Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Cubs avoid a sweep in Colorado with a 9-3 victory in series finale
12 Jun 2026
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Chapter 1: What are the initial thoughts on the Cubs' recent performance?
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.
The question that we're going to ask here, and we welcome you to play along with us, is how do you feel about your Chicago baseball team? 3-1-2, 6-44, 67-67. I know how you feel about your team, Smiling Marshall. I mean, look, by no means am I someone who hates the Cubs or anything. I'm just excited the White Sox aren't going to lose 100 games, it seems like.
You like to poke the Cubs a little bit. No, I do not poke the Cubs. I tell the truth. You don't poke the Cubs when I'm talking about Cubs fans. Oh, yeah, yeah. Just people I know, though, not the general public. Me and others.
Chapter 2: How do the hosts feel about the state of Chicago baseball?
Because I said very specific things, and you guys kind of laughed at me.
An astute observation has led to laughter. We are laughing.
And that's fine that you guys don't respect my baseball knowledge. That's okay. I'm okay with that. This is why Sweden, Chris. Never Finland. I'll never doubt you again. When you talk about the Cubs being a 500-team mark, I point to how exactly are they going to get to being a winning team now? That's the problem.
Right now, the way I see it, it's obvious because if you watch these games every day, there is no way out for the Chicago Cubs. There is no hero in the minor leagues. There's no trade to be made right now. So all Craig Council can do right now is what he has been doing, and that is just being desperate. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Let's go to Will on the south side.
Will, you're on the scorer.
I lost probably like $5,000 so far in the Cubs this year. We scored one run, two runs a game, man. Come on, man. Sir, please don't gamble more.
Will, you got to reduce the ante or something, man. Stop betting on the Cubs for this particular time period. I get it, though. You're all right, Will. You're going to be all right.
Yes, hopefully. Pray for me.
And I'll do the three things that help the most. Pray, pray, pray. Laila Rahimi, Marshall Harris, Mark Grody. Middays 10 a.m. to 2 on Chicago Sports Radio. 104.3 The Score.
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Chapter 3: What challenges does the Cubs' pitching staff currently face?
Because when you look at the standings today, understand this. If the Rockies had won that game yesterday, they would still have the worst record in the National League. That's why it feels like half a win. Look, I am happy for Cubs hitters doing something they haven't done since April 25th. Yeah. They hit three home runs in the same game for the first time since April 25th.
That is a tragedy in and of itself. And it tells you that the lack of slug isn't just this abstract thing. No, there are data points we can look to. Alex Bregman, congratulations. You are finally on... June 11th, hit a home run with a man on base. That was an important home or two. It was. They put the game away. They needed that.
Well, after there were other home runs hit by the other team.
That's true. Yes. Seiya Suzuki, you hit a home run with men in scoring position, namely with the bases loaded. Congratulations on your third career Grand Slam. Carson Kelly, you just keep doing what you're doing. A little sugar on top. I like that for you. But look, more importantly... Sorry.
Equally as important as the nine runs they scored was the fact that the two pitchers that you have the most questions about, Edward Cabrera and Shota Imanaga, went two-course field and didn't look bad. Shota didn't give up any runs. Edward Cabrera, minimalized damage with just two solo home runs.
And I think if you can get that type of pitching from those two pitchers or something along those lines, they got a fighting chance to come back, Mark. They got a fighting chance to make the playoffs. It was better. You're right. It was better for Edward Cabrera yesterday.
It was his five and a third, two runs, five hits, struck out five, two walks, did give up the home runs to that mighty Brett Sullivan who ended up hitting two. This could have trended towards the Brett Sullivan-Cole Carrig game or even... That's Carrig-ga-ga. Carrig, yeah, yeah, the double G on the end.
I had to double check the spelling of his name several times because I was like, are we sure about this?
It's just like the coffee thing, right? He's a Carrig machine.
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Chapter 4: How did the Cubs' hitters perform in the recent game?
How do they find their way back to the top of one of those things? And we could not come up with an answer that made sense from just a baseball sensibilities standpoint. How about last night, too, much like our weather, which was an imminent threat last night? Your phone's going off. I didn't know whether I was supposed to go in a stairwell in the South.
I didn't know what was going to happen to me. I had to turn my phone off.
You go to the lowest level, you can find interior room, no windows.
Did you do that?
It didn't affect where I was. I mean, it did, but not to that extent.
I did not do that.
But just so you guys are aware.
The real imminent threat was the manager yesterday. I love it. Craig Council getting the old heave-ho in the game for arguing on the Moises Ballesteros double play grounder, which appeared to hit off that his shin guard should have been foul, was the argument of Craig Council. But he got his money's worth. He needed to get kicked out of a game. He needed to do something.
I mean, there's... And I don't know if... Council had made up his mind, I've got to do something to shake this team up. But there's been a lot of pressure on Craig Council from the outside to do more, even though there's probably not much more Craig Council can do.
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