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Chapter 1: What are the initial standings predictions for the Cubs?
No, no. You know what?
You've got to let it flow. Our poor producer, Ray, spilled his coffee. So thanks for christening our studio over here.
No, no. It's okay.
This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score. And watch your profanity also may have come up again, which that inspired the famous Russ Dorsey line, invite you to somebody's private.
Watch your profanity.
Yeah, that was said last week. Did you see Abner Uribe last night?
I did see Abner give the old DX chop to the Cardinals bench. Yeah.
I'm sorry.
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Chapter 2: How did Abner Uribe's performance impact the team's morale?
Pat Murphy was not happy.
Pat is his boss, and I understand why he has to keep a button-up operation. But I keep the opposite of a button-up operation, and I thought he had funny points.
It's not okay because you put somebody's health at risk because the likelihood that you get thrown at the next day is very high. And everybody would understand. I think from that aspect, it's selfish because you're not the dude that's going to get thrown at. It's going to be Jackson Churio or Christian Yelich that has to wear William Contreras, and that's not fair to your teammates.
Eye for an eye. Throw William and see what happens.
I'm not saying that's okay. I'm just saying that's what usually happens, and that's unfair as a teammate.
You know what's also wild? We were just talking about this, Russ and I, during the break. It was on May 6th, Russ? It was May 6th. Russ and I were doing the afternoon show filling in for Stiegel and Holmes and Yeah, it wasn't that long ago. The Cubs were riding so high that we were doing the Russ Dorsey game, which was, Grody, I'm going to name teams. You stop me when there's a team.
When you hear a team better than the Cubs. Right, and there was only two. It was like two teams. Dodgers and Yankees, right? Yeah, at the time.
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Chapter 3: What are the Cubs' upcoming opponents and their potential challenges?
That was it.
Oh, your World Series pick?
And the Braves. Yes, my very unique and creative.
It was my World Series pick this year.
Why wouldn't you just pick the Dodgers and Yankees every year in this era?
Because sometimes the Yankees are not fail-safe.
But they're about as fail-safe. They're fail-safer than other teams in the American League.
But, yeah, that's sad. Yes, and this was the music that we used. Oh, my God. What is this song? This is the, do you want to be a millionaire? Oh, yeah, yeah.
Who wants to be a millionaire? That's right.
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Chapter 4: How does the Cubs' recent performance compare to their earlier success?
To be fair, Kyle Tucker was up for grabs.
Yes, I do think ā I only think the Cubs would be interested. Yes, Russ. Who? That's what I think people think sometimes. Only the Cubs are in trouble.
Jordan Alvarez for Moises Ballesteros. Straight up.
I'll throw in Matt Shaw.
I'll Shaw it up.
Matt Shaw. Is that good enough?
Is that good enough? Okay.
Let's do this. People like to say Shaw plus name whatever prospect. Kevin Alcantara. Best dude on somebody else's team. Jordan Wicks. Yes. People put together packages like that. I promise you that doesn't get it done. If it took your best prospect to get Edward Cabrera, you think Shaw plus pick-up prospect is going to get you Jordan Alvarez? Jackson Wiggins, the pitcher. That's his name, right?
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Chapter 5: What factors influence the Cubs' playoff chances this season?
Wiggins, Jackson Wiggins.
So you think somebody's going to trade for an injured pitcher who hasn't made his debut yet for Jordan Alvarez? See, this is what people think.
But you know what? Here's the flip side. The holes you're poking, man. As much as we like to hold on to certain prospects or try to trade them, I always think of the prospects that are, oh, you can't trade that guy. That guy's untradeable and blah, blah, blah. And it's always, you know, I think all comes to mind. I'm trying to think of who it was. He's been DFA'd here twice for Austin Jackson.
Michael was untradeable in the Texas Rangers organization.
He was a Cub and a White Sox.
And DFA'd each time for Austin Jackson. I'm not even making it up.
It's a trivia question because he was the Cubs' starting third baseman in the year 2015. He was holding the place for KB, and once he got his service time, he was out of there.
But the point is, the guy you think is untradeable, there's no way. Part of the reason you think that is because he's been kept in the minor leagues for a reason. And it is to keep his value up because the unknown plus that prospect is worth more in a package of some sort of deal like this. You can't do that as much now. But I still think about that.
I just... We sometimes like to put value on prospects because you see them and you can find their names on a prospect list. And sometimes when it comes to how other teams see those prospects, they are not the same. Right. Like you would like to assume that a team looks at, let's say, Kevin Alcantara and says, oh, this is a valuable piece. They might not, though.
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Chapter 6: Why is the health of key players crucial for the Cubs' success?
For the sake of the question, I will say yes. The Cubs are still going to be at that point 7 to 10 games over .500 and in the playoff picture and in the division race still. Okay. What do you think?
Yeah, I mean, even if you're third in the Central, you're still in the playoffs. So I feel confident about that.
Next month, these are the Cubs opponents. So they got the last one. Today and tomorrow against Pittsburgh. And they have St. Louis for three. Been playing really well. They have the A's that have been playing well for their division in the AL West. Then they have... The San Francisco Giants have not been playing well. The Rockies, who haven't been playing well.
Then they have the Giants again in San Francisco. Then the Rockies again at Wrigley. So that might be your two-week reprieve where you've got to get fat again and you have some opponents to do it. Then you have Toronto, the New York Mets. Milwaukee in Milwaukee, and then three against the San Diego Padres. If there was ever a time to get yourself going again, it would be the month of June.
I also thought that they'd get themselves right against the Houston Astros. That's the other thing, Grotz, about this whole thing. The White Sox took two and three. All right. Sox were playing really well going into that series. Then the Brewers swept you. Great starting pitching, and they had been playing really well.
And then the Astros come in with the fourth worst record in the American League.
They were 11 games under .500. Fourth worst record in a bad American League, too.
Yeah. And not a fundamentally sound team or any of that. You're not Alvarez. Hey!
Number 44! Was hurt. But that's the other point. And injured.
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Chapter 7: What trades could the Cubs consider before the deadline?
Altuve's on the injured list.
Correa's out for the year.
Yeah. And they came in here and swept you. And then they threw a no-hitter. They got the Cubs to get right.
They were the Cubs get-right series. They were the Astros get-right series. The Cubs were.
Disturbing.
So, yeah, I ask you guys that because I look at the month of June, and there are some opponents on there. Now... We thought the Cubs would play better, and they haven't. Maybe they play better against those opponents like the Giants and the Rockies that you get for two different series back-to-back weeks.
Giants look pretty good in the wins they had against the Sox, I will say.
But they're not that good. But they're not good.
And they were at home. No, but it's hard to figure out because they're in such a good division, too.
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Chapter 8: How do the Cubs stack up against other teams in the league?
The Washington Nationals.
I don't necessarily think the Nats are a good baseball team.
29 and 27? Their economy is based on Joey Weimer.
They've played well. They've played well. And surprisingly, the best offense in Major League Baseball. I don't know how that's happening. And James Wood is the dude, and C.J. Abrams has been playing great.
I don't necessarily think they're good. These last three are... Actually, this one I think is one of the best ones. The Philadelphia Phillies. Are they good? They've been playing a lot better since they got... They've been playing a lot better under Donnie Baseball.
I'm going to say... Yes, I do think the Phillies are a good baseball team.
Okay, I'm going to bounce around a little bit here, and I'm going to get out of the East here, because Miami and the Mets, they're not great, right? Maybe Miami... I think the Marlins are a good baseball team. They do this every seven years.
People don't like saying it, but they're a good baseball team.
How good... Like better than the Cubs good?
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