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What is the Cubs' first-base conundrum?
Mr. Grota.
Grota.
Am I saying that right?
Grota. That's good. I got to say it with anger, too. To growl. Yeah, I don't know why. Grota.
Grota. Grota.
I can tell you about it.
Nine, nine.
That's it, Marshall. Show's over.
How did the guests feel about their recent Vegas trip?
Grota. Enjoyed working with you, man. Grota.
We're going to do this tomorrow. You say it like we're leaving each other's side for a long period of time. You just never know. Also, if you get lonely, just hit me up. I'll be like, hey, let's meet at the coffee shop. We live, what, four blocks from each other?
Three blocks? That's true. That's true. Wrapping up Rahimi Harrison-Grody. And, yes, Marshall and I will be right back here with you tomorrow morning, 10 a.m. sharp.
What stories do drivers in Vegas have about their passengers?
Thank you, thank you, thank you to our great guests today, including Ian Happ, Julia Poe, and Russ Dorsey, who has just exited the Score Studios. Thank you to our excellent producers, as always, TSA, Ray Diaz, and the Butte, Tyler Buterbaugh. Our video producers, Connor O'Donnell, Jacob Stutz, and max curtis we thank them for the work that they do and i am happy and proud proud to bring in the show that will be on all afternoon today here on the score it is spiegel and holmes gentlemen how are ye we are delightful the question is how are you after your first circa visit Oh, I am doing great. It was lovely. It was lights, camera, action, I would say.
You wore the thong and the beach or the poolside circle wear as prescribed, right?
I was told that I had to. Yeah, it was green. You dealt some blackjack as well? Yes.
Glad I was not poolside for any of that.
That sounds awful.
We're glad you had a good time.
Why is Ian Happ's potential role at first base a topic of discussion?
We lived vicariously through you. We just heard about your arrival and your experience with everything. All of your firsts.
Just to be greeted by somebody who was waiting for us. Our driver was there with us at the luggage pickup and takes us to what we thought was just going to be a simple ride. And it was the longest of limousines. So that was just a beautiful start to the trip.
We thought it was an SUV. It was an SUV that stretched.
Oh, yeah.
Stretched limo. Yeah. Was that our guy Tommy? Dion. It was Dion.
What challenges does Matt Shaw face at first base?
It was Dion. Oh, Dion's got stories. Oh, I didn't know he had stories. Yeah, Dion's got stories about... Gotta ask Dion. Next time you see Dion, ask Dion about the people that he's driven around Vegas.
Oh, man. All these, like... Like, older dudes who just ended up in Vegas and are living their life. I asked every driver I had in a cab, in an Uber, or anything. I remember I asked one dude, like, so how'd you end up here? He's a musician, and he ended up moving out there, and he got hired because he owned pianos. So all the casinos would be like, well, you own a piano. Why don't you bring it over? Then you can play in the bar over here. It's like everybody's got a wacky-ass story of how they ended up living in Vegas.
How do defensive roles impact the Cubs' lineup strategy?
I think Could you live in Vegas? No
Lawrence? Outside of it, yes.
Okay. I don't think so, man.
Because I had friends who did this that, you know, my guy Dave Ross, saucy Dave Ross, not the former Cubs manager Dave Ross, and my guy Tyler, who's now on ESPN, they had to live out there. And I'm like, how do you make this work? Because I could see how it could very easily. Go off the rails? Oh, yeah. And so my guy Tyler was like, oh, I did that. I did that for two months. Is that all it took to get out of his system? Two months?
What concerns do fans have about the Cubs' management decisions?
And Sauce is a little bit older, so he was like, no, I went to Henderson. I went outside of it. Very nice part of town. Yeah, Henderson is very, very nice. But I definitely could not do, whether it's downtown or the Strip, I couldn't do that as a lifestyle.
No, I knew a dude who lived out there, and the way that he managed it was he became a cocaine addict. Okay. That's one way to do it. And he made it work in that way out there for a couple years until it really did not work. I could do Summerlin. Summerlin's beautiful. That's absolutely beautiful.
That's like hiking. It's more of a natural...
Yes.
What are the expectations for Nico Horner this season?
If you want to say that. You can do that. And Tyler's ended up working out. Tyler met a woman. They got married.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the Cubs' first-base conundrum?
0:01–0:15
2
How did the guests feel about their recent Vegas trip?
0:15–0:37
3
What stories do drivers in Vegas have about their passengers?
0:37–1:46
4
Why is Ian Happ's potential role at first base a topic of discussion?
1:46–2:24
5
What challenges does Matt Shaw face at first base?
2:24–3:07
6
How do defensive roles impact the Cubs' lineup strategy?
3:07–3:45
7
What concerns do fans have about the Cubs' management decisions?
3:45–4:27
8
What are the expectations for Nico Horner this season?
4:27–8:50
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