The Race For the West is On!

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on the off-day in the lead-up to the Mets series and the penultimate week of the 2025 campaign. With this point in space-time comes more certainty about the Padres playoff fate and their potential path. The boys break down the Rockies series and then look 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/padreshottubBuy merch at padreshottub.com/merch 

Craig, Chris, and Raphie are reunited after two weeks apart as the Padres were able to salvage a series win and snap a five game skid, part of a larger two-week stretch in which they played their worst ball of the year. Some important lineup changes, some slug, and some bullpen and rotation questions arise.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 are reunited after a week and a half apart, only to be welcomed by the Padres getting swept out of Petco by the Orioles and losing 8 of their last 10.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 come together to discuss a great week in Padres baseball, as the team took care of business against their NL West rivals and brought the race for the division to a dead heat with a month to play.

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather after the Padres were swept out of Los Angeles and now sit 2 games back in the NL West. Then, they are joined by Michelin-starred chef and Padres fan Drew Deckman to talk about his illustrious career, his love affair with baseball, and the road to getting Joe Musgrove and the Padres onboard with his vision.You can buy the new PHT Mug 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, Chris, and Raphie gather as the Padres have played their way to 1st place in the NL West, one game ahead of the Dodgers who they will take on in LA this weekend.You can buy the new PHT Mug at https://www.padreshottub.com/merch/p/the-pht-mugWant 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 another edition of Padres Hot Tub after San Diego came up with a series win against a very good Red Sox team and pulled back within a couple of games of the Dodgers atop the NL West. They talk the series, Xander, bat tracking, and new changes coming to ticket prices and parking downtown. 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 John are back with the second part of the trade deadline trilogy, this one focusing on the Ryan O'Hearn / Ramon Laureano trade with Baltimore.

John and Raphie are finally back with a trilogy of episodes to break down AJ Preller's mad mad mad trade deadline. First up is the marquee trade, which sent Leo De Vries and others to the A's in exchange for Mason Miller and JP Sears

Craig, Chris, and Raphie on the Sunday after the post-deadline Padres assemble to win a series against the Cardinals and begin their race to the finish. They talk about AJ Preller's approach to team building before recapping this series and looking 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