Alex Bregman: Cubs are 'not playing good baseball in all phases'
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What are Alex Bregman's thoughts on the Cubs' recent performance?
Rahimi Harrison-Grody. Bears tight end Cole Komet. Cole, welcome to the party, pal. Well, thanks for having me. I heard it was a big day, so naturally I dropped everything I had going on today.
You've complained a lot through the years about not being able to hear the score on the 670 AM dial when you're inevitably cruising around downtown. And now that we have an FM signal, Cole, you can now hear the score all day, all the time, all you want. You can hear all the Bears hot takes you want.
Well, that's perfect. I'll make sure I blast that in the locker room. Beautiful pass! Rahimi, Harris, and Grody. Midday's 10-2 on 104.3 The Score.
The pitch, bouncing ball to second base. Fielded by Lau to throw to first. Ball game over. And the Pirates win game one by a score of 2-1. The Cubs have lost nine in a row. The Pirates start to celebrate. And the Cubs road trip begins on a sour note, losing two to one.
Wrestle with Jimmy. Something's bubbling. I forget all the lyrics. The bottom line is it's Say It Ain't So. That was Pat Hughes, who you heard on the call, thanks to our Cubs radio network. And the Cubs picked up where they left off. The losing streak is now at nine games. That is the longest of Craig Council's career. This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score. Craig Council, we talked about this. We were waiting to see when some changes would happen to the lineup. They started to take place on Friday. Then, Mark Grody, we were trying to see if some of the call-ups that took place, who would be in the lineup, how would they make their way onto the team. If there's one thing I can bet on, it's that if you get called up, typically you're not starting the day you're in the clubhouse, not with this Cubs team.
And we did see appearances out of Pedro Ramirez. I think decent showing, you know, just get your legs under you as a big league player and go from there.
Making a little contact, yeah.
Yeah, two hits and seven at bats. I'm good with that. You know, RBI as well.
How has the Cubs' losing streak affected team dynamics?
So that's progress for him. Kevin Alcantara, part of the call-ups.
Both those guys have been really good in AAA.
And then we also see Pete Crow Armstrong, for example, batting leadoff yesterday. That was just one of the differences. Ian Happ sat for a couple days. Ian joins us at 1125 today. So we did see some changes when it came to the lineup. Was it enough for you? To at least see some change, even though the scoreboard and the win-loss column did not reflect any different.
Yeah, because that's all you could do. And I was saying it on Saturday. You have to change something for the sake of change. There doesn't have to be rhyme or reason to it. You don't even have to look at it as, yep, PCA is the new leadoff hitter. In a week, things will probably normalize again. You have to do something with the lineup that you have because you just mentioned the two guys in Pedro Martinez and Kevin Alcantara. They ain't here to step in and necessarily provide a spark. They are here for necessary depth because Matt Shaw is injured at this point. So in other words, you just don't have a lot of options right now in this awkward phase before the trade deadline. Help is not on the way. So the only thing you can do is...
is shuffle, play with, give guys days off right now. And I'm afraid that at this moment, there's not a lot of other options, are there?
Well, and that's what's frustrating, is when we say the lineup is acting like one person, it's because that one person isn't hitting. And that's what we're looking at. Here's what Craig Council had to say after yesterday's loss.
We've got to play better. We've got to swing the bats better. We've got to pitch better. We need more guys contributing to good stuff. As coaching staff, we've got to figure out a way to get the players there. Offensively, we are equipped to be way more consistent than this and way better than this. We need to show it.
Is that enough for you?
I mean, I guess it has to be because of what I was just saying. I don't know what the options are. I kept on hitting Bruce over the head on Saturday with Jordan Alvarez.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What are Alex Bregman's thoughts on the Cubs' recent performance?
0:01–2:11
2
How has the Cubs' losing streak affected team dynamics?
2:11–5:21
3
What lineup changes have been made to address the Cubs' struggles?
5:21–7:08
4
How do recent call-ups impact the Cubs' performance?
7:08–9:09
5
What strategies are being discussed to improve the Cubs' execution?
9:09–11:11
6
What are the implications of the Cubs' current offensive slump?
11:11–13:12
7
How does Craig Council's management style influence the team?
13:12–13:42
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