How Many Bears?: George Kittle, Roch Cholowsky, Pete Crow-Armstrong
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How did the hosts open the episode and introduce the 'How Many Bears?' concept?
It's time for How Many Bears?
Brandon Johnson was on here and he admitted to the following.
Getting in and out of Soldier Field is an absolute nightmare. Let me tell you how bad it is. Bears versus Packers. I'm at the game. We're losing. I decide to leave to beat the traffic.
What story about leaving Soldier Field and losing Bears credibility is being discussed?
Before I get out of the footprint, the Bears had come back to win.
For admitting it on a 50,000 watt AM FM station that he left Bears-Packers playoff game, which the Bears won early. He lost 10 bears. He is at negative five bears.
How many bears? I said it was going to be controversial. On 104.3 The Score.
Mark Crotty is here. It's a Wednesday. You know that music. It means. Also, I think Anthony Rizzo probably heard that music this weekend. You were there.
This is actually, I know it sounds similar. This is actually not the Rizzo song.
Oh, that's right, because this is Delirious Boneless.
I don't know the name of it. Intoxicated. Intoxicated, yes. Thank you. Which is like similar, powerful sounding, but not the same.
Yeah.
Very DJ sunglasses on.
Day party.
In the clear.
There's a pool behind you. No doubt.
All the things.
Pool in front of you too.
We know the vibe.
You're between two pools.
DJing.
Yeah. Actually, we would 100% hear all of those songs at Stadium Swim at Circa.
This song.
Not even a doubt in my mind.
This song blasts at Bears games, though. That's why it's always in my head.
It's a banger. It is a banger. It's like if Jock Jams were a CD created today, this would be on Jock Jams. So we have to get the party started on Mark Brody awarding Bears with... The lovely delight that was George Kittle in the marquee broadcast booth. Let's be reminded, he on a podium said, I bleeping love the Bears, but he didn't bleep. So knowing that, let's listen to this.
Alex called Rick Sutcliffe and noted Chicago Cubs fan.
Absolutely.
George Kittle, how did that come about?
I grew up in Iowa, and my dad said, hey, we're Bears fans, and you're a Cubs fan. I said, sir, yes, sir, and here I am. I mean, I grew up drinking beers in the bleachers, so happy to be back. Moral of the story, listen to your dad. Listen to your dad, listen to your mom. Two things that work out most of the time.
I got to tell you, man, hadn't thought about this, but his dad deserves Bears. Bruce Kittle. The way he said that, Bruce, being like, you will be a Bears fan. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. It wasn't like a conversation.
Play that one more time. I called the Bears. I mean, come on. He said that as a 49er.
Oh, man.
It makes me so sad.
Yeah, he's almost from Chicago. I know he loves playing the Bears.
Yeah, because he gets 2 billion yards every time. He really does get like 200 yards playing the Bears.
Man. Gertie still having flashbacks from two years ago.
Who isn't?
Nobody covered him.
Is that important, covering George Kittle?
Yeah.
You see why Ben Johnson might want one of those guys?
Oh, I thought you meant as a media member. You mean just like the players on the field.
Oh, yeah, the game. George Kittle just demolished the Bears, and so did everybody in San Francisco.
He wasn't even healthy the last time when he did it.
Oh.
Man, you know, this is a long time coming for George Kittle because of the comments at the podium. And then that, I mean, my goodness, I am so cold right now because of goosebumps. The Wrigley Field, he was hilarious throughout that whole thing. And just as you heard some of his love of Chicago and drinking beers in the bleachers. And there is a kinship, I believe, with the state of Illinois and the state of Iowa. There's a lot of love between the two states. So many Iowa alums. Yeah, what's that?
He bought the t-shirt stand guy's shirts. I mean, come on. He was like, I'm not getting certified merch. I'm supporting the little guy on the street.
And then he went and sat in the stands after he did his thing in the booth with the guys. Alex and Rick.
Why did George Kittle appear at Wrigley Field and how did he express his Chicago fandom?
Yeah, I wasn't sure if it was Alex or Boog Day. It was Alex that day. Yep. All right. I am going to go for George Kittle.
The 49ers.
8.6 Bears. The Bears. 8.6 Bears. You thought higher, Layla?
He's a 9.
George Kittle's a 9.
The only reason he's not a 10 is because he's not a Bear.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
How did the hosts open the episode and introduce the 'How Many Bears?' concept?
0:00–0:22
2
What story about leaving Soldier Field and losing Bears credibility is being discussed?
0:22–4:09
3
Why did George Kittle appear at Wrigley Field and how did he express his Chicago fandom?
4:09–10:15
4
How did the hosts evaluate George Kittle’s 'Bears' score and what factors influenced it?
10:15–12:53
5
What did White Sox top pick Rock (Roch) Cholowski say about college fandom and Chicago connections?
12:53–13:43
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