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Chapter 1: Why are the White Sox celebrating their first-place position?
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Trying to balance watching baseball last night. I'm watching the Sox game that started earlier. I flip over to the Cubs game during a commercial break, and it's 5-0, and I'm like, ah!
Turn this TV off, turn this TV off. Turn this TV off, turn this TV off.
I mean, at what point do you do you have to say what we're doing as a team is not working?
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Chapter 2: What challenges are the Cubs facing after their recent loss?
All right. You know what? This is not working. If you're going to learn to drive, you're going to have to practice first. Here, play Grand Theft Auto for eight hours and then we'll give it another try.
Amazing, though, that I have gotten to the point. This is not the point at which any fan should be. And that is at least you got something out of it. At least you scored a run in that situation. You needed a lot more, but you didn't get skunked. And that's where it is for the Cubs. It's painful to watch, and it doesn't feel like there's a way out, even though there should eventually be a way out.
There's no way out. There's no way out. We're doomed.
Chapter 3: How are the White Sox performing in one-run games?
Doomed! I mean, that's it. Do we have to adjust our expectations because I just told you about this 28-game... that they've had. Thanks, Cubs! I'm going to say this, and I'm not sure if I'm allowed to say this about the Chicago Cubs. I don't know. I don't know anymore. Does anybody really know? Because if there wasn't the evidence of the two 10-game winning streaks, then we probably would know.
Then we would know. If it was two five-game winning streaks, then we would know. I still don't know. I know that they're not this bad, but I also don't know at this moment if the Cubs are a competitive playoff team by the end of the year. Just sit here and be quiet.
Chapter 4: What factors contribute to the Cubs' struggles this season?
If you have a question, just raise your hand. But I'm going to save you some time, sweetie, and give you the answer now.
I don't know. I don't know. Layla Rahimi, Marshall Harris, Mark Grody. Middays 10 a.m. to 2 on Chicago Sports Radio. 104.3 The Score.
Yeah, see, Kevin from the office made it okay for me to not know, to be baffled and miffed by the Chicago Cubs as we welcome you in to Rahimi, Harris, and Grody along with Marshall Harris today. I am Mark Grody. What up, Mark? Hi, Marshall. What's going on with you, buddy boy? Oh, I'm just over here basking in the glow of a first-place White Sox team. That's all.
Chapter 5: How is the White Sox's home winning streak impacting their success?
You should be. That's all. You have earned that, and so have White Sox fans. 36-31, first-place Chicago White Sox. Cleveland, the Guardians, have lost four in a row. So life is good. L, good. LG for the White Sox. Heck, W7. They've won seven straight games at home. They actually sound like the new Cubs. That's what they are.
They're streaking.
They're winning at home. Remember that nice, long winning streak the Cubs had at Wrigley Field?
Chapter 6: What insights do fans have about the current state of Chicago baseball?
The White Sox are the new Cubs of this season. Now, their home winning streak is only seven games, so it's modest compared to the 15, but they haven't lost 10 games in a row all season. I can tell you that about the White Sox. The other thing I can tell you is they should rename the rate. to the rake because that's all they do at that ballpark is rake.
They've won 18 of their last 21 games at home. They've won seven straight home series. And yes, they are in first place above the guardians. And I don't say this lightly, but after watching the last two games against the team with the best record in all of baseball to start off this June and without Munataka Murakami and without Colson Montgomery, they are for real.
They should have very specific aspirations of winning their division and securing a bye, not even playing the wild card round, a bye in the American League playoffs. That's what the White Sox should be doing now that I've seen what I've seen over the more than a third of a season. So I wonder if, because it sounds to me like you have graduated.
I've asked this question multiple times and brought this up multiple times as it pertains to the White Sox. And that is, had they moved from, I'll ask it again, from a fun team, a fun story, because that is the adjective I hear most when people talk about the White Sox, because nobody really wants to commit to this is a playoff team and they could do damage in the playoffs.
It's much easier to say about a team that in the previous three years,
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Chapter 7: What are the implications of the Cubs' recent performance on their playoff hopes?
lost 100 games. This is fun! I'll take it! This is enjoyable! This is interesting! But yesterday, after the White Sox beat the Braves 2-1, the Atlanta Braves, one of the best teams in Major League Baseball, a team that is expected to contend to win the World Series this year. White Sox beat the Braves 2-1. Davis Martin, just a touch better than Chris Sale.
Chris Sale can't hurt you anymore, White Sox fans!
He really can't.
Garrett Crochet can't hurt you anymore. Oh, he's helped. He's actually hurt himself, and he has helped. Isn't that a nice benefit?
Chapter 8: How do fans feel about the management decisions for both teams?
See, the benefits start to come with all these things. The people and teams even that maybe used to haunt you aren't haunting you and hurting you as much, but I agree with you, and I think what you're saying is, for me, last night, I think it officially went, the clock struck midnight for me. Yes. And
in that it is fun to watch the White Sox, but I think it's okay to dare yourself to take it beyond it's just fun, enjoy the ride, don't look too far ahead, because the number one thing that I worried about is that this is going to be development. with winning and trying to mix that can be difficult.
But the majority of the guys that they are developing have contributed to the White Sox this year. And I know some have struggled. David Sandlin just got sent down. Noah Schultz hurt. The jury's still out on those guys. But there he was again last night, Colson Montgomery, with another two doubles, including one of those off of Chris Sale. Well, not Colson, but Braden, but you were close.
I knew I was going to do this. There's two Montgomery's. But there's only one Montgomery right now because Colson's hurt. He's dealing with a back issue. And there's a Colson with the Chicago Bears.
Yes.
And his name is Loveland. Bears. Lots of Bears talk later on today, by the way. Yes, we got Bears. Look. Look, I want the people to let us know. And this goes for White Sox fans and Cubs fans because I know they're feeling very different emotions right now. But 312-644-6767 on the text line. But also call us.
We're taking calls today because I feel like both these teams are headed in very different directions since they played each other. And one of the reasons why I believe in this White Sox team and that they are for real, it isn't just their success at home. Did you know they're a Major League Best tying 14-6 in one-run games?
And there is a belief that when they're in a tight game, they will find a way to get it done. And that's what we've seen the first two games of this series with Braden Montgomery. I don't think it can be understated the importance of Davis Martin, who got an extra day off,
Between his starts, the importance of him going out there and not just out-dueling Chris Sale, the old guard, if you will, but throwing zeros. That's how you win against really good teams, is by having a guy who can go out and throw zeros. He did that for six innings. He scattered six hits. He walked absolutely no one. And he struck out six. And he's headed to the All-Star game.
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