5 On It & previewing Cubs-Marlins series finale (Hour 3)
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What were the biggest concerns after the Cubs’ loss to the Marlins?
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It's time for five on it. Raheemi and Croody bring you five topics on their minds today. On 1043 Discord.
Number one. With a chance to clinch a playoff berth on the line, the Cubs fell to the Marlins 3-2. What was the worst part of the game?
I gotta say the worst part now is I've had some time to reflect is this potential injury for Kevin Gossman, over which in the sixth inning he left the game with left shoulder soreness after making a diving tag at third base. And I know we'll get an update on that a little bit later on here on the show, but you know, Kevin Gossman, he is And we can talk about his inconsistencies. He's your number one starter in the postseason as far as I am concerned. And he did have a nice night last night. Um, getting through five and two-thirds, striking out seven. The stuff was really good. Like that was the Gossman now for two straight games that you want to see, and then there had to be a dampering on the game with that and the way he was talking after the game and how he has had a separation previously.
To me, that was the worst part of the game other than just not winning the game and not clinching.
I think that that is absolutely a huge part of why this is bad. Because the last thing you want is not only to lose the game, but then lose a guy who's supposed to be a massive part of your playoff rotation. If you make the playoffs
Whoa, she said if people.
I just stop it with this. Just win already. Don't you actually frustrating.
I don't want to ever see that hear that on your mind. Uh
they've left twenty-two men on base over two games time. And I will put up with some bad numbers with runners in scoring position, cause that's life, especially when the wind is blowing in. I don't want to hear about it from anybody. It's very hard to hit, except for Kyle Stowers, who is apparently a world beater against the Cubs and has a fifteen hundred OPS this season against them. That's not even his best OPS. The guy knows how to hit. In the meantime, it's Say you were two for twenty six with runners in scoring position over the last two games. I know one of them was one for eighteen. But man, it would feel so much better if you had won game one. And then we're out here wasting Kevin Gossman starts.
But in the meantime, yeah, it's it's the lack of of offense when your pitching has done the job for the most part. For the most part.
Low key another thing that we haven't even mentioned that kinda sucked in that game is that PCA again didn't get his fortieth stolen base and he had the opportunity. I I I
actually They were wa everybody was watching. Everybody was watching. Especially the Marlins. I
I credit him for his discipline in that spot because he walked, I believe it was with two outs, Seya at the plate, and he he did one move where it looked like he was going. He took like two steps. I don't know if he had planned to and felt like he got a bad jump or if he was just doing a bluff, but then eventually Seya I think popped out to to short right field and the inning ends. But I was like, This is your opportunity. I'm kinda more worried. I'm kinda more worried about Wasn't it a lefty
on the mound though too? That makes it trickier. Was
it? I don't know. You might be right. But but yeah, that's too bad. Come on, man. Go, go. Just nope, he didn't go. Nope. Didn't go. What about now? Forty five and thirty nine still pretty good. Stop it. PCA hit has forty five home runs this year. Holy mackerel. It's just hitting me.
We tried to uh talk about it with Jed Hoyer too, and he was like, We're not appreciating this enough, and I think he's right.
What Cubs right hander Kevin Gossman was asked what manager Craig Council's message was after the three two loss to the Marlins and a missed opportunity to clinch a playoff berth. Here's how Gaussman answered the question.
You know, he more so talked about the schedule, you know, kinda trying to tell guys um You know, pack accordingly. It's gonna be pretty crappy weather in Boston, obviously, and so um that was kind of more of the message than anything.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What were the biggest concerns after the Cubs’ loss to the Marlins?
0:00–7:40
2
How might Kevin Gausman’s shoulder injury affect the Cubs’ rotation?
7:40–13:58
3
Why is Kyle Stowers considered a major threat to the Cubs?
13:58–21:02
4
What does Craig Counsell’s recent media message reveal about the team’s outlook?
21:02–29:08
5
How is the Cubs’ starting pitcher matchup against the Marlins shaping up for the series finale?
29:08–29:38
Speakers
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