Best of the Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong needs to make a few adjustments
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What adjustments does Pete Crow-Armstrong need to make at the plate?
Sully and Hawt talk Cubs baseball and Chicago sports every weekday morning, 530 to 10, on 670 The Score and the Odyssey app. Shouldn't that say Spiegel and Holmes on there? Someday we'll get that big morning show promotion, Coon. Right now, it's all them.
Afternoon show's pretty popular, too. Afternoon's on The Score.
Zach is right about that. I just saw some stuff that verifies his thoughts on it. He's right about the afternoon show. It was a lovely Saturday afternoon in the park in Mesa. I got to sit there with Ron Coomer. And with Lawrence the engineer. Oh. Not Lawrence the band or Lawrence the host.
No, this is third generation engineer.
Third generation. He is Walt the engineer's grandson. We love our guy, Walt. Best in the business. His grandson is in the family business. And like Tanny said in the thread, great engineers skip a generation. That's right. You know? Look, if you're looking for a way into the business, that's one that... Yeah. layoff or recession-proof.
And I take it back. The Melchak-Sidney Boynton lineage there, that does not skip. That translates right down the line.
I know. It's true. But what the Zerangs are to engineers in this town, maybe Walt and Lawrence are developing a family dynasty. Walt is all... If you need someone in the Southwest... Walt's your dude, and he is out here. Shout out to Walt. I'm sad I didn't see him. So I'm just out there trying to do a ball game and keep my head above water, as you do in spring training. Making your way where you can. Yeah, man, exactly. And little did I know that Chris Tannehill was listening.
Yeah, because why not? It's my Saturday. You knew that he was listening. He's always listening. I didn't know. Yeah, why not? So who cares about personal time? I could always watch a Criterion movie at any other time. Sure. During the show, maybe.
You could hang out with your family some other time. During categories.
So, yes, but there was some interesting stuff, you know. So, you know, the early in spring, these games are not particularly good, although when Speaks calls them just magnifique. And he's got Ron Coomer as a resource. You know, I love hearing Coom, man. Like, we love Coom around here in this house. And there was some good stuff that I thought when I was listening, because even though, like, things that happen in the game don't always matter, but it basically turns into a talk show. And who better to, you know, manage that than Speaks? And he's got Coom at his disposal. And there was some interesting stuff there. And, you know, PCA, he's got his article in Chicago Magazine. I think we may get to that at some point this week, if not tomorrow.
But I thought Speaks was asking Coombs some really pertinent questions about, you know, Pete Crow Armstrong and his upcoming season.
PCA, that outrageous first half with 25 home runs and a 544 slugging percentage. And then it slowed down quite a bit in that second half. What did you see as the offense got harder to come by? Here's the 0-1 to PCA. Pops that one up in the air towards third. That's going to be a pop-out to the third baseman, Jonah Bride.
Well, I think for Pete, you know, the league caught up with him a little bit. They started pitching to his, you know, some of the holes in his swing. They'd elevate the fastball. And then really a lot of stuff out of the zone and letting him chase that. And he's just got to tighten that part up, you know, and make sure that they're throwing him strikes. And if he does that with his ability, he's going to do well. You know, the one thing that you see in that last at-bat with the bases loaded First two pitches, he swung at both of them. When you come up to the plate with the bases loaded and one out, no outs, pressure's really on a pitcher. At times, if you can take a few pitches, you're going to end up getting into a good hitter's count.
So, you know, those are things you learn as you progress on as a player. You know, understand who's got the heat on them, and that's, you know, one of these situations where it's on the pitcher.
That was a bases-loaded situation with one out.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What adjustments does Pete Crow-Armstrong need to make at the plate?
0:00–4:54
2
How will the Cubs utilize utilityman Matt Shaw this season?
4:54–10:26
3
What insights does Wayne Drehs provide about Pete Crow-Armstrong?
10:26–15:08
4
What were the challenges faced by Pete Crow-Armstrong in his second half performance?
15:08–19:08
5
How does Pete's swing percentage compare to other players?
19:08–25:06
6
What is the significance of PCA's emotional approach to the game?
25:06–28:50
7
How does the Cubs' roster management affect Matt Shaw's development?
28:50–36:53
8
What does Wayne Drehs reveal about PCA's connection to Chicago?
36:53–47:47
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