It’s time for the Cubs to show us the best version of themselves

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Rahimi & Grote Show 17 min 6 speakers 4 chapters transcribed 2 months ago

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How are the hosts framing Chicago sports optimism after the All-Star break?

Mark Grote 0:00

I can attest to the fact that when you turn 50, when one turns 50, I have turned 50 in my life. That's when you give it up. All chances of those last gasps in your 40s of being hip and doing hip things, they got to go out the door because 50, it just says 50.

Marshall Harris 0:19

Well, I knew that when you started using the word hip and said it multiple times in the same sentence. Yes, I agree with you. I'm not 50. I can't relate. I know. I understand. I can't relate. You got time. Enjoy it, man. I'm already acting like I'm 60, though, so it's all good over here.

Mark Grote 0:32

You're living a good life, though, Marshall Harris.

Mark Grody 0:34

I am living a good life. I thought 50 was the new 40, though, Grody. Maybe. Maybe. I need it to be, because 40 then is the new 30, and I'm good.

Mark Grote 0:41

Just literally the visual, though, of seeing 50 or telling somebody you are 50, it is then impossible to convince somebody you're cool anymore. That's all I'm saying. And maybe Marshall Harris will be the exception.

Marshall Harris 0:53

I don't know. I'm not trying to be cool. I know. I'm trying to enjoy what I believe to be the best time to be a Chicago sports fan. I'm letting it wash over me each and every morning when I wake up and get ready to come into work. My walk to work. Every day is like, you know what? A year ago, I wasn't talking like this, but I am blessed to be in Chicago during this particular moment in sports.

Mark Grote 1:18

It's Rahimi Harrison, Grody. We are live on 104.3 The Score. Yeah, things are good. Both of our baseball teams out of the break. Both teams winning series. The White Sox do it in Toronto and we'll have a full basically White Sox hour starting at 11 o'clock. We're going to talk a lot of Cubs here in the first hour of the program. Oh, and then by the way, just lurking there. with big arms and happiness are the Chicago Bears. I mean, that is right around the corner.

What happened with the White Sox and why is there a dedicated White Sox hour?

Marshall Harris 1:49

That's what I'm saying.

Mark Grote 1:49

As well, good times. And the need for the Bears is heavy because we have officially gotten into the twilight zone of Bears and the lists and all that stuff. It's like we need a damn training camp practice.

Marshall Harris 2:05

But the thing is, and this is the beauty of the whole situation, Grody, we need the Bears, but we don't need them as badly as we did this time last year. That's so true because we have the White Sox.

Mark Grote 2:17

Last year was very difficult on this program trying to figure out when to and when not to discuss the White Sox because there wasn't a whole lot of interest in them. So we will talk to them. They are doing their part. The Cubs, well, they're doing their part as well as we know. The Cubs right now, 56-43. They find themselves still six back of the Brewers. We'll address the Brewers a little bit later on in the program.

Pat Hughes 2:43

Have to.

Mark Grote 2:43

Have to address the Milwaukee Brewers. Because they're just not going to go away. There's just nothing you can do about the Brewers. But we will address that later. Except for a dud for the Cubs on Friday. The 5-2 loss with the Ryan Jeffers three-run homer off Colin Ray did in the Cubs on Friday. They rebound nicely with a 6-2 win. Saturday with Matthew Boyd giving a second straight strong appearance. That was Nostalgia Day. That was 2016 Day. That was Rizzo catching the Bush ball in the Bleachers Day, which was just astounding.

Marshall Harris 3:18

Can we clean up that Rizzo catches the ball thing? Because I've seen it posted. I've heard it said Rizzo recovered the ball.

Mark Grote 3:28

He did recover the ball.

Marshall Harris 3:29

He did not catch the ball. It was actually handed to him by somebody that we know. Nick Friedel. Nick Friedel, who's a frequent visitor on our program. He's an Odyssey NBA insider, and he'll be joining us on Wednesday to talk about the moment. But I'm glad that Nick Friedel caught the ball, or really picked up the ball, and just handed it to the guy in front of him, Anthony Rizzo, because that's a much better story than what really happened.

Mark Grote 3:53

Yeah, it is. It's a much better story. I said in the text thread, because you immediately said that, guys, guys, let's tamper this down a little bit. General vicinity rule. Yeah. You know what I mean? It's like football. He was in the general vicinity, so can't we just – and you know that as the years go on and the stories go on, three years from now, Rizzo caught the ball.