Five and Dive

In Episode 394, Jeffrey, Patrick, and Craig discuss a very busy MLB trade deadline.

In Episode 393, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about trade deadline time dilation and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.
 
1. FRAUD WATCH: We had to bring it back after the Mariners got swept by the Angles (yes we recorded before the Randy Arozarena trade), but the Astros, Yankees, and Braves may not be beating the faud allegations either.  
2. Rumour Has It: We recap some scuttlebutt right before the trades start flying in. 
3. Around the Horn: Cal Quantrill got a little too hot (as did the Rockies bats), two former MVPs are dealing with injuries, and a ballpark food item we actually like for a change. 
4. What to Watch: An NL East rivalry plus more NL Wild Card Shenanigans.  
5. We should just rename the Lightning Round to Can You Repeat the Question.

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In Episode 392, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about salad cream and lemon hockey and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. It’s One Playoff Race Michael, What Can it Cost, Ten Games: We regret to inform you the Mariners are at it again.  
2. What’s Got Into That Cat: The Pirates a re frisky again, and this year that’s enough to have some Wild Card juice.
3. Around the Horn: Another A’s stadium/move segment, a lot of injuries and the Angels are doing some stuff.
4. What to Watch: A very average slate of games. 
5. Jeffrey is still having issues with the number of episodes and the number of names for his games.

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In Episode 391, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about Elden Ring strategies and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Here we are now, going to the South Side: I don’t know how Martin Maldonado became a podcast cocnern, but theirs some concerning Martin Maldonado news.
2. Hey now, there was an All-Star Game: A recap of the goings on in Arlington
3. Around the Horn: Speaking of podcast concerns, the Athletics have a schedule and Kansas City adds a weird hot-dog-based concession.
4. What to Watch: Let’s kick off the second half in stsyle, with yet another A’s/Angels series
5. No spoilers, but no Macon this time around. Craig still gets annoyed though.

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In Episode 390, Jeffrey fills Patrick and Craig in on his weekend and then they discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Whoa-oh, we’re halfway there: Discourse on whether this is actually the halfway point of the season aside, let’s check in on the top teams and players of the first half, and attempt some mildly spicy takes on where we go from here.
2. BP on Draft: Jeffrey catches us up onthe draft.
3. A Day that Got Away While Patrick updates us all on the last day of the first half
4. Around the Horn: DFAs, another trade, and breakfast baseball in Sacramento? 
5. No spoilers for this episode’s game

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In Episode 389, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about vacation outdoor walking tour escape rooms and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Wake Me Up When September Ends (yes we know it’s Mid-July): The Dodgers are really putting to the test how much one doesn’t have to care about the regular season.
2. A Late Quartet: Four older players having seasons of note.
3. Around the Horn: A full Home Run Derby roster, the Turang Gang rises, the Mets switch out righties, and one of the Festas is in the news
4. What to Watch: A showdown atop the AL East, an NL Central rivalry, and we have no pithy line for Red Sox/Royals, how could you?
5. Despite Patrick’s protestations, the Diamondbacks are a team that exists and has a long and storied history and one fight song. 

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In Episode 388, Jeffrey and Craig bring back coffee chat in Patrick’s absence and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 

1. And is your star sign ever wrong: Yeah, it’s time to talk All-Star Game selections. Also, Craig works in his annual Futures Game rant after saying he’s not going to rant about it this year.
2. Sitting Here in Blue Jay Way: The Jays have long been a concern of this podcast. Now they are just concerning.
3. Around the Horn: Chase Anderson fact: Chase Anderson struck out Juan Soto. Plus the bi-weekly injury comings and goings
4. What to Watch: Craig has a homer pick, Jeffrey checks in on a race to .500 (derogratory)
5. Craig forgets how good Chris Iannetta was, does well in the game otherwise.

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In Episode 387, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about vinyl records and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. July, July, July, never seemed so strange: Trade deadline stuff starts to heat up, with an actual trade no less. 
2. There’s no rule that says a dog can’t play baseball: Stupid Pet Tricks live on Twitch
3. Around the Horn: All-star starters and some roster movement
4. What to Watch: No one is happy with anyone’s picks
5. An “easy” set of nicknames, according to Patrick

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In Episode 386, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about Will Ospreay and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Whoa-oh, We’re Halfway There: Checking in on what we’ll be checking in on in the second half of the season
2. Accountability Check: Looking back at some of our preseason predictions 
3. Around the Horn: Only watching the Rockies and White Sox forever 
4. What to Watch: Someone other than Jeffrey picks a Mets series, but there isn’t that much to pick.
5. Second place is the first winner in this episode’s game

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In Episode 385, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about the kids and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Houston we have a pennant race: The Astros are hot, surely the Mariners have a response, right? 
2. If you win 20 in the show you can let the fungus grow back: Keep Baseball (barely) Weird.
3. Around the Horn: A pitcher throws up, a purple avatar downs a 40, and all the other notable transactional stuff of the week
4. What to Watch: The Grimace Mets, two .500 teams, and Patrick plans out your weekend.
5. Let’s guess some salaries again.

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In Episode 384 Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about vinyl records and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Drove to Chicago, All Things Known, All Things Known: Craig needs to brush up on his landmark 2000s indie albums, and we brush up on the state of the Cubs…eventually. 
2. Meyer’s Rigged Test: Max Meyer will eventually be back in Miami, right?
3. Around the Horn: Another Mets sticky stuff suspension and another weird Rockies ending.
4. What to Watch: Let’s pay attention to NYC for once, and the Angels and Athletics for the absolute last time. 
5. Craig makes the game this week. We are as surprised as you are.

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In Episode 383, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about John Goodman and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Willie Mays (1931-2024)
2. Thanks, I Hate It: As tonal shifts to the pod go, this is a drastic one, but also we’ve watched that Nintendo Switch ad (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itU98oBYGvE) 100 times now. 
3. Around the Horn: The Baltimore/Yankees rivalry heats up, a Chicago catching shake up, and a handful of call ups are on the docket.
4. What to Watch: A 1990s classic, and two 2024 teams, struggling
5. Craig and Jeffrey try to answer the question: What would Jerry Dipoto do?

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In Episode 382, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about moving and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 

1. IL Communication: The Dodgers have a particualrly bad weekend, but they aren’t the only likely playoff team dealing with injury concerns.
2. I’ve got I-95 problems: What if a Yankees/Red Sox Sunday Night game happens and nobody really cares?
3. Around the Horn: We explain Griamce to Patrick. Patrick explains the Jose Abreu release to us.
4. What to Watch: Can we interest you in some NL Wild Card action? No? Where are you going?
5. 382 episodes in, Craig finally crushes a game.

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In Episode 381, Patrick and Jeffrey chat about lakes (again) and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 

1.This is the sound of settling: The Mariners might just be the best team inthe AL West. Is that enough?
2. The Medium Place: Is it better to be good, bad, or just actually interesting? It’s a long season after all.
3. Around the Horn: Cavan Biggio inevitably finds his way to Los Angeles, and that leads off a very slow news half week.
4. What to Watch: Some good match-ups, plus one that’s happened a bunch of times but you’ve never paid attention to. 
5. Jeffrey struggles with knowing what year is which but otherwise acquits himself okay

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.

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In Episode 380, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about Patrick’s 90s CD collection and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Ooh, baby, baby it’s a wild card: With 100 or so games to go, we take stock of the NL Wild Card race, such as it is.
2. Sorry We Missed You: The Bad Place: Some of our favorites are off to some rough starts.
3. Around the Horn: Yet another blue city connect, plus some DFAs and call-ups.
4. What to Watch: Well there are exactly two series between above .500 teams so…those.
5. Jeffrey gets the tables flipped on him with his own 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.

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