Five and Dive

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 t...

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: M...

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...

In Episode 533, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about spring break, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.     1. The minor fall, the major lift: Konnor Griffin is on his way to the majors, and some prospects get extensions. Plus the rare breaking news add in (no not for the Griffin extension) 2. National Jump to Conclusions Week: The Astros and Red Sox head in opposite directions, the Card...

In Episode 532, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about baseball scheduling, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.     1. National Jump to Conclusions Week: Mike Trout is back! The Giants are a mess? The kids are all right, and the White Sox are not.  2. Weight and Measures: Some very early ABS thoughts 3. Take it away, Patrick: Patrick's favorite topic, extensions 4. Around the Horn: Some f...

In Episode 531, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig indulge in some #HATCHAT, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.     1. Grand Opening, Grand Closing: "Webster's dictionary defines OPening Day as..." 2. Stretch Armstrong: The Cubs are giving out an (Some) extension(s). Well, only one befopre we recorded though, 3. Tell Me What You Eat, And I'll Tell You Who You Are: A survey of some new ballpark...

In Episode 530, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about fiction writing, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.     1. Triple-A is best, Triple-A makes it safe: Konnor Griffin heads to Indianapolis, and some other minor and major league assignments of note. 2. License to IL: A late Spring injury round up.  3. These go to 26: You probably will have heard of them byt the end of the year 4. Arou...

In Episode 529, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about the WBC, and then preview the American League East.   1. Like Cody Rhodes, the Blue Jays are ALL IN. 2. We did not just copy and paste the 2025 Yankees preview, but we could have 3. Slaps the hood of the 2026 Orioles: You can fit so many Kremer Units in this baby 4. Get ready for a lot of Red Sox spring training slash lines 5. The Rays are back...

In Episode 528, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about the WBC, and then preview the National League Central.   1. The Cubs are the most solid-average watchable team of all 2. PECOTA thinks the Pirates are frisky 3. PECOTA hates the Brewers, again. 4. @grok, is it bad if your pitcher does not have full range of motion? 5. Does the Cardinals Devil Magic work on rebuilds? Five and Dive is listener-su...

In Episode 527, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about the WBC, and then preview the American League West.   1. The Mariners should win this division as long as there isn't an ugly locker room explosion... 2. The Astros are the new Padres? 3. The Rangers probably think they are better than this, BUT! 4. Mr. Kurtz, an Electric Play 5. One of the hosts is still Angels-pilled, can you guess who? Five...

In Episode 526, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about the WBC, and then preview the National League West.   1. The Dodgers are inevitable (and inevitably going to annoy Craig). 2. The Giants projection feels wrong (by exactly one game). 3. The Padres might be better than this (but they might not). 4. The Diamondbacks look worse the longer you stare at them (stop looking please, avert your eyes). 5...

In Episode 525, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about Dad Books, and then preview the American League Central.   1. The Royals are extremely an 85 win roster but is that enough. 2. Probably not because the Tigers should be better than this. 3. The Twins are also cursed, but they come with your choice of toppings.  4. Is this it for Cleveland? 5. This is definitely it for the 2026 White Sox. Five a...

In Episode 524, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about xennial concert festivalsf, and then preview the National League East   1. Atlanta is no longer projected to win the division as of publication 2. The Mets are more watchable than Jeffrey believes, perhaps because he has watched too much Mets. 3. Is this it for the Phillies? Maybe. 4. The Marlins are entering their "evaluation" era. 5. Craig is...

In Episode 523, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about Punch the monkey, update you on the Matcha Edit and Iron Chef, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.    1. Spring Flings: News from around the camps: Konnor Griffin hits dingers, Alek Manoah throws fastballs (how fast, who knows) and Ryan Lambert eats (drinks?) eggs. 2. A Weekend in Utah Won't Fix What's Wrong With Us: Apparently Jeffre...

In Episode 522, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about Iron Chef, the matcha edit and narrative video games and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.    1. Clark, barred: A shake up at the MLBPA, although maybe not for the reason you'd think  2. It's not-so-sunny in Philadelphia: Nick Castellanos is finally cut, while Bryce Harper is still irritated.  3. I wouldn't be a Friar: A lot of new Padr...

In Episode 521, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about luge and late night movies, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.    1. There is no such thing as a free agency: One big Tigers signing, and two equally important (at least to this pod) Rockies signings,  2. PECOTRADAMUS: Let's see what the supercomputer has on offer for this season.  3. Disguised as a joyous return of baseball: Everybo...

In Episode 520, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about who is in the BSOHL and who needs a more comfortable chair, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.    1. Liztomania: Baseball Prospectus has a Top 101 prospects list out, and Jeffrey is very tired. 2. Minnesota Nice: Meet the new boss, harder to work with than the old boss. 3. There is No Such Thing as a Free Agency: Eugenio Suarez fins...

In Episode 519, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about Carshield ads, Al Pacino roles, and the weather, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.    1. Please Let Us Stop Being a Mets Podcast: The Mets continue to jam an entire offseason into one fortnight.  2. A Gorey Future: /extremely Paul Heyman Smackdown commentary voice: GORE GORE GORE 3. There is No Such Thing as a Free Agency: The White...

In Episode 518, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about QR codes Lebanese cinema and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.    1. Because We Are a Mets Podcast: Turns out the offseason didn't end for the Mets after Pete Alonso signed elsewhere. 2. There is No Such Thing as a Free Agency: It kept going for a lot of other teams too. 3. The Politics of Glory: We have two new Hall of Famers, and some...

In Episode 517, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig promote a book and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.    1. There is no such thing as a free agency: Alex Bregman settles on the North Side, and Toronto gets a corner bat (not that one yet) 2. Trading Places: The Marlins deal a couple pitchers. The Diamondbacks are doing...something. 3. Tucker Everlasting: Kyle Tucker did not sign before this podca...

In Episode 515, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig corect the record, chat about Death in Paradise, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.    1. Trading Places: Boston and St. Louis make another deal, and the Rays love a three-team mixer. 2. There is no such thing as a free agency: Michael King heads back to San Diego, Murakami is ticketed for the South Side, and P)aul Blackburn keeps his NYC apart...

In Episode 514, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about Jose Mesa and Curtis Granderson and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.    1. Rumour Has It: The rumors are more interesting than the actual transactions 2. Hitters: But boy are there a lot of transactions 3. Pitchers: A lot of time is spent on the Adrian Houser deal. Happy Holidays! 4. Around the Horn: Maikel Garcia extends and the Twins...

In Episode 513, Jeffrey and Craig chat about Christmas music and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.    1. Becasue We Are Not a Mets Podcast: There were three big free agent signings at the Winter Meetings, and none of them were by the Mets 2. There Is No Such Thing as a Free Agency: And there were a lot of other deals to talk about briefly. 3. Jeff Kent, Hall of Famer: Sure, why not? 4. Aro...

In Episode 512, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about smart houses and root beer pies and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.    1. Craigton Blue Jays; The Jays have beefed up their 2026 rotation and we sure have a lot of thoughts. 2. Can Get Some Relief: While the Mets and Orioles beef up the back of their bullpen 3. The League: News from around the league, and another Athletics stadium "u...

In Episode 511, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about gingerbread houses and children's birthday parties and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.    1. Gray Boston Gardens: The Red Sox add a number two starter behind Garrett Crochet. Sonny Gray adds a lot of dollars to his 2025 salary  2. Finding Nimmo: The rare challenge trade of two thirtysomethigns. 3. I can't do that, Yankees Fans: Hal S...