Cubs are now riding a 7-game losing streak at home (Hour 1)
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What led to the Cubs' seven-game losing streak at home?
That poor dancer from the office. But was she correct? I feel like she's correct. This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score. We will get some answers. Mayor Brandon Johnson joining us in studio today at 1230. And in the meantime, there's a lot of baseball to discuss. There's actual real football on the field to discuss. Mark Grody has a Bears hit with us at 125 from Hollis Hall. And then, you know, there's the ongoing discussion about the stadium.
How did the Cubs perform against the Athletics in their latest game?
I do want to bring back him and Mayer's comments that he had to the morning show. So we will do that at 1125.
So that's the agenda, kids. I just want us to have a good day today. Both teams played hard. Listen, how about both teams get a win?
That would be great, both the White Sox and the Cubs.
They call it a June swoon for a reason, and I feel like I'm getting sucked into one, a June swoon. The Sox are trying to avoid a sweep. The Cubs come out and just, meh.
What are the Cubs' upcoming games and schedule challenges?
As I have to confess, that would require me covering good teams on a consistent basis, and the teams I covered haven't been good enough for a June swoon. I was the secondary reporter for Cubs in 2016. I was not the primary. I was the baseball host. I was not primarily at the ballpark. There's that. Also, the Cubs didn't really do that that year.
I feel like we're going to be okay. Me and you. Everybody else, I don't know.
I can't really give confidence in my own life either.
I have more confidence in you. Don't worry. We got this.
We're here. And we are here for you. Our number, let's just give it now. We'll give it throughout the show. Just vent. I don't know.
What factors contributed to the Cubs' offensive struggles?
312-644-6767. We do start with baseball. And we were trying to figure out... They essentially have a Bay Area series the Cubs do hosting in Chicago for their homestand. They've got the A's for three games and they got the Giants for three games. And I was hoping that the Cubs would at least take two out of three out of each series. But unfortunately, that is not the case. They lose two to one and start the series picking up right where they left off at home at Wrigley, now losing seven in a row, two to one A's the ballgame.
But they can still take two out of three in the series, just to be clear.
Yeah, but you wasted a Jamison Tyone start. That is the story. That's the story right there. The Cubs at home, in theory, should win a two to one ball game. Were Jameis and Tyone, let's say, one run, home run, single shot rip. Yeah, solo home run out of J-Mo. If you ask me if the score of the game is 2-1 and Jameis and Tyone had a remarkably better outing than he had had in his previous few and that there was only one home run and it was a solo shot and it was against the A's, I would have said, oh, the Cubs won that game.
He had given up eight home runs in his previous three games. He leads the major leagues with now 20 home runs allowed this season. But yes, it's a reasonable point that he's going to give up a home run. Can you just minimize whatever damage he gives up? And so for him to have a literal quality start, the Cubs offense has to be good enough to back him up in that situation.
But instead, the Cubs offense made Gage jump in only his second major league start, get his first big league win, and look all world. And that's unfortunately what happened yet again. The hitters struggle again, and we are in the same position that we've been in previously.
With Gage Jump, I mean, part of it is like, okay, it's only his second major league start. A veteran team should be able to jump all over him. At home? There's a reason why he's starting major league baseball games at 21. He's a top prospect. So I think you do have to do a better job of manufacturing runs. I think this is more about the Cubs' offensive identity and the fact that we're in June and we can't really tell you what the Cubs' offensive identity is.
No. In fact, you know, for a long time, Marshall, we would say that we we were concerned about whether or not it was five through nine in the lineup. But when you're consistently seeing the first two guys get on right now, that means Nico and PCA in that order or something along those lines.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What led to the Cubs' seven-game losing streak at home?
0:00–0:27
2
How did the Cubs perform against the Athletics in their latest game?
0:27–0:56
3
What are the Cubs' upcoming games and schedule challenges?
0:56–1:36
4
What factors contributed to the Cubs' offensive struggles?
1:36–4:28
5
How did Jamison Taillon's performance impact the Cubs' game?
4:28–6:52
6
What is the Cubs' current offensive identity and its implications?
6:52–9:46
7
How can the Cubs improve their performance moving forward?
9:46–12:44
8
What are the White Sox's recent challenges and performance insights?
12:44–37:14
Speakers
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