5 On It & Danny Parkins blasts Brandon Johnson (Hour 3)
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It's time for 5 On It. Rahimi Harris and Grody bring you five topics on their minds today. On 104.3 The Score. I got 5 On It. Number 1.
This is 5 On It. I'm Rahimi Harris and Grody. And it's brought to you by AlmostFreeTeeth.com. Save on dental implants today. Number 1. Cubs drop Game 2 to the A's 5-4 in 10 innings. On a scale from 1-10 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. So 7.75, if not an 8.
What are the main concerns for the Cubs after their recent game?
I just can't be to an 8 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. 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 level.
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 to 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.
JT Ginn also sounds like a great brand name or like a great name for a bar.
Yeah. The bar part, like JTO Sullivan's.
Like JT Ginn, like Zach McKinstry's.
I was thinking more like JT Wentworth. You look at Ginn, too, by the way, Mars. DJ Higgins. 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.
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.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–1:32
2
What are the main concerns for the Cubs after their recent game?
1:32–4:32
3
How do the Cubs compare to their upcoming opponents in the standings?
4:32–19:43
4
What are the implications of Micah Parsons' potential return for the Bears?
19:43–22:11
5
What did Danny Parkins say about Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's comments?
22:11–24:33
6
How does Parkins critique the mayor's decision to leave the Bears game early?
24:33–32:42
7
What are the latest updates on the Bears' stadium saga?
32:42–37:58
8
What insights does Parkins provide on the state of Chicago sports?
37:58–38:45
Speakers
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