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Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show

Breaking down a Cubs loss & a White Sox win (Hour 1)

14 May 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

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The views and opinions of Layla Rahimi, Marshall Harris, and Mark Grody should not be taken too seriously. Especially when they give advice. Do not take Marshall's analogies literally. Especially when it comes to Russell Dorsey. The sports thoughts of Rahimi, Harris, and Grody may change at any time. It's just sports. Okay, thanks, bye. Rahimi Harrison-Grody, 10-2 on 104.3 The Score.

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24.076 - 26.099 Mark Grote

Mike Forio, our weekly guest.

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26.119 - 44.762 Mike Forio

Mike, we don't keep secrets on this show. This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody. You need to reveal everything you know. What do you know about the Bears? You know something, sir. Give us answers now. The Bears will play 17 games this year, nine at home, eight on the road. I'd rather not talk about this. No, I don't mean to. Are you teasing me? No, no, no, no, no, no.

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44.782 - 45.663 Unknown

He's not teasing you.

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45.683 - 49.209 Mike Forio

It's just a... If it's personal, I don't want to pry, but I just think it's cool.

49.269 - 52.795 Mark Grote

A lot of people are speculating about Seahawks and Bears to open the season.

52.815 - 62.21 Mike Forio

It's down to four possibilities because there were nine home opponents for the Seahawks. Five of them are already spoken for based upon games that we know have been announced.

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That leaves four teams. Chargers, Cardinals, Patriots, and Bears. So, 25% chance. as to whether or not it will be the Chicago ban. Well, now we're getting somewhere. And 100% chance as to whether I know the truth and just won't. You tricked me. See? Here we are again.

80.836 - 88.206 Mike Forio

Here we are again. 100% chance as to whether you know the truth or 100% chance that you do know the truth and you just can't tell us. I do know the truth and I can't tell you.

Chapter 2: What were the key moments in the Cubs' loss to the Braves?

494.603 - 497.368 Mike Forio

They dominated the Dodgers in the last two games of that season.

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497.388 - 504.88 Mark Grote

I'm not saying you panic. I'm saying you use the information to your advantage. I'm saying you use this as an honest test to understand yourself.

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504.9 - 522.547 Mike Forio

No, that's what I said. It's a data point. And what I think, Mark, your point is, and I'm not speaking for you, I'm just saying, I think what I'm hearing here is that the reason it's not time to panic is because your hitters just didn't hit this series. They're going through a struggle. I can't make big conclusions out of, if they are, and I hope not, swept by the Atlanta Braves.

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522.587 - 544.472 Mike Forio

I'm not going to be like, okay, what are the Cubs going to do? I'd like to see Craig Council make some adjustments possibly, and that is on the manager to do that, whether it's sitting a guy for a day, changing the lineup around for the sake of changing the lineup around. But in terms of like, oh boy, there's information that has come out of this mini slump here. I'm not ready to do that yet.

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544.452 - 554.906 Mike Forio

I look at this simply as a point where you say, we know who the best team in the majors has been so far this season. We did not stack up against them at their place. We have work to do.

Chapter 3: How did Shota Imanaga perform in the Cubs' recent game?

555.027 - 573.632 Mike Forio

Hopefully we'll be playing better when we see them at our place later this season. And hopefully they don't get swept. That's like step one. Don't get swept. Like, feel good going into a series against a rambunctious team that feels like they can do anything right now in the Chicago White Sox. And that's the fear. If you don't

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573.612 - 580.97 Mike Forio

win this game today, and you got to go down there against that team the way they've been playing. Cubs will get right against the White Sox, right?

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581.543 - 585.59 Mike Forio

The audience did not get all that enthused about that statement.

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585.61 - 589.837 Mark Grote

The trash talk has already started on our text line. Like, for example, 815.

Chapter 4: What are the Cubs' struggles with offense highlighted in the episode?

590.037 - 606.083 Mark Grote

After this weekend, the Cubbies will have lost all caps. Eight in a row. Yeah, I mean, I like that. That's a real possibility. It's already happening. Like, 312 says the upcoming Crosstown series worries me. Sox are starting to believe in themselves, which doesn't bode well for a struggling Cubs offense. A little bit more on that in our...

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606.063 - 627.649 Mark Grote

In our hour and a couple segments, 312-644-6767 is our number. No, I was saying that because Mark said that earlier. So that's why I said I'm not in a panic mode. But you bet I'm evaluating using the Braves. You bet I am. It would be silly not to. And does it mean, like, for example, is Moises Ballesteros still second in this lineup?

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627.689 - 646.021 Mark Grote

Do you move him in the lineup today to see if that mixes it up a bit? Like, there are options you have. But unfortunately, you're facing a gamer. You're facing Chris Sale, who is still at 37, a buzzsaw on the mound. And once again, lefty as we know, who has devastating stuff even now.

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646.542 - 652.675 Mark Grote

And so how are you going to use those at-bats to your advantage and try to get more than four hits in a run today?

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652.655 - 665.894 Mike Forio

6-2 with a .220 ERA from Marshall's guy, Chris Sale. He had a Chris Sale poster on his wall at some point in time. At no point did I have a Chris Sale poster on my wall. That is beyond my childhood days.

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You sent me a picture of that one time.

667.075 - 683.338 Mike Forio

I will tell you who the poster was of. I had the classic Batman and Robin. You remember that one? Of course. The original, the Adam West poster. Batman and Robin? Can you put on your White Sox goggles for a moment? Who was Batman and Robin? Oh, of course. So that would be Frank Thomas and Robin Ventura.

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Thank you.

684.781 - 701.865 Mike Forio

So you had that poster. That is one of the posters I had on my wall growing up. I had the junkyard dogs, the bears, of course. Well, yeah, they were pretty junkyardish at that point, I'm sure. But when you look at what's happened over the last week with the Cubs, here are some just stats that I want to point out.

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