The details cost the Cubs a sweep in Baltimore

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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

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And the Bears and whatnot.

Mark Grote 0:01

Yeah.

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The views and opinions of Layla Rahimi, Marshall Harris, and Mark Grody should not be taken too seriously. Especially when they give advice. Do not take Marshall's analogies literally. Especially when it comes to Russell Dorsey. The sports thoughts of Rahimi, Harris, and Grody may change at any time. It's just sports. Okay, thanks. Bye. Bye. Bye.

Layla Rahimi 0:19

Rahimi Harrison-Grody, 10-2 on 104.3 The Score.

Vinny Rotino 0:24

Hector Armstrong was part of the offensive production that the Cubs had to enjoy that sweep. And it's rare that you get confessions like this, even as recently as five years ago, from the person in the room. And former Mets general manager, he was acting at the time, Zach Scott, was on the Break It Down show and confessed... about what the thought process was into trading away. He grew Armstrong for Javi Baez.

Zach Scott 0:50

When we did that trade, I heard from some of my friends from the Red Sox saying, I can't believe you traded for a rental because you hate rentals. And so it's tough, but I'll say this. If you looked at the farm system back then, I'd say PCA was seen as like the fifth or sixth best Mets prospect.

Craig Council 1:06

Yeah, I'd probably say that.

Zach Scott 1:07

For me, Alvarez was the only one I felt really good about. Obviously, he hasn't been the star that we hoped he'd be, but he's been pretty solid with the bat overall, just hurt all the time. And then the other players haven't really panned out. But you look at that and it's like, well, obviously the clear best player in the farm system at the time is now Pekra Armstrong.

Vinny Rotino 1:26

I love it when guys will tell you how the sausage is made, because when we hear Carter say last week, sometimes the reason the deal gets held up and even for David Peterson is because it takes time to figure out what that prospect that you want to give back is doing, for example. And at the deadline, everybody's motivated.

Marshall Harris 1:42

and that's the special sausage. It's obviously a great trade for the Cubs and a bad trade for the Mets, but it also should keep people who are paying attention abreast of how this works and why you trade not necessarily for a rental, but if you can get someone under club control, it tends to make more sense because it's not just for the next couple months, as you heard him kind of describe when talking about six good weeks of Javi Baez.

Layla Rahimi 2:08

When I grow up, I want to be like him. What's up, everybody?

2:11

Oh!

Layla Rahimi 2:11

Layla Rahimi, Marshall Harris, Mark Grody. Middays 10 a.m. to 2 on Chicago Sports Radio. 104.3 The Score.

Vinny Rotino 2:23

We are thrilled to join you on this Friday where the expected high is a nice 78 degrees. I mean, does it get better? Does it in July?

Mark Grote 2:35

Why was I soaked then when I walked in when I had spots of sweat on me?

Vinny Rotino 2:40

I felt like... Because it's humid.

Mark Grote 2:42

Yeah, that's what it is.

Vinny Rotino 2:43

According to... Yeah, and you know, the dew point is a part of the feeling like temperature. But yeah, the feels like is much higher. But hey, guys, we'll take it, okay? Yeah. We'll take it. This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score. Layla Rahimi and Mark Grody with you on this Friday. The last series is embarking on us before the All-Star break. It's a divisional one for the Cubs. But in the meantime, we're left with... I know people get on to us, Mark, about how you shouldn't treat every baseball game like it's a football game. Sometimes they feel like that. I've talked about that before, especially when an exciting Bears ending kind of mirrors some of the Cubs innings that have happened. And I do believe every game counts.

Vinny Rotino 3:26

We talk about every game every day on the show. That's kind of how it works. That's the dance. And unfortunately, this is one when you have higher standards that You'd have wanted it back. The Cubs lost the sweep in Baltimore because of details. Whether it's the blown call at second base, Nico Horner sliding into the bag, interference, not interference, blocking the path. Whether it was a send that was aggressive, you know, with two outs. Whether it was hitting two batsmen late in the game, and I know that bullpen is taxed. The details, even defensive details in this game, I feel like lost you the sweep, unfortunately.