Chapter 1: What topics are introduced at the beginning of the episode?
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We had Pete Carr Armstrong on. Later that day, Matt Armstrong, his dad, joined Spiegel and Holmes on Friday. And Matt talked about his love for Chicago sports.
What was your sports fandom? Posters on the wall. Give us a thumbnail of you.
Posters on the wall. Walter. Walter. Hell yeah. And I loved him. I just, I mean, he was my, like, hero growing up.
I'm overwhelmed. Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy, both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me. It's the way you just kept going, right? That's what got you. Because you were like, oh, okay. And then you were like, oh, okay. Wait a minute now. It'll be you. Yeah. Yeah, baby. Matt Armstrong. Not Matt Crawlarm, but Matt Armstrong. Sir, sir, look at me. Congratulations.
8.5 bears.
Wow. For a guy, yes, 85. The bears. The bears.
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Chapter 2: What are the highlights of Edward Cabrera's debut performance?
You can say four or five. We know Jamison Tyone. Roll the dice and see what happens tonight. But for me, Edward Cabrera is showing you why, in my opinion, he's already the second best pitcher on this staff point blank period. Do you agree with that? Is, sure. Okay. Like, if I'm going off of the talent, the arm talent, yeah. Well, talent or 2026 results. I know it's early.
I know it's been one start. That's my thing with you, Marshall. You're a guy, like, I'm all in today. I'm a wait-and-see guy. It's what makes me a good baseball reporter. I am also a wait-and-see guy, and I felt like I had to wait too long to see what Edward Cabrera would do in a Cubs uniform. We don't always know why teams line up their starting pitching the way they do. Sometimes we do.
Maybe a guy, the way they came out of spring training... Finishing out spring training, you had it kind of lined up the way you wanted to. Maybe a guy needs an extra day. Sometimes that happens where you're like, all right, we'll push this guy out a couple of days. We'll drop this guy in. Don't need as much to get him there.
So, yeah, I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt on why he started yesterday as opposed to the series against the Nationals. But it worked out. He pitched well. He got guys out, arm looked lively, and now we'll see where that goes the rest of the way.
Talking about Edward Cabrera's performance in a big 72 win over the Angels, an Angels team that came in at 2-2 here on Rahimi Harris and Grody, Russell Dorsey in alongside me. I'm Marshall Harris, hanging out with you, because I love talking baseball. Baseball was my first love. I continue to love the game, even though sometimes it does not love me back.
I'm saying that specifically as a Chicago White Sox fan born and bred. So we're taking a look at this game. And the other thing that stands out from this performance is the offense showing up in a big way. And Ian Happ continues to hit bombs. He looks like he is locked in at the plate, whether it's from the left side or the right side. The power is on display.
Yeah, that ball he hit last night to the opposite field, ball just kept carrying. And from where I was sitting, because I went and saw our friends here at the score who were celebrating Lawrence and Speaks in their first pitch in seventh inning stretch last night. And from where I was sitting, it just looked like, oh, that's going to be a fly out.
Ball kept carrying, kept carrying, kept carrying, and carried out the yard. And it's one of those things where... Ian's being rewarded right now. You're swinging a hot bat. Those balls end up carrying. Even though the best ball he's hit so far was not a home run. The ball that ended up being a fly out in the series against the Nationals was absolutely crushed.
But he still has three homers right now. And you're seeing a guy that looks like he belongs in that three hole where he's been hitting. And that was one of the big criticisms by a lot of people who are not on board with Ian Happ as a consistent guy because he's an up-and-down player in a way, but at the same time, he's pretty consistent in another way.
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Chapter 3: How is Edward Cabrera's health impacting his career?
Yeah, I think when you have these athletic players in your lineup... they wreak havoc, and you're seeing that PCA Niko. Who, by the way, I didn't know how I felt about Niko and where he would hit in this Cubs lineup. Obviously, you don't know until the lineup card comes out.
I actually really like him in that 5-hole because most people would say, oh, you want Niko in the leadoff spot or hitting in the 2-hole, but I think having him hit 5th It adds a guy when you have runners on base that has back control and can just shoot the ball somewhere, throw something to the gap, and now you're really cooking.
And that adds another one of those athletic guys on the bases to swipe a bag, to score from first on a ball in the gap, all those different things. And I think that's going to add another dynamic to this lineup. Now, against left-handed pitching, if you want Niko to be the leadoff hitter, I fully understand that. But against right-handed pitching, I like that five hole for Niko.
I like him specifically for the protection that he offers Pete Crow Armstrong. And I think at this stage of his career...
pete kerr armstrong needs a little bit of protection like he he's a guy who can hurt you but certainly if you figure him out it's not like the job is done unless there's two outs because nico horner now you got a guy who's basically bat to ball contact in a positive way right like the the benefit that it brings you having those guys hit back to back is the same benefit that you would have if they were hitting one and two in the lineup where let's say pete gets on
Pete can swipe a bag and Nico is a guy that is comfortable hitting with one or two strikes. You're not worried about, oh, well, I got a strike on me now. You know that he's going to be able to attack the strike zone, even if he has two strikes on him.
And, you know, a lot of hit and run could come from those situations where you're talking about getting defenders moving and Nico being able to use that back control to throw a ball somewhere and potentially drive and runs. One of the things I was interested in, because I saw this research, and after a couple of sub-two war years from Mike Trout, he's back in town, right?
And he's coming off a series in which he went six for 13 in a four-game series, two home runs, looking like the old Mike Trout. But Edward Cabrera shut him down, and he goes 0 for 4 before the game. Craig Council talked about what the pitching will need to do against this future first ballot Hall of Famer. He's a great, he's an all-time player and a great player.
Injuries have robbed him of a lot of the last...
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Chapter 4: What are the implications of DJ Moore's trade for the Bears?
Ivey on a three-pointer from 25 feet. And the Bulls lead 11-9. The Bulls have made three of four beyond the arc.
Chuck Swirsky on the call. One of the rare Jaden Ivey highlights. His time as a Chicago Bull is over. So welcome you back to Rahimi Harris and Grody Marshall Harris along with Russell Dorsey. Hello. In here on this Tuesday. And Jaden Ivey played four games for the Bulls. Started three of them after being traded from the Detroit Pistons in a deal that sent Kevin Herter to Detroit.
He averaged 11.5 points per contest, four assists, and 4.8 rebounds per game in his four appearances before being shut down due to knee discomfort and then sent away and straight up waived by the Bulls yesterday. It was just last Thursday he was shut down with a knee discomfort for the season with just a handful of games left. And it's what got him waived.
The Bulls are calling it, quote, conduct detrimental to the team. This was just hours after an Instagram live stream in which he delivered targeted comments about the NBA's advocacy of the LGBTQ community. And the Bulls... I think had no choice but to make this move because he was just going on and on. First, he was in a car. Then he was on a plane.
And then you see the flight attendant having to tell him to shut that down because they're on a plane. And here's just one of the quotes that came from this live stream, which there was a lot going on here. Ivy telling viewers on his live stream, the world can proclaim LGBTQ, right? They proclaim Pride Month. And the NBA, they proclaim it. They show it to the world.
They say, come join us for Pride Month to celebrate unrighteousness. They proclaim it on the billboards. They proclaim it in the streets. Unrighteousness. Now, for context, Ivy's Instagram account has more than 200,000 followers. This was, as I said, the third in the past week, third time that is, that he spoke extensively on his religious beliefs. And it went beyond that as well.
Ivy's mother is Niall Ivy, who is the head women's basketball coach at Notre Dame University. Jaden told one of his viewers who were commenting on this, Catholicism is a false religion and is not the true doctrine of Christ. It does not lead to salvation in Jesus Christ. So he's making all kinds of comments going all different directions.
And, of course, the first reaction I had is, what's going on with Jaden Ivey? Yes, and I think that was what I had as well. When I first got wind, which means somebody texted me, of what was going on, it was like you would imagine, hey, do you see what's going on with Jaden Ivey's Instagram? And I'm like, what are you talking about?
And then you see you go to Instagram and you see the quotes and all those things. And you're like, the first thing you do in this day and age now is like, is this really him saying it right? This is not some AI thing. And it really was. And the next thought I had was how long before the Bulls in the league say something about this? Because I think from a.
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Chapter 5: What insights are shared about the Chicago White Sox's offensive potential?
And he may get more opportunities to do it. Remember, I think this offense is going to be just as good as the Cubs offense, and I think they'll have more power than the Cubs offense. You're asking a lot, brother. You say I'm asking a lot. Can I point something to you real quick? Sure. Let's go back to, I don't know, last season. The Cubs had more home runs than the White Sox, right?
Are you saying that as fact? Yeah, the Cubs had more home runs than the White Sox. Okay. Let me point out another fact. There's the beginning of the season, and there is the end of the season. Okay. If we go back to post-All-Star break, guess who had more home runs?
Chapter 6: How does Edward Cabrera's performance impact the Cubs' outlook?
I'm assuming it's going to be the Chicago White Sox. The Chicago White Sox had more home runs than the Cubs after the All-Star break. They had 89. The Cubs had 81. The White Sox were eighth in baseball after the all-star break in home runs.
I expect something closer to post all-star break in terms of production with all those young guys now having some more experience under their belt in 2026 than what we saw last year. And I think both Murakami and and Montgomery are going to be a big reason why. They're going to hit bombs, they're going to have teammates who hit bombs, and they're going to drive in lots of runs.
Their pitching is going to be questionable, especially at the start of the season, but I think the hitting is going to be solid. It's going to be a top 10 offense. Top 10 in runs scored in Major League Baseball. The Chicago White Sox. You heard me. I didn't stutter.
Chapter 7: What is the significance of the McDonald's All-American High School basketball game?
Your ears don't flap. Marshall. Okay. You're asking a team that's not going to go to the playoffs to be top 10 and run scored. That is what I'm asking. Can we write this down too? Are we putting a gentleman's wager on that? I feel like you want to, right? Yes. Yes, I do. Okay. Let me ask you a question. Okay. Who's number one in the Majors in home runs, team-wise. They're in town.
I'll give you a hint. They're in town. Is it the Angels? It's the Angels. Okay. Who's number two in Major League Baseball in home runs? You tell me, Marshall. It's the White Sox. Look, I'm trying to let y'all know what's happening here. Nobody wants to jump on board. So here's the thing that you're saying. If the White Sox are top ten in run score... Their pitching is not going to be good enough.
I know where you're going with this. But there's like...
Chapter 8: How do recent rookie performances compare in Major League Baseball?
I think they're going to hit a lot of solo home runs. Yes. And you can't be top 10 in Major League Baseball and run scored if you hit a lot of solo home runs. Sure you can if you also hit home runs with men on base and you get other hits. But if the majority of the time you hit solo shots instead of homers or runners on base, logically, those are only worth one run. I understand that.
All right, man. Hey, if I bring you a bag full of singles, are you going to take my singles or not? I think these are apples and oranges. It's apples and oranges. I think you'll take the bag of singles. I don't know, man. I think you'll take the bag of singles. That's all I'm saying. Number three. This is 500 on 104.3 The Score with Marshall Harris and Russ Dorsey. Here's question number three.
Bears president and CEO Kevin Warren joined PFT Live and said this to Mike Florio and Chris Sims about a timeline for a potential stadium solution for the team. Here's where we are. We have the legislation passed in Indiana, and they've been a great partner to work with.
We are going through legitimate due diligence, because we have working through traffic and construction items and transportation and all those different things now. It's progressing right on pace. And Illinois, as you said, they're still working on legislation.
And we have a wonderful piece of land in Arlington Heights, 326 acres. And so we don't have a set deadline.
But I am confident that sometime this spring slash summer, we'll know. I mean, we have to know because we would have completed the due diligence in Indiana. And we'll see what happens, you know, in Illinois. And fortunately, the good thing about it, both of those sites are great locations because our focus is on our fans. I mean, you all see it. We have the greatest fans in Illinois.
Not only in the NFL, but all of sports. And so what we have to do is to make sure we keep the North Star the North Star, and that is to build a world-class environment. Okay, North Star. Bears president and CEO Kevin Warren on PFT Live with our guy Mike Florio, who will join the show tomorrow at 11. Here is the question. Are you buying Warren's timeline for a stadium solution?
And everyone just looked at me. Yes.
Yes.
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