# Five and Dive, Episode 556: The Monty Ball Problem

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Podcast: [The Baseball Prospectus Podcast Network](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-baseball-prospectus-podcast-network-743835)
Published: 2026-06-23T16:20:53+00:00
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## Resource

In Episode 556, Patrick, Jeffrey and Collin chat about bad takes and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Central Planning: The AL Central is playing to type. 2. Do You Know How the West Was Won?: Our monthly check in on the teams trying and failing to win the AL West. 3. Around the Horn: The Giants creating issues on the field...we'd say for a change, but there has been plenty of those as well. And a longer than usual injury round up. 4. What to Watch: Collin gets into the spirit of things. 5. Patrick sets a trap. 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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