Hit & Run with Matt Spiegel

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Ron Coomer talks Cubs' ongoing win streak (Hour 3) Sep 01, 2024

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Cubs smash Marlins, White Sox get smashed by Tigers (Hour 1) Aug 25, 2024

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Matt Spiegel opened his show by breaking down the Cubs' 14-2 win against the Marlins on Saturday and by discussing how important young center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong has been to the bottom of the lineup. Later, Spiegel discussed the White Sox's 13-4 loss to the Tigers on Saturday. He also had his son Rubin do the math to see how many wins the White Sox need to earn to avoid breaking the record for the most losses by an MLB team in a single season.

Ryan McGuffey thinks the White Sox need to trade Garrett Crochet to improve their future (Hour 2) Aug 25, 2024

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In the second hour, Matt Spiegel was joined by Ryan McGuffey of NBC Sports Chicago to discuss the White Sox's woeful season and how they can improve the state of their organization moving forward.

Sahadev Sharma talks Seiya Suzuki's big night in Miami (Hour 3) Aug 25, 2024

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In the final hour, Matt Spiegel was joined by Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic to discuss Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki's hot bat and the club's bullpen. Later, Spiegel shared a clip from his The PBP podcast in which he interviewed Astros broadcaster Todd Kalas.

Jim Callis talks MLB Pipeline's recent update to top 100 prospects list (Hour 1) Aug 18, 2024

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In for Matt Spiegel, Gabe Ramirez opened his show by recapping the recent play of the Cubs and White Sox. Later, MLB Pipeline senior writer Jim Callis joined the show to discuss the top prospects of the Cubs and White Sox and to break down his outlet's recent update to its list of the top 100 prospects in the game.

Bump & Run: Herb Howard breaks down Bears' win over Bengals (Hour 2) Aug 18, 2024

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In the second hour, Gabe Ramirez discussed what the Cubs need to do to make a playoff push. After that, he shifted his focus to football for a bit by welcoming on Herb Howard of The Bigs to break down the Bears' 27-3 win against the Bengals in preseason action Saturday at Soldier Field.

Chuck Garfien tries to find the positives in a lost White Sox season (Hour 3) Aug 18, 2024

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In the third hour, Gabe Ramirez was joined by NBC Sports Chicago host Chuck Garfien to discuss the White Sox's abysmal season. Are there any positives to take out of it? Later, Ramirez discussed the progress of Cubs rookie center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong and other youngsters on the club.

Matt Spiegel joins his own show as a guest (Hour 4) Aug 18, 2024

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In the final hour, Gabe Ramirez replayed Cubs icon Ryne Sandberg's heartfelt interview from Thursday during the Cubs for a Cure Radiothon, during which he announced he's cancer-free. Later, Score host Matt Spiegel joined his own show live from the broadcast booth at Wrigley Field as he prepared to work the Cubs-Blue Jays radio broadcast.

Cubs secure sweep of White Sox in Crosstown Series (Hour 1) Aug 11, 2024

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Steve Stone discusses what the future holds for the White Sox (Hour 2) Aug 11, 2024

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