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Marshall Harris

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55065 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Cubs break out of offensive slump to avoid getting swept by Pirates (Hour 1)

Like I was sitting at a gate and this guy was sitting next to me.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Cubs break out of offensive slump to avoid getting swept by Pirates (Hour 1)

We were cackling.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Cubs break out of offensive slump to avoid getting swept by Pirates (Hour 1)

It was really like we were, we were to the point where we were just cackling and people kept looking over at me and I was like, Oh, don't look at me.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Cubs break out of offensive slump to avoid getting swept by Pirates (Hour 1)

That's not me doing this.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Cubs break out of offensive slump to avoid getting swept by Pirates (Hour 1)

I'm trying to listen to the Cubs pregame.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Cubs break out of offensive slump to avoid getting swept by Pirates (Hour 1)

And that's when I heard this exchange between intrepid reporter, Elise Miniker and Craig council, who had decided to give Michael Bush initially a day off because he was over 30.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Cubs break out of offensive slump to avoid getting swept by Pirates (Hour 1)

This is not an April Fool's.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Cubs break out of offensive slump to avoid getting swept by Pirates (Hour 1)

Right.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Cubs break out of offensive slump to avoid getting swept by Pirates (Hour 1)

And he had a plan.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Cubs break out of offensive slump to avoid getting swept by Pirates (Hour 1)

And that's hard to go from everyday hitting to then trying to see if you mix it up with having him as a pinch hitter.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Cubs break out of offensive slump to avoid getting swept by Pirates (Hour 1)

Now, Michael Bush is no stranger to not being an everyday player this time last year.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Cubs break out of offensive slump to avoid getting swept by Pirates (Hour 1)

We were talking about how he was being platooned.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Cubs break out of offensive slump to avoid getting swept by Pirates (Hour 1)

Even as the cleanup hitter, he was being platooned.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Cubs break out of offensive slump to avoid getting swept by Pirates (Hour 1)

But then I thought that we had moved past it based on his playoffs.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Cubs break out of offensive slump to avoid getting swept by Pirates (Hour 1)

That was enough for me to say, this guy needs to be in your everyday lineup.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Cubs break out of offensive slump to avoid getting swept by Pirates (Hour 1)

But when you're over 30, something had to change.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Cubs break out of offensive slump to avoid getting swept by Pirates (Hour 1)

And unfortunately...

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Cubs break out of offensive slump to avoid getting swept by Pirates (Hour 1)

It wasn't quite as much as he goes, they go, the Cubs.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Cubs break out of offensive slump to avoid getting swept by Pirates (Hour 1)

But it was an indication of how this team offensively has struggled.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Cubs break out of offensive slump to avoid getting swept by Pirates (Hour 1)

So he ends up coming in in a pinch hit situation.