Five and Dive

Five and Dive

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Five and Dive episodes

  • Episode 583: Dr. Teeth and the Electric Biberty
    In Episode 583, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about muppet mouths and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
      
    1. I Don't Want This, I Don't Need This: The Guards finally lose a game, and the AL West just gets worse.
    2. Past Performance is no guarantee of future results: Vlad jr. has some thoughts on free agent contracts.
    3. Seeing Red: The Reds are not the Brewers. Wonder why?
    4. Around the Horn: Let's update some playoff-relevant injuries.
    5. The grid is once again trendy.

    Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is [email protected].     
                                          
    Our theme tune is by Andy Matthews, who you can follow on Bluesky @andymatthewsmusic. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music. It was produced by Barrie Maguire and Tim Ferguson.
    1 hr 28 min
  • Episode 582: We're an American League
    In Episode 582, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about sixk days and new shoes and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
      
    1. I Don't Want This, I Don't Need This: Only one more episode of this folks. The Rangers are in first place. For now.
    2. I Can Tolerate this More: The NL Wild Card Race is slightly better, unless you are a Phillies reliever.
    3. Around the Horn: Injuries and injury returns.
    4. What to Watch: The Mets and Rangers apparently.
    5. Craig is perfectly fine with this week's game.

    Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is [email protected].     
                                          
    Our theme tune is by Andy Matthews, who you can follow on Bluesky @andymatthewsmusic. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music. It was produced by Barrie Maguire and Tim Ferguson.
    1 hr 18 min
  • Episode 581: The Adventures of Petey and Petey
    In Episode 581, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about indoor lighting and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
      
    1. I Don't Want This, I Don't Need This: Only one more weeks of this folks. Well, then we have to talk about a bunch of these teams in the playoffs, I guess. That might be worse.
    2. The Immigrant Son Returns: The Mets have a problem. They are no longer hot. Nor have Pete Alonso
    3. Around the Horn: The Dodgers shake up their roster and the Marlins find a new closer.
    4. What to Watch: Games with playoff implications, and then whatever Patrick picked.
    5. How much Twins and Rangers baseball did we watch?

    Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is [email protected].     
                                          
    Our theme tune is by Andy Matthews, who you can follow on Bluesky @andymatthewsmusic. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music. It was produced by Barrie Maguire and Tim Ferguson.
    1 hr 26 min
  • Episode 580: What would you say you did here?
    In Episode 580, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about Craig's tea Jeffrey's car, and Patrick's books, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
      
    1. I Don't Want This, I Don't Need This: The AL Wild Card picture gets more crowded, but no less annoying, mostly because it involves the Central and West division titles now too.
    2. And It All Boils Down To What You Did: More disappointments, although none of these will make the playoffs.
    3. You the Real MVP: Who should win the AL MVP, and why did Aaron Judge come up with that answer?
    4. Around the Horn: The Giants pack it in, the Diamondbacks shuffle their roster, and some comebacks and call-ups
    5. Let's see how roster resourceful the hosts are.

    Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is [email protected].     
                                          
    Our theme tune is by Andy Matthews, who you can follow on Bluesky @andymatthewsmusic. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music. It was produced by Barrie Maguire and Tim Ferguson.
    1 hr 21 min
  • Episode 579: I Know Podcasters Who Use Subtext, and They Are All Cowards
    In Episode 579, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about British TV, past and present, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
      
    1. Cubs in Dive: The Chicago Cubs are not beating every team in the league, but they are especially having issues with the Brewers.
    2. Same Faces, New Places: A quick survey of how some key trade pieces have been doing since August.
    3. Around the Horn: Aaron Judge is back, other players are hurt.
    4. What to Watch: Craig can't give up on the Orioles, the Braves and Phillies offer some good pitching matchups, and even the Sickos have their limits in September.
    5. What's in a nickname?

    Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is [email protected].     
                                          
    Our theme tune is by Andy Matthews, who you can follow on Bluesky @andymatthewsmusic. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music. It was produced by Barrie Maguire and Tim Ferguson.
    1 hr 9 min
  • Episode 578: My Son is Also Named Labourt
    In Episode 578, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig review their long weekend and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
      
    1. Handsome Western States: Let's check in on some storylines from the two West divisions.
    2. I Don't Want This, I Don't Need This: And sigh now the AL Wild Card race.
    3. Cap, Floored: An unusual ump show in Colorado.
    4. Around the Horn: Court is back in session, but other key players are headed for a recess.
    5. Remembering Some Trade Guys, part two.

    Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is [email protected].     
                                          
    Our theme tune is by Andy Matthews, who you can follow on Bluesky @andymatthewsmusic. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music. It was produced by Barrie Maguire and Tim Ferguson.
    1 hr 29 min
  • Episode 577: Bridge to Nowhere
    In Episode 577, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about movies and back to school nights and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
      
    1. Thank You For Sending Me an Angel: The Angels long twenty-first century nightmare is over?
    2. What bridge they done burnt? All of them, it’s over with: The Ketel Marte sage enters its third week/fourth year
    3. Negotiations and Love Songs: The league has some roster proposals, contingent on...well, you know.
    4. Around the Horn: The White Sox add a lot of outfielders
    5. Remembering Some Trade Guys

    Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is [email protected].     
                                          
    Our theme tune is by Andy Matthews, who you can follow on Bluesky @andymatthewsmusic. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music. It was produced by Barrie Maguire and Tim Ferguson.
    1 hr 22 min
  • Episode 576: The Espresso Machine Really Tied the Room Together
    In Episode 576, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about American and British procedurals and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
      
    1. I Don't Want This, I Don't Need This: It's still the Guardians for now, but here come both of Craig's AL East teams again.
    2. You Down With PCA? You Know It's Tracking in that Direction: Checking in on the likely NL MVP.
    3. Around the Horn: Coffee chat, a possible new GM in Sacramento, and the same manager in San Francisco.
    4. What to Watch: The problem with not having many good teams is there are even fewer good match-ups.
    5. Meet the Mets, much to Craig's chagrin

    Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is [email protected].     
                                          
    Our theme tune is by Andy Matthews, who you can follow on Bluesky @andymatthewsmusic. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music. It was produced by Barrie Maguire and Tim Ferguson.
    1 hr 43 min
  • Episode 575: AL West After Dark
    In Episode 575, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig give some banter updates, chat about voice actors, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
      
    1. Do You Know How the West Was Won: Let's talk about the AL West again, and again, and again.
    2. The View from the Backstop: The Marlins cut their pro scoutring department this week, but what does that effectively mean?
    3. Around the Horn: Waivers, injuries, and Tristan Peters
    4. What to Watch: There's so many meaningful AL Wild Card matchups. Too many one might say. 
    5. Brought to you by the letter 'u.'

    Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is [email protected].
    1 hr 36 min
  • Episode 574: Deck, Wood, Base
    In Episode 574, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about ads and keywords and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
      
    1. Houston, do we have a problem: The Astros have five new heads of baseball ops, starting now for some reason.
    2. I don't want this, I don't need this: The Guardians are this week's ascendent AL Wild Card team, and we couldn't be happier for Jo Adell.
    3. Better to be healthy than good: Some injury and injury returns that might impact the playoff race and playoffs.
    4. Around the Horn: More Marte news, and some teams and players on hot streaks.
    5. How well do you know your 4.00 ERA pitchers?

    Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is [email protected].     
                                          
    Our theme tune is by Andy Matthews, who you can follow on Bluesky @andymatthewsmusic. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music. It was produced by Barrie Maguire and Tim Ferguson.
    1 hr 17 min

About Five and Dive

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A twice-weekly baseball news podcast from Baseball Prospectus, each episode will cover five topics of interest that come from either recent events, articles we’ve written, articles we’ve thought about…