Somehow the Cubs are still winning, so we got together to talk a bit about the frustrating slumps and silly losses in between the fact that the Cubs continue to stay near the top of the standings. We discuss the stupid injury luck, poor yet strangely effective bullpen performances, the rotation depth, and some bonus talk about the awesomeness that is Pat Hughes.
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The title is more of a play on words suggesting that a few of the Cubs’ top performers are on the shelf in one way or another, but yet they soldier on! We put a wrap on the whole Shohei saga, talk about mostly the poor (but oddly acceptable) result of the Miami series, what to do with Kyle Hendricks, and more.
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The word of the day was injuries as there are a lot of pitchers hitting the injured list through various ailments, and we talk a bit about that on this Dreamcast, along with our praises and thoughts about the Cubs starting this season off strongly against some tough competition (not the Rockies).
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We’re mere hours from Opening Day if you consider anything less than 48 “mere,” so it’s time to do our season preview episode!
In this edition:
The great Shohei Ohtani gambling caper
Cubs roster, rotation, bullpen, lineup, and outlook
MLB predictions including awards and postseason
We’ll probably talk about the MLBPA snafus later on after we get a few games that actually count under our belt.
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RC & AC talk around Oscars night, which featured a lot of Oppenheimer and a pretty awesome musical number, as we also discuss the happenings around Cubs spring training and MLB:
Christopher Morel not being horrible at third base
Some thoughts on lineups, bench spots, and papering over some injuries
AC ponders expansion and free agency
We make fun of the A’s some more, especially their stupid Sydney Opera House mockup
Stuff about new rule enforcements
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Fresh off the Super Bowl, RC and Berselius hang out to talk about some shitty new uniforms, make fun of the A’s and their stupid stadium situation, ponder what’s up with Cody Bellinger and the other big Boras players, and look forward to spring training officially getting underway.
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Very little has happened in the new year with respect to the Cubs and what we hoped they would do by now, but Spring Training is a mere two weeks away and so you would think they will do something before pitchers and catchers report. RC & Berselius try to navigate the lack of good content and talk:
The Cubs’ potential moves whether with Cody Bellinger or otherwise;
The random ownership and ballpark issues with the O’s, A’s, and White Sox;
Some Hall of Fame thoughts;
And stanning for Taylor Swift and her football fandom.
You can see Episode 81 here:
And Episode 80 too, where we all got together to try to get the Cubs to do something but our summoning circle didn’t work (plus there was a website reset so we lost that post):
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Nothing much happened during the Winter Meetings, and then Shohei Ohtani did his thing and the journalistic shit hit the fan, so we got together to talk about the aftermath of the Ohtani decision, the timeline of free agent excitement (or lack thereof), the various media failures that led to Bob Nightengale of all people calling them out on their bullshit, and more.
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I decided to save “rapid unscheduled disassembly” for some other time when we finally see the Padres fire sale or something similarly spectacular, but we did get together just before Thanksgiving and after a very bad MLB decision occurred. Thankfully, in keeping with the theme of the holiday, nobody signed Shohei Ohtani right after we finished recording, so here we are in lightly-edited glory.
Topics:
Some stuff on awards, qualifying offers, and Rule 5 protection/roster moves
Our dreams of Shohei Ohtani and some other new friends
The A’s owner is dumb and should be pilloried literally and figuratively
You also get to hear some Bears talk because reasons. We’ll be back after the Winter Meetings conclude.
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