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It's time for Five On. Layla Rahimi and Marshall Harris with Mark Grote. Bringing you five topics on their mind today. On Chicago Sports Radio 670 The Score. I got five on it. Number one.
It's a special edition of Five On. We've got Layla Rahimi, Marshall Harris, and CHSN's Clay Harbor all in the house. And this is an amazing Chicago Sports Week. Bears are in the playoffs. The Cubs introduced third baseman Alex Bregman. Before we get into it all, Got to let you know, Spiegel and Holmes will broadcast live from Cubs Convention tomorrow afternoon from 2 to 6. And they have a star-studded lineup. The man himself, Alex Bregman, will join the show at 4.45 at 5 o'clock. Second baseman, Nico Horner. And 5.15, manager Craig Council. So Spiegel and Holmes, Cubs Convention tomorrow, 2 to 6. Don't miss it. Now here's question number one. What were your takeaways from the Cubs introductory press conference for Alex Bregman?
I still don't know who's playing where in the infield. So that's that's cool. That tells me that maybe there is an awkward conversation that hasn't happened yet. I don't know if that happens at Cubs convention, because as I said, I think in the hour that we followed the Alex Bregman press conference, we seem to kind of figure out people's roles throughout the season. So that may be the case here as far as seeing how that goes. Jed Hoyer even went so far as to bring up the 2016 team and how they had players playing all over the diamond who were versatile. Javi Baez was the example that was most notable. But if I had to guess, Alex Bregman's probably the everyday third baseman. It's just a matter of how they want to use Matt Shaw.
But the problem is Matt Shaw's greatest value to this team is still his defense at third base, although his offense made leaps and bounds in the second half of the season.
My biggest takeaway is this. Playoff dreams are no longer deferred. Salaries now are. And that's a new way of doing business for the Chicago Cubs. And that's a good way of doing business for the Chicago Cubs. Don't know what's going to happen with the 2027 work stoppage on the horizon. But I can tell you this. It seems like whatever conversations need to be had last summer between Jed Hoyer, in between Crane Kenny, in between ultimately Tom Ricketts, got had in a way that they understand that this is the future. This is the only way they're going to be able to compete with other big market teams such as the Los Angeles Dodgers who have shown they'll defer it all for a chance to win World Series after World Series after World Series.
And now maybe the Cubs can sneak into what should be a Dodgers dynasty window.
Yeah, I think this was the Cubs reintroducing themselves into a big market franchise that has World Series. They just think they can win. And Alex Bregman, to me, comes off as a very serious guy. Do you know why he wore number two?
Yeah, because he was the number two pick behind Dansby Swanson.
Number two pick behind Dansby Swanson. That just tells you that a guy that is motivated, that wants to come out there, plays with a chip on his shoulder. Tom Brady, when I played with him at the Patriots, had my cup of coffee. More like an espresso shot. It was that quick.
What are the highlights from the Cubs introductory press conference for Alex Bregman?
What I noticed about him throughout that whole offseason of training and the six games with the Pats, he kept that six-round draft pick chip on his shoulder. He's the second pick in the draft. He's keeping it on his shoulder. And the other thing is, nine consecutive... Playoff appearances, this guy is a winner. He knows how to play baseball. He's a winner, and that matters. Sometimes the stats aren't quantifiable. You can't quantify what it takes to be a winner. This guy is someone you want in your franchise.
You're right about that. I think that was important to this team.
Number two. On a scale of one to ten on the we should have created this sooner pedimeter trademark, rate what Sean McVay said to reporters yesterday about Matt LaFleur.
Matt LaFleur, obviously, King and Green Bay, and my thing on your staff, he's played Ben Johnson three times this year.
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