to the Dodgers 5-4 in the middle game of the series.

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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.

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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. 

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