How many games will Cubs, White Sox win after the All-Star break? (Hour 3)

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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

Vinny Rotino 0:01

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Rahimi Harrison 0:20

Menards.

Mark Grody 0:24

Number one. The MLB season resumes today. The Cubs have 66 games left and the White Sox have 67 games left. What will their respective records be for those final games on the regular season schedule?

Vinny Rotino 0:37

Okay, so here's my issue is we did the math earlier on the show, right?

Marshall Harris 0:42

We did do the math.

Vinny Rotino 0:43

We essentially did the math earlier on the show. So I'm trying to get to 90 games for the Cubs and 85 for the Sox.

Marshall Harris 0:51

You want me to help you with that math again?

Vinny Rotino 0:52

Yeah, because I didn't write it down. I should have and I'm mad at myself.

Marshall Harris 0:56

You need the Cubs to go 36 and 30. Got that?

Vinny Rotino 0:59

36 and 30. Seems reasonable.

Marshall Harris 1:02

You need the Cubs to go 36 and 30. Meanwhile, you need the White Sox to go 35 and 22. Do I have that right?

Vinny Rotino 1:15

That seems a little less reasonable.

How many games do the Cubs and White Sox have remaining after the All‑Star break?

Vinny Rotino 1:18

Really? Yeah. Really? I mean, like, when you put it like that, yes, I'm writing this down.

Mark Grody 1:25

Oh, that's missing 10 games. Oh, 35 and 32. My bad.

Vinny Rotino 1:28

Okay, that sounds reasonable again. All right, I'm good with it. So, yes, that's what I need to know.

Marshall Harris 1:33

So, wait, wait, I want to make sure I got this right. You think the White Sox are going to go three games over 500 the rest of the way while the Cubs go six games over 500 the rest of the way?

Vinny Rotino 1:41

That's pretty good. I mean, that's kind of where they're at right now.

Marshall Harris 1:44

Let's broaden the question a little bit. Do you think the White Sox... Sorry. Do you think the Cubs are better than the White Sox right now?

Vinny Rotino 1:54

Yeah.

Marshall Harris 1:55

Oh, okay. All right. That clears that up. I don't think the Cubs are better than the White Sox right now.

Vinny Rotino 1:59

Okay. So what's your math? Since you just did mine.

Mark Grody 2:02

Marshall Mathers. Well, if I just let you do it, we would be here for a minute, right?

Vinny Rotino 2:09

Well, I just forgot what I was saying about, like, I forgot I had done the math based on the remaining games on the schedule.

Marshall Harris 2:16

Big picture, Layla now believes the Cubs will end up with 90 wins and the White Sox will end up with 85 wins. Meanwhile, I believe both teams will end up with 91 wins.

Vinny Rotino 2:26

But I'm the one who needs help?

Marshall Harris 2:29

No, I think the White Sox will have a better record than the Cubs the rest of the way because I think the White Sox are a better baseball team.

What win‑loss records do hosts calculate for the Cubs and White Sox down the stretch?

Marshall Harris 2:34

They have a better rotation. They have a better lineup. They have a better bullpen. They don't have a better defense. Got that?

Vinny Rotino 2:42

Yeah, that part is true. But the starting rotation also needs help.

Marshall Harris 2:46

Yes, the White Sox rotation is a lot better than the Cubs rotation right now.

Vinny Rotino 2:52

Both need help, though.

Marshall Harris 2:53

Both do need help. I'm not arguing that. The White Sox have a deeper lineup, and they don't require one person to go off to score a bunch of runs.

Vinny Rotino 3:01

Where are we getting the puppies for William Shatner is the real question.

Marshall Harris 3:05

So to answer the question that's been presented, I believe 31 wins. Excuse me. I'm sorry. 41 wins. I left the 10 games out again.

Vinny Rotino 3:12

Is this like when you pick the Bulls to win 45 games? Do you remember that?

Marshall Harris 3:16

I don't think it was 45 games. I think it was. I picked him to have a winning record.

Vinny Rotino 3:20

I think you picked him.

Marshall Harris 3:21

Was it 45? Okay. 45 before everybody got hurt.

Vinny Rotino 3:25

Marshall was dangerously scared the Bulls were going to be better than we thought.

Marshall Harris 3:29

They're definitely going to be better than people think right now because the over-under for that team is 30, I believe, or 20, might be 28 and a half or something like that.

Vinny Rotino 3:38

I'd take the over on that.

Marshall Harris 3:39

Yeah, that's what I'm saying. Take the over. For the Cubs, by the way, they're 54 and 42 right now. I predict them to win 91 games. That gives them 37 wins and 28 losses. Or sorry, 29 losses because eight games over 500. Yeah.

Vinny Rotino 3:55

See, math got you too.

Marshall Harris 3:56

37 and 29. Well, I'm looking at all this at the same time right in this moment after just doing your math and I'm doing my math. His name is... His name is... Marshall Mathers. His name is Marshall Mathers. I keep saying the Mathers without the strong enough emphasis on the first syllable.

Vinny Rotino 4:11

Hey, you guys got to be careful now. Eminem's got time on his hands. He sure does. And a lot of it he's spending with sports. If he hears this, he's going to tell you his name is Slim Shady.