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The Padres Playoff Question Marks Sep 22, 2025

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Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather after the Padres completed a Southside series win over the White Sox, but questions still remain as the Padres look to a potential return to the Northside for a date with the Cubs in the Wild Card round. They talk Cease, King, the bullpen and its management, plus end the show with interesting bat tracking data on the Padres approach this season.
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The Die is (Basically) Cast Sep 16, 2025

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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.
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Padres Stumble Back to Within a Game Sep 08, 2025

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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.
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GROUP THERAPY: Please Make It Stop Sep 04, 2025

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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.
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The Race For the West is On! Aug 25, 2025

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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.

Padres Get Cooked (w/ Chef Drew Deckman!) Aug 18, 2025

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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.
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GROUP THERAPY: Sitting Alone Atop the NL West! Aug 15, 2025

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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.
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Cease and Desist, Boston! Aug 11, 2025

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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.
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PADS ABOVE REPLACEMENT: The O'Hearn/Laureano Trade Aug 05, 2025

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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.

PADS ABOVE REPLACEMENT - Miller/Sears/De Vries Trade Deep Dive Aug 05, 2025

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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

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