Russ Dorsey talks Cubs & World Baseball Classic (Hour 4)
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What insights does Russ Dorsey share about the Cubs' roster changes?
Russell Dorsey, National MLB Insider for Yahoo Sports.
My eye is on which version of Pete do you get in 26? Because if you can get, we'll call it 65%, even 70% of the first half Pete Crow Armstrong offensively with that same high quality defense that we saw from him since he's gotten to the big leagues, to be honest, then you still have a high quality player.
insider and analyst for Friday Night Baseball on Apple TV+.
Hey, man. Postseason, we're a show. And in the biggest moment, on the biggest stage, the best player to walk the face of the earth showed us exactly where he was.
Russell Dorsey. I'm Russell. On 104.3, The Score. The Score.
The only thing we're missing is Marshall with all of his crew in here. We had Clay Harbor. Now we have Russell Dorsey, the noted baseball insider. He's an insider and analyst for MLB Network, Friday Night Baseball, and Apple TV+.
How does the injury of Tyler Austin impact the Cubs' lineup?
There's a lot of gym talk that went on between the Russell Dorsey and Clay Harbor transition.
Clay was a professional athlete, though.
The workout tips are strong. You were a college athlete.
I was not.
But you practically were. The only thing that stopped you from being an actual college baseball player was the injury you sustained.
I can't say it. I can't allow myself to say it.
But you were. You were a college baseball player.
No.
I can't do it.
They're Division I, aren't they?
In fairness, yeah.
What are the expectations for Matt Shaw's role in the Cubs this season?
I think I'm a way better athlete right now than I've ever been in my life.
He said that. Clay said that, too.
Yeah.
Clay has talked about how if he were in the same shape playing that he is in now, he thinks his career would have lasted longer.
100%. And that's a good thing. You want to get to 30 and be like, damn, I'm in good shape. And I think for everybody out there, you don't have to look like Clay Harbor to be in good shape. Work on your leg muscles. Longevity in life. is tied to leg strength and having muscle in your lower limbs. Support the hips.
It's also mobility.
Mobility, moving around, and keeping some muscle in your legs.
When your knees hurt, a lot of people think that their knees are hurting because they're older, and your knees are probably hurting because of mobility issues.
You know what's funny is like, yeah, you guys were talking gym and talking workout, and then when I got a hold of you, we were talking about cheeseburgers. See, you're a bad influence. Yeah, although I'm trying now.
It's one o'clock.
How does the World Baseball Classic affect team dynamics for the Cubs?
This is the lunchtime show. That sounded great, though, a burger. A big sloppy cheeseburger with some fresh fries. Fresh cut French fries. Oh, man.
The vat of oatmeal did the job today. A vat of Layla's special oatmeal.
I call this a vat. That's a lot of oatmeal.
Well, I don't use, this is just the container. I don't actually, there's no way in hell. My oatmeal bill every week would be a billion dollars. I'm like, damn, that's a lot of oatmeal. No, this is a 24 ounce. She's half a gallon.
24 ounces? She's feeding.
Three cups a day.
Three cups of oatmeal. It's time for Layla's feeding.
What are the implications of the Cubs' opening day starter choice?
Jeez.
I'm randomly running at Arlington Heights.
You come in at 10 o'clock so full, like, oh, I've had three cups of oatmeal. It's like horse oats. Just sitting there like concrete.
Oh, my gosh. Yeah, I just end up wanting to run like a racehorse the entire time. One day at work, I did bring oats, apple, and a carrot to work, and then I realized what I had done.
What type of oatmeal?
This is the rolled oats, just the traditional Quaker.
There's all these different steel cut.
No, I just want the plain ones, but I don't like the quick cook. I like the ones you have to actually cook. They just taste better to me. And that is enough of oatmeal talk on the scores.
Yeah. Shout out to the oatmeal eaters out there. Shout out to oatmeal. Where's all my oatmeal people?
We did have Nespresso talk, so that was big for Team Italy.
How does the Cubs' pitching depth influence their strategy?
We'll get into Team Italy in a little bit.
We had Italian beef talk, too.
Yeah, we had Italian beef talk in order of celebrating Team Italy. And it's 3-1-2 day, people.
Chicago, what's up?
Do what you like on 312 Day. That's what I say. We also have some Cubs news.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What insights does Russ Dorsey share about the Cubs' roster changes?
0:02–1:01
2
How does the injury of Tyler Austin impact the Cubs' lineup?
1:01–1:36
3
What are the expectations for Matt Shaw's role in the Cubs this season?
1:36–2:29
4
How does the World Baseball Classic affect team dynamics for the Cubs?
2:29–3:07
5
What are the implications of the Cubs' opening day starter choice?
3:07–3:54
6
How does the Cubs' pitching depth influence their strategy?
3:54–4:50
7
What are the standout performances from Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic?
4:50–6:40
8
How does Russ Dorsey view the future of players like Sam Antonacci?
6:40–41:39
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