Are the Cubs going to have a Shota Imanaga problem again? (Hour 1)
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What happened in the Cubs' loss to the Nationals?
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The man who just got the deal done, Pete Crow Armstrong. Is there anything that comes to your head that you didn't say in the press conference that you actually want people to know here? Just something that's top of mind?
What the f***?
Oh, sorry, but... Watch your profanity. Right, I'm sorry. I'm so ready to keep showing up for these fans that do the same for us, and I'm just excited to show up for my boys every day and just kind of dive into everybody else's success.
Are you excited? Definitely, yeah, I'm fired up. Yeah!
I'm fired up. We're going...
We love that, and our internet listeners love that, but unfortunately on the FCC, in the public airwaves, everybody who listened online got a present.
What are the details of Nico Hoerner's contract extension?
In the meantime, we had to dump it, as we say, and cut out the cuss word. But Pete, I'm glad you're fired up. That was great.
We've got a bit of an issue with Phoebe's behavior. She's been swearing a lot. How bad is it? Today she called one of her classmates an apathetic c***.
Uncle Roy, can we get ice cream?
No. Sorry.
F no. You said pop of the mind. No, no.
You know what? You got to let it flow.
How did the Illini perform in the South Regional final?
And I feel like that's exactly what happened. Just whatever comes to mind, shout it out.
Who the hell is this guy?
I am the guy who roused that crowd, got them on their feet. They were so happy down there. Our poor producer, Ray, spilled his coffee. So thanks for christening our studio over here.
No, no, it's okay. Sorry, Ray. I'm so sorry. Well, don't let it happen again. You think that I would let this happen again?
No way, Jose! It's okay. For your birthday, we'll let you cuss on the air and spill coffee.
What challenges does Shota Imanaga face as a pitcher?
How's that? Thanks. That's a great gift.
Today is my B-Day, and people around here just go crazy for it. I don't know why.
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In the words of Pete Crow Armstrong, let's go. I think you skipped a word there. Yeah, I did, because I don't want to get fired to start my week. That would kind of stink. Positive. This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score. We are happy to have you on this Monday.
How do the Cubs' early season struggles impact fan expectations?
That should be a lovely day outside. There it is. Hopefully we can get outside if we can. In the words of PCA, let's blink and go. Great interview, guys. I listened to that in real time. Great questions. And PCA was awesome, too. So very good stuff. Hopefully he'll be a regular on Rahimi Harris and Grody. That is the voice of Mark Grody. You heard Marshall Harris earlier. This is Rahimi Harris and Grody on 104.3 The Score. And the vibes were high, in the words of Matt Spiegel, after that Piqua Armstrong interview, making it official. We saw the news about Nico being made officially official before the game.
What are the implications of the Cubs' roster decisions?
on Sunday and I thought for sure, you know, Cubs and Nationals, great way to ease everybody in, great way to start the season. You know, you're not facing the Dodgers in Japan, for example, to begin the year. You're not facing the buzzsaw that is the NL West this time around. Good way to really gauge some things and not a good way to begin when you're dropping a series like this to the Nationals to start. Mark's face says it all. You're in consternation right now. Look, I said it when we did the remote from Sluggers the other day, that you have to take advantage of the early average schedule to this season with the Angels incoming. I'm looking forward to seeing Edward Cabrera get his first start in a Cubs uniform tonight in the first night game out at Wrigley Field.
And I guess this is also my annual reminder to people that you can watch and take seriously whatever you want to take seriously early in a baseball season because there's too many people pointing their fingers and telling everybody, it's too early to be taking this stuff seriously. It doesn't matter. Don't take it so seriously. You can watch baseball how you want to watch baseball. If you don't take the first 30 games of the season seriously, then why do we even cover baseball for the first 30 games of the season?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happened in the Cubs' loss to the Nationals?
0:01–1:06
2
What are the details of Nico Hoerner's contract extension?
1:06–1:39
3
How did the Illini perform in the South Regional final?
1:39–2:09
4
What challenges does Shota Imanaga face as a pitcher?
2:09–2:48
5
How do the Cubs' early season struggles impact fan expectations?
2:48–3:26
6
What are the implications of the Cubs' roster decisions?
3:26–4:53
7
How did the Cubs' offense perform against the Nationals?
4:53–5:54
8
What does the future hold for the Cubs this season?
5:54–43:20
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