5 On It: Who are Chicago's All-Star Game snubs?

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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

Marshall Harris 0:02

It's time for Five On It. Rahimi Harrison-Roney. Bring you five topics on their minds today. On 104.3 The Score. I got five on it. Number one.

Mark Grody 0:13

Here's question number one for five on it. What was the most disappointing aspect of the Cubs series loss to the NL Central rival Cardinals?

Vinny Rotino 0:21

All right. It's on my mind and I can't get the song stuck out of my head. So I'm just going to call it Saturday's game, a.k.a. what I've described as the slog in the fog. Yes, it is referring to a different song. But the important thing is the Cubs did not hit in the second game of the series. They got shut out 3-0.

What was the most disappointing aspect of the Cubs series loss to the NL Central rival Cardinals?

Vinny Rotino 0:40

And it was kind of a damper on July 4th as a whole. And I will not sit here and let you desecrate the United States of America. I can't even say that seriously. But it was just a real clunker. The first two games were obviously a clunker. The 17-1 is just ridiculous. But at least it was somewhat absurd. Shota Imanaga had a decent start. And then they just couldn't hit enough. And then they got shut out. They had five hits total. It was just a game that shouldn't have even been played. People couldn't find the ball. What else do you need to know about a game that shouldn't have happened if it wasn't for that damn television? It was televised on Fox. I think they wanted it to happen. So that's why the game occurred.

Vinny Rotino 1:24

So that was disappointing. The pictures are interesting, but ultimately I want a baseball game I can see.

Marshall Harris 1:31

The most disappointing to me was the fact that at the end of the day, the day's got to end concerning the Cubs offense with the runners in scoring position. Three for 24 for the series. It's not anything new. It's not anything fresh. It's just this is the way it goes with the Cubs offense.

Vinny Rotino 1:50

At the end of the day, the day's got to end.

Marshall Harris 1:52

No, but that perfectly describes to me the Cubs offense and what your expectations are of this team. The pitching isn't great. The offense is sporadic. And so are Cubs wins. That's what it is, Mark.

Mark Grote 2:06

I hate that we had to go back to RISP. I feel like every day for a while, we may have broken the record for having to mention the Cubs not coming through with runners in scoring position. So I kind of ignored that, although it's a great point. That might be the answer, but I have wrist fatigue, okay?

Vinny Rotino 2:27

You 100% have wrist fatigue.

Marshall Harris 2:28

You didn't have wrist fatigue when the Padres were in town. You didn't have wrist fatigue when they were sweeping the Mets.

Mark Grote 2:34

That's very true, which brings me to my... answer for this question. And that is the Cubs Friday game where they lose 17-1 to the Cardinals. Disappointing on a lot of levels. The main level is the David Peterson level because David Peterson had come here, had had a nice start to his Cubs career against Milwaukee. I know he gave up the home run to Cheerio to start his life as a Cub. Cheerio. Cheerio. But he did get through that, and he looked pretty good. So I thought, okay, maybe the Cubs have something. And then, against their rivals, he goes three and two-thirds, allows ten runs, three home runs, and his ERA. Welcome to your 675 ERA. Is that all?

Vinny Rotino 3:19

Is that bad?

Mark Grote 3:20

That's all. And also... Also, we have to play the relativity game because their previous game, which had been on Wednesday, they had Thursday off. That was the Cubs 23-3 win over San Diego where Buehler, sick Buehler party, got crushed by the Cubs. You can't do that. You can't win 23-3 and then lose 17-1. You can't do that. But you know what?

Vinny Rotino 3:45

In the spirit of Even Steven and the Seinfeld episode about Even Steven, that's why I was like, oh, well, at least they scored 23 the day before. I guess. So I wasn't as upset about it. I was like, oh, that escalated quickly. But then again, so did yesterday. And I was like, I'll just wait for Saturday. So then wiped to me waiting for Saturday. And then I'm like, wait. What the hell is this? What's going on?

Marshall Harris 4:09

Is it global warming?

Vinny Rotino 4:09

I can't even see the ball. What's happening? Is it raining? Is it not raining? I stayed inside. I didn't do any... My friends had plans. I was going to meet them. We were going to hang out outside. None of that happened because of that stupid-ass fog.