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Five and Dive, Episode 538: A Late-Mid April Update
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Apr 21, 20261:15:41
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In Episode 538, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig chat about Patriot's Day and VHS tapes and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.
1. It's Not So Sunny in Philadelphia: The Phillies are struggling, but for how long?
2. Do You Know How The West Was Won: The AL West is a mess, this might be good news for the Mariners?
3. Friar Bucks: The resurgent Padres are about to have a new owner, and what this might mean for the upcoming expansion fees.
4. What to Watch: It's not a great week to need a What to Watch segment.
5. This is your BP Life, starring Jeffrey.
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.
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.
1. It's Not So Sunny in Philadelphia: The Phillies are struggling, but for how long?
2. Do You Know How The West Was Won: The AL West is a mess, this might be good news for the Mariners?
3. Friar Bucks: The resurgent Padres are about to have a new owner, and what this might mean for the upcoming expansion fees.
4. What to Watch: It's not a great week to need a What to Watch segment.
5. This is your BP Life, starring Jeffrey.
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.
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.
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