Bleacher Bunch Network: A Chicago Cubs Podcast

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Son Ranto Show: Our #Bullpenis Solid Feb 02, 2024

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CHGO's (pronounced Chuggo) Cody Delmendo joins us to talk about the Cubs pitching depth after he talked to Pitching Coach Tommy Hottovy in this exclusive second hand interview. Then, Award winning Cubs poet Sandra Marchetti joins us to talk about her new trophy!

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CubsPS+ #67: The Hazy Shade of Winter Feb 02, 2024

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The roster is slowly but surely coming together. The Cubs still have questions and holes on the roster, but they’ve now added a quality starting pitcher in Shota Imanaga, lefty bat in Michael Busch, and two relievers capable of picking up leverage innings – Hector Neris and Yancy Almonte. Despite the additions and the overall increase in talent at the bottom of the 40-man roster, the Cubs are going to have some really interesting choices this spring. Will the Cubs get Cody Bellinger or Matt Chapman? Who seems destined for the opening day roster? Let’s dig in.

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CubsPS+ #66: Listener Mailbag & More! Jan 24, 2024

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With CubsCon in the rear view mirror and Cub moves still coming very slowly, this week is a mailbag episode! Thanks to all who submitted questions, there were a lot of good ones, including questions about prospects, trades, projections for 2024 (and beyond) and a lot of attention on Christopher Morel.

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Baseball Rabbithole: First Inning Game One Jan 22, 2024

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Michael heads down the Baseball Rabbithole to find out about the person that invented baseball. What he finds is a twisting and turning tale of fake news, forgotten history, and a Civil War hero.

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Son Ranto #975: Cubs Con-Tact High Jan 17, 2024

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Cubs Con Veteran Crawly and Cubs Con Rookie Mike Waller recap Cubs Con. Plus, some Cubs Trivia with Cubs Desk Jockey, and a cool new memorabilia site called Kollexor.

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Son Ranto #974: Imagana Love Imanaga Jan 12, 2024

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The Cubs Off Season comes alive with the signing of "The Throwing Philosopher", Shōta Imanaga. And a snowy Cubs Con awaits us at the Sheraton!

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CubsPS+ #65: Shōta Imanaga & Waking Up For CubsCon! Jan 11, 2024

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The Cubs offseason has officially begun! Shōta Imanaga is a Cub! The lefty will join the Cubs rotation and is the first big splash by Jed in this offseason. In this episode, I talk about Imanaga’s pitch mix and what he brings to the rotation, discuss his unusual contract and then look ahead at what might be next for the Cubs. Should be a great weekend at CubsCon!

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CubsPS+ #64: Cub Silence, A Long Winter’s Nap Jan 06, 2024

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We’ve talked about Shohei Ohtani and what the Dodgers are doing. We’ve talked about what the Cubs aren’t doing. We’ve talked about what the Cubs might look like if they actually do nothing. Here we are, stuck in Groundhog Day, waiting for news of the first big move. Why is the baseball offseason the way it is? Why don’t things move faster? This week I dig into those questions.

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Son Ranto #973: New Year, No Team Jan 05, 2024

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The Cubs have done nothing this off season except sign Non Roster Invitees, so we made a game of it! Plus a few spins of the B Clock an invite to a huge party and some Spring Training advice.

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Son Ranto #972 Cubs-Mas Extravaganza Dec 22, 2023

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We crown the winner of this years Cubs-Mas parody competition with the Son Ranto gang and our comedian guests, Eric Wielo and Billy Devore. Plus, we recap Cubs caroling and look forward to Cubs Con!

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