Five and Dive

In Episode 98, Bradford and Craig chat about not being at the Winter Meetings and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Is baseball ready to love Dick Allan?: Dick Allan passed away this week, and we look back at his career in a sport that never gave him due credit.

2. Sir Lance-Pitches-A-Lot: The hot stove is heating up as the White Sox make a splash in their rotation.

3. Take Me To Church: The Angels add their second Iglesias, and we are a little confused about what the Reds are doing.

4. It’s Not So Sunny in Philadelphia: We are a Mets podcast now, but the Phillies seem to be acting a little bit too much like the Mets.

5. An offer they can refuse: Everyone on the podcast groans at Rob Manfred’s shit.

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In Episode 97, Emma and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Yes, We McCann: The hot stove is heating up, assuming you like catchers that aren’t J.T. Realmuto

2. Love Me Non-Tender: Someone please help me, my sport is dying.

3. Natty Bo’hNo: The Orioles are staying within the confines of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. And how!

4. We are a Mets podcast now: But we are also a sandwich podcast

5. These are the players in your neighborhood: Okay, Bill James has made worse tweets this year, but this was a weird one.

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In Episode 96, Bradford and Craig chat about bodega discourse and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Minor Threat: More changes to the minors are slowly dripping out.

2. It’s Not So Sunny in Philadelphia: The Phillies made major organizational cuts and are still looking for a GM.

3. We are a Mets podcast now: Are Steve Cohen’s lofty goals scaring off front office executives or is something else at play?

4. Minor Deals: Charlie Morton and Mike Minor find new homes for 2021 and the Reds and Rockies execute a challenge trade?

5. Curt’s hurt: Curt Schilling responded to a blog post with a blog post.

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In Episode 95, Emma and Craig discuss somewhere between four and six mostly baseball topics.

1? Let’s talk about more Theo Epstein stuff I guess

2, probably. CaOHNO: Robinson Canó will miss all of 2021 after a second positive PED test. What does that mean for him and the Mets?

3. Minor Threat: MLB could simply announce what the minors are going to look like next year. They are not doing that.

3 or 4, per Craig. A judgement of tase: How do you fix the aesthetics of baseball?

5. HatChat: Graphic Design criticism is our passion.

6. There’s some Arenado/Dodgers trade rumors at the end.

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In Episode 94, Bradford and Craig chat about the Kim Ng hire and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Chicago Nope: Breaking news during the podcast for a change!

2. Robbie Jay: Maybe the free agent market will be okay?

3. Drew Smyly, smyling politely: At least if you are taking a one-year deal.

4. This tweet contains monosodium glutamate (that’s bad): It represents the duality of Mike Clevinger

5. How much could a Francisco Lindor cost, ten dollars?: We discuss some trade proposals.

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In Episode 93, Emma and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. This is just a Mets podcast now: Marcus Stroman accepts the QO and Noah Syndergaard has a new twitter bio

2. Our better Angels: The Angels have a new GM.

3. Welcome to Miami: As do the Marlins, as Kim Ng finally gets a shot in the GM’s chair.

4. HARDWARE: Some thoughts on the Cy Young and MVP, well one of the winners in particular.

5. Dayton Moore expects to win: But what is winning, really?

Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive.

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In Episode 92, Bradford and Craig chat discuss five mostly World Series topics.

1. Today I settle all Sandy business: Steve Cohen is officially the owner of the Mets. Sandy Alderson is officially the President of the Mets. They are going to need to hire almost everyone else now.

2. Blight Sox: The Tony La Russa erais not off to a good start after it came out that the White Sox were aware of a recent DUI before hiring him.

3. Protocol Me Maybe: The Dodgers have a coronavirus spike, although it’s unclear how much it’s related to the World Series.

4. HARDWARE: Some thoughts on the Rookie of the Year awards.

5. Billable Hours: Jeff is feeling very disrespected, also possibly being very disrespectful.

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In Episode 91, Emma and Craig chat discuss five mostly World Series topics.

1. The Merry-Go-Round is in motion: A.J. Hinch and Alex Cora find new (or old) landing spots. Also, the TLR era in Chicago seems off to a good start.

2. Neutral Site Hotel: Did you enjoy the World Series being played in a converted Lowe’s thousands of miles from either team’s home park? Rob Manfred sure did.

3. 18.9 Million Reasons: The Qualifying Offers have been…offered

4. If you’re going to trade Francisco: Francisco Lindor is a young star. You should trade for him. He is not as young as Emma though.

5. Counterprogramming: In case you were busy Tuesday Night, Jeffrey has a fun game to get you caught up on the Gold Gloves.

Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive.

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In Episode 90, Bradford, Emma and Craig chat discuss four mostly World Series topics.

1. The not-so-impossible has happened: The Dodgers finally win the big one. Hopefully it won’t take another 32 years for Craig to change his mind on Randy Arozarena.

2. Protocol Me Maybe: Could the season end with any other segment?

3. There’s no such thing as a free agency: Could the offseason begin with any other segment?

4. The Merry-Go-Round is in motion: Tony LaRussa is White Sox manager. Yes, that Tony LaRussa.

Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive.

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Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music

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n Episode 89, Jeffrey and Craig chat about managing your infant’s Dodgers bullpen consumption and then discuss five mostly World Series topics.

1. Dodgers put on a show and return World Series to status quo in Game 3 win: Neither of us remember much about this game other than Walker Buehler’s pants. We do have some rhyme scheme takes.

2. Dodgers go from potential elation to disaster on a single World Series play: This segment is going to take a while.

3. Can you feel it? Dodgers one win from conquering decades of October heartbreak: Momentum is the next day’s starting pitcher and Clayton Kershaw was all right.

4. The Last Picture Show: A preview of the balance of the 2020 World Series

5. There’s a lot of ways to make money in this world, but I can’t recommend pension fraud: Neither of us are lawyers, but this all seems a little weird in Baltimore.

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In Episode 88, Emma and Craig chat about Craig’s Wayfair purchases and listening to baseball on the radio and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Game 1 Dominance over Rays shows why they’ll win the World Series: The Dodgers got off to a good start in the Fall Classic.

2. Game 2 loss looked eerily similar to past World Series failures: And then what happened?

3. La Règle de Jeu (or, if you are Craig, The Rules of the Game): Rob Manfred is pleased by your resigned acceptance of his new rule changes.

4. Meet the Mess: Remember when the Royals were sold and we just found out the day it happened and then heard it got League approval and that was it?

5. A Golden Hunk of Metal: I for one welcome our new DRS overlords.

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In Episode 87, Jeffrey and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. This segment is brought to you by the number seven: An extremely brief recap of two weekend Game Sevens, plus where do the Braves and Astros go from here.

2. The Merry-Go-Round is in Motion: It seems like a weird time for the Marlins to part ways with Michael Hill, plus Nick Krull gets a promotion in Cincinnati

3. Jeff is being very disrespectful:: In other “GMs looking for work” news, Jeff Luhnow has 37 minutes of thoughts about his time with the Astros.

4. Go get that hunk of metal: Our World Series Preview. Craig seems quite relaxed about it.

5. A look ahead: The official Five and Dive World Series predictions.

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In Episode 86 Emma and Craig discuss six mostly baseball topics.

1. Groundhog Dave: Craig has some things to work through on the pod again.

2. Oh, they call me the breeze: They built a ballpark you can also test your new Aston Martin’s aerodynamics in.

3. It’s getting Dusty in here: The Astros are on their way back in the ALCS.

4. Life is too short to spend the rest of it down here in Tampa: Are the Rays fun? Also, a long tennis aside.

5. Lord Forgive Me, But It’s Time To Go Back To Tha Old Me: Tony LaRussa is on the short list for White Sox manager. We ponder why.

6. Thanks, I hate it: Can someone who is good with the Twitter economy help me, my website is dying.

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1. Manny being Manny: The Rays take a commanding 2-0 lead int he ALCS thanks to the efforts of a different corner outfielder than you might have guessed.

2. Deep Fried: You will be shocked to learn Craig wasn’t a big fan of Dave Roberts bullpen management in Game 1.

3. A new pitch: Will Billy Beane’s shit work in the Champions League?

4. The Merry-Go-Round is in motion: We have our first managerial firing…sorry “parting by mutual consent.”

5. Improving home improvement, but not baseball: The soundtrack to the NLCS should really be Punisher.

Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive.

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Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music

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In Episode 84 Emma and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. The Bad Guys Are Winning?: Our producer explains the different types of wrestling heels, and why does Billy Beane’s shit still not work in the playoffs?

2. Super Dave Roberts: Despite what Craig says at the outset, he does not in fact keep this segment short.

3. Okay, Craig was right about the Marlins: A sweep for the Braves, and we consider if they have the best starting pitching left in the playoffs.

4. A Pirates life wasn’t for me: Cole and Glasnow face off to decide the last Championship Series team.

5. A look ahead: What’s our preferred World Series matchup, along with some CS predictions.

Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive.

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Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music

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