Examining the playoff picture for the Cubs, White Sox

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What is the current playoff status for the Cubs and White Sox?

Unknown 0:03

Rahinian Crooney. Middays 10 a.m. to two. On Chicago Sports Radio, 1043 The Score. How special is all of this for you? I know I know you've been in playoffs before, but this never gets old, does it? No, never gets old. I'm grateful to be a Cub. It's been a fun year. It's been just good people. You know, we're not done yet.

Gabe Ramirez 0:28

He's not gonna cry, is he? No, he's not like he was. Matthew Boyd, the 35-year-old handling business yesterday, Mr. Steady Eddie for the Chicago Cubs. It is Gabe Ramirez and Russell Dorsey. Filling in for Raheemian Grody here on 104-3. The score. Want to give you guys the update on what's happening today. I know there's been a lot of moving pieces, a lot of discussion as to where the Cubs and the Red Sox would play their games this weekend. But today, Cubs are in Boston first. For a doubleheader against the Red Sox. Game one pregame coverage begins at 11:30. So Russell and I'll take you right up until then. First pitch, 1205, followed by game two coverage, which starts at four o'clock. All right. Los dos, ahí, Celquita, they're gonna be right there for you.

Gabe Ramirez 1:07

All the action can be heard right here on 104-3 the score and the Northwestern Medicine Cubs Radio Network. Russell and I, right now, we're gonna get the opportunity to just take a macro look at Obviously the playoffs. Your teams have clinched it. They're there now. You can kind of get a grasp of ninety ish percent of the teams that are gonna be there. Obviously a moving piece here or there at the tail end of the wild card spots. But it feels weird. I got it, even as I was about to ask you the question, it feels kind of weird to be like, All right. We're in the playoffs. Yes.

How do the Cubs match up against the San Diego Padres in the Wild Card round?

Russ Dorsey 1:37

This feels wild to me. Yeah, now you have the outlook of okay, you're in. How do you match up? Because the postseason, it's a lot a lot of it is based off of matchup. It's not always based off of, unless you're playing the Dodgers or somebody like that, it's not just off of the talent level. Like I think of last postseason, Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers. That wasn't necessarily about talent. Even though I think last year the Brewers were the more talented team, they just had the Cubs now. Number, right? The way they matched up, the way the Cubs pitching was in that series, you could see kind of where that was gonna go, and it ended up going that way. Whereas the next round, when Milwaukee plays the Los Angeles Dodgers, outgunned.

Russ Dorsey 2:15

You go into a a a gunfight with a knife, it's probably not gonna work out well for you. That was the Milwaukee Brewers. And so for the White Sox and the Cubs, now you start to look at okay, where Where do you match up? Where are you gonna sit? For the White Sox, you're probably locked into that sixth seed right now, depending on what happens this weekend. Some things could change. Let me

Gabe Ramirez 2:36

ask you this.

Russ Dorsey 2:36

Yeah.

Gabe Ramirez 2:38

Are the Cubs and the Sox the worst teams in the playoffs?

Russ Dorsey 2:44

Man, Gabe. Like and like look at the American Lake. That's a good question. Um, so let's start with the c the NL side. Right now. Milwaukee Dodgers Atlanta is are the

Gabe Ramirez 2:56

put em below though.

Russ Dorsey 2:56

So I think the the two Teams in the national league I look at are the Cubs and the Phillies right now, the two worst teams. Starting pitching though. Starting pitching is

Gabe Ramirez 3:06

heavy Phillies. Zach Wheeler's going. Sanchez is it's their strength.

Russ Dorsey 3:10

It's their strength. Um Yes is probably the answer to that. Yes is probably the answer to that. It's not w not

Gabe Ramirez 3:17

not the way I wanted to start the playoff conversation.

What are the key factors influencing the White Sox’s chances against the Astros?

Russ Dorsey 3:19

No. But and then on the other side My question for you, are the Sox better than the Houston Astros or Texas Rangers?

Gabe Ramirez 3:27

Okay. This iteration of the Astros, I think they are. But for whatever reason, the Houston Astros are the thorn in the side of the Chicago Whites. It d it just over the last, I don't know, what seems like five seasons, ever since the White Sox handled business in O five, I feel like the Astros have just been wearing that. And they have it like like you know how like somebody hates you more than you hate them? It's one-sided beef. I didn't do anything to you. Like, yeah, you beat us in 05.