Russ Dorsey talks Cubs' struggles & White Sox's rise
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What insights does Russ Dorsey share about the Cubs' recent struggles?
Russell Dorsey, National MLB Insider for Yahoo Sports. Oh, he's fine. He doesn't need the attention. Russell will be fine. You're probably right.
We're going to have a conversation about some mediums when he gets in here. I tell you that.
Host of the Relay with Russ Dorsey podcast. I've had this feeling for a while while watching Shohei pitch better than we've ever seen him pitch before. And he's started to now swing the bat like we know he can. I've always had this feeling that Shohei's bat is significantly more important than what shohei does on the mound insider and analyst for mlb network and friday night baseball on apple tv they have guys in that lineup that they expected way more out of not a little bit like a lot more and so until those guys start swinging the bat we're just gonna be looking at each other like uh one run five six hits yeah russell dorsey on 104.3 the score the score
We talk to Russell Dorsey every week on Rahimi Harrison Brody. And now is the time. The Major League Baseball Insider for Yahoo Sports, Major League Baseball Network, and Friday Night Baseball on Apple TV.
How has Shohei Ohtani's performance influenced baseball analysis?
He is the host of the Relay with Russ Dorsey podcast, available on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Russ, how are you?
What's up, guys? How we doing?
Good. I do want to start with asking you the same question that we asked in our first segment.
Okay.
Cubs score nine runs. Great. You salvage a win out of the Rockies. You hit the ball well in that win. What's next? Try to make it two out of three against the Giants? Can we even go that far right now?
So when I talked to you guys two weeks ago, because we didn't get to talk last week, I said that they had a month that they should be looking forward to when you talk about some of the worst teams in baseball coming up. Had the Giants, the Rockies, Giants again, Rockies again. And they've lost two of those first series against the Giants and the Rockies. So as I sit here and look at it, Sure, yeah, you feel good that you were able to finally get some offense, but I think the other side of that coin is you've now dropped back-to-back series against two of the worst teams in baseball.
Yeah, when you say it like that, it hits a little harder. Remember, 22 straight games to start the month of June against sub-500 records, and yet they have not won a series in 10 series. Russell, are the Cubs good enough to make the playoffs?
Oh, that's a great question, Marshall Harris. Let me ask you this question back. Go ahead. What version of the Cubs is good enough?
The current version that you see here will assume a return for Matthew Boyd, but we won't assume a return for anybody else.
Okay, if you're going to say the Cubs scoring three runs a game and giving up four and a half to five runs a game, no, I don't think they're good enough to make the postseason.
But don't you think their offense can be better than three runs a game with just who they have on the roster right now?
I think because of your question, if we're talking current conditions, I have to see it first. I'm at a point with the Chicago Cubs, I can't keep saying, oh, they're going to hit, they're going to hit, they're going to hit. We're about to be in July here soon. We're already in the middle of June. And until they can show they can hit consistently for a month, I can't just say I'm just going to believe that they're just going to all of a sudden wake up and flip this switch. Because sometimes when it comes to teams flipping a switch, sometimes you don't. And so it was nice to see the Cubs finally score runs. But Russell Dorsey is at a point where until they can do it consistently for three, four weeks in a row, I can't just sit here and say, oh, they're going to be fine.
We don't know that. That man just went third person on his mark. That's how you know it's real.
Am I wrong? No. Here's the thing when it comes to flipping a switch. Sometimes you don't. You don't.
What are the Cubs' chances of making the playoffs this season?
It's fantastic, sad, and brilliant at the same time.
That has to permanently go into my opening now. Oh, yeah.
You'll hear it.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What insights does Russ Dorsey share about the Cubs' recent struggles?
0:02–1:08
2
How has Shohei Ohtani's performance influenced baseball analysis?
1:08–3:57
3
What are the Cubs' chances of making the playoffs this season?
3:57–6:15
4
What factors are contributing to the White Sox's success in the AL Central?
6:15–8:57
5
How do recent player performances impact team strategies?
8:57–11:06
6
What are the implications of potential trades for the Cubs?
11:06–12:37
7
How is Craig Council's management being evaluated amidst the Cubs' struggles?
12:37–15:13
8
What are the expectations for the White Sox as they approach the playoffs?
15:13–17:37
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