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The Padres Have a Chronic Pitching Depth Problem Sep 06, 2023

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Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor meet up after the Padres win a series at home against the Giants before failing to comeback from a massive deficit against the Phillies on Labor Day. They do some storyline coverage (Rich Hill, Austin Nola, Manny Machado) before diving into the meat of the episode with a discussion on why Padres pitching has seemingly collapsed every season in the 2020s (yes, even 2022).
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PADS ABOVE REPLACEMENT: To Tank or Not to Tank? Sep 04, 2023

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In Episode 22 of Pads Above Replacement, Raphie Cantor and John Precoda break down the terrible choice the Padres must grapple with for the remainder of the 2023 season. They break down how the Padres should go about doing it, the value to be gained/lost, and why the Padres may have ended up here in the first place.
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VIDEO GROUP THERAPY: We Need to Hear from Seidler Sep 02, 2023

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Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor speak with patrons over video for the first time ever to discuss the state of the Padres as they consider their slide from mediocrity to abject failure, and ponder what it would take to seriously make a change.
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Finding Meaning in a Lost Season Aug 29, 2023

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Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather after the Padres are swept out of Milwaukee and salvage a series opener in St. Louis -- but this season is finished. How should the Padres move forward? Just how powerful are the incentives for completely tanking? And what should the rest of the Padres 2023 season look like?
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PADS ABOVE REPLACEMENT: Manny Machado Aug 28, 2023

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In Episode 21 of Pads Above Replacement, Raphie Cantor and John Precoda get back to their PAR roots and dive into a long awaited player-specific episode -- Manny Machado. What makes Manny Manny at the plate? And to what degree is his future linked to the Padres?
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GROUP THERAPY: The Sage-ing of Petco Park Aug 25, 2023

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Craig, Chris, and Raphie chat with a group of PHT Patrons on the PHT Discord to discuss egos, sage ceremonies, Shohei Ohtani, and much more as the Padres head to Milwaukee with their season hanging on by a thread.
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Now THIS is Padresing Aug 22, 2023

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Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather after a potentially season-ending series in which the DBacks took 3 of 4 from the Padres and decimated their playoff odds. But first, we start with a new segment - Positivity Corner! After all that, they spend the second half of the show on AJ Preller -- his Carpenter comments, his barrage of minor league promotions, and where his fate may lie.
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PADS ABOVE REPLACEMENT: Pitchers - Projections vs. Reality Aug 21, 2023

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In Episode 20 of Pads Above Replacement, Raphie Cantor and John Precoda turn to the Padres 2023 preseason ZiPS projections and compare how their pitchers have fared compared to what was expected. What are the team trends? How have individual players changed? Opposing hitters hate this ONE trick!
Spreadsheet for reference: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ttn7JoKpl4TMT4nT-T2gHqqNewh-zeYJ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112991917124570452661&rtpof=true&sd=true
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POST GAME: Snakebitten Dads fall 3-1 to AZ Aug 18, 2023

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Craig, Chris, and Raphie chat with some PHT patrons as the Padres drop the series opener to Zac Gallen and the Dbacks 3-1 as the lights on the Padres playoff hopes grow dimmer by the day.

Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em (feat. Dallas McLaughlin of TKF) Aug 15, 2023

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Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor catch up on a weekend in Arizona which likely brought the Padres 2023 playoff hopes to an unremarkable end. They get into the specifics of what makes this team so frustrating. Then, they give away a Blake Snell autographed ball. Finally, they welcome on Dallas McLaughlin of The Kept Faith to talk about his new album (available here) before getting into the big picture question of how to fix the Padres in 2024. Plus, a new theme song for 2023.
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