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Chapter 1: What is discussed at the start of this section?
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.
Rahimi Harrison-Grody, 10-2 on 104.3 The Score. Chicago Cubs baseball is on the air from Wrigley Field in Chicago.
It's time for the first of a three-game weekend series between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants. Prepare to fast-forward. Preparing to fast-forward. Fast-forward. Fast-forwarding, sir.
Bounce toward third. That's going to be a fair ball. Gloved by Chapman. Long throw and a good throw to get him. And that ends the ball game. The Giants have beaten the Cubs 18-3.
Let's just do two or three high fives and then forget it ever happened. Gorgeous afternoon for baseball as we get set for Giants and Cubs. And the Cubs looking to bounce back from an 18-3 loss yesterday. Live ball right field. Suzuki back, turning, and it's gone. Oh, brother. And it's 1-0 Giants.
Hubs are down by a run. Pete drives one in the air to right. Going back is Houli. That ball's got a chance.
Gone. PCA with a home run to right. Ball game tied 1-1. High fly ball.
Right field. That's back. We're tied. We're tied.
2-2. And it's the PCA show here at Wrigley. And the 2-2.
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Chapter 2: What are the current struggles of the Chicago Cubs?
That's not anything we haven't heard before. Who at this point has not been to the aisle if you're a starting pitcher for the Cubs? They're doing their mandatory service on the 15-day injured list at this point. And so on the one hand, you have the pitching injuries. On the other hand, Mark...
When you think about, as you mentioned, the opportunities that have gone by for this Cubs team after the game. After an 0-for-5 day. How long have I been begging Craig Council to move Alex Bregman down the line? How long have I been begging for it? The most days. The man went 0-for-5. And not only did he go 0-for-5, but after this game, he's now officially left 140 men on base.
That's the most in baseball. No one has had more at-bats than his 75 at-bats with runners in scoring position. He's hitting 173. He's... When I tell you the slugging percentage, this is a guy who you're letting bat 3, 4, 5 any given day. He's slugging 187 with runners in scoring position. That is atrocious. That's as bad as it looks. I shouldn't be acting like I'm surprised here.
I watch the games.
Yeah, you watch the games.
I see it. I saw it again last night. Like I said, he hit the ball hard in that spot. I've seen him – I have seen him hitting into more tough luck lately. There are signs that he can hit, but he has failed way too many times in those scenarios. As a matter of fact, why don't we listen – because actually Bregman – let's play this right now because Bregman was –
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Chapter 3: How does the Cubs' performance compare to other teams?
If nothing else, I think Cubs fans will like the responsibility that Alex Bregman is taking for his badness.
I've been terrible, and I need to play better. Offensively, it's been awful. I've failed many times in this game. I've struggled before. I've started slow before. I've started fast before. And when you're struggling, there's only one way forward, and that's straight head-on through it. You get after it in your work, and it comes down to executing in the game. And I haven't executed all year.
Runners in scoring position, I've been god-awful. So... I need to be better, and if I'm better over the last however many games, we probably win the majority of them. I've had plenty of opportunities with guys in scoring position. I need to be better. Playing simple.
You know, I couldn't have said that better if I was a talk show host because he pretty much hit on all the things that we're saying right now. So, I mean, at least there's that piece. I know nobody really cares right now because they just want to see this guy produce.
But everything I understand about Alex Bregman is that he certainly is going to wear this, and he hates what's going on more than anybody, obviously. He's the guy who just got paid, Grody. When you're the guy that just got paid, and especially –
what he represented because of the Kyle Tucker situation last year and him going to the Dodgers and taking all that money and the Cubs got their guy in Bregman when he's not producing, it just becomes that more magnified. And really, even when they were winning, he wasn't producing. The man has not hit a home run with people on base. It's amazing.
I mean, the statistics, everything you went through, it is absolutely jarring. We are going to talk a lot about Stacey King today. We will start those conversations at 1045. Marshall and I will celebrate the life of Stacey King while mourning the loss, and we'll talk to Mark Schoenowski at 11 o'clock. Jimmy Deshaies, who was on that – Huge broadcast last night. Some people hated it.
Some people loved it. I happened to be okay with it. We'll talk more about that. Jim Deshaies will be on at 1 o'clock. Coming up next, though, we're going to continue the Cubs talk and where the struggling Cubs go from here. And let's talk a little bit about just how wild and different this series was against San Francisco, what happened after we walked out of here on Friday. Yeah.
Not good things. It was a wild three-game series that we must talk about. And I've seen you guys blinking. They're blinking, man. And that means the callers. They're jumping. Like, Cubs fans, you got something to say? Cubs fans, you got something to say? Let's hear from you. We're open. 312-644-6767 is the number. I see you guys. You got something to say. 312-644-6767.
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Chapter 4: What impact did Stacey King have on Chicago basketball?
How am I going to be scared if you're in a playoff spot right now? The next team on the schedule, they are back home tomorrow. The Atlanta Braves. They're here. The Braves are very good. Coming through town. The Braves score a lot of runs. They have a very good offense. Call the Cubs if you need a reference. Yes, yes.
And then that's followed with three at home again against the two-time defending world champion Los Angeles Dodgers. That's right. And then where do they go after that, just for kicks? They get to see the Yankees, but no Aaron Judge. I'm going to give you the silver lining in that. Wow, look at you with your silver lining. I don't know, man.
You just like at the Yankees never sounds good if you're the opponent. It doesn't sound particularly well, but this is a stretch where, hey, just have a winning homestand, right? They went 2-4 on the road trip. Again, it's a very different 2-4 because of the competition they were going against when you compare what the Cubs just went through to go 2-4. The offense is still offensing.
I like that, but can you get the pitching to be better? I think one of the big concerns is that Davis Martin, they weren't sure what they were going to do. It looks like he's going to pitch now on Wednesday. But they wanted to give him an extra day, so they moved Eric Fetty up. And he'll pitch tomorrow. But I need Davis Martin to continue to be Davis Martin.
Yeah, and it's kind of like the comparison with the Cubs where I was saying, for so long, the starting pitching had, has held it together for the Cubs, but you're always kind of looking behind you, always looking at your peripheral vision. Because you know that it's like a still volcano. You know it can erupt and everything can go poorly, as beautiful as it looks and how scenic it looks.
And it's sort of like that with some of the White Sox starters as well. I guess the guy that I'm staring at is Anthony Kaye, right? Because he has been very good. I guess a bit of a revelation this year. You're waiting for the bottom to fall out, aren't you? That's it. And I don't know if that's beyond pessimistic. That's cynical.
I think that's you as a Cubs fan watching pitchers.
Maybe, but Anthony Kaye. on Friday against the Phillies, and it's the Phillies who can swing the bat really well. Anthony Kago's four innings allowing six runs on 87 pitches in that one. He even had the early 2-0 lead in that game, which the Phillies eventually won by a final score of 8-6. So it's kind of like that. I'm watching Sean Burke, and again, they had the opener Saturday. I don't know.
The Sox with the opener, you don't know when they're going to, but they use it a couple times this weekend. remind you of Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper. That's why they use the opener. It's very simple. Two guys who can really just put you in a hole before you even get started. That's absolutely fair. No further discussion, Your Honor.
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Chapter 5: What are the Chicago Cubs' current standings and struggles?
So the Cubs, they're seven and a half games back of the Brewers. The Reds are nine and a half games back of the Brewers. It's impossible right now to think about, visualize the Chicago Cubs snapping out of their funk right now. It just looks like they are stuck in the mud. But I know that that's not the case. That eventually... Eventually, the Chicago Cubs will start to score runs.
Believe it or not, there is a 5-7 run inning around the corner for the Chicago Cubs. It's going to happen. There is evidence of real-ass offense. with the evidence being two 10-game winning streaks, which we can't just take off the table. We have seen this team be good. Will the Cubs end up actually being a playoff team this year? Will they streak their way out of the playoffs?
That is open for possibilities.
Chapter 6: Will the Cubs be able to turn their season around?
But the idea that the actual bottom is going to drop out and the Cubs are going to have this free... free fall and end up 10 games under 500 and have just an absolute bust of the season and sell, I think is silly. So I don't see the Cubs. I am very confident the Cubs will not end up in last place or visit last place anytime. Okay, that's cool and all, and I hear you. Heard.
At the same time, if they don't win two out of three in Colorado, they're going to end up, I think, in last place, even if it's only for a day. Here's why. Colorado has the worst team ERA in the majors. You're playing in Colorado. If you can't get the offense untracked in Colorado... It feels like you've missed your window to make a surge. And if you're not surging, you're falling.
And if you're falling... That's what they always say. Let me put it in a different way for you, Grody. Isn't it easier to envision them... falling to the bottom of the division than it is seeing them climbing to the top of the division? Believe it or not, no.
What?
I'm not saying the top, but they're in fourth place right now leapfrogging a team. But the question is not are they going to end up in first place. The question is are they going to visit last place. Yes. And I'm saying that as horrid and rancid and just bad, fill in your word, as it looks right now, they're not this bad. They're not last place bad. Not even visit last place bad. They're not.
They're not last place bad in most divisions, but in a division in which... The team with the worst record has a better last place record than any other division in baseball. I think they can be and find themselves in last place. I think that's the issue. Now, Ryan Porth. You can do it. Ryan Porth, or Parth, as you like to call him. That's his Reds.
He says they're not visiting last place because the Reds are just so bad. Oh, yeah. And he might have a point. They have the worst run differential in the National League Central at minus 51. By the way, the Cubs getting dangerously close to having a negative run differential this They run differentials down to plus three. I believe that, man.
That Friday game.
And that's another thing, too, where you can lament how horrible. There was a time when the Cubs run differential. This season was really good. I swear to God it happened. Somebody print it up for me. Somebody print up when the Cubs were really well. I swear that happened. But the problem is... We were comping them to the 2016 Cubs at one point this year. I had to put the slowdown on that.
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Chapter 7: What impact did Stacey King have on Chicago sports?
We'll revisit this when they're in last place. By the way, you consider that confidence that the Cubs are going to be in last place. I like it. At some point... Number two. Which team will win more games this week, the Cubs or the White Sox? Now, see, this is a great existential question of our time. Putting on my glasses for this one. The Cubs are in Colorado.
Did I mention they have the worst ERA in baseball? Right, yeah, and these must-win games for the Cubs because if they don't win in Colorado, then it's over. Then they've got to see the Giants in San Francisco. Do you know how they fare against the Giants? Not particularly well. Yes. So on its surface, the Cubs should go 4-2. They should go 4-2 this week. I don't know that they'll go 4-2.
Meanwhile, the White Sox, they've got three at home starting tomorrow with the Atlanta Braves who have the best record in baseball at last check. And then they've got three more against the Dodgers team that's won, I don't know, back-to-back World Series. I think the White Sox...
If Davis Martin was pitching twice this week, I would say they'd have the better record, but since he's only pitching once this week, I'm going to go with the Cubs. Wow. Okay. I'm going to go with the Cubs at 3-3.
Chapter 8: How did Stacey King's personality influence his broadcasting career?
Oh, man. What was all that last place talk you were discussing earlier? I don't know if you know. They can go 3-3, and the Cubs can go 3-3 and lose ground. Here's how I know that's possible.
Yeah.
Because, well, the Cubs have zero series wins over the last month. You know who's got seven series wins over the last month? The Milwaukee Brewers. I want you to really think about what I just said. No, I don't have to think about anything. What's your answer, sir? They are seven and a half. I mean, that is a devastating number. Seven and a half games behind the Milwaukee Brewers.
There, I said it. You happy? You thought about it. I did think about it. I couldn't not. I couldn't not. I think that the, I believe the White Sox, just looking at it, I think they're going to have like a really pumped up three games. Like this Atlanta series, I think the crowds are going to be awesome. I get it. They're the weeknights, Tuesday, Wednesday. And Thursday, all 640 games.
Sox are going to take two out of three against the Atlanta Braves, but we'll lose two out of three to the Dodgers. So I have that down as three and three. On the Cubs side of things, as I said, I do see them starting to snap out of the offensive woes. I think it has hit that point. Did you watch the game last night? I watched every second of that game last night.
I went through all the failed one for ten runners in scoring position. Then what do you mean snap out? Because it's going to – see, you're acting like – and I get it. I get it because I was trying to express this earlier.
It's impossible to see any light at the end of the tunnel when you go one for ten with runners in scoring position, especially if you're watching the games and you see Carson Kelly come to the plate in the ninth inning with two on and take the first swing and it's a little pop out in the infield. It's a mind bleep right now, the Cubs are. I get all of that, but again... They are not that bad.
They will snap out of it. They will have a five-run inning soon. And I'm calling for it happening on this trip, on which I believe the Cubs will be 4-2. In other words, I think the Cubs will have more wins than the White Sox over the week ahead of us. So we agree. Yeah. Yeah. If you would have just listened, you would have heard it. I did listen. I did. Number three. It's 500 on 104.3.
The score with Marshall Harris and Mark Grody, who agreed in that previous answer. You didn't think it was going to land there, did you?
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