Make The Padres Great Again

With John out sick, Craig Elsten talks with San Diego Union-Tribune's San Diego Padres beat writer Kevin Acee about him switching from columnist, the importance of getting the Hosmer scoop, the importance vs risk of access to sources, and then got into the baseball.

Eric Hosmer is a San Diego Padre! Craig Elsten and John Gennaro break down the signing from all angles in this special emergency episode of Make the Padres Great Again!

Craig and John talk about the San Diego Padres opening up Spring Training in Peoria, AZ and pick out which players they're most excited to watch over the next few weeks before the season begins.

Craig and John get ready for San Diego Padres Spring Training (pitchers and catchers report in 8 days!), remember longtime GM Kevin Towers, honor new Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman, and talk about their favorite Tony Gwynn memories.

Craig Elsten and John Gennaro fight about everything from Allen Craig, the San Diego Padres' prospects, Christian Yellich, Eric Hosmer, money that isn't their, and Netflix's "End of the F***ing World" show.

A few days late, Craig and John break down the San Diego Padres trading Yangervis Solarte to the Toronto Blue Jays, the signings of Tyson Ross and Chris Young, and talk their way through building the 2021 (theoretically great) Padres roster before talking about the movie Jackie Brown.

Darren Smith invites John Gennaro onto his show on The Mighty 1090 to answer the question: Why shouldn't the San Diego Padres sign free agent 1B Eric Hosmer?

Craig Elsten and John Gennaro debate Eric Hosmer (and Yu Darvish) to the Padres, decide the future of prospects Luis Uris and Fernando Tatis Jr., and talk about Wil Myers' new-found professionalism.

Craig Elsten and John Gennaro break down the San Diego Padres trades for Chase Headley and Deion Tansel, and put a bow on the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes, before talking about the Quentin Tarantino movie Inglorious Basterds.Sponsor: 3 Punk Ales Brewing Co.

A very special EMERGENCY EPISODE of Make the Padres Great Again focuses on the rumors that the San Diego Padres could be the front-runners to sign Japanese superstar free agent SP/OF Shohei Ohtani.

Craig Elsten and John Gennaro go over potential free agent signings for the San Diego Padres, including a plan to land Shohei Ohtani.

Craig Elsten and John Gennaro recap the Houston Astros' World Series victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, talk about the San Diego Padres hiring Matt Stairs as their hitting coach, and recommend watching the Netflix show Mindhunter.

Craig and John point to the results of last season and the draft record of the San Diego Padres to argue that they're quite a bit further away from contention than the organization would have you believe.

Craig and John are joined in studio by Steven Woods to talk about the philosophies behind managing an MLB playoff game, what it's like to root for a large market team vs. a small market team, and why San Diego Padres fans want brown uniforms so badly.

Craig Elsten and John Gennaro preview the prospect game between the San Diego Padres and Texas Rangers, review their 3 favorite things from the past year of Padres baseball, wish farewell to Carter Capps, and talk about TV/movies.

The boys go over Andy Green's managing philosophy and fight with the tanking philosophy the front office has put forward without much in the way of securing execution.

The guys take a deep dive on Wil Myers, draft position, and hot prospects in the San Diego Padres' system in the dog days of the dog days of the MLB season.

What's the real reason for the San Diego Padres firing hitting coach Alan Zinter? And what can we take away from the minor league performances of Hunter Renfroe and Fernando Tatis Jr?

Craig and John argue over the San Diego Padres demoting Hunter Renfroe to AAA, promoting Fernando Tatis Jr. to AA, and look around at some former Padres pitchers.

Craig and John get together to talk about Andy Green's contract extension to remain Manager of the San Diego Padres, Cory Spangenberg's hot week, the decommissioning of the tank, questions from listeners, and what they've been watching lately.