The Congressional Hot Tub (w/ Rep. Mike Levin!)

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Congressman Mike Levin discussing the Padres, MLB issues, and the HOME Team Act.

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor are honored to be joined by Padres fan and North County's sitting congressman Mike Levin. They speak at the end of the episode about this year's team, the City Connects, the upcoming CBA and MLB's antitrust exemption, and end with a discussion of the HOME Team Act about franchise relocation. But first, the guys catch up on the 4-game sweep of the Rockies, the explosive offense, the fallout from Nick Pivetta's ominous injury, and more. Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

People in this episode

Hosts: Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, Raphie Cantor

Guest: Mike Levin

Topics covered

• Padres
• baseball
• congressional discussion
• team performance
• franchise relocation
• CBA
• MLB

Keywords

• Padres
• Mike Levin
• CBA
• franchise relocation
• 4-game sweep
• MLB
• City Connects
• Nick Pivetta
• baseball

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Padres, MLB, HOME Team Act

Places: North County

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