# Five and Dive, Episode 557: Because We Are a Cubs Podcast?

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Podcast: [The Baseball Prospectus Podcast Network](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-baseball-prospectus-podcast-network-743835)
Published: 2026-06-26T16:32:20+00:00
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Duration seconds: 5149

## Resource

In Episode 557, Patrick, Jeffrey and Zach chat about Craig's vacation and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. (whoa-oh) We're Halfway There: A very standard issue review of baseball at the midway point. 2. If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice: A series of pick 'ems 3. A Farwell to Arms: A round up of (mostly Cubs) pitching news 4. Around the Horn: And even more Cubs news 5. The grid is trendy once again 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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