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Transition: Spiegel & Holmes reflect on throwing out first pitch at Wrigley Field
31 Mar 2026
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Chapter 1: What was the experience like throwing the first pitch at Wrigley Field?
But technically, it didn't matter. Come on, Alex. Come on, Alex. Don't blow the game. You don't have to tell anybody you touched the ball as it went out of bounds.
They were going to put hands on Alex. You think that's what happened after that? I know that's what happened after that. Because that's what you would do to your teammate. I think that's what most people would do to their teammate if in the championship game, he says, I touched the coach. I touched it.
Yeah. Yeah. That was when we talked about the Steve Hartman story about the high school team in Oklahoma, which finally won its first ever championship. And yet the coach went home and he...
Chapter 2: How did the atmosphere at Wrigley Field contribute to the event?
said, I don't know if we really won. Let me go look at every single play and make sure the accounting is right. No, we actually lost. Let's forfeit the game, everybody. And it reminded us all of that early 2000s commercial with Alex saying, I touched a coach. It was actually out of bounds on me. And then everybody said, no.
Come on, Alex. They put hands and feet on Alex.
Hands and feet. Hands and feet. We want to thank Russell Dorsey for stepping in today. He was scheduled to be in for an hour, but he answered the call and said, I'll do four. So thanks for being here, Russ. Thanks for having me.
Chapter 3: What challenges did the guests face during the first pitch?
Also, Ian Happ. If you missed our conversation with him at 1125, you can use the rewind feature on the Odyssey app. And if you want to listen to our other guests, you can do the same thing. That's Corey Colvin and Carlton Gerard-Sabs. They are the co-directors of Mill Ticket, the documentary out right now on Prime Video.
That goes over the McDonald's All-American game, which will be played tonight. The Boys and Girls Games in Glendale, Arizona. And Wayne Randazzo, the television voice of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Did they drop the of Anaheim?
Of Anaheim does not exist anymore.
Yeah, that's just like the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. It's just a race. It's just a race. Now let's welcome in Spiegel, Holmes, Matt, Lawrence. Fresh off of their star-studded performance at the Cubs' win over the Angels last night at Wrigley Field.
Chapter 4: What memorable moments occurred while playing catch with Clark the Cub?
We were hanging out with Russ last night. I was in attendance. Good to see Russ Dorsey. And it was a friends and family night at Wrigley Field on like a gorgeous night in March.
An absolutely perfect night. Chamber of Commerce night. You could tell it from the way people were acting. It was great. Vibes were elite. It was great. Shout out to Russ and Shakia Taylor for coming by and hanging out. We had a good time. My friend Cheryl stopped by. We had a fun time. And then the whole Spiegel family.
Chapter 5: How did the guests feel about their performance during the pitch?
The whole family. I enjoyed the part where they were like, you know you can bring your family on the field. And Speedy was like, well, wait, how many people can I bring on the field? Oh, how many people do you have?
How many people do you have? That was during the show, and Lawrence saw me freaking out about that. And then I told Christine that both the girls, Zoe and Emma, could come, and Sarah, Zoe's fiancƩ, could come, and Ruben could come. So they all came on the field.
Wristbands for everybody. It was terrific. They don't run out of wristbands.
speaks everybody was freaking out to be out there and be on the field man and ruben god we had so much fun he he had a great time last night it was a really nice night but he said during the game later he said all right dad uh i was a little jealous when you played catch with clark So that's what got him. That's the moment?
Chapter 6: What humorous interactions happened in the elevator after the pitch?
That was my favorite part. You and me both got a chance to play catch with Clark the Cub. Very good skills. Very solid. Very skilled. Yeah, like a good arm on that man.
Or woman.
Or person.
Or bear. Played ball. Very good arm on that pantsless bear. At one point, Clark and I were exchanging knuckleballs. Like, that's what we were doing. Really? Mm-hmm.
Chapter 7: What insights did the guests share about their experience with fans?
It was fun. Because he was like, hey. Well, he didn't say it, but he did the thing.
He did the thing with the knuckle.
And then I threw one to him, and then he's like, no, no, no, no. You do it like this. And then he threw one to me. All right, Nick, you tell me this.
Yes.
Yes, it was a good time. But yeah, to me, that was the best part. Speagues and I get an opportunity to play catch because we weren't sure if there would be time.
Yeah, we got to stretch the arm out and play catch a little bit just you and me.
Yeah, and so being able to play catch at Wrigley Field. It's crazy.
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Chapter 8: What are the guests' reflections on the overall event and its significance?
Insane.
So you played catch. You did not have a catch.
I'm a played catch guy. He's a have a catch guy.
I am a have a catch guy, but I don't, you know, I'm good with, I'm very inclusive. Let's talk about the catch. Unlike some former Bulls.
That you made somebody stretch a little bit for.
What? You're talking about the first pitch?
The first pitch.
Stretchy looks up. I biffed it. I bricked it. He got into his own head. Did you get too comfortable? Because you looked like you were having fun until the actual pitch was delivered. You know what? You're not wrong. What I did not do is relax, take a mindful moment, breathe deep, and just kind of focus on my fundamentals. I did not.
So there was this weird moment because we were playing catch. And so, Russ, you know this. As you're warming up, you back up, right? You start to stretch out. So I'm backing up, and Speaks is getting the ball to me. Yeah. Sure, it was fine. So I thought that he was going from the rubber. And then we got out there, and I was like, you going to do it? And he's like, no.
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