Five and Dive, Episode 531: Opening Night Jitters

About this episode

The episode discusses various baseball topics including Opening Day, Cubs extensions, new ballpark food, injuries, and Hall of Famers.

In Episode 531, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig indulge in some #HATCHAT, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Grand Opening, Grand Closing: "Webster's dictionary defines OPening Day as..." 2. Stretch Armstrong: The Cubs are giving out an (Some) extension(s). Well, only one befopre we recorded though, 3. Tell Me What You Eat, And I'll Tell You Who You Are: A survey of some new ballpark foodstuffs 4. Around the Horn: Late injuries and late deals 5. Not Remembering Some Hall of Famers 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.

People in this episode

Hosts: Andy Matthews, Barrie Maguire, Tim Ferguson

Guests: Patrick, Jeffrey, Craig

Topics covered

• Opening Day
• Cubs extensions
• ballpark food
• injuries
• Hall of Famers

Keywords

• baseball
• Opening Day
• Cubs
• ballpark food
• injuries
• Hall of Famers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cubs, Patreon, Spotify, Apple Music

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