Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
After a rocky start, are the Cubs now ready to launch? (Hour 1)
17 Apr 2026
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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Rahimi Harrison-Grody, 10-2 on 104.3 The Score.
I have not ran across a Cubs fan that's like, oh no, right? Because they know over the course of 162, they're going to be all right. Now those other teams. I think you're wrong.
Ray, how many times have you said oh no this season? Several.
Oh no. Oh no. Oh no. Oh no. Oh no. Oh, no, about what? Oh, no, about not scoring runs. Oh, no, about the number of injuries sustained to the club's pitching staff.
Oh, no, we're not going to the playoffs. It's still early, but I'm looking at... Let me ask you a question. Are you, oh, no, we're not going to the playoffs? Not yet, but I do.
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Chapter 2: Are the Cubs ready to take off after their recent performance?
But I am, oh, no, like... You're just oh-knowing because you're a Cubs fan.
Yeah, oh, no, the Brewers exist and always find a way to be troublesome.
So you think they're pessimistic? I'm not superstitious, but... I am a little stitious. But I think your impoverished view of baseball from a White Sox fan is you're looking at like, you don't even think the Cubs have first world problems. You think the Cubs have first class problems. Yeah. Do you see the tears, the levels?
A bunch of high class folks do a bunch of high class things.
My champagne isn't as cold as I would like it to be in.
Cheese. First class champagne.
This cheese is not brie. And I would like brie cheese instead of this cheese that I have. That's what Cubs fans sound like. Nobody wanted cheddar.
Well, your problem is you're so used to eating string trees. You're like, how can you be upset about that?
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Chapter 3: What is the impact of injuries on the Cubs' pitching staff?
We're eating government cheese over here. And you're worried because your cheese is not quite as cold as you would like it. It's like watching that fat guy catch a cannibal stomach in slow motion.
Spoiled, spoiled man. Tough as you would like it. Mine isn't even sliced. Yours is coming in.
He's over here in Tom and Jerry world. Just, oh, a block of cheese. Let's go.
Leave the f***ing cheese there.
All right? I love f***ing cheese at my feet.
Layla Rahimi. Marshall Harris. Mark Grody. Midday's 10 a.m. to 2 on Chicago Sports Radio 104.3. The Score.
You know what we do on Rahimi Harris and Grody. And welcome in on 104.3 The Score along with Marshall Harris. I am Mark Grody. We, for better or for worse. Ride the roller coaster of 162 baseball games in a Cubs season. Some of us, me, Ray, we like to sit in the front car. And we want all the loops and the corkscrews. Put your hands up. Put your hands up, y'all.
Oh, and Tyler admits to riding the roller coaster and the roller coaster of consternation and elation. Wow, that sounded neat coming out of my mouth. I don't know about you, Marshall. I feel like you do to a certain point, but you're a little more reserved. You'll wait in the full line.
Well, we got the fast pass to the roller coaster of 162 games because sometimes I do hear it's early coming out of your mouth.
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Chapter 4: What are the expectations for the NBA playoffs this year?
There's no doubt about it. I will, though... Let's see, where did I write this down? Oh, right here. I will, though... You got bad news. We are... I kind of do. Oh, here we go. Just because I want to be careful about how... Because I feel the same way. You got a real chance here to take two out of three or to sweep. And guess what? The schedule... Pretty tough coming up after that.
You then have those fills back in town for four games, and then you go to the Dodgers and Padres, two teams which have both gotten off to excellent starts. I don't think I need to sell the Dodgers to anybody, but guess what? When we were in Las Vegas and we were chilling in a cabana at Stadium Swim and having a blast...
You, me, and Layla were talking about something similar because guess who was come to town? It was the Pittsburgh Pirates. And we're talking about the series where the Cubs have a chance because Paul Skeens isn't playing in the Tampa Bay series like in the Philadelphia series. The Tampa Bay series was the one before Pittsburgh. The Cubs won the last two games of that series, 9-2 and 6-2.
And then what happened when Pittsburgh came to town? A 2-0 loss, a 4-3 loss, and then they finally salvaged one maximum effort to get the win in the final game of the series. So you do have to take into account what does happen.
happen a lot in Major League Baseball coming off a high especially on a road trip like that when you come home a lot of times it can be a dud in that first game so you got to be careful of that factor today even in the 80 degree weather and the heat and the beer and everything that goes with Wrigley Field.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are in first place. The Pittsburgh Pirates have the fourth highest run differential in all of baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates have shown themselves to be a quality baseball team. The NL Central, for a second straight year, has shown itself to be a quality division. The Mets are not in the same category as the Pittsburgh Pirates. I want to be very clear.
Their offense is in shambles. It is dysfunctional. This is not the same as the Pittsburgh Pirates. Plus, as I said before, the weather's going to be much better this weekend.
Yeah, well, I hope that that all adds up. And I've just seen it too many times, even against bad teams.
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Chapter 5: How are Cubs fans reacting to their team's current season?
And I'm not just talking about the Cubs. But you go on the road trip, it's jubilant. Everybody's packing Wrigley Field. And then it goes, whew. Yeah, so I do get concerned about that really quickly before we go to the break. And we don't have clocks in here right now, guys. I don't know what's going on. So you'll have to make sure. It's 1070. WBBM News Time, 10-17.
Traffic and weather together at one minute, ladies and gentlemen. Who do you think will eventually, I mean, it's Nico Horner right now, distinguish himself as the Cubs' best offensive player on this team?
It's Nico Horner, and then number two is Nico Horner, and number three is Nico Horner. Wow. Nico Horner is the best hitter in baseball since the start of last season with runners in scoring position. Nico Horner wasn't always in a position to drive in runners because of where he was in the lineup on any given day.
But now that he's no longer a platoon leadoff guy, he is just the straight-up leadoff guy. And now that Matt Shaw's got experience under his beltā Dansby Swanson's doing what he needs to do. Pete Corarmstrong's more than likely going to be in the bottom third of the order until he gets his act together and starts showing power. He's going to have more opportunities to drive in runs.
He doesn't need to hit home runs to make an impact. I think he's well on his way to leading this team in war for a second straight season. And until Moises Ballesteros gets that Michael Bush trust... No, hear me out here. The Michael Bush trust of playing against lefties. And we saw how long that took Michael Bush to get it last year for correct counsel.
He's going to be the most consistent hitter in the Cubs lineup because he's going to be in the Cubs lineup every day.
Yeah, I see it, man. And if he adds that slug, if he keeps that going, then that's going to open eyes to, you know, if he keeps it up like that sort of thing. The MVP, we might start to talk about that. We're way too early, though. Oh, now you're saying we're way too early. Well, yeah, I guess I did just say that.
Nico Horner, just to be clear, I don't need him to hit more than 10 to 15 home runs, period. Just hit the 40 doubles and steal bases when you get on base to make it seem like you're hitting doubles.
Guess what? I think PCA is going to get scalding hot because I think we know. I don't think we know about PCA, but what I think I know is that it's going to come in bunches for Pete Crow Armstrong. So I think he is due to just go crazy at some point in time very soon. Can't wait for Michael Bush.
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Chapter 6: How does the Cubs' offense compare to the Mets' struggles?
But the point is, Mark, Prime has the freaking conference finals, and they have playoff games, and you need to get familiar with that. Especially if you're going to accept my assignment.
You... Okay, go ahead. What's the assignment?
Okay.
Will you... No, I'm not doing it. I don't like it when people give me assignments. But go ahead.
Okay, well, listen. Listen, listen, listen. The NBA playoffs start in earnest tomorrow. There's play-in games tonight, like big play-in games.
Okay, so we're still at the play-in game phase.
Featuring, by the way, the Phoenix Suns hosting the Golden State Warriors, Dylan Brooks against Draymond Green, and the tomfoolery that takes place there is going to be... I will be watching that tonight, just to let you guys know what I'm going to be doing tonight.
Tomfoolery is going down.
It is, it is. But there's a specific game I need you to watch. Because I think it's important for all basketball fans, whether it be diehards or casual, to understand the significance of this particular series. And there's no reason you can't watch this. It's going to be on network television. Tonight? Not Prime. No, it's tomorrow. Okay. Tomorrow.
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