Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor record hot off a Padres game and series win in Los Angeles on Sunday Night Baseball. The gang breaks down three very different games, plus the drama involving Jurickson Profar and Will Smith, with a brief look ahead to the Padres next series in Milwaukee. Want to get this show earlier, ad-free, and with a…

Craig, Chris, and Raphie met with a boisterous bunch of PHT Patrons on the PHT Discord to chat immediately after the Padres finished up a 10-2 trouncing of the Chicago Cubs to take their first series win into Los Angeles for a weekend series against the Dodgers. Want to call in to weekly Discord shows like these? Become a PHT Patron! patreon.com/pa…

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on the night after a devastating game and series loss in San Francisco, in which the Padres' lack of offense, surprisingly bad defense, and bullpen shakiness cost them a series they arguably should have swept. The team gives into offensive woes, a big conversation on bullpen management, before fina…

Craig, Chris, and Raphie gather around the virtual campfire with PHT Patrons on Wednesday evening after the Padres pull out a 3-2 win over the Cardinals, despite losing the first two games in the series. They break down the Cards series, talk about some headline news, and wrap up with a Giants series preview. Want to join weekly Group Therapy shows…

Baseball is back (again)! Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on the Sunday evening after the Padres played .500 baseball against the San Francisco Giants in the first weekend action of the regular series. The offense exploded on Sunday, but questions remain around the bullpen, Joe Musgrove's effectiveness, the lineup construction, a…

Craig, Chris, and Raphie were joined by a boisterous bunch of PHT patrons in the evening after the Padres' 6-4 win over Bob Melvin's San Francisco Giants on Thursday. Want to join post game shows like this in the future? Become a PHT patron! For as low as $5/mo, you'll get access to the PHT Discord where these shows are recorded, plus ad-free and e…

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Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor joined with PHT Patrons on our patron-only Discord server to talk about the Padres beginning the series by leaving Korea 1-1 after two fascinating games with the Dodgers. Want to join shows like this in the future, get the shows ad-free and 12 hours earlier, and access to other great perks? Become a patro…

The granddaddy of them all. You've heard their floors. You've heard their ceilings. Now let's hear what hosts Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor ACTUALLY think will happen for the Padres in 2024. The group gathered on Monday evening March 18th, less than 36 hours before the Padres begin their campaign against the Dodgers in Seoul. Become a…

Pads Above Replacement awakens from its slumber because AJ Preller demanded more episdoes, apparently. Hosts John Precoda and Raphie Cantor go in-depth on the newest Padre and potentially their new ace, Dylan Cease. Cease's Fangraphs page: https://www.fangraphs.com/players/dylan-cease/18525/stats?position=P Become a patron for as low as $5/mo to jo…

Craig, Chris, and Raphie gathered swiftly with their largest gathering of patrons in 2024 to process the breaking news that White Sox SP Dylan Cease was traded to the Padres for P Drew Thrope, P Jairo Iriarte, RP Steven Wilson, and OF Samuel Zavala. You can join emergency shows or any group therapy show by becoming a patron at patreon.com/padreshot…

Good things come in threes. Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor continue their annual three-part series of season prediction pods with the glass half-full this week - the optimism episode. After catching up on the Padres as they enter their final (!) week of spring training, each of the hosts gives their take on the best-possible outcome (w…

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather with PHT patrons for our patron-only call-in show Group Therapy. This week, we discussed the Padres bullpen's relative strengths, the holes in OF and the Padres' over-reliance on unproven prospects. Listen in! Become a patron for as low as $5/mo to join our PHT Discord community and get access to e…

It's a tradition unlike any other. Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor begin their annual three-part series of season prediction pods with the bad news first - the pessimism episode. After tending to some news around Peoria and MLB, each of the hosts gives their vision for the worst-possible outcome (within reason) of the 2024 Padres. They'…

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor come to you after the Padres have dropped four of their five first meaningless games in Spring Training - let's overreact! Jackson Merrill! Jakob Marsee/Jose Azocar! Joe Musgrove! Michael King! These are names and these names are sure playing baseball. But there are still holes on this team. How do we fil…

Chris Reed and Raphie Cantor are joined by a gaggle of PHT patrons on the night before the Padres begin their abbreviated set of spring training games. Become a patron for as low as $5/mo to join Group Therapy shows like these + much more! patreon.com/padreshottubVon Craig Elsten

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor talk on the Monday following the surprising announcement from the Padres that Xander Bogaerts would be moving to second base this season, clearing the way for Ha-Seong Kim to retake shortstop. What does that mean for each of those players futures, plus those of Jake Cronenworth and Jackson Merrill? Plus, …