The Roki Sasaki Sweepstakes

Craig, Chris, and Raphie check in after a week in which it was revealed that Roki Sasaki would be posted to MLB, Mike Shildt and Ruben Niebla received contract extensions, and some of the major awards started to offer some tea leaves.Want to become a patron and get access to all of our shows (including Banter, Group Therapy, Have a Drink) plus access to the PHT Discord? patreon.com/padreshottub - just $5/month gets you in the door!

It's three and a half months until pitchers and catchers report, but our patron exclusive Discord call-in shows stay bubbling. Craig, Chris, and Raphie chatted with Hot Tubbers about the state of the rotation, dream and more realistic FA signings, Profar and Kim, and more!You can get full access to this episode and other patron only exclusives, plus all the benefits of joining the Discord community for just $5/mo, go to patreon.com/padreshottub to join. 

The 2024 season is done and dusted - and with the Dodgers winning the hunk of metal, there's an added layer of reflection upon this season. How will the Padres attempt to rise to the occasion in 2025? How will the team's impending free agents play a role on the team next year, or not? What's the market like? Do the Padres have any money to spend?Want to get other PHT shows like Banter, Have a Drink, and now Group Therapy? Want to join a great community of Padres fans who talk baseball and more 365 days a year on our Discord server? Become a patron! patreon.com/padreshottub - $5/month gets you access!

As the World Series proceeds to our utter dismay, Craig, Chris, and Raphie post up to talk about some priorities going into the offseason like Ruben Niebla, the disgusting Boras quotes in the rumor mill, the nature of playoff opportunities, free agents, and much more. Next week we'll be in full blown offseason mode.Want to join our PHT Discord to find community during our long and dark winter months? patreon.com/padreshottub - just $5/month gets you an exclusive Padres focused community that talks about everything under the sun! 

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor post up for a post-2024 season podcast after the Padres painfully dropped the NLDS in 5 games to the Dodgers. With a few days of distance, the hosts reflect on where it all went wrong and what to make of this season and this team after their failure to advance.Group Therapy is now a patron-only show. To access future Group Therapy/Post Game episodes, and to support and join our growing community, go to patreon.com/padreshottub - just $5/mo gets you access to perks including our PHT Discord. 

Sigh. Craig, Chris, and Raphie finally got together to go to a game and their first live postgame show together in one room - and it was for the Padres' embarrassing display against the Dodgers in Game 4, losing 8-0 to set up a winner-take-all Game 5 in LA on Friday. This show even features technical difficulties and bar patrons singing Blink 182!PHT is doing live postgame shows on its Discord server all postseason long, and you can join in on the fun by going to patreon.com/padreshottub. Just $5/month is the price of admission to this one-of-a-kind fan community. 

Craig, Chris, and Raphie chatted live with over 100 PHT patrons after the Padres erupted for a 6-run inning and then endured a Dodger grand slam to hang on to win 6-5.As always, PHT will be live for EVERY Padres post game show. You can join the action by going to patreon.com/padreshottub

WHAT A NIGHT! Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor, talked to over 100 PHT Patrons on Sunday night after a wild Game 2 in which words and balls and trash were thrown and the Padres ran wild. What does this statement win mean and how will it carry through the rest of the series?As always, PHT will be doing live post game shows after EVERY playoff game -- you can join in on the action at patreon.com/padreshottub - just $5 gets you in the door! 

Craig Elsten and Raphie Cantor chat with some PHT patrons after the Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani dealt the Padres their first loss of the 2024 playoffs. But - there are some positives to take away from the game which could portend well for the series ahead.As always, PHT posts for EVERY playoff game, and you can continue to find us on our PHT Discord server win-or-lose. If you want to join the fun, check us out at patreon.com/padreshottub 

It's finally here. Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on Thursday night prior to the Padres taking on the dragon up north for a best-of-5 series that felt destined to happen.As a reminder, we will be doing live post games shows on our PHT Discord server after EVERY playoff game. The only way you can join live is as a PHT Patron! Want to join the fun? patreon.com/padreshottub - as little as $5/mo gets you in the door!