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Cubs Talk Podcast

The Cubs Talk Podcast breaks down all things baseball on the North Side. Host Leila Rahimi, James Neveau, and Nate Poppen bring insider perspectives, regular player interviews, and news updates during the team’s pursuit of another championship. New episodes release every Wednesday morning.

Copyright: © NBC Sports Chicago LLC

Latest Episodes:

Ep. 205: Carlos Zambrano drops in & a statistical deep-dive with Chris Kamka Apr 18, 2019

Show notes

Luke Stuckmeyer and Chris Kamka go through some fun and perhaps meaningful numbers through the Cubs' first 17 games, including good trends for the starting pitching and puzzling numbers for Kris Bryant & Anthony Rizzo (1:30). Then, David Kaplan catches up with former Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano, who discusses his comeback attempt with the Chicago Dogs, his accomplishments while he pitched for the Cubs, and his newfound commitment to his faith (10:30).

Ep. 204: Todd Hollandsworth gives an outside perspective Apr 17, 2019

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Former Cubs TV analyst Todd Hollandsworth talks with Luke & Kap and gives an outside perspective on the 2019 Cubs.

00:00:46

Holly talks about being in the the TV booth and on the road every day with the Marlins.

00:01:51

Todd shares his thoughts on the 2019 Cubs and how the team was built through the draft.

00:04:03

Holly breaks down Jose Quintana's recent run of great starts. He Also talks about Yu Darvish and if what we saw Monday was for real.

00:05:37

Todd talks about the N.L. Central. Draws similarities to the N.L. East. He says the Cubs still win the division - IF they pitch.

00:08:05

Holly shares his thoughts on former Marlin Christian Yelich and his dominant start to the 2019 season.

00:11:09

Todd talks about the "Yelich" trade and how the deal has worked out (so far) for the Marlins.

00:13:17

Holly discusses Javy Baez sliding into second base and the replay review system in MLB. Where do they go next? How can MLB fix the problem with aggressive base-running vs. being too cautious when sliding.

Ep. 203: Early-season thoughts with David Haugh Apr 15, 2019

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Luke Stuckmeyer is joined by David Kaplan and David Haugh of 670 The Score and the Chicago Tribune to discuss what player they are most worried about at this point in the season (1:30), if there is any issue with Kris Bryant not pinch-hitting on his off day last Saturday (3:30), whether or not Jason Heyward can keep up his hot hitting (7:00), and how Tiger Woods' Masters victory compares to the Cubs' 2016 World Series title on a national scale (12:00).

Ep. 202: Tommy La Stella returns & the rotation rebounds Apr 12, 2019

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Luke Stuckmeyer is joined by former Cub and 2016 World Series Champion Tommy La Stella as he returns to Wrigley Field as a visitor with the Angels, and the utility infielder discusses the good memories of his time with the Cubs and much more (:45). Then, Luke is joined by David Kaplan and David DeJesus to break down the Cubs' rotation stepping up with Jon Lester on the injured list (6:00) before hearing from Joe Maddon on Mike Trout's place as perhaps the face of MLB and the best player in the game (12:00).

Ep. 201: Jon Lester injured & the revitalized offense Apr 09, 2019

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Luke Stuckmeyer and David Kaplan discuss the Jon Lester injury situation and what his absence will mean to the rest of the rotation (2:00), the bullpen bouncing back after their horrible start to the season (5:15), the red-hot bats of Willson Contreras, Kyle Schwarber, and Jason Heyward (9:00), leaving Ben Zobrist in the lead-off spot (13:00), and the struggles of Kris Bryant (15:00).

Ep. 200: The Cubs are finally coming to Wrigley Field Apr 07, 2019

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On the latest Cubs Talk Podcast, Tony Andracki and Kelly Crull break down the opening road trip of the season, Kris Bryant's struggles at the plate and look ahead to the home opener

00:45Recapping the series against the Brewers

03:00Sunday's game was more of what you expect a Cubs-Brewers game to be like

04:00Kyle Hendricks' struggles early on

06:00Bryant's struggles at the plate of late

14:00Willson Contreras playing well through the first 9 games

17:00Javy Baez' comments on knowing the Cubs will have their haters

20:00Rizzo keeping the team loose off the field

22:00The team's mindset after starting 2-7

24:00Lester getting the start in the home opener

Ep. 199: Wrigley North, Part 1 Apr 05, 2019

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Luke Stuckmeyer catches up with David Bote, Kyle Schwarber & Gordon Wittenmyer as the Cubs and Brewers face off for their first series of 2019

01:25 David Bote on Brewers series and importance early in season

02:15 Bote on controlling what we can control

03:32 Bote on his new contract, staying with Cubs

04:45 Bote on lineups, approach day-to-day

05:30 Bote on his teammates, helping when guys are struggling

06:30 Schwarber on Brewers series, excitement

07:53 Schwarber on last season, 1 game short, every game counts

08:53 Schwarber on teammates picking each other up

09:45 Schwarber on slow start. Not a panic, hit the reset button

10:34 Luke talks with Gordon Wittenmyer from the Chicago Sun-Times

10:55 Wittenmyer on panic in April. Adverse conditions in Atlanta. No broad judgements yet

12:09 Wittenmyer on Brewers, possible regression. Starting to build a big hill to climb

14:14 Wittenmyer on Christian Yelich and his ascent to MVP status

14:49 Wittenmyer on Yu Darvish’s 1st start vs. 2nd start. Still a long time to silence critics.

16:38 Wittenmyer on Cubs “Must-win” mandate. Not a 1-way street. Pressing because results are not there yet.

18:04 Wittenmyer on Cubs pressing and feeling pressure after winning a World Series.

Ep. 198: Let’s Play Two! with Ron Rapoport Apr 03, 2019

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Luke Stuckmeyer is joined by Ernie Banks biographer Ron Rapoport to talk about his new book "Let's Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks." The pair discusses Ernie's early life in Dallas, TX (2:00), his fabulous wasted season for infamous 1969 Cubs team (10:00), Ernie talking trash to Willie Mays at Wrigley Field (13:30), who the next Ernie Banks might be today (15:00), and the contrast between Ernie's happy disposition and his complicated private life (19:30).

Ep. 197: Too early to panic? Apr 02, 2019

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Luke, Kap & Kelly talk through the Cubs first 4 games, when to "pull the plug" on the bullpen, and what's changed with Kyle Schwarber in 2019.

00:00:22

Luke: When is it too early to panic?

00:00:40

Kap: What was the biggest concern we had going into this season? The bullpen. And it has reared it's ugly head and it looks awful.

00:02:00

Kelly: I don't like that some guys have built-in excuses already.

00:03:25

Kap reads off the list of positive signs for the Cubs. IE: Bryant/Schwarber/Baez/etc.

00:06:08

Looking at the bullpen. Solutions outside of signing Craig Kimbrel. How long do they give this bullpen as it's currently constructed?

00:08:28

Breaking down C.J. Edwards struggles and if he would/should be sent down at some point if he continues to struggle.

00:11:00

Tyler Chatwood. What if he's just a 1-inning pitcher now with his massive contract?

00:12:37

Kyle Schwarber looks great early on. Hes says he's back to the "squatty" guy he was and not over-thinking things at the plate anymore. Does he need to be in the lineup every day?

00:18:10

Ronald Acuna Jr.'s new contract and what it could mean for any possible Kris Bryant/Javier Baez extensions. Kap thinks both Bryant & Baez will be extended before hitting free agency.

00:21:30

Expectations for the Cubs record when they return home from Milwaukee next week.

Ep. 196: Cubs look ahead to Atlanta Mar 31, 2019

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On the latest edition of the Cubstalk podcast David Kaplan, David Dejesus and Doug Glanville discuss the Cubs opening series in Texas and look ahead to Atlanta.

1:00 Bad start for Yu Darvish

2:30 Concern over Carl Edwards Jr

4:15 A dangerous look in Kyle Schwarber’s eye

7:30 New rules in Cubs clubhouse

10:15 why not winning another world series would be a failure

12:30 baseball’s watchability

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