5 On It: How impressed were you with the Cubs' performance against Paul Skenes?

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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

Leila Rahimi 0:02

It's time for five on it. Rahimi Harrison-Roney.

Mark Grote 0:05

Bring you five topics on their minds today.

Leila Rahimi 0:07

On 104.3 The Score. I got five on it.

Mark Grote 0:11

Number one. On a scale of one to ten on the impress me meter, trademark, where would you rate the Cubs performance against Pirates ace Paul Skeens in yesterday's 7-2 win over Pittsburgh?

Leila Rahimi 0:22

Seven. They were impressive. Can I sound any more like Jim Rome there? That was not intentional. Seven.

How did the Cubs perform against Paul Skeens?

Leila Rahimi 0:28

On the impress me meter. No, wait. On the impress me meter, I give it a seven. I got to work on my Jim Rome. I don't really know how to do that well because he's got bass in his voice. But for an outing against Paul Skeens, who we know is somewhat fallible but also elite, to work him for five and a third innings and three walks. which I know he still threw 10 strikeouts, but three walks out of skeins, you get four hits, three runs, only one of them was earned, but that's because you took advantage of a bevy of errors by these Pirates, two to be exact, that cost them runs. I thought it was a good outing. I thought it was impressive. You know, the best thing that you can do as a team, especially one who really struggled offensively, is to not only show that the 10 runs you had to break your 10-game losing streak

Leila Rahimi 1:18

were true, but that it wasn't a fluke. And so to be able to come through and score seven runs the next day, to close out a series, get a happy flight to St. Louis, all of those things that actually I feel like are important. You know, keep it going. And they kept the run going and they kept the offensive hustle going to smart base running plays, working counts. I thought that that was all very good.

Mark Grote 1:39

I'm only going to give them a five for their work specifically against Paul Skeens.

Leila Rahimi 1:44

Why are you calling Paul Skeens a lizard, Grody?

Mark Grote 1:46

Well, because he is a lizard. Okay, Layla?

Leila Rahimi 1:49

He did go to LSU. I feel like he would also survive the heat well.

Mark Grote 1:54

Yeah, I think so. I think he has a certain immunity to it. He has that layer. It's the opposite.

Leila Rahimi 2:00

You don't have a layer surviving the heat. You have no layers.

Mark Grote 2:03

Oh, that's right. That's why you fall and freeze. I mean, I was very impressed. Like, if you ask us about the impress-me meter of the Cubs beating the Pirates, it's an 8 or 9. But against Skeens in particular, they didn't get to him. Skeens struck out 10, as you mentioned, Layla. Not only that, struck out 6 straight between the first and third inning and was exactly a victim of bad defense. He gave up one earned run in the game. His ERA went down to 289. So I can't say the Cubs... got to Paul Skeens, the dramatic damage was done in the eighth inning with Ian Happ and then the eighth inning and then the ninth inning. So where did they get to Paul Skeens exactly?

Leila Rahimi 2:47

Well, they got on base. They worked the count. They did what they could. They worked three walks, which for him is also uncharacteristic. So I was happy with what they got out of him.

Mark Grote 2:56

Okay. My standards are a little bit stricter than I go with a five for Mr. Skeens. Sorry.

Leila Rahimi 3:02

Why are you calling Paul Skeens old Grady Jarrett?

Mark Grote 3:05

He's old.

Leila Rahimi 3:08

Old Paul Skeens.

Mark Grote 3:09

Don't make me have to sing the song. Number 21.

Leila Rahimi 3:14

Wait, how did it, where did it come from?

What factors contributed to the Cubs' offensive success?

Mark Grote 3:17

The song? Yeah. Well, I know this. What is the name of that song? Do you know the song I'm talking about? The first part of Paul Skeen's name?

Leila Rahimi 3:25

Oh, I thought you were talking about the old Grady Jarrett song.

Mark Grote 3:28

Oh, no, no, no. The one that you told me. You said, you can sing it if you want, but I'm not going to because I know what it means.

Leila Rahimi 3:36

Yeah, I stand by that remark.

Mark Grote 3:38

And so notice I'm not singing it.

Leila Rahimi 3:40

Play the sound effect.

Mark Grote 3:41

I'm showing some discipline here right now.

Leila Rahimi 3:43

On a Friday.

Mark Grote 3:43

It's strange for you. Isn't that crazy?

Leila Rahimi 3:44

When'd you get in?

Mark Grote 3:47

Number two.

Leila Rahimi 3:48

See, he wasn't even distracted by that. I've got an in the zone Mark Rowdy.

Mark Grote 3:52

We're in the zone and we're on five on it here on 104.3 The Score. Here's question number two. Which player needs to have a big series in order to ensure the Cubs a series win over the NL Central rival Cardinals this weekend?

Leila Rahimi 4:04

Mark, what do you think? Let's start with you.

Mark Grote 4:06

Can you read the question again?