5 On It & Herb Howard shares a Bears report (Hour 3)
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What topics are covered in the "Five on It" segment at the start of the show?
Tyler, do the thing. So
good. It's time for
five on it. Bring you five topics on their minds today. On 104.3 The Score.
Number one. First, Baby T, Layla wants to hear your impression of the old school Menards guy. Save big money at Menards. Menards. Menards. Oh, yeah. The OG. Okay.
Okay. I feel better now.
All right. Question number one. What was the most disappointing aspect of the Cubs 6-3 loss to the Braves?
I mean, I got to go with what keeps hitting us over the head, and that is Jacob Webb. Just again, time after time after time, they have to keep putting Jacob Webb out there. In the seventh inning, he allows the Aussie Albies to run a homer. It makes it 4-3 Braves at the time. And then you think about it, my God. Ozzie Albies is just a disappointment to Cubs fans, man, because the dude, he's getting into that Eugenio Suarez category of Cubs killer. Albies' eighth home run in 23 games at Wrigley Field. He's a really good player, but boy, does he love playing at Wrigley Field. Boy, does he love playing against the Cubs. The whole bullpen breakdown aspect of the day, but I will zero in specifically and stay on Jacob Webb.
It's just so
disappointing.
That
was impressive. The problem for me is not just Jacob Webb, although that was his eighth blown save of the season.
Eighth.
That is terrifying
when you put it that way. Yeah, it is. Yeah. Dana Palencia got the hold for anybody who's into that type of thing.
He got an out.
Yeah.
That's all he needed to do.
That he did. And then you could argue that why was Edward Cabrera left out for the ninth? But all of this goes back to the same thing. The bullpen. If there's one thing that Marvin taught me about the trade deadline, it is that you need to invest in your pen. And the Cubs rather couldn't do that. The Cubs had to invest in starting pitching because theirs was injured. And Edward Cabrera got injured. And then he comes back and you're trying to use him in some bullpen scenario because you need guys to do something. But this all goes back to the same actual problem. You could invest in the bullpen at the deadline because your starters were too injured. And now you're seeing all the chickens come home to roost.
Reap what you sow. A moment on Edward Cabrera, if we might. He enters in the seventh inning with two outs. Man on third. Goes 3-0. You're playing a dangerous game, Mr. Cabrera. Before he was able to get the out, get the ground out. His first pitching since August 16th. I guess what I'm building up to is, yeah... He gives up the Drake Baldwin bomb on an 0-2 count with two outs, and that was horrific and bad and all that. But can we say that relative to not having been a bullpen guy, that it was a decent performance, that it was a solid two and a third with three strikeouts? I can do without the two walks. It
was a solid two. I'm not going to go as far as to say it's a solid two and a third. Fair enough. The night that he began precariously. Don't forget they had two base runners and there was that pickoff.
Yeah. Like, I want to see more. And I get it. Like, it was very hard to be anything but negative in that first hour of the show today because of all the everybody.
Because you all disappointed us.
That's right, kids. Gaussman, Webb, and Cabrera all give up two-run homers. Dueling two-run bombs by Cubs pitching last night did not make for a happy start to the show today. But I'm just saying, I want to see more from Edward Cabrera. And maybe Craig Council learned the limits as well with Cabrera.
I mean, more two-inning outings, maybe? Is that the idea?
I don't even know. Maybe one-inning outings. You know what I'm saying? Like, you have to figure something out. Jacob Webb's no longer the answer. He's got to be out, right?
Like, you
just can't do this
anymore. You can't keep rolling people out there.
Zephyr John's still playing a dangerous game, running hot and cold. Daniel Palencia, maybe? But they didn't even want to pitch him more than one batter last night. So if we are, because there has to be solutions. There has to be. So I'm just, I want to see it again from Cabrera.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What topics are covered in the "Five on It" segment at the start of the show?
0:00–5:22
2
Why did the Cubs lose 6‑3 to the Braves and which pitchers were most criticized?
5:22–8:48
3
What did Cubs manager Craig Council say about the team’s needs after the loss?
8:48–14:50
4
How does the Bears’ early‑season performance compare to preseason expectations?
14:50–20:23
5
What key injuries and roster questions did Herb Howard raise about the Bears?
20:23–27:40
6
How are the Bears preparing for their upcoming game against the Vikings?
27:40–33:37
7
Should listeners bet on Caleb Williams for MVP on FanDuel and why?
33:37–39:04
8
What is the controversy surrounding the fake Green Bay play‑by‑play segment?
39:04–42:28
Speakers
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