Bruce Levine doesn't want Mark Grote to declare the Cubs the runaway NL Central winner
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On 104.3 The Score. It's not all doom and gloom for the Cubs, but it's a different version. And, you know, people in our station should stop alluding to calling the division for the Cubs. It doesn't help them. It's a Hacks. It's a Jinx. It's a Jonah. Who's done that, Bruce? Well, I don't know. You guys have to think about it. You'll have to think about who that is. The riddle.
Well, well, well.
I like a good Bruce. Why is everybody looking at me?
That was Bruce Levine this morning. Stop looking at me.
What are the latest developments in the Cubs and White Sox seasons?
Our live studio audience here at the Blue Cross Blue Shield Performance Studio is cracking up right now. They can see Bruce Levine. He joins us, our baseball reporter, host of Inside the Clubhouse Saturday mornings. Bruce is live on Zoom. He is at the Score Chicago on Twitch.
Why does Bruce Levine caution against declaring the Cubs division winners?
And we can see Bruce in the monitors right now in our studio. Bruce. Who were you referring to when you said that this morning on Mullion Hall?
Mark the Albatross Grogan.
Albatross is so appropriate. You're right. How dare you, sir? How dare you? All I said this year. Now, I may, Bruce, have made a prediction last year. It's very possible that I said in June that it's over. Congratulations to the Cubs. They've won the division. Goodbye, Milwaukee. And then they've won 45 games in a row. And I couldn't just keep up with that. Now, at the beginning of this series, I said that if, only if, the Cubs were to sweep the Atlanta Braves, which, as we all know, is not going to happen, then maybe I would go back to making predictions, Bruce. Is that a mush on the Cubs, too? Have I ruined their season, really?
Yes. And you just proved my point. You started talking about it again. Nobody prodded you. Nobody pushed Mark Grody to talk about making that prediction again after that game. unbelievable debacle last year where you put the hex on him. But, I mean, let's be honest about it. The Cubs didn't exactly fail because of Mark Grody. They actually made it to the playoffs, to the fifth game of the division series. So it was not a disaster. Mark Grody did not fail.
cause that to happen they had a good year bruce has spoken and hey man if i actually have that kind of power like to to put the hex on the team you better look out bruce levine because i'll put the hex on you next mister i'll take you down sir
What the heck?
Many have tried.
He's outlasted all of us. I would go and get that wand from Chuck Garfine that he was using yesterday that you guys were talking about and try to use that for the Cubs as well. But nonetheless, it's not surprising the Cubs are going through what they're going through right now. Nobody was assuming they were going to score 5.4 runs a game yesterday. Nobody was assuming they're going to score 800 runs. They have a good lineup. They don't have a great lineup. They do not have stars in the lineup hitting. They have good players. And, you know, if you want to argue about the star part, I'm here to talk about it. They're a very good team. A lineup one through nine that can beat you. Also a lineup one through nine that, as we've seen the last four days, can be pitched to.
Bruce, it's interesting because I'm not trying to mush anyone either, but I did make a statement earlier on this program because I feel like because of the quality of the American League Central compared to the National League Central, that the White Sox, indeed, who stand even with the Guardians who are in first place in the loss column today, have a better chance of winning that division than the Cubs do of winning the Central because, again, those Milwaukee Brewers quietly... surely just a game back in the lost column of the Cubs.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–1:03
2
What are the latest developments in the Cubs and White Sox seasons?
1:03–1:21
3
Why does Bruce Levine caution against declaring the Cubs division winners?
1:21–6:00
4
What predictions did Mark Grote make about the Cubs' performance?
6:00–13:34
Speakers
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