Five and Dive

In Episode 570, Collin, Jeffrey and Craig chat about insurance commercials and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
  
1. Boston Uncommon: The Red Sox historic run looks to be at an end, but where does that leave the AL East race (besides with the fraudulent Rays still in first)
2. On Redondo Beach and everyone is so sad: The Dodgers are struggling and Craig has had thoughts about it online. 
3. Ooh, baby, baby, it’s a wild card: There’s another six weeks of these races. We apologize to our listeners.
4. Around the Horn: The Athletics will have a new GM, the White Sox have two new pitchers, and it’s season-ending surgery season.
5. Games are now battlefields

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 fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.     
                                      
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 569, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about cat piss, back to school nights, and board game design, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
  
1. Many Early Returns: How are the same faces in new places? Well, probably not that great unless you have Dustin May’s face.
2. FRAUD WATCH: The Guardians got swept by the Mets?! And the Mariners, just the Mariners.
3. Slow News Week: One lucky Benjamin, one weird homer, and one incredible strikeout celebration
4. Around the Horn: A couple of playoff race call-ups, a Brendan Donovan return, and an injury round up.
5. Which Blue Jays star is more 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 fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.     
                                      
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.

The show’s almost four hours. We are not spending a lot of time on the description. We talk about a lot of trades.

In Episode 567, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about mistaken identities and more movies and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
  
1. Ooh, baby, baby it’s a wild card: The Wild card races heat up, and some Phillies are getting a bit hot under the collar.
2. Who’d they give up? And who’d they get?: Well, we have a trade. We have to talk about it. We guess.
3. Rumor Has It: The latest Skubal and Neto rumors
4. Around the Horn: Some notable injuries and a notable DFA
5. How well do you remember how many dingers were socked?

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 fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.   

In Episode 566, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about deck and DC United and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
  
1. Cause I’m Free, Free Fallin’: Four teams heading in the wrong direction as the trade deadline approaches.
2. Mead-ing of the Minds: Okay, this trade was a weird one.
3. Rumor Has It: The Red Sox are interested in Zach Neto, everyone is interested in Tarik Skubal.
4. Around the Horn: How much would you give for Jose Urquidy? How long would you wait in line for a Noah Wylie bobblehead?
5. Let’s do some art criticism on a moose bobblehead (and also play a 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 fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.     

In Episode 565, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about children’s concerts and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
  
1. Birdemic: Both the Blue Jays and Cardinals look like they are headed south well before Winter.
2. Rumor Has It: Can we interest you in some Rockies?
3. Slow News Week: Bad baserunning, nap time, and a Broadway debut
4. Around the Horn: The rest of the (more basebally) news from the week
5. Men, how often do you think about Stephen Drew’s OPS?

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 fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.     
                                      
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 564, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about the World Cup, puppies and Philly restaurants, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
  
1. I’m in love with Massachusetts, I’m in love with the radio on: Here come the Red Sox, faster than a Roadrunner (a song Craig has definitely heard)
2. Ooh, baby, baby, it’s a wild card: Checking in on the AL and suddenly tight NL Wild Card races.
3. Am I battling ghosts or AI?: Hey Siri, what pitch should I throw Yordan Alvarez?
4. Around the Horn:
5. Do not put in the podcast description that Craig got mad.

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 fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.     
                                      
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 563, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about the World Cup for maybe the last time and deck for definitely not the last time and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
  
1. Air Jordan: Jordan Walker wins the Home Run Derby in specacular fashion. It’s a total cultural victory for the pod. 
2. Hey Now, You’re An All-Star: But the less said about the actual All-Star game the better. 
3. They had us in the first half, not gonna lie: Some bold second half predictions from the hosts.  
4. Around the Horn: One trade, one extension, one call-up, one DFA
5. Another rousing game of Before and After

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 fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.     
                                      
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 562, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about the pod having that dawg in it and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
  
1. Simply the Best: The Dodgers are the best team in baseball at the halfway point, and are we seeing the rise of a new group of star hitters. 
2. BP on Draft: We look back at the past weekend’s draft witha. lengthy pickle aside. 
3. Rumor Has It: Some Early-mid July trade deadline rumors. 
4. Around the Horn: A pre-draft Comp pick trade, a JJW extension, and a new home for Dazx Cameron. 
5. Ed Sprague. 

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 fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.     
                                      
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 561, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about decks, point and click video games, and new soccer kits and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
  
1. The Journey to Verlandinor: Let’s look back at Justin Verlander’s career but actually mostly talk about Zack Wheeler.
2. So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance: The Red Sox and Tigers are back in business, and uh…the Marlins?
3. Around the Horn: The usual injuries, and unusual record-tying performance, and a werid option.
4. What to Watch: Hope you like mid baseball.
5. What year is it? 

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 fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.     
                                      
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 560, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about the World Cup (well, Craig and Jeffrey do) and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
  
1. Deadline Dreaming: Who’s buying and who is actually available. Plus a pretty long Royals digression for some reason.
2. Hey Now, You’re an All-Star: We are never wrong, just early
3. Drag Me Down To Hell: We have to talk about the baseballs again…wait, what’s this about oil in the yarn?
4. Around the Horn: Arm injuries and Dodgers news
5. At least be wrong confidently

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 fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.     
                                      
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 559, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about red card rules and weird seltzers and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
  
1. Willlllllllllllson: We should be paying more attention to Wilson Contreras’s excellent season than all the other stuff, but Cade Cavalli decided to make it difficult. 
2. Not so Peachy: Atlanta is slumping, is Tarik Skubal the answer?
3.  Knives Out: Austin Hedges doesn’t like Josh Naylor, and neither does Stone Garrett.
4. Around the Horn: Junior Caminero is on a heater, Cooper Ingle has a flub, and David Stearns has some job security, we guess.
5. Who among us has the important Adam Frazier knowledge?
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 fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.     
                                      
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 558, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about vacations and birthday parties and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
  
1. Because We Are a Mets Podcast: And the Mets are certainly in the news.
2. Thank You For Sending Me An Angel: The Angels have a new temporary GM, but what will the new, new GM be walking into?
3.  Hey Now, You’re an All-Star: Ernie Clement is definitely an All-Star, and some Home Run Derby chat.
4. Around the Horn: Aaron Boone is a savage in the press conference, Wyatt Langford is back on the IL, and several players are back from the IL.
5. Everyone loses their mind at the 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 fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.     
                                      
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 557, Patrick, Jeffrey and Zach chat about Craig’s vacation and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
  
1. (whoa-oh) We’re Halfway There: A very standard issue review of baseball at the midway point. 
2. If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice: A series of pick ’ems
3. A Farwell to Arms: A round up of (mostly Cubs) pitching news
4. Around the Horn: And even more Cubs news
5. The grid is trendy once again

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 fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.     
                                      
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 556, Patrick, Jeffrey and Collin chat about bad takes and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 
  
1. Central Planning: The AL Central is playing to type.
2. Do You Know How the West Was Won?: Our monthly check in on the teams trying and failing to win the AL West.
3. Around the Horn: The Giants creating issues on the field…we’d say for a change, but there has been plenty of those as well. And a longer than usual injury round up.
4. What to Watch: Collin gets into the spirit of things. 
5. Patrick sets a trap.

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 fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.     
                                      
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.