Make The Padres Great Again

Before the start of the Padres/Phillies game, Craig stops on the side of the road to talk with John and some Patreon subscribers about the lowly San Diego Padres, MacKenzie Gore's promising start, and how the team is still in a good position to make the postseason.

Craig and John get together after yet ANOTHER LOSS TO THE ROCKIES to discuss what is wrong with the broken Padres, if they've given up on their manager, what the closed door meeting was all about, and how bad the Jake Arrieta signing really is.

Craig and John get together with some of their favorite Patreon subscribers to talk about the Padres' embarrassing losses, a season that is fading away, and what could be causing all of the apathy.

The guys discuss a good weekend with solid pitching for the San Diego Padres before digging into the team moving Fernando Tatis Jr. to the outfield and how it's all caused by Eric Hosmer (and the trade for Adam Frazier).

Craig and John get together with a group of their favorite Patreon subscribers to talk about Mark Melancon blowing another save and if the team is unlucky or bad.

Craig and (a sick) John recap a terrible weekend for the San Diego Padres, including the trade deadline fiasco and Fernando Tatis Jr.'s injury, before finding some good news and running the starting rotation into the concern-o-meter.

Craig and John get together on the PHT Discord server to talk to each other and their subscribers about what the Padres did (and didn't) accomplish before the trade deadline,.

Craig and John go over the Padres trade for Adam Frazier and what it means for Eric Hosmer before diving into the disappointing road trip and playing a game of concern-o-meter.

Craig Elsten and John Gennaro get together with their Patreon subscribers to discuss the death of HeHeStreams, Blake Snell (maybe) finding himself on the road against the Marlins, and a crazy rumor about the Padres and Nelson Cruz.

Craig Elsten and John Gennaro get together to discuss the Padres' recent offensive success, the fallout of the shooting near the team's game against the Nationals, and the quickly collapsing San Diego Padres pitching staff and bullpen.

John and Craig get together on the PHT Discord server to chat with members of the community about the Padres on the eve of the second half of the season.

In this veeeerrrryyy long installment of Padres Hot Tub, Craig and John reset the perspective of the San Diego Padres during the all-star break before coming up with a list of potential trade targets for the team before the trade deadline in two weeks.

Craig and John get together to answer questions from the Padres Hot Tub Discord server, and are joined by a Patreon subscriber at one point. The topics range from Jayce Tingler's game management, AJ Preller's trade targets, Austin Nola's health, and a Padres supporters group.

Craig and John are back together again to talk about the four (!) all-stars on the San Diego Padres, the 3-3 road trip to Cincinnati and Philadelphia, and a brief recap of the first half of the season.

Craig and a very grumpy John get together after the Padres' loss to the Reds to take questions and comments from Patreon subscribers, including an argument over the potential of Jake Cronenworth compared to other players on the team.

Rick Romero (@RJsFro) joins John Gennaro to talk about the Padres going 9-1 on their home stand, led by an incredible offense and some truly awe-inspiring play by the superstars and non-superstars in the lineup. Also, things to look forward to on the upcoming road trip, and is Hosmer the worst player on the team?

It's quite a different tone from Craig Elsten (and, eventually, John Gennaro) on this episode, as he talks about the San Diego Padres sweeping the Dodgers and continuing their winning streak.

* Returning to a full Petco Park* How Manny and Tatis have truly changed the culture* Sweeping the Reds, Game-by-Game* Corey can't stop ripping Hosmer* Precoda's column on the sticky and the Dodgers' starters

Craig and John join the Discord in the middle of the afternoon to talk about Padres prospects, trading Eric Hosmer, pulling the team out of its tailspin, and more.

Craig and John get together for a weekly chat about the Padres. This one goes through the usual gripes about the team's offense, digging deeper into figuring out why they can't score runs, before talking about how MLB's new rules around pitchers using sticky stuff will affect the Padres starting rotation and bullpen.