Make The Padres Great Again

Craig Elsten and John Gennaro get together to talk about the San Diego Padres, following another disappointing series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Most importantly, they break down the wild card race and how well the Padres are currently positioned.

John Gennaro, later joined by Craig Elsten, chats with patrons from the PHT Discord server about the Padres/Dodgers series, new MLB rules for 2023, and a curious quote from Bob Melvin about the Padres' analytics team.

Craig and John get together and catch up on the Padres/Dodgers series before discussing the team's failing offense at home, the red hot Diamondbacks, Bob Melvin's responsibilities, humidors, and a bunch more.

Craig Elsten joins the PHT Patreon Discord community on our Post Game Show stage to discuss a 5-0 loss to Arizona, the third straight loss for the Padres, and a troubling run of empty offense at home. Are the Padres good, but just not good enough this year?

Craig Elsten and John Gennaro jumped on the PHT Discord server to talk all things San Diego Padres ahead of their series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Before you complain, yes we are aware that the last 5 minutes of this podcast is missing. The memory card was apparently more full than anyone realized. Enjoy the rest of the hour and try not to worry about what you didn't hear.Craig and John traveled down to Chula Vista to meet up with Dallas and Nick from The Kept Faith podcast to discuss all things San Diego Padres over beers, tacos and a loud, rowdy crowd. Enjoy!

John Gennaro, and eventually Craig Elsten, chat with their patrons on the PHT Discord about the sad state of affairs surrounding the San Diego Padres and how responsible A.J. Preller is for the team's failures.

With John wrapping up his vacation, Craig is joined by guest host HJ Preller to discuss the Padres' struggles over the last week, and how for almost every issue, the answer is to ride it out and see what happens...plus, what clubhouse culture issues have been exposed by the trade deadline, and is "title or bust" still applicable to the 2022 Padres?

Craig Elsten talks to the PHT discord community on Sunday afternoon after a 2-1 win for the Padres over Washington, rallying for a 2-2 series split and a 4-3 season series win over the Nats.

Craig and John get together on Discord and chat with some of their patrons about Fernando Tatis Jr., A.J. Preller, Josh Bell, Eric Hosmer, Trent Grisham, Juan Soto and a bunch of other stuff.

John Gennaro is back from vacation and, after unsuccessfully attempting to record Padres Hot Tub on Monday evening, he's joined by Craig Elsten on the PHT Discord server to go over his thoughts on Fernando Tatis Jr.'s 80-game suspension for using a performance-enhancing substance.

Fernando Tatis Jr has tested positive for PEDs and the exciting, innocent start to his career has suddenly come to an end. General manager AJ Preller and Padres teammates are dropping the hammer on Tatis. The club looks good enough to still contend, but what happens to Fernando's career in San Diego, and to his career overall? Craig Elsten gathered the Padres Hot Tub Patreon subscribers live on Discord to talk it all through and sort out the facts and the emotions of the situation.

Craig Elsten and John Gennaro chat with their patrons about what the team will do at 1B after this season, what a Juan Soto contract extension would look like, and the real value of Jake Cronenworth.

Craig Elsten and John Gennaro discuss the 2022 San Diego Padres, coming off a sweep at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and take their temperature on the offense, the starting pitching staff, and Fernando Tatis Jr.

Craig and John are joined by a handful of their Patreon subscribers on the PHT Discord server for a fun conversation about the San Diego Padres' roster construction, future finances, and where the Juan Soto deal ranks in San Diego sports history.

After the Padres pulled off the biggest and best trade deadline deal in baseball history for Juan Soto and Josh Bell (after getting Josh Hader and doing a bunch of other great stuff), Craig and John met with Corey Stewart at Rouleur Brewing to talk about it. There are fights, there are laughs, and there is a lot of excitement about the future of the San Diego Padres. Enjoy this extra long episode!

After the Padres traded four players to the Milwaukee Brewers for all-star closer Josh Hader, John Gennaro jumped on Discord to chat with Craig Elsten and some of the PHT patrons about his thoughts on the trade and what it means for the next 24 hours.

Craig Elsten and guest co-host Corey Stewart talk about the state of the Padres heading into the trade deadline, and welcome in Patrons from the Patreon community to answer their questions. Included: how is Bob Melvin handling his bullpen, how should we emotionally prepare for the possibility of *not* getting Juan Soto, and is there a creative way to get Eric Hosmer off the club at low cost?

After two disappointing losses, one to the Mets and one to the freaking Detroit Tigers, Craig and John do their best to contain their anger and end up mostly yelling at the team to trade for Juan Soto. Do it. Trade for Juan Soto!

Craig and John play a game of "over or under" to figure out how the San Diego Padres will improve and which individual players will take a step forward or back.