Full Show — August 7, 2026
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What are the opening sponsor messages and disclaimer?
This hour being brought to you by Cars for Kids. 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.
Well, you said it, Marshall, that Shohei Otani could end up going down as the greatest baseball player ever. That doesn't necessarily mean that for maybe one year... The year 2026. Can he be overtaken for most valuable player by a man by the name of Pete Crow Armstrong? Not really sure how to answer that. Yes. What is going to separate these two is, I think, what do you value more? The spectacular defense of Pete Crow Armstrong or the fact that... Shoei Otani pitched this year at an incredibly high level. I know he's not pitching anymore, but you can't take away the fact that he had 14 starts, 8-2 with a 179 ERA. Edge Otani, but not by much right now. Here's the crazy part. They both came in with 24 home runs yesterday.
They both left with 26 home runs. In the series, they were both six for 13 with two home runs.
How do the hosts compare Shohei Ohtani and Pete Crow Armstrong for MVP?
I think Pete Crow Armstrong's speed is going to be the difference, both offensively and defensively. Here's the thing. Otani is a better baseball player than Pete Crow Armstrong, but that's not what NL MVP is. It's who had the better season. And if everything plays out the way it does and Otani can't retake the mound, Pete Crow Armstrong, by all the metrics, should have a better overall season than Shohei Otani. Lefty to lefty. Bush trying to come to it. Pete's running it.
Throw down to third.
It's a wild throw. Pete's going to score. Here he comes. PCA. Cubs win the ball game. Cubs win. Pete Crow Armstrong scores the winning run. What a ball game. We keep doing this, and it never really started. It never makes sense. Pete Crow Armstrong.
His world begins.
The PCA meter moved again yesterday.
Just a little blip yesterday. What a beautiful day for baseball. I mean, I know the White Sox lost, but it was high entertainment. We welcome you in. to Rahimi Harris and Grody on a Friday on 104.3 The Score. Thank you for being with us here. And as I look out the windows around us here and I see Michigan Avenue and Randall Street and Lake Street, it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. I see the NBC Tower peeking through in the distance. I'm feeling a Friday vibe today, Mars Hall. How are you, sir? I'm a little sleepy, but that's okay. Oh, sleepy, sleepy. Sleepy, sleepy Marshall. Where is your blanket? Unfortunately, Grody, you know, I tried to stay up. Actually, I did stay up. And I watched the end of the White Sox game.
I told you on these very airwaves in this very time slot what was going to happen. And what happened and came to pass is exactly what I told you. And you were trying to come at me in the group text. Oh, Marshall, you said they were going to lose. I was like, bruh, the Red Sox at this point are at juggernaut levels. They cannot be stopped at this point. Four hours and 23 minutes of baseball last night. The White Sox game insisted upon itself last night. To me, it got to the point last night where all the baseball sensibilities, conventional thinking, etiquette, all of it felt like it was just out the window. It was a mad dash in this game. Sandlot baseball. Next score wins. It just felt like, because there were some bad moments for both teams, quite frankly, in this game.
There was a bad send by the White Sox and Braden Montgomery, fast runner, out by like two steps at the plate at one point in time. But this is one of those games where it's like the... The White Sox game last night, to me, was like the Cubs' loss in St. Louis where PCA hit that astounding home run and he had the sick bat drop and he looked back at the dugout. And here's what I'm saying to Marshall, because there was forgiveness involved. I was like, it sucked that the Cubs lost that game the way they did in St. Louis, but it was like they won the series and it just felt like a good moment.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What are the opening sponsor messages and disclaimer?
0:01–1:32
2
How do the hosts compare Shohei Ohtani and Pete Crow Armstrong for MVP?
1:32–9:05
3
What analysis is given on the White Sox vs. Red Sox and Cubs vs. Blue Jays games?
9:05–1:33:10
4
What funny pop‑culture references and Golden Girls banter kick off this segment?
1:33:10–1:52:14
5
How do the hosts transition from the Golden Girls talk to the Bears contract and draft discussion?
1:52:14–2:19:57
6
What arguments are made about the MVP race and the impact of Shohei Ohtani vs. PCA?
2:19:57–2:44:21
7
Why do the hosts bring in Rob Parker and debate fan loyalty versus team‑spirit at the end?
2:44:21–2:53:29
Speakers
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