5 On It: Were Cubs' bats or temperatures hotter at Wrigley Field on Wednesday?
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Yeah. It's time for five. Bring you five topics on their minds today. Number one.
What was hotter Thursday at Wrigley Field? The temperature or the Cubs bats?
I mean, I did not see that coming. I did not see the 23-run outburst coming. I mean, I thought it might be a 9-7 special again. And I mentioned this, Ray Diaz, Tyler Ferengel, Chuck Swirsky. I mentioned that there were two fans in front of us in our booth at Gallagher Way yesterday. And one of the guys goes, what do you think the score is going to be? And he's with a buddy of his.
What was the temperature and Cubs' performance at Wrigley Field?
And I said, I don't know, probably another 9-7 game. And then the buddy goes... I don't know, man. What about 15-3? And then he goes, the other guy goes, yeah, 15-3. And I was like, I didn't say that. Well, I should have taken credit because he was way closer to the correct score than I was. The temperature was hot. And I don't recommend for those of you who don't like the hot weather, you don't like the heat, just stay inside. This isn't even a challenge. It's just the right thing to do. But 23 runs.
Do you think the Padres went out the night before?
I don't know.
I mean, a day game after a night game? You lose two games, one in the Ivy, and then the next day you give up 23 runs? If I'm the new owner to the Padres, I'm calling a team meeting. Where were you last night?
That was ridiculous. And you know, the normally solid Walker Bueller gave up nine earned runs over four innings. I mean, and that's how you knew that the wheels were off. But here's the funny part, Chuck.
No, the wheels were off at about three in the morning when they went back to their hotel.
An allegation by Chuck Swirsky.
I mean, come on. You can't give up 23. You just lost two tough games. Yeah. And you come back. You got to be kidding me. 23 runs. That is an embarrassment.
It offended your baseball sensibilities.
It did. And then the third home run hit by Swanson. I get it. You know, it's Major League Baseball and all that stuff. That was a lollipop.
Well, that was a position player pitching.
It was like wiffle ball. There should be an asterisk.
You know what? Dustin Rhodes in our first hour said the same thing. And what's funny is I don't know that Dansby Swanson would disagree. Like he understands.
When he was circling the bases, you saw. I love Swanson. I think he's, you know, I've never met the guy. I don't know him. But I've heard the interviews, and I've seen him. I think he's a class act. But he was circling the bases. When he got around the third, he put the Michael Jordan two hands up in the air. Shrugging. Shrugging against Portland with MJ, beating Cliff Robinson with the three ball, right in the grill. And then Cliff Robinson's looking at the heavens saying, come on. Well, Dansby Swanson did the shrug.
I mean, because what are you going to do? Your job is to hit. It's not your fault that there's a position player out there. And it's kind of the fault of the team, if you will, for being so good that a position player is out there.
That's like the guys across from us in the studio. And when they have a bad day at the office, and it happens to all of us, but when they hit the wrong button, they give the shrug. Hey, it happens.
It does happen. It does. See, they're shrugging respectfully right now, Tyler and Ray.
See, I think we should do a segment called The Shrug. The Shruggy? Like, who gets the shrug today?
So who gets the shrug then? You think Dansby Swanson gives it or do you think the Padres receive it?
Oh, the Padres.
Okay, then. Yeah, that was brutal. And how about the fact that the Cubs scored 23 runs and then, oh, last week, don't forget, the White Sox had 22.
Yes, they did.
Now, for those of you seam heads out there, there is a question that is being asked by Levi Weaver and Andy McCullough of The Athletic, and I think they do tremendous work asking if Major League Baseball is changing the balls again. And those two games would give you an indication that that might be the case, because you know they're in charge of that. They're in charge of ball production, so they are able to do that with Rawlings, and that is at their discretion if they so choose.
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