5 On It & Chuck Swirsky remembers Stacey King (Hour 3)
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Who needs to have a big series for the Cubs against the Rockies?
Who needs to have a big series in order to ensure the Cubs a series win over the Rockies in Colorado? Is it basic slash obvious to say Alex Bregman? Because I feel like since he's the one who spoke on Sunday very candidly talking about his issues when it comes to the team's issues and how they've gone, kind of how he's gone when it comes to Offensive firepower, his OPS is now 669. He's batting 178 with runners in scoring position, and he's not the only Cub who has terrible numbers with runners in scoring position. So because of that, I feel like... Alex Bregman is probably the guy who needs this the most. You can take your pick. Seiya Suzuki I would put in that, but I feel like Seiya has shown us some signs of life when it comes to especially runners in scoring position, although his numbers are also bad.
But at least we've seen some successful at-bats recently. So for me, it's Alex Bregman. Matt Shaw comes back, so he can get in the mix too, but... The veteran said it, so he needs to be the one to be able to lead the charge, get some good contact, and then also just pitch selection. Don't let all those breaking balls go by you if you can avoid it. This is a difficult question because there's so many different guys who probably need to have a big series. I'm going to go off the beaten path here. Daniel Palencia. You want to see him be able to close a game? If he's in and getting saves, I would like to see multiple saves this series from Daniel Palencia. So technically it's appearances by Daniel Palencia.
But you also have to do the job when you're in there. Is that not fair that you have to do the job once you're in there? Yes, but it's more funny that we're just asking for appearances by... And here's the thing. Daniel Palencia has... How many saves would you guess Daniel Palencia has this year? Oh, is it in the single digits still? No, it can't be. Just guess. Just guess. 14. When you said single digits, I was going to respond. What if I told you it was closer to zero than 10? Wait, what? It is single digits? He's got three saves all season. Why did I think he had? I really thought he had nine. And then I was like, that can't be right on June 9th. Like I was like, no, it's three. He's got three, three saves.
Doesn't Sir Anthony Dominguez have like 25 decisions already? Decisions, not just saves and the like. Let me ask you a better question. How many saves do the Cubs have over the last 15 days as a team? He really just has three. I was going to say nine, and I thought that that was crazy sounding. But did you hear my follow-up question? No, I'm still in my feelings about this. How many saves do you believe the Cubs have over the last 15 days as a team? 15 days? Ooh. Two. No? Zero.
Oh.
I thought somebody got a save in there that wasn't Valencia. Look. I guess they had save opportunities. We got a text earlier on our text line, Marshall, that was like, Dan, you had 10 game win streaks just a month ago and now you think you're not out of it? Well, then another month happened and then another month happened and then those were really bad. So that's how we're here. Yeah, when a month of baseball is a significant amount when you only have a couple of months, then yeah, there's a reason why we've changed our tune on this. Layla, I have one more question for you. How many saves do you think the Cubs have as a team in the last 30 days? I'm tired of playing trivia. Just tell me. I didn't realize it was that bad.
I think I've just been like, oh, this person's on for this opportunity and then I'm watching it and then I'm annoyed they lost or something. So I tell you this because I need you to understand why Daniel Palencia is my pick. I just want to see that man do work because that means the Cubs are winning games. Is that fair? Just somehow get the effort. Like, wasn't he on to throw? What was it? It was a couple of innings or something. He's come in, like, tie games, extra inning games. He's done all that. He's come in. That's why I thought he had more. Top of the ninth game tied. But then I forgot he wasn't the problem or the decider.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Who needs to have a big series for the Cubs against the Rockies?
0:00–6:21
2
What did Chuck Swirsky share about Stacey King's legacy?
6:21–9:42
3
How is Victor Wembanyama performing in the NBA Finals?
9:42–11:33
4
What were the key moments in the NBA Finals Game 3?
11:33–11:50
5
How did the Spurs change their strategy against the Knicks?
11:50–32:39
6
What impact did Stacey King have on Chicago and the Bulls?
32:39–41:50
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