Chapter 1: What is discussed at the start of this section?
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Amy Harrison-Grody, 10-2 on 104.3 The Score. Ironically, because this is the second straight year in which Tiger Woods has not participated in the Masters, it is Tiger Woods that is the only one that can still stop Rory McIlroy. How would he do that, Mark? I read this story this morning and I was laughing in my hotel room. Even the headline.
Tiger Woods pissed off Rory McIlroy's wife Erica Stoll with frequent late night texts. Not to her. Let me be clear. To Tiger. Tiger Woods used to text Rory McIlroy in the middle of the night. Hey, what's going on, man? According to a new book on McIlroy, McIlroy's wife, Erica Stoll, reportedly took issue with the interruption as they tried to sleep. Who are you talking to?
It's Jake from State Farm. Sounds like a really good deal.
Jake from State Farm at 3 in the morning? Who is this?
It's Jake from State Farm.
What are you wearing, Jake from State Farm?
Uh...
khakis she sounds hideous well she's a guy so I will say the you up text this is a different you up this is a different umbrella that he's under well I want to hear all about how you two met oh it's just an online dating app not much to it Just text, text, send. Next thing you know, she's right here next to me. What's too late? You guys tell me. What's too late to get a text from a friend?
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Chapter 2: What was the impact of Tiger Woods on Rory McIlroy's personal life?
Well, my D&D goes on at 11, but then I'll just reply later. But you can't. Do you do not disturb Tiger Woods? Don't you just D&D? You got to answer his texts, Tiger Woods.
I'm sure let's text him back tomorrow. What? No, no, no. You've got to text him back right now. If you call me and I answer, cool. If I don't, my phone is never on vibrate. It is never on ring. If I see it, I see it. If I don't, I'll hit you back.
So Tiger Woods calls you. He's not up. He's up and you're not. So if it's a you up, you're not up.
Yeah, I'm not. If I'm up, no, but if I'm up, I'm answering. I'm cool. I learned a while back that if I don't text 911, people will not return my calls. But now people always return my calls because they think that something horrible has happened.
Layla Rahimi, Marshall Harris, Mark Grody. Middays 10 a.m. to 2 on Chicago Sports Radio. 104.3 The Score.
Please don't text 911 unless you mean it. Don't listen to Michael Scott. This is Rahimi Harrison-Grote on 104.3 The Score. We are back from Vegas and with you on this Monday. Thank you for joining us. And I think we have to begin where we ended. Kind of like The Hangover, but in reverse. Except maybe I was a little hungover when I embarked on my flight yesterday.
Oh, you stayed out later than me on Saturday, right?
Evergreen. I stayed out later than you.
Well, everybody stays out later than me, to be fair.
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Chapter 3: What are the Cubs' struggles in their recent games?
Because Christopher Sanchez is on the freaking mound for the Phillies today. I don't know if you heard, he's left-handed and throws nasty stuff.
Well, and you know who else needs to do better against lefties? The team. So this isn't just a Michael Bush issue.
Sounds like a 2025 callback to the first half of last season to me.
Well, and when you say Craig Council sounds grindy, that's the kind of discussion you typically hear in like an August. Right. You know, like dog days of summer. And that's not where this is. The adage that 574 brings up on our text line at 312-644-6767 is the truth. You cannot win the division in April. You just don't want to lose it.
And you and I have seen a lot of teams lose a division in April. But they're not doing that right now. The other part of this is, do you feel any better knowing that the Nationals weren't just a bugaboo to the Cubs? Did you see them sweep the Brewers? The Nationals swept the Brewers.
So one of the things that I love about this baseball season already is we're two weeks in and we've seen a little bit of a sample size now where we can say, hey, this is about what, you know, because some people will tell you, oh, it's not the NFL. You can't be looking at every game like it's life or death.
It's only April. Well, then why are you watching the games at all if it's only April? Just put your sleep mask on.
But my point is, if it's a 162-game schedule and we're 15, 16 games in, I think that's a large enough sample size to get some indications and some indicators of where baseball is headed. One of the things I love, Layla, is that there are three teams right now that have double-digit wins. Three teams.
Yeah.
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Chapter 4: How is Michael Bush's performance affecting the Cubs' strategy?
I haven't really met anyone bigger or stronger than him ever. I mean, just the way he gets after it. Similar story. He struggled his first couple years in the big leagues. And then you obviously saw what happened in New York just becoming closer. And I was a three-year contract starter. It's a big deal. But, yeah, so, yeah, he challenged my thoughts.
I think that was the biggest thing at the start of the offseason. He's pushing me just to think different about my career, about who I am. And then once we got into the pitch design process, it was – I mean, it was special. It's just, it's me, him, a catcher and a track man. And sometimes not even having a catcher. And we're just, we're going through stuff. We're learning how things work.
We're trying new things. And then I just, I'm just so incredibly grateful for Clay. And it was definitely something out of this world that got us together. And I'm just, I'm just super blessed that I got to work with him and, He still is huge for me, even now. I still chat with him pretty regularly, and I'm really thankful for him. It's exciting to see what he's doing over there, too.
He's doing the ball well.
Yeah, and when he says Clay, he means Clay Holmes, the starting pitcher for the Mets. That is not exactly where I expected Ben Brown to come up with something, but that's the point.
When players can hear another ear, whether it's Alex Bregman for the team or whether it's Clay Holmes, the Yankees, Mets, and Pirates pitcher who's helping Ben Brown, this is an unlikely source, but it seems to be productive.
Last year and in previous seasons, he's thrown his four-seamer over half the time, right? And it's a good pitch, but this is the big leagues, and you need a little variety to spice things up.
And so while he was throwing his curveball 40% of the time last year, and that number's not dipped much, 37.4%, the fact that this changeup stays where it is, which is not much, almost never, 3.4% of the time, and you add this sinker, which is now 17.5% of the time, it could be... What unlocks him as a guy who can go deeper into games.
And when I say deeper, that means the potential to be a starting pitcher. And that's really what people have been waiting for this whole time talking about Ben Brown.
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Chapter 5: What is the significance of the Cubs' recent win against the Pirates?
I'm as healthy as I've been since maybe a year after I moved to Chicago. That's exciting. I'm good. I had a tremendous time. Wish my bet paid off. You know, I placed the one bet off the $5 that I found on the street. Forget about your street dollar, Layla. I got a street $5 bill, which is amazing.
Yeah, the street $5 bill is Vegas style. I can't find that. I can only find the street $1 here and there. Now, it always gives me a dollar when I need it. because it knows I'm going to lose a bet to Marshall potentially. But five is a different deal.
Chapter 6: How did Jamison Tyone contribute to the Cubs' victory?
There was a lot of good wagering going on in the sportsbook. That sportsbook was hype, too. Max Muncy with the walk-off in the Dodgers series. There are so many Dodgers fans at Circa. Did you notice that too, Ray?
Oh, yeah.
Even last year. Oh, yeah.
You guys saw fans get in a fight at the Sportsbook, didn't you?
So last year, there was a Dodgers-Padres game going on when Marshall and I were sitting at the Sportsbook. And it was a close game. And it was tense between those two little groups there at the Sportsbook, and the Padres fans started talking trash to the Dodgers fans. One guy got into another guy's face. Security had to come.
All in the Sportsbook. It was pretty crazy.
The Sportsbook gets hype, and so did Stadium Swim. We saw a couple Masters parties out there.
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Chapter 7: What are the implications of the Cubs' upcoming games against the Phillies?
I feel like people were wearing the green jackets. You had one on earlier that fit you perfectly.
I did have a green jacket on to start our shows on Friday for the first segment, just because I wanted to feel like that, you know?
And we've gotten a couple of questions.
Oh, I love the questions.
Yeah, so on our text line, 312-644-6767. I'm sorry I hadn't posted the Mantis video yet. I was going to and then I was like, I don't want to be predictable and post it right away. If there's one thing about me, I will post on Instagram when I feel like posting. I'm not timely. I don't care about the trends. Like, I just, I do what I want over there and I'm not sorry about it.
So you'll get the Mantis video today. We saw Mantis. Woody had a great time watching the Mantis. Woody was smoking a cigar taking pictures with the mantis while he was doing so.
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Chapter 8: What insights does Alex Cohen provide about the Cubs' performance and lineup changes?
I feel like he really liked the oddity of it, Ray.
He really did. It was cool to bring someone else in on our mantis experience, and he was appreciative of it for sure. I could tell he was enjoying himself. Woody here.
We also got a question about Dave the Cat. So Mitch brought Vegas Dave, which was a cat-stuffed animal.
Yes.
We got a follow-up. So... Grody brought Vegas Dave home to Dave the Cat. And apparently Dave the Cat did not like Vegas Dave and hissed at Vegas Dave. And Grody said he's never heard Dave the Cat hiss in his life.
But is any part of you surprised that Dave the Cat is territorial when he sees any other feline-like creature in his space?
I think Dave the Cat thought Vegas Dave was real. Maybe. 312 wants to know who had the most expensive dinner order. Yeah, so Grody, as we found out, is just careless with the company card. And we did want to know who was going to ball up. Mitch ordered two seafood towers for the group. So that was a Mitch production over at Barry's at Circa. Okay. I got the scallops.
I don't know who had the most baller of the food. There was a bone marrow entree.
It was Ray. I cheated. So I've been pescatarian for a few years now. Even before that, I was like, I've been moving the goalposts. Oh, the goalposts have been moved after last weekend. I'm not going to say I'm going back to eating red meat, but there was surf and turf on the menu. And I was like, you know what?
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