5 On It & Craig Counsell's pregame press conference (Hour 3)
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What are the five sports topics highlighted in the Five On It segment?
It's time for Five On It. Rahimi Harrison-Rowdy. Bring you five topics on their minds today. On 104.3 The Score. I got five on it. Number one.
We're broadcasting live from Gallagher Way outside of Wrigley Field. We're here for Donation Day with the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Centers and Thrift Stores. Bring gently used clothing to donate right outside the ballpark. Donors receive a special Cubs pin, and it is really cool, I can tell you that. One per person while supplies last. We're here until 1245, followed by Zach Zabin's pregame show right here on 104.3 The Score. Now here's question number one. Which is the bigger Chicago baseball accomplishment? The Cubs hitting a season high, five home runs in one game, or the White Sox earning their first road series victory in eight tries?
Man, this is a great question. I am going to say, in this case, the White Sox and what they have accomplished on the road.
How is Donation Day being celebrated at Gallagher Way?
I know that surprises you a little bit, Marshall. You know why? Because I expected, and I understand the question and the spirit of it. We're talking about relative. I expected the Cubs to hit bombs this year. When the wind is blowing out like it was last night, I was there. Act accordingly. That is what you were supposed to do. That's more of what the Cubs are supposed to be doing this season. So I am not going to give them the advantage on this particular question. Not only did the White Sox win a road series, they do it against the Orioles. who were the most indicative of their troubles on the road recently, having lost 15 of 62. That was nine straight losses before they won the first game of the series, and they've been doing it in really easy fashion.
They are making baseball look easy right now, which has been tough for both of our baseball teams. It doesn't mean it's bad, but I think that I am more proud of the White Sox and what they have been doing and winning on the road in this particular series than what the Cubs have been doing.
I can't believe I'm saying this, but not me. I actually think based on what we have seen, the totality of the season, especially the pre 14 of 18, I'm thinking about losing 21 of 28 for the Cubs and how paltry the offense looked at the time. It's the five home runs in one game. Yes, this is a lineup that is built to do that. The back of everybody's baseball cards indicates that it is supposed to be that way.
Which Chicago baseball accomplishment is more significant: Cubs' home runs or White Sox's road series win?
But at the same time, it hadn't happened. So until it happened, I wasn't quite sure that it was going to happen. You got me?
I think I just have a little bit of resentment that it wasn't happening because it is a surprise.
So for me, it was the five home runs because we hadn't seen it. Also, here's a fun stat for you. The Cubs hitting right now. I feel like they are. The Sox have hit 44 runs in the past five games. Can the Cubs pull off a stretch like that? That's the next challenge.
The Cubs have been scoring runs at a nice clip over the last week or so. I mean, the Mets series certainly helped. Dansby Swanson has certainly helped. But look, this is a no-brainer for me because only one of those facts that Ray gave us in the question was when they did. The other, you had to go out and do it on your own. And you saw Colson Montgomery able to power it together. I know.
Say it with me now.
The Cubs, they needed some wind to get theirs done. Colson Montgomery, he's just here to create. What are you doing, Montgomery? The wind from all the Orioles fans in attendance as they ooh and ah at what he is able to do.
Wagner made news yesterday, by the way.
I know he did. The other reason why this is big is because go back to earlier this season, you know, pre-Sam Antonacci, as I like to call it. P-S-A. Yes.
It's like B-C-N-A-D. Public service announcement.
P-S-A. P-S-A works even better. Pre-Sam Antonacci. This team played the Orioles and got swept right out of their own ballpark. Since then, they've been pretty good at home. They've been pretty good at home. And so now the Sox kind of, you know, if they can pull off a sweep today... That's the perfect atonement for what happened earlier in the season against a team in the Orioles that apparently stole only five games out of a wildcard spot.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What are the five sports topics highlighted in the Five On It segment?
0:02–1:02
2
How is Donation Day being celebrated at Gallagher Way?
1:02–2:26
3
Which Chicago baseball accomplishment is more significant: Cubs' home runs or White Sox's road series win?
2:26–16:08
4
What makes Pete Crow Armstrong's June performance notable?
16:08–29:51
Speakers
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