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Rating

★★★★☆

4.3

from

76 reviews

Description

The Union-Tribune’s Padres writer Kevin Acee and sports editor Ryan Finley discuss all things Padres — the significance of the upcoming series, who’s hot and who’s not plus the comings and goings of all the hot lava talent in the minors.

Podcast episodes

Check latest episodes from Hot Lava Podcast podcast

Colorado Rockies

2026/04/21

Kevin Acee and Ryan Finley discuss how the Padres are having so much success despite their stars not regularly producing. Plus a look ahead to a week spent playing at altitude.

Los Angeles Angels

2026/04/17

Kevin Acee and Ryan Finley discuss the pending sale of the Padres, the state of the starting rotation and the teams’s success so far.

Colorado Rockies

2026/04/09

Kevin Acee and Ryan Finley discuss the resurrected offense, the new City Connect uniforms and the upcoming series against the Rockies.

Pittsburgh Pirates

2026/04/06

Kevin Acee and Ryan Finley discuss the Padres’ first series win over the weekend in Boston, wonder what Manny Machado was doing playing soccer and look ahead to the series against the Pirates.

Red Sox

2026/04/02

Kevin Acee and Ryan Finley discuss the Padres starting rotation (again), the offense (again), Luis Campusano (again) and Xander Bogaerts’ return to Fenway Park.

San Francisco Giants

2026/03/30

Opening Day preview

2026/03/24

Kevin Acee and Ryan Finley preview the Padres season with a focus on the rotation, how Jason Adam’s early absence affects the bullpen and Manny Machado’s rough spring.

Finalizing the roster

2026/03/19

Kevin Acee and Ryan Finley discuss the WBC (and Mason Miller), the Padres’ starting rotation situation and the battle for the final outfield spot.

Spring training check in

2026/03/11

Kevin Acee and Ryan Finley discuss the recent issues at the front of the starting rotation and the competition at the back of it, Sung-Mun Song’s status and what does it mean that Fernando Tatis Jr. is doing so well and having so much fun in the World Baseball Classic.

Halfway through spring training

2026/03/05

Kevin Acee and Ryan Finley discussed Joe Musgrove’s return to the mound, battles for the final bench and starting rotation spots and Alex Verdugo’s arrival in Padres minor league camp.

Progress from Peoria

2026/02/26

Kevin Acee and Ryan Finley discuss the Padres' rotation, the battle for the final bench spot and the status of pitchers coming back from injury.

Roster Updates

2026/02/18

Kevin Acee and Ryan Finley discuss A.J. Preller’s extension and the flurry of recent signings by the Padres.

Back in Peoria

2026/02/11

Kevin Acee and Ryan Finley discuss the start of Padres spring training, Craig Stammen and starting pitching possibilities.

Mike Shildt’s retirement

2025/10/15

Kevin Acee and Ryan Finley discuss the circumstances around w as Padres manager.

Chicago Cubs (Wild Card Series)

2025/09/30

Kevin Acee and Ryan Finley preview the Padres-Cubs Wild Card Series.

Podcast reviews

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4.3 out of 5

76 reviews

★★★★☆

coolhayley60000 2022/07/16

Good insights, rough listen

Kevin and Jay have good insights on the team. Top notch. They do tend to step over each other a lot when discussing them however. Not arguing but not ...

★★★★★

Xgalusha 2024/09/17

Best Padre Podcast

Good clinical deep dive, almost every series. Luv it

★★★★★

E dela Motte 2006 2024/06/29

Love it!

Love this podcast!

★★★★★

Tyler McB. 2024/03/08

Best Padres podcast

Great insight and analysis. Not too long. They do a good job of an episode per series during the season but need to post episodes more frequently duri...

★★★★★

Bizzle Bazzle1984 2023/07/12

Best Padre Podcast Around

Love the podcast! Really enjoy what Ryan and Kevin bring to the table with their extensive knowledge and some items that other podcasts don’t have wit...

★★★★★

pbmerrick 2023/03/30

2023 Let’s Go

My go to podcast for the opening of each Padres series. Kevin always provides great written content. Great to hear his thoughts in audio. Ryan, is a f...

★★★★☆

Bezbol 2021/05/11

Great Padres podcast

5 stars for content 2 stars for Kevin’s phone quality

★★★★★

Ingenuity2021 2021/05/12

Essential

Excellent complement to Kevin Acee’s articles in the San Diego Union-Tribune and his Padres Daily newsletter. Audio improved.

★★★☆☆

takeit2dhouse 2021/03/19

Content quality is good. Audio quality is poor.

Come on, man. My zoom calls sound better. :D

★★★☆☆

zack slater09 2020/08/04

2019 stuff in 2020??

Besides Acee’s terrible connection, I actually do like his insight but it seems for the last 3 shows the current download is last year’s download if t...

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