Five and Dive

In Episode 543, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig indulge in a lot of banter (and a taste test) and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
  
1. Skubal Dooby Doo, Where Are You?: An update on Craig and Jeffrey's confidence in the 2026 Tigers. Plus, Framber Valdez throws a four-seam fastball.
2. Sorry We Missed You: Arizona Diamondbacks: The first in a survey of forgettable .500 teams
3. Sorry We Missed You: Texas Rangers: Okay, the AL has a lot of forgettable .500 teams, but we've talked about most of the rest. 
4. Around the Horn: Injuries, relatable and not
5. Craig doesn't get mad about the game, not at all. 

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.

In Episode 542, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about the calendar and movies and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
  
1. Waitin for the other shoe to drop in Tampa Bay: The Rays? The Rays. Also, the Orioles.
2. Central Planning: Another perfectly timed Five and Dive segment
3. Around the Horn: Willson Contreras is chatty, and a lot of players are hurt or called up.
4. What to Watch: Patrick wants you to watch the Rockies.
5. The 700 Club gets a glow up. 

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.

In Episode 541, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about hockey Mammoth and actual mammoth and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
  
1. We Went To The Philly Pizza Company and ordered Mattingly: The Phillies become the second underperforming northeast team to fire their manager. 
2. What Me Worry: How concerned are we about five stars off to bad starts?
3. License to IL: We have a lot of injuries to catch up on this week
4. Around the Horn: Streaks, call-ups, and #weirdbaseball
5. Put your thinking caps on.

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.

In Episode 540, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about emergency broadcast texts and SABR 1.0 negotiations and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
  
1. Shipping Out of Boston: The Red Sox clean house via CoachesforHire
2. Central Planning: Let's chat NL Central. It's....actually interesting?
3. Around the Horn: ATH is mostly DFA
4. What to Watch: Some intriguing interleague matchups, and a less intriguing Wild Card round rematch.
5. You will never stop remembering Shea Hillenbrand. 

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.

In Episode 539, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about back pain and going to Provo and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
  
1. Georgia, Georgia, I Love Your Team: PECOTA 1, Five and Dive Hosts 0
2. Shipping (some runs?) Up to Boston: The Red Sox are struggling to hit, and that's becoming a big problem.
3. The Guys Have It: How are our guys doing? And can we find Patrick a new guy?
4. Around the Horn: #weirdbaseball
5. Craig does not have a problem with this game, let us be clear. 

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.

In Episode 538, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about Patriot's Day and VHS tapes and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
  
1. It's Not So Sunny in Philadelphia: The Phillies are struggling, but for how long?
2. Do You Know How The West Was Won: The AL West is a mess, this might be good news for the Mariners? 
3. Friar Bucks: The resurgent Padres are about to have a new owner, and what this might mean for the upcoming expansion fees. 
4. What to Watch: It's not a great week to need a What to Watch segment. 
5. This is your BP Life, starring Jeffrey.

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.

In Episode 537, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about Magic: The Gathering, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
  
1. I've seen the future brother, it is murder: Let's set up a prediction market and definitely not call it Cralshi
2. So New York, New York is now tight start, tight start: It's rough going in the big apple so far. 
3. Do it for me, Scotty, McGonigle: Yet another extension for a young player
4. Around the Horn: Martin Perez has a new (old) spot, and we get Patrick's wisdom on Patrick Wisdom.
5. A new slightly chaotic game, and Craig might need better headphones to go with a better internet connection. 

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.

In Episode 536, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig have a Pokemon update, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
  
1. What's got into that cat?: Who's frisky, who's not, and what that even means
2. Houston, we have a problem: The Astros are decidely not frisky
3. Around the Horn: Some old friends? Frenemies? And the usual injuries. 
4. What to Watch: Not the Dodgers for Craig, and certainly not the Mets for Jeffrey. But the Angels for Patrick?
5. How many bosses were there? 

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.

In Episode 535, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig give some parenting updatesr, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
  
1. You've got a fast start, I want a ticket to any game: The usual and not-so-usual suspects are off to quick starts in 2026.
2. Potent Quotables: Some wise and not-so-wise words from around the game.
3. HATCHAT: A pope hat, a toque hat, and some new hats
4. Around the Horn: Mostly elbow injuries
5. Jeffrey has not paid enough attention any of the Mets, Craig has not paid enough attention to one thing about Ke'Bryan Hayes.

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.

In Episode 534, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig indulge and quite a bit of banter, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
  
1. I've always liked it slow, I've never liked it fast: How worried are we about some slow starts?
2. Air Jordon: Jo Adell beats the Mariners single...glovedly
3. Around the Horn: The Trop is fixed, but a lot of players are hurt.
4. What to Watch: Patrick is a real sicko
5. A good and competitive game this time,

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.