Five and Dive

In Episode 194, Baumann and Craig chat discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Laborious, no I won’t give in, I won’t give in: We have a CBA. We also have an hour long discussion of said CBA.

2. Rumor Has It: The transaction freeze is over, and the rumor mill has started up.

3. All My Passans Gone: We try to explain the NFT hack.

4. There is no such thing as a free agency: Only one signing so far which means Formula 1 and College baseball talk here.

5. Rule 1: Let’s break down a Jim Bowden tweet.

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In Episode 193, Jeffrey and Craig chat about the continuing lockout and NickToons. That’s the show.

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In Episode 191, Emma and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Laborious, no I won’t give in, I won’t give in: Catching you up on the last two weeks of CBA negotiations and non-negotiations

2. Saturday Night’s All Right for Negotiating: And a preview of what might be to come.

3. Around the Horn: A quick recap of some other baseball stuff from the last two weeks.

4. Thanks I Hate It: A longer dive into whatever it is the Nats are doing w/r/t/ gambling and cryptocurrency

5. Rule 1: And then Craig wants to talk about a two-week old tweet

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In Episode 190, Jeffrey and Craig chat about coffee again and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Laborious, no I won’t give in, I won’t…eh, maybe I will give in: There seems to be some sort of momentum to maybe agreeing on a new CBA at some point before any meaningful games are missed maybe.

2. Rocky Mountain Why: Dick Monfort is not helping with that though.

3. Liztomania: We talk about the best 101 prospects in baseball, many of whom are catchers.

4. Life is too short to spend the rest of it down here in Tampa: Craig wrote about the failure of the Rays two-city ploy, while Jeffrey is just dreaming of Joe Beef.

5. The Politics of Glory: The third and final Hall of Fame segment for the year.

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In Episode 188, Bradford and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Weights and Measures: Bradford wrote about the baseball(s), so let’s discuss the baseball(s).

2. Okay, I guess we are doing three Hall of Fame segments: The Veterans Committee voted in six new Hall of Famers, but not Dick Allen.

3. Because we are a Mets podcast and also there is nothing else going on: One thing that is going on is managerial hires.

4. Protocol Me Maybe: Canada sets forth a vaccine requirement that will affect players in and travelling to Toronto.

5. 5d_email.exe: Please send us more e-mails there is not much else to talk about.

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In Episode 187, Emma and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Laborious! No, I won’t give in, I won’t give in: We are bringing back the 90s. Grunge music and baseball labor strife.

2. My baby just-a wrote me a letter: Rob Manfred passes baseball fans a note.

3. There is no such thing as a free agent: Before that all happened though, a lot more players signed

4. Around the Horn: The rest of your non-signing, non-lockout news

5. HatChat: We (well one of us) actually like a weird New Era hat?!

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In Episode 186, Jeffrey. Jarrett, Zach, and Craig take to Twitch to discuss a jam-packed week of offseason wheeling and dealing.

1. We are definitely a Mets Podcast: The Mets made the biggest splash, adding Max Scherzer on a record AAV, and remaking their lineup.

2. The payroll is bigger in Texas: They didn’t spend the most money though, as the Rangers dropped a cool half a billion on a new middle infield, but might still have Leody Taveras batting fifth?

3. There is no such thing as a free agency: And then there were all the other deals.

4. Around the Horn: We have some trades and extensions as well.

5. Laborious! I won’t give in, I won’t give in: And it’s all coming to a halt on Thursday.

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In Episode 185, Jeffrey and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. One Giant leap for the San Francisco rotation: Disco is not dead in San Francisco as the Giants get the band back together.

2. There is no such thing as a free agent: Verlander head backs to Houston and Aaron Loup joins his fellow former Met in Anaheim.

3. Craig’s favorite time of year: Hall of Fame discussion, part one of two.

4. Around the Horn: Manager extensions, extension rumors, and Rule 5 adds.

5. Pie Night: What’s Craig got cooking?

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In Episode 184, Bradford and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Because We’re a Mets Podcast: The Mets almost have a GM, but need another starting pitcher.

2. Kenny Williams discusses the lack of diversity in front office hires.

3. Marcus Stroman is probably not going to be a Yankee

4. Anthems for a Seven-Year Contract or The Lefty or the Tiger: The pitching market is heating up.

5. Hardware: As is Awards SZN

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In Episode 183, Jeffrey and Craig chat about prospect lists and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. WAR, it’s not good for this: The league has another completely serious CBA proposal.

2. Unfrozen GM Laywer: We are once again a Mets podcast, and the Mets still don’t have a GM.

3. Carlsbad Comedy Club: We review Scott Boras’s annual tight five minutes at the GM meetings

4. Around the Horn: Free agency rumors and a new pitching coach in Arizona.

5. Thanks I Hate It: The front office execs aren’t even old enough for quarter-life crises anymore.

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In Episode 182, Bradford and Craig chat about Carlsbad, CA and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. 18.4 Million Reasons to Stay: Qualifying offers are out and one has already been rejected.

2. Because We’re a Mets Podcast: The Mets are getting rejected by executives too, but a new candidate has emerged.

3. Warm Stove: The first week of moves and trade rumors.

4. Around the Horn: Bregman is having surgery and Tingler is on the move

5. Did you know the Gold Gloves Happened?: We ask this every year it seems.

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In Episode 181, Jeffrey and Craig chat about coffee again and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Hotlanta: Atlanta are World Series champions, what does it mean?

2. The catcher in repose-y: Buster Posey retires in a bit of a surprise announcement.

3. There is no such thing as a free agent: The Brewers kick off the market and we preview the players on the move.

4. Around the Horn: More Mets executive search, the Big Boss comes to town, and we have a trade

5. Thanks, I Hate It: Two thirtysomethings actually can identify people on a giant concert festival poster.

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In Episode 180, Bradford and Craig chat about Halloween candy and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Oh Atlanta, I hear you calling: Atlanta jumped out to a 3-1 lead…

2. The Night the Lights Didn’t Go Out in Georgia: But Houston got the series back home behind Martin Maldonado and Marwin Gonzalez.

3. We bid farewell to Jerry Remy, the very local voice of the Boston Red Sox

4. Around the Horn: The Offensive Coordinator comes to baseball, no one wants to come to the Mets, and Kyle Seager and Joe Kelly look for new places to play.

5. Thanks, I Hate It: Myles Straw puts on his old uniform, and Jazz Chisholm fraternizes with the “enemy.”

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In Episode 179, Jeffrey and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Splitsville: The World Series heads back to Atlanta tied 1-1.

2. The Late Late Late Show: Instead of talking about the games, let’s talk about how late they start and how long they take.

3. 30 Teams, 30 Cabs: I suppose the alternative is talking about another Rob Manfred press conference disaster.

4. Not Rooted in Oakland: Bob Melvin, sorry I mean BoMel, is headed down the California coast.

5. Because We’re a Mets Podcast: You know the drill by now.

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In Episode 178, Bradford and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. LCS Wrap-Ups: We have our World Series, how did we get here and what is next for Boston and Los Angeles?

2. World Series Preview: Let’s break down this year’s Fall Classic

3. Because we’re a Mets Podcast: The Mets can’t stop making news on the executive front? Do they know it’s the World Series?

4. Laborious! I won’t give in! I won’t give in!: Oh yeah, we are probably heading to a lockout.

5. Around the Horn: Managerial machinations and some weird Silver Slugger noms.

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