Best of the Cubs: Dansby Swanson leads the offensive explosion
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What sparked the Cubs' recent offensive explosion?
When I saw that score, as I watched that game, I thought for sure Ron had unretired. It was as if the coom dog had stepped in up to the plate and started hitting home runs and banging in RBIs. Good morning, Ron. How are you, buddy? I am good. That's just wishful thinking from a guy sitting in a booth, too, that would have liked to have been hitting that day, especially there at the last inning when they had to get lobbing him in there. That's more my speed now, Mikey Lou. You know, I'm not, you know, that 95 right now, you know, I don't know. But the 65 is more my speed now.
You know, it's funny you bring up the lob, Coombe Dog, because we were talking early in the show. Yeah. with Dustino, and Dustino hates the fact that they'll throw a position player up there in the eighth or ninth inning, and he said, oh, you know what? It shouldn't count. It shouldn't even be part of the stats that Swanson hit that grand slam. And I said, are you kidding me?
How did Dansby Swanson's performance impact the Cubs' success?
I've seen enough guys go up there with the lollipop thrown at them as they're up at the plate, and they whiff on it. You can't take that away from Swanson.
No, you can't take it away, but... There comes a point where you also have to, you know, where do we draw the line where it's big league baseball still? And there's got to be some rules to try to help teams that are getting... Crush like that. And, you know, because every team deals with it. I mean, we're all going to have that moment, you know, from the Dodgers, Yankees, Cubs, everybody. And then when the teams that are struggling. So there's got to be something in the rule changes, maybe with roster moves that you can you're going to get a roster move. Something's got to happen. I haven't given a lot of thought, but I sure hope. looked at that game yesterday and, you know, you put up an eight spot and it looked like, say, I had just said, you know, told them I'm not getting a hit.
And he just flew out the center because swing before that was like the underwater swing. And then he just lobbed one in the center to get the final out or left.
What challenges have the Cubs faced with injuries this season?
And, um, Yeah, so something's got to change, but I'm not quite sure what. I haven't given it much thought, but something's got to change a little bit, I believe. But you can't take the stats away. It's a big league ballgame, man. You play, you play. Yeah, I said to Lou earlier, I mean, didn't we watch Anthony Rizzo strike out Freddie Freeman? I mean, it was a funny moment, but I'm sure Freddie's not too happy about that having happened. You know, the thing that was amazing is the eight RBIs. Apparently, the eight RBIs from a number nine hitter hasn't happened, has happened only once since 1920, which makes perfect sense because the pitcher used to hit. And, you know, the guy who did it, some pitcher got nine RBI in some game, apparently hit two grand slams.
It just... Things like that are so weird when you look at them as a statistic, but Dansby Swanson, he has gone crazy since that Mets series. He had all those RBIs in the two games against the Mets, and then he turns around, and here he is. He's setting records. They're getting so many... RBI, and they're doing it, his 10-game total, 26 RBI right now. I mean, that's going to make you look like you're having a hell of a better season than you were. That's got to make him feel great seeing those numbers kind of match the back of the baseball card. Yeah, I would agree, Mike. The thing that I saw in New York was – him being able to just cover pitches that he hasn't been able to cover in a long time. And what that does then, all of a sudden when the pitcher makes a mistake in the inner half, you're able to hit it.
You're not out in front of it, and you're not underneath it. And so he's covering pitches and hitting balls the other way, and then when they make the mistake in the middle of the plate, he's able to pull it and hit it a long way. I mean, he had 15 RBIs in New York, and we were watching, and I'm like, Wow. He just, you know, and you know how that goes. Every time he came to the plate, it was like, here you go.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What sparked the Cubs' recent offensive explosion?
0:00–0:57
2
How did Dansby Swanson's performance impact the Cubs' success?
0:57–2:06
3
What challenges have the Cubs faced with injuries this season?
2:06–4:24
4
How has the Cubs' management addressed pitching concerns?
4:24–7:15
5
What strategies are the Cubs using to improve their roster?
7:15–9:23
6
How important is team chemistry for the Cubs' current performance?
9:23–11:50
7
What are the prospects for the Cubs as the trade deadline approaches?
11:50–13:39
8
How do the Cubs plan to sustain their recent success moving forward?
13:39–52:33
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