5 On It: Is Cubs' series against against the Reds their biggest of the season so far?
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Blanket. Show to Imanaga. And not like the thing that keeps you warm that Matas Bouzelis wore as a cape whenever he saw the game. Did you notice that?
I didn't. I'm still getting over the homophone of blanket and blanket. This is blanky.
Modest Booz Ellis, when he was watching the game with Caleb Williams, when they watched PCA, it was that Thursday. He wore a fleece Cubs blanket as a cape. And then they were out here.
That was Friday.
Friday. Okay. Then they were out here at a soccer game. And did you see he wrapped the scarf around his head? I need more Manos Buzalas wearing materials in conventional ways. That's an aside. In the meantime, once again, I owe Shota Imanaga an apology. I think I'm going to be apologizing to Shota for a while and I'm okay with it because his performances have remained steadfast. I love a two to nothing ball game. It's boring and stressful and makes you value everything in life. And the margin is super thin. So what's everybody going to do? And Shota's like, I'm going to go out there and do what I've been doing. Watch this. Two to nothing. Ball game. So... For me, I think it was the performance of Shota Imanaga, and that win specifically, 2-0, the sweep of the Diamondbacks.
He just continues to perform and be consistent. Seven innings, only one walk, five strikeouts, and two runs was enough. And you know what? Special honor to Ben Brown. Juzio Ray is now at 182, and he got a save to his name because he just picked up where Shota left off and threw two innings, and it was ballgame, and everybody sang the song.
Shota Imanaga was good.
Blanket.
Shota Imanaga has been good. He's the ace of this Cubs team, as I've said repeatedly, and I will not stop saying that.
Ace might be on the mound tonight.
Okay. Let me ask you a question. What's Shota's big bugaboo?
Home runs.
So if I told you that Shota has given up less home runs per nine, then I don't know the guy you're talking about. That would be impressive, right?
Edward Cabrera.
That would be impressive, right?
I think technically it's fewer in this terminology of the English language, but yes.
He has a lower home run rate per nine.
Right, but the word less versus the word fewer.
Oh, okay. Yeah. However you want to say it, it's 0.7, which is among the league leaders. So Shota's great. But he's not the MVP. MVP is Michael Bush, ladies and gentlemen.
Oh, look at the comeback.
Michael Bush, 5 for 10 in the series. Michael Bush, 4 extra base hits. Michael Bush, 6 runs driven in. Michael Bush starting to put it together a little bit. A modest little 3-game hitting streak. Modest? Boozealous? No, modest. I'll do a better job of enunciating in the future. But if Michael Bush is going to be down in the sixth hole doing these types of things, and Moises Ballesteros continues to do, well, Mo Baller type of things, that Cubs lineup, the most impressive thing about it, it's so freaking long. It's like an old school album from the 90s. No skips. That's what the Cubs are doing with this lineup. Again, I said it once, I'll say it again. Second highest scoring offense in all of baseball. Shout out to the Braves who are just mangling anyone and everyone in their path.
They look like a juggernaut runaway train.
That will be a fun series to watch next week in these baseball streets.
25 and 10. They're very good, but the Cubs are good too. But Michael Bush, he is the MVP of the weekend series sweep over the Padres.
If you're just tuning in, the time of tonight's Cubs game has been moved up due to forecasted inclement weather.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–6:26
2
Who is the MVP of the Cubs' recent series win over the Diamondbacks?
6:26–7:58
3
What has been Shota Imanaga's impact on the Cubs' performance?
7:58–10:35
4
How does Michael Bush contribute to the Cubs' success?
10:35–12:08
5
What makes the Cubs' lineup so effective this season?
12:08–15:55
6
Is this series against the Reds the biggest test for the Cubs this season?
15:55–19:59
Speakers
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