5 On It & Jim Margalus talks White Sox's thrilling win over Braves (Hour 3)
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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What thrilling moment defined Braden Montgomery's MLB debut?
On 104.3 The Score. I got five on it.
Number one. If you could only use one word to describe White Sox rookie Braden Montgomery's two-run walk-off homer to cap off his MLB debut and give the Southsiders a 6-5 win over the Braves, what would it be and why?
Unbelievable. Because that's what it was. How many different ways do you need to prove it was unbelievable? Number one, it was his debut. Number two, it was his first career home run. Number three, he just got here. He's not even supposed to be here. He doesn't even go here. He does actually go here. That's a Mean Girls quote. Number four was against Rice L. Iglesias, who they were shocked reading his ERA when he came into the game because it's sub one.
How did the White Sox manage to secure a win against the Braves?
Isn't it like sub 80? It's like seven. It was .075 or something like that. Some stupid number, which also made it even more unbelievable. There's no other way to describe this. And the shot itself was also unbelievable. That showed some massive power. So for me... By all measurements I can find, Oprah, baby Jesus, choose whatever you believe in. Pizza. Unbelievable is the word I would use.
It's a good word. My word to describe what Brayden Montgomery did last night, the two-run rock-off, is what? What? What? What? But only once. That's my word. Because... Wait. I said it five times. I said my one word five times.
But only once.
Okay, I'll try it again. My word is what? What? I mean, I couldn't believe it. It was too good to be true. Opposite field, by the way. Oppo hitting from the left side. He's a switch hitter, kids.
And a real one.
A real pinch hitter, which makes him so tantalizing. The fact that the ball, did it bounce off the top of the wall? Did it actually hit? I mean, it barely cleared the wall out there.
Don't worry about that.
It doesn't matter. It made it even more dramatic to have that. It made it even more dramatic that Bob Costas called it as well. But that was beautiful. And to hear him after the game too, he was kind of in awe at first when he was being asked questions. And then he said, guess guys, it's all downhill from here.
Yeah, we didn't get to play his comments actually in the first segment. Do we have those? We have time to do it right now.
I like the kid.
Yeah, that's how he drew it up. That was... I still don't know what to say. That was unreal.
What role did Will Venable's managing decisions play in the game?
There were some balls. Matt Olsen hit a couple that kind of fell short of the wall. Yeah. And did you think you got it when you made contact there? I had no clue. I hit it, and I thought that it would at least get over his head, and so I was excited that at least we didn't lose. That was, yeah, I, that was, that left me speechless. That was just surreal. I mean, I couldn't even hear anything. I was, obviously I was told the crowd was pretty loud, but I, yeah, that was, I laughed at it. It was a change-up. Change-up, yeah. Yep, put a good swing on it, and the rest is history.
I heard that it was a very loud clubhouse after that game.
I bet it was. He was kind of in Chris Farley mode right there. A little bit of the Chris Farley show. Oh, yeah. That was awesome.
Remember that time?
I couldn't believe it. Did you ever see that guy? Yeah.
You could tell he was, I think, speechless and also still kind of amazed at himself. Yeah. It's one thing to do this in AAA. Quite another to do it at the big league level against one of the best closers in the game.
One of five players to ever in their major league debut hit a game-winning home run.
He likes to slug. He does. That's what Will Venable said. I hear liking to slug helps you win ballgames.
Why'd you bunt so much last night, Will? A guy who loves to slug.
Mark is very mad about the bunts.
I don't know if I'm mad at it. I just thought it was the story of the game until the heroics. Will Venable was ready to go off after the game, even on himself, especially for the attempted safety squeeze.
Five on it.
Sorry. Number two.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:18
2
What thrilling moment defined Braden Montgomery's MLB debut?
0:18–1:03
3
How did the White Sox manage to secure a win against the Braves?
1:03–2:54
4
What role did Will Venable's managing decisions play in the game?
2:54–5:36
5
How did the White Sox's performance impact their season outlook?
5:36–12:49
6
What are the challenges faced by the Cubs this season?
12:49–29:21
7
How do the Cubs plan to bounce back against the Rockies?
29:21–41:33
Speakers
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