Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Harris predicts a Cubs-Mariners matchup in 2026 World Series
25 Mar 2026
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Chapter 1: What are the predictions for the 2026 World Series matchup?
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It's time for Five On It. Rahimi Harrison-Rooney. Bring you five topics on their minds today. On 104.3 The Score. I got five on it. Number one.
This is a special edition of Five On It on 104.3 The Score. We've got Layla Rahimi. We've got Marshall Harris in the house. And Clay Harbor, nine-year NFL veteran, co-host of the big pro football show on CHSN alongside our David Hall and Ruthie Polinski. Hey, baseball is back, so here's question number one. Do you consider today... quote, opening day of the Major League Baseball season?
No, I don't. So much so that I was pretty annoyed with our questions today that we were submitting for five on. I was like, just because the Yankees play a game today doesn't mean it's opening day to me. And do you know why I doubled down on this in my own private thoughts? Because I kept forgetting that the Cubs and Dodgers opened the season last year in Japan. Like, I know.
I remember what happened. And unfortunately, I've had to remind people about Ben Brown's adding in that, too. Sorry, Ben. It was just part of the deal. Shorty Menaga had four walks, unfortunately, but looked good other than that. And the Cubs didn't have enough offense to beat the Dodgers, but that was also because the Cubs didn't have enough offense.
But I say all of that to say that though I remember the games in my head, mentally, in my heart, in my soul, did I feel like that was opening day?
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Chapter 2: What is the significance of opening day in Major League Baseball?
No. You know why? Because it didn't happen to me.
It did happen to you.
I had a lack of empathy toward the acknowledgement of the existence of those games being part of opening day.
You can feel free to watch the Giants game tonight. That's what I'm going to call it. See, you don't want to acknowledge it either. No, no. You said Yankees, Giants, and then spoke about the Yankees. I'm going to speak about the Giants because the Yankees get enough pub. They don't need any more pub. Today is opening day.
Let me tell you about a team who nobody's talking about. The New York Yankees.
That's why I'm talking about the Giants. The Giants and the Yankees are playing to open the baseball season. That makes this Major League Baseball's opening day. Just like when the Oklahoma City Thunder hung up their banner, it was NBA opening night. Just like when the NFL has their first game on a Thursday night, it's the NFL's opening night. Same vibes, same thing. It is opening day.
We're playing baseball, Clay.
No, it's not opening day unless it happens to you.
Yeah, Marshall. It is happening to us. I went and watched Project Hail Mary last night at the movie theater, right? So when you get there, the movie starts at 7.30. But what happens at 7.30? Trailers. The trailers, right? The previews. The movie don't start till 8. Today is the trailer. It's the previews.
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Chapter 3: Who are the top contenders for the World Series this year?
I like the White Sox to win 63 plus with ease.
I like a little flip project.
Game over?
Yeah, and a little flip himself, yeah. But in the meantime... If the White Sox acquired Sir Anthony Dominguez just to flip him, I'm okay with it because I love taking flyers and then somebody has a good time on your team and then you're like, oh, I can get some value for you in my farm system. Go have fun in the playoffs. We'll be around.
I do think for the White Sox, there's some weird... This will be testing it a bit, maybe. There's some weird modern baseball... thing where you could lose 100 games plus three seasons in a row before typically doesn't happen By virtue of previous more guaranteed draft picks, you know, at least draft positioning, you understand it's different now.
But by virtue of your system, by virtue of variance because of the large sample size of games, you just typically don't lose over 100 games more than three straight seasons. And the teams who lose three straight have typically really been able to turn their teams around because usually they're getting a guaranteed 1-1 in there somewhere.
Well, the White Sox are, but it's not going to affect this season. However, I still don't think they're in that position again. I think that there is a dedicated effort, both by bringing up players and also by signing other free agents like Amuna Takamura-Kami, where I don't see them losing 100 games again. And I don't think that that's the bar. I think we all know that.
But I do think that there is a real understanding that this is not going to be that type of year again.
I'm all about trajectory, right? And where are you heading? When you look at last season, first half was awful. Second half, 28-37. Talking about 100 losses. What's 37 times 2, Marshall? I know you're a smart guy. That would be 74. Okay. The second half of the season, they were much better. They had a plus-three run differential. They ended the season trajectory sky high. They finished...
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