Two stand-up comics from NYC talking all things Chicago Cubs baseball.
New pod is up! The (fake) games have begun, and Seiya Suzuki’s oblique has shut down. We talk about the impact of Seiya’s injury, the timetable for his return, and who might fill in in right field while he’s out. We also talk about the first week of spring games, the automatic ball and strike fiasco, and the Cubs who have been most fun to watch in the early going.
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ICYMI, new pod is up!
The Cubs have signed a new reliever, bringing the Spring roster almost to completion with Michael Fulmer joining on a 1-year, $4 million deal. Baseball has announced a series of new rules that will begin with Spring Training game #1, including bigger bases, limited pickoffs, the (almost) elimination of the shift, and a pitch clock. And, we talk about the upcoming World Baseball Classic, and where you can find Cubs on each team.
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In one photo, captured where the Mets live both literally (background) and spiritually (foreground)
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For the first time since Yu Darvish, the Cubs have signed a $100 million dollar player. Dansby Swanson signed a 7 year, $177 million dollar deal to presumably take over shortstop and join with Nico Hoerner in the league’s best defensive middle infield. Drew Smyly also reportedly has agreed to return, filling out the Cubs rotation and giving it truly solid depth. The offense? Well…it’s not there yet. We talk a little bit about rumored targets Michael Conforto and Trey Mancini, and we only talk about the remaining catching options as much as we legally have to. Welcome to Chicago, Dansby!
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The Winter Meetings have been crazy: shortstops are all signing for 11 years, Willson Contreras is officially a Cardinal 🤮, and Cody Bellinger and Jameson Taillon are new Cubs. We talk through all of that, and ask where do we go from here? We’ve opened the checkbook…now it’s time to keep signing those checks.
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Unlike almost everyone in baseball media, we keep receipts on ourselves and hold ourselves accountable at the end of the year. Kevin and Adam look back at their picks for 2022 Cubs breakout stars, regression candidates, record predictions, and more. And it might shock you how much this season…did not shock us. We also talk a little about recent Cubs rumors and expectations for free agency.
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New pod is up! Actually, it was up yesterday but we’re reminding you now!
The Astros did indeed defeat the Phillies in 6 games, and now we can finally throw the 2022 MLB season in a trash can and move on. We talk about the series, how the Phillies will be remembered, Willson Contreras turning down the qualifying offer, Hoyer’s absolute refusal to use an exclusive negotiating window with any player ever, early Contreras contract predictions by Fangraphs and ESPN, and a few other Cubs notes.
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New pod is up and we’re talking about a happy anniversary, a gold glove winner, a homer party in Philly & some real bad tweets.
We open up with some happy memories of 2016 before moving on to talk about Ian Happ winning his first gold glove (yay!), a bad injury for Cubs prospect Alexander Canario (boo), the Phillies 2-1 lead and the World Series so far (mostly yay, we guess?) and some really bad faith tweets from Marcus Stroman (boo). Big ups and big downs on this episode, folks! Enjoy the last week of real Major League Baseball in 2022.
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New pod is up! The Astros and Phillies are matching up the 2022 World Series, and as we write this, Kyle Schwarber is probably just now waking up after singing Robyn songs and riding mechanical bulls. We analyze the two league champions, place our bets (hypothetical and actual), and talk about watching so many former Cubs, still in their prime, helping teams all through this year’s playoffs.
We also talk about how while Cubs discourse has us wishing we were watching Schwarber/Castellanos/Harper on the north side, it’s actually the Astros’ mix of extensions to their core and additions from the outside that show a model for what this franchise should have done (and should still do). Oh, and a Jose Abreu rumor…because that’s what 2022 Cubs October has given us. Fun!
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The Joe Maddon interview is up on YouTube! Check it out now and please like, subscribe and share it with everyone! And buy Joe’s book while you’re at it! (Links in bio)
Our guest today is Joe Maddon. You may know him from winning the World Series as the manager of the Chicago Cubs. What else do we need to say? Joe teamed with Tom Verducci for a new book out TODAY (October 11), titled “The Book of Joe: Trying Not To Suck At Baseball and Life.” We talk about what non-2016 Cubs team Joe thought was closest to winning it, what 2016 game was most important to that championship run, the unexpected 2015 run, and the story of how Joe said goodbye to the team in one final all-night party in St. Louis. We also get our own Joe Maddon nicknames, and a wine recommendation. We had a blast talking with Joe, and hope you have fun listening to it.
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We’ve had a chance to do some pretty cool things with this podcast, but nothing tops having a shot and a beer with Joe friggin Maddon. (We also got to interview him.) Maddon interview out next week and pre-order his book The Book of Joe ASAP!
New *VERY SPECIAL* pod is up!
This episode starts with a standard recap of the past week of Cubs baseball, one that actually saw the streaking Cubs win 5 of their last 6 games (as of this recording). Adam and Kevin talk about the continued development of Sampson and Wesneski, Esteban Quiroz making the most of his opportunity, and a cool opportunity for some of the Cubs' top minor leaguers.
In the second half of the episode (starting at 25:22), Adam and Ken discuss their once in a lifetime experience at the Cubs' Season Ticket Holder Friends and Family event. They played catch on the field, ran the bases, visiting the Cubs dugout and clubhouse, AND MET ANDRE FRIGGIN DAWSON!!! It was a magical day, all made possible by Adam's friend and Cubs season ticket holder Amy.
We end this episode by playing part of a Pat Hughes Cameo that Adam and Ken bought Amy to thank her. Download and share and rate us on iTunes, would ya? Link in bio!
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Adbert Alzolay finally returned to action this week and he looks pretty good, even if we might be looking at a full-time reliever now. Wesneski dominates again, Sampson just keeps pitching well, and we talk about what this all means for how next year’s pitching staff shapes up. We also talk free agency rumors, the draft lottery, Canario’s 3-homer day for Iowa, and Adam’s biggest baseball regret of the year. Don’t leave the podcast early! Follow us everywhere !
ICYMI, new pod is up!
The Cubs are trying to flip the script from 2004 and ruin the Mets season, and folks, we’re enjoying it! The Cubs defeated the division-leading Mets in the first two games of their series, including a win over Jacob deGrom. (They completed the sweep with Adam in attendance after we recorded.)
We talk about what holding onto the division would mean for the Mets in a year with an even more expanded playoff, and Adam previews his upcoming VIP Wrigley Field experience. We also talk about the MLB’s new rules for 2023 that were just announced, including banning the shift, adding a pitch clock, and more. Follow us everywhere at and as always, link in bio!
New pod is up!
Forget the St. Louis sweep, we’ve moved on to bigger things like Hayden Wesneski’s dominating debut against the Reds. The man traded for Scott Effross made his MLB debut and dominated, possibly putting himself in line for the next long relief —> starter progression that previously worked so well for Steele and Thompson. We also talk about Jeremiah Estrada’s debut and how exciting he looks as a late inning reliever, and Seiya Suzuki’s offensive adjustments (good!) and defense (less good than we thought!).
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New pod is up! Kevin is out of town and unavailable this week so Adam is flying solo today to recap the past week of Cubs baseball. The good: Happ's big game on Friday, Steele continuing to show off unprecedented dad strength, and random fans having s*x at a Blue Jays game. The bad: atrocious baserunning, bullpen struggles, Willson's injury, and random fans having s*x at a Blue Jays game. (Public s*x is nuanced.) Adam also talks about the case for shutting down Willson- at least temporarily- and breaks down the coming week of Cubs games as well as some of the spicier elements of the 2023 schedule. Thanks for listening as always and leave us a nice 5 star review on iTunes, would ya? Link in bio!
Reporting live from neutral territory — about to go profess my love for Giants leadoff man Tommy La Stella
ICYMI, new pod dropped yesterday!
Adam is back from Great American Ballpark and has some strong opinions on Skyline Chili. We talk about the Field of Dreams game, the Cubs amazingly going for a fourth straight series win today, Justin Steele's continued development, and Nico's breakout season. We also discuss players who we've seen enough of (sorry, Rafael Ortega) and dream on Franmil Reyes actually being a part of this team's future. Thanks as always for listening and leave us a 5 star review on iTunes, would ya?!
New pod is up!
After a chaotic trade deadline episode last week, the boys are back with a slightly less stressful episode this week. We talk about Willson's go-ahead HR and walk-off caught stealing and what it might take for the Cubs to re-sign him this offseason. Then, with news breaking this week that Jason Heyward won't be returning to the Cubs next season, we discuss the legacy of his Chicago tenure. We also discuss the waiver signing of big boy/big bat Franmil Reyes, how things are going down on the farm, and an interesting piece of fan mail we received last week. Thanks as always for listening and leave us a 5 star review on iTunes, would ya?! Link in bio!
In a truly chaotic podcast, Adam and Kevin went live on YouTube at 5:45 EDT yesterday afternoon to talk about and experience the countdown to the trade deadline, and boy were there surprises. Mainly, of course: Willson Contreras and Ian Happ remain Cubs.
We talk about the return for Scott Effross, David Robertson and Mychal Givens, and the big Soto deal as well as Toronto taking their shot at Whit Merrifield in a surprise-filled hour (💉😉). But mainly: Willson and Ian staying? WHAT DOES IT MEAN?! Also, now and forever: EXTEND WILLSON.
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New pod is up!
With Kevin out of town this week, longtime friend of the pod () joins Adam to absolutely fume about Jed Hoyer and the Ricketts. Honestly, indignant Ken is our favorite Ken.
We discuss the emotions of what very well may have been the last homestand for Ian Happ and Willson Contreras, Ken's experience at Wrigley on Monday night, and the inexplicable sequence of events that brought us to this moment. Feels like we should be happier after a 6 game winning streak but here we are.
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New pod is up!
Kevin and Adam are in sweltering NYC, where the weather is as hot as the Cubs are cold. We recap the Home Run Derby (Schwarbs got robbed AGAIN), the All-Star Game (more mic'd up and less John Smoltz, please) and the MLB Draft. We also talk about the looming trade deadline on August 2nd and how the Field of Dreams game may very well end up feeling like a minor league game. Best of all, we barely talked about the Cubs/Mets series from last weekend. You're welcome.
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New pod is up! This week we start with a lot of positive stuff, which means we don’t talk about the Dodgers series until about halfway through. Willson Contreras is now a THREE-time All-Star starter, and Ian Happ made his first All-Star team as well. Isn’t it nice to have All-Stars? We think so, and hope the Cubs organization agrees.
We also run down the Home Run Derby lineup (which looks great), talk about Justin Steele’s birthday/becoming a dad/pitching great week, and then do a little bit of a mid-season vibe check that’s a little less positive than the first half, but hey, we contain multitudes. Happy All-Star week to everyone (but especially Willson & Ian)!
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After a two week hiatus the only way we could make it up to you was by starting this week's episode with a three minute Cameo from Pat Hughes to Kevin "The Face" McCaffrey for his 40th birthday. And to Kevin's wife Jaimie who ordered said Cameo, let us just say, "YOU THE REAL MVP."
After listening to the dulcet tones of Mr. Hughes (sadly there was no mention of Benjamin Moore or Willson CONEtreras), we get into some Cubbie talk. Our beloved team has shockingly rattled off four straight series wins, three of which came against likely playoff-bound teams.
We discuss the continued development of Steele/Thompson, the case to be made for three All-Star Cubs, and our sense of impending doom with the trade deadline just a month away. Oh, and pre-order Adam's comedy album would ya??!! Link in bio and rate us on iTunes!
New pod is up! (Actually it was up on Tuesday but we forgot to post)
The Cubs beat the Braves two out of three behind strong performances from young starters Justin Steele and Keegan Thompson. Kevin is in Vegas for the week and put a bet on…a different Cubs game. Whoops. Willson Contreras leads the NL in All-Star votes at catcher (vote Willson online, folks!) and Ian Happ continues a truly strong year at the plate, and that’s about all we have in the good news column to report. All our other good thoughts were bobbled and thrown away by Jonathan Villar. Link in bio!
New pod is up!
Adam and Kevin each went to two Cubs/Yankees games this weekend, and it was a close race as to who got the worst of it. We talk about that three game series against the best team in baseball that went just about how you’d expect, the DFA of Clint Frazier, Justin Steele’s promising turn against the Padres, and the value of actual Major League Baseball players, and how bizarrely that is overlooked by a surprising subset of fans online who seem to celebrate anything bad happening with former Cubs, while being delusional about the present. Let’s have some fun!
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New pod is up!
With the Cubs heading to Yankee Stadium this weekend for three games in Adam and Kevin's territory, we break down the Cardinals series, last night's stinker against the lowly Orioles, and Willson Contreras continuing to be an 80 grade teammate (deep breaths). We also discuss Caleb Killian's highly anticipated debut, Matt Swarmer and Christopher Morel continuing to impress, and the importance of giving Steele/Thompson time to settle in as starters. Lastly, we discuss MadBum being, you guessed it, a mad bum and our old wine-drinkin pal Joe Maddon getting the boot in Anaheim.
ICYMI yesterday, new pod is up!
It took until almost June but one of the Away Games boys finally made it to Wrigley! Kevin talks about his experience at game one of Monday's Memorial Day double header and the fact that beer prices haven't gotten any cheaper at the old ballpark despite, you know…(gestures at everything at the ballpark). We talk about recent Cub callups Morel, Higgins, Swarmer and Velazquez, starting pitching concerns both in terms of health and performance, and discuss Tommy Pham's Slap Heard Round The World* (*baseball Twitter).
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