Five and Dive, Episode 457: Calling Balls and Strikes

In Episode 458, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig submit this podcast for your consideration and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.1. Who Wants to Walk With Elias: The Orioles continue to sputter. Is there anyway out of this hole, or is it time to be deadline sellers?2. Sorry We Missed You: Philadelphia Phillies: The Phillies are the exact same team having the exact same season.3. Around the Horn: Leody finds a new home (not the Vatican), and the usual injury round up.4. What to Watch: Division leaders in interesting series and the one for you processheads.5. Baseball Prospectus is a statistics website, right?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 Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music  Spotify: http://bit.ly/JawnStockton_SpotifyApple Music: http://bit.ly/JawnStockton_AM

In Episode 457, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about yard sales and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Here's Your Future: There's not much new for an agenda, so here's some potential future agenda topics. 2. Messing with Texas: The Rangers are making some changes3. Around the Horn: The strike zone hasn't changed, it's just being called differently. Plus some demotions, injuries, and debuts.4. What to Watch: A lot of NL West baseball, inclduing a series in Coors.5. Fun facts, the 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 [email protected].                                           Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music  Spotify: http://bit.ly/JawnStockton_SpotifyApple Music: http://bit.ly/JawnStockton_AM

In Episode 456, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about the end of movies and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Judge, Jury, and Middle-Middle pitch executioner: Have we talked enough about Aaron Judge's hot start to the season2. Wild Wild West ft. Dru Hill and Kool Mo Dee: The AL West isn't as good, but is equally wild.3. Around the Horn: Trout is hurt, some players get demoted, while others get promoted.  4. What to Watch: Keep following the Diamondbacks, stick with the NL West, and we pick a game to ruin your weekend.5. It's nice to hear Wade LeBlanc's name againFive 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 Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music  Spotify: http://bit.ly/JawnStockton_SpotifyApple Music: http://bit.ly/JawnStockton_AM

At time of publication, Hagen Smith is walking 42% of the batters he has faced in 2025.

In Episode 455, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about movies, new leaderboards, and an impending Steve Cohen soccer team takeover (per the message boards) and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Wild Wild West ft. Dru Hill and Kool Mo Dee: The NL West is a tightly-packed quartet at the top, all of whom had noteworthy weekends.  2. Ascent into Madness: And then there's the Rockies3. Around the Horn: A late night for the Angels, some early-season injuries for pitchers, and a confusingly crafted bobblehead in the Houston subrubs.4. What to Watch: More Mets baseball, a late lunch with Jackson Jobe,  and whatever is gonna happen in Coors this week.5. Craig and Jeffrey play a very long 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 [email protected].                                           Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music  Spotify: http://bit.ly/JawnStockton_SpotifyApple Music: http://bit.ly/JawnStockton_AM

In Episode 454, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about another respiratory illness for Craig and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Because We Are a Mets Podcast: And the Mets have the best record in bassball 2. The masculine urge to say “we’re back” 20 minutes after saying "it's over": Corbin Carroll. the Cubs, and consideration of the OKC Comets3. Around the Horn: Dingers and IL stints 4. What to Watch: A sort of sickos AL matchup, and then an actual sickos matchup, or if you prefer, Dbacks/Braves for you late night viewing. 5. Nine is fine for this gameFive 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 Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music  Spotify: http://bit.ly/JawnStockton_SpotifyApple Music: http://bit.ly/JawnStockton_AM

Smith and Nathan are back to check in who is off to a hot start in the early days of the minor league season, and who is scuffling out of ther gate. Plus Grant Schiller drops by with some thoughts on Sebastian Walcott's 2025 campaign. 

In Episode 453, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about Portland's Waterworld AI Stadium and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Sunday Funday: A whip around a busy day on the baseball sched.2. Just Peachy: The Braves are tweeting through their rough start.3. Around the Horn: The Rockies continue to Rocky. Plus a bunch of major-league debuts.4. What to Watch: The Mets amd Phillies are back on their bullshit, and the Brewers are once again prominently involved. 5. How condfident are we in Nolan Ryan's stats?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 Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music  Spotify: http://bit.ly/JawnStockton_SpotifyApple Music: http://bit.ly/JawnStockton_AM

In Episode 452, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about the new Subaru Outback and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Sir, this is a website: We look over what's been on BP for the past week, including MLB celebartting Jackie Robinson for [redacted], what's going on with the Pirates and Angels, and Mike Elias's thoughts on building a rotation. 2. Rocky Mountain Why: And then there's the Rockies (and yes, the Clint Hurdle thing broke five minutes after we finished recording. 3. Around the Horn: Cedric Mullins would like to stay in Baltimore, the Twins have some injuries to deal with, and the Braves get some reinforcements.  4. What to Watch: Awful lot of the Tigers in these lately, plus a Western showdown, and two teams that share one stadium.  5. No more Padres in the Trendy Grid pleaseFive 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 Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music  Spotify: http://bit.ly/JawnStockton_SpotifyApple Music: http://bit.ly/JawnStockton_AM

In Episode 451, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about Patrick's vacation and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. The Guys Have It: How are our guys doing? Pretty well honestly. 2. I've always liked it slow, I've never liked it fast: We check in on some slow-starting stars to see what the issues might be. 3. Around the Horn: An important Cubs arm is out fot the season, and an important (to the show) Yankees arm is back. 4. What to Watch: A Padres and Tigers heat check, and AL West showdown (maybe not the one you'd think) and a Dodgers series (not in the place you'd expect)5. Back to the nickname mines 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 Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music  Spotify: http://bit.ly/JawnStockton_SpotifyApple Music: http://bit.ly/JawnStockton_AM