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5 On It: Are we worried about Cubs not winning during their easy stretch?
04 Jun 2026
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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
It's time for Five On It. Rahimi Harris and Grody bring you five topics on their minds today. On 104.3 The Score. Number one.
This is Five On It. I'm Rahimi Harris and Grody. And it's brought to you by AlmostFreeTeeth.com. Save on dental implants today. Number one. Cubs drop game two to the A's five to four in ten innings. On a scale from one to ten on the worry meter, trademarked, how worried are you with the Cubs not stacking wins in this quote-unquote easy stretch?
I'm at like a seven and a half, maybe a 7.75. This worry meter is high because I know that the A's are better than their record indicates. Okay, first of all, don't pitch there. You're going to have almost a two ERA difference if you're Luis Severino. His ERA is almost two runs worse at home than it is on the road because it's open.
in center field and then it goes to a river and that's why the ball goes far so I know the A's are they're better than their record says because home field is not fun for them however I still thought the Cubs would have more talent than the A's and were better than the A's and they should have taken two or three and that physically can't happen anymore so would I consider that plus the Giants coming to town are the Giants going to now use this opportunity to get right against the Cubs when does the losing end
I'm not nearly as confident as I was last week when I declared the 10 game losing streak over. And then I realized that was even kind of crazy.
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Chapter 2: What are the Cubs' recent performance concerns?
So 7.75, if not an eight, I just can't be to an eight yet.
7.75 is high.
Well, show me something, somebody.
What if I show you a pitcher who has a war of two already this season? That's JT Ginn.
Chapter 3: How worried should fans be about the Cubs' winning streak?
Hell State, by the way. Mississippi State product. That's who's on the mound against the Cubs as they try to avoid a sweep today.
That doesn't give me confidence.
Doesn't give you confidence. So on that old worry meter, I'm going to put it at 9.5. Wait, so you're like, oh, 7.7 is high land.
And then you just uno'd that to infinity.
Right.
No, and here's why. Because, again, I'm combing through this team's roster, specifically the pitching staff, and I'm wondering what's going to get better. Understanding that they're about to face, after today's game, whether they stop the sweep or not, the two teams with the worst records in all of baseball for 12 straight. Giants and Rockies.
That tells me that they've got to do something here with these 12 games. Nine and three, maybe a minimum. Maybe eight and four, eight and four. We'll say eight and four because that way you've won two thirds of your games. But if they lose this game today, they're only one game over 500.
I thought that they would be at 34 and 30 after this series. Like I messed up badly in my estimation. I was way off.
And understand this, JT Ginn has been pretty good this year. He's got a 2.87 ERA. I already told you his war is already at two. an offense that's down and out, they need to get back up today.
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Chapter 4: What factors are affecting the Cubs' game outcomes?
He's also pitched really well recently against the following teams. Yankees, Padres, Phillies, Cardinals. Are those good teams? Those would be good teams.
Remember when we asked if the Cardinals were good? How do you feel?
I mean, like, should we use the Cubs as the barometer?
I don't think we can use the Cubs as the barometer. Not right now. To your point about the Yankees and the Padres, the thing that gives the Cubs maybe a little hope, you know they've got good plate discipline as far as recognizing balls and strikes. Now, what they do with those strikes, well, that goes from case to case.
They watch them go by.
Well, here's the thing about JT Ginn. In the win that he just pitched, he only gave up one run unearned against the Yankees. He did walk three batters. And before that against the Padres, he walked six batters.
Be patient. Be patient. Take a pitch.
That might be a good match.
Yeah, I'm not going to go as high as you guys, but I'm going to go 6.5 on the worry meter. And the only reason is because I do know that the Cubs are capable of winning 10 games in a row. They have done it twice this year. It's hard to remember that. It's hard to feel that.
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Chapter 5: Who is JT Ginn and how is he performing against the Cubs?
Grant, do you know how to write stuff down, Grant Leader? It's a big thing. I've been to school once or twice, so I might have learned a thing.
Grant's sarcasm is top notch.
Oh, that's why I love him. I mean, on this show, though, you understand that? Oh, no, not on this show, yeah. I'll write it down for you. It's been a long tradition, starting with Robbie Triano, of the only requirement, for me anyways, that you can write stuff down. I got you.
For me. Okay, I got you, Chris. Very important. Today, at the end of the day, the day's got to end, and you hope the day ends and it's not, hey, Shota didn't... do the stopping thing that he's supposed to do.
Well, let's see. He was bad against St. Louis, bad against Houston, bad against Milwaukee.
I think I'm going to the game tonight now. Okay, go, go. Tell us what happens. My friend texted me. She was like, do you want to go to the game? Yes. I was like, yeah, we should go. Hell yeah.
Number two.
In the latest reports per Ian Rappaport, he says that Micah Parsons isn't expected to return until the week of the Bears game in week five. Now, on a scale of one to ten on the newly created he back meter trademarked. Do you think Parsons will be ready to practice by the time Bears and Packers week?
So this is because of a report that Ian Rappaport had where he talked about October and then there's the pup list.
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Chapter 6: What are the implications of the Cubs facing weaker teams?
So theoretically, we're doing the timing, right? We're kind of connecting all those dots, saying that week five would be the earliest he'd be able to be back. So you're saying there's a chance. I do think Micah Parsons is going to probably run with the flag out of the tunnel and then be super excited to practice against Bears Packers. Here's the question.
Is he going to be the same Houdini practice decoy like he was when he was healthy to mimic Caleb Williams and his elusive prowess? And I don't necessarily know that he's going to be at 100% once he is back. I know it's Micah Parsons. I know he's an amazing player who's capable of incredible things, but I don't think that he's going to be.
If he's back the quickest he can be from a pup list, I still don't know that he's going to be back, back.
And so your number is?
I think on the meter, I think he will be back. So I'm going to say like a nine.
I'm going to give it a three. I think returning and practicing and being game ready are all different things. To say he's back, like he could be back as an activated, but that doesn't necessarily mean that he's going to be ready to play football. I think if you're the Packers, this is more about being ready and whole for the back half of the season and potentially the playoffs.
So why would you rush him that early in the season? That game...
Well, that's why we say practice.
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Chapter 7: Are the Cubs' playoff chances still viable?
If we're going to get literal about it, actually use the scale and all.
Oh, no. I'm talking about him playing the game. I don't care if he practices or not.
It's like, is he playing the game or not? Ready to practice. So that's why I was like, it's at a nine.
But isn't it in the name of playing the Bears? So now I'm not understanding the question.
That's what I'm saying. I got him at a three. I don't think he'll be ready to go against the Bears.
Okay. Yeah, if he's just returning to practice, I'm probably like a four. Because usually it's like that's the week where you monitor it. And it gets right up to it. Then he's questionable.
And then we find out game day. We declare the window open. Then we go crazy. Yeah.
And then game day, he'll. Nah, he's still inactive, but probably will play next week. I also don't know enough about Micah Parsons to know how motivated he is to get back, how seriously he takes the Bears-Packers rivalry, all that kind of stuff. I think I'd have to know more about Micah and his own personal motivation to getting back on the field, but I'll put it at his four.
His own motivation is he's Micah Parsons.
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Chapter 8: What are the latest updates on Micah Parsons' injury status?
That's a big expectation. Hey, whatever you need, man. Bears, that's great. Oh, I have a feeling somebody will pick up right where we left off, and that is Danny Perkins. See, there he is. He's next on 104.3 The Score.