Carter (Caller)

You don't like to admit your age at this point, right?

Is that what your hesitation was about?

You still have the job, though.

What are they?

Yeah.

They're America 2026 teams.

So they should be in the American League is what I'm saying.

Because everybody in the American League is what?

Mediocre?

Right now the Cubs are mediocre.

They've had injuries like every team has had.

They have pitchers that only go four innings that everybody has.

They have bullpen guys that are breaking down and general managers are looking to trade to other teams before they break down.

This is what...

what baseball 2026 is like.

Jeff, I laugh when I think about owners talking about getting $4 billion, a team for expansion, so they can line their pockets, when in reality, every team has four players that definitely do not belong in the major leagues or can't compete at this level.

So you have mediocrity, and the Cubs right now are dealing with injuries.

They're dealing with

offensive players that are not very good they're dealing with guys hitting 225 and not hitting home runs that should be it's just but it's it's pretty much characteristic of what we see all over baseball right now there's there's very few teams that are satisfied with what they're seeing on offense what they're seeing from their pitchers you know the Yankees

Maybe Tampa, the Dodgers, Atlanta up until recently.