The Heat Check Prospect Podcast: Episode 29

In Episode 506, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about pumpkin carving and the lonliness of the middle distance otter and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.  1. What Happened: The Dodgers won the World Series. You know that. Here's 90 minutes of us talking about it. 2. What Happens Next: Where do LA and Toronto go from here?3. What We Talked About: Sigh...are the Dodgers ruining baseball?4. Around the Horn: More manager stuff, some opt out stuff.5. Jeffrey is way too confident in his answers apparently.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 [email protected].                                           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 505, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about Hades II at least one more time and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.  1. Vlad Tidings: The Jays show little wear and tear from the epic Game 3. 2. The Yeah Yeah Yesavages: While Trye Yesavage might be the best prospect in baseball, which is a dumb question one of the hosts will have to deal with now. 3. Beef: It's What's for Dinner: How much would you pay for a Tomahawk Ribeye on a plastic tray?4. The Managerial Merry-Go-Round is in Motion: Some new managers and maybe another new manager if his interview ever ends./5. Craig.exe has stopped respondingFive 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 [email protected].                                           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 504, Jeffrey, Patrick and Craig load up on coffee and very little sleep and recap Game 3 of the World Series.

Nathan, Ben, and Grant look back on a year in the minors and look ahead to offseason prospect lists. 

In Episode 503, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about Sheffield Wednesday and pumpkin-carving parties and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.  1. For the Birds: The Jays struck first in game one of the Fall Classic2. Yama Mia!: But the Dodgers got another gem from their ace.3. Der Himmel über Anaheim News from Orange County is bleak and not scored by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds4. Around the Horn: Some new managers, some Pacific Rim Playoffs5. Let's all remember Rick Porcello and basically no one else. 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 [email protected].                                           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 502, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about curiosities and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.  1. The Rite of Springer: The Jays move on in both spectacular and sort of predictable fashion2. Oh-oh-oh-Ohtani: How good was this game? Assuming you still remember it.3. World Series Preview: We are already tired of Ohtani Toronto Plane jokes but how will the series go?4. Around the Horn: A new women's baseball league, and a new manager for the Angels5. We struggle to remember some 2025 guys.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 [email protected].                                           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 501, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about their respecitve illnesses and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.  1. My Dinner with Andres: The Jays slug their way back into the ALCS led by their former cleanup hitter (and oh yeah, also Vlad jr.)2. The Artful Dodgers: The Dodgers are once again ruining baseball.3. You Can Call Me Albert: Albert Pujols is an in demand interview, and more on the Shildt split4. Around the Horn: Nick Castellanos will have a new home. Austin Hedges has the same home. 5. Martin Maldonado comes for us all eventually. 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 [email protected].                                           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 500, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig are joined by Master of Ceremonies Collin Whitchurch as they struggle through five times the usual number of games. 

In Episode 499, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about Dave and Busters unlimited card policies and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.  1. Free Solo: The Brewers get by one run at a time2. The Mariners (and Patrick) survive: And the Mariners eventually get one more run3. NLCS Preview: The Brewers are the one seed, but also underdogs?4. ALCS Preview: (Tape Delayed): Look, the league doesn't consult us on the playoff schedule5. The nickname game, but more complicated for some reasonFive 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 [email protected].                                           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 498, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about Hades II (again), and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.  1. Throw me into the Delaware and leave me down at the bottom there: The Phillies exit the playoff ina a truly weird fashion, and it's unclear what comes next for them. What comes next for the.Dodgers is more of the Dodgers bullpen for Craig2. And singing "Fun, Fun, Fun": The Jays were just a little bit better than the Yankees when it counted.3. Chicago Med: The Cubs get healthy back home and send the series back to Miilwaukee4. Welcome to Splitsville, Population: You: While the Mariners can't put the Tigers away and now have to face Tarik Skubal again.5. Craig remembers the wrong guy. 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 [email protected].                                           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.