Best of 104.3 The Score

Mike Mulligan and David Haugh conducted their daily 5 at 5 segment, which began with a discussion about whether the Cubs' decision to trade left-hander Mike Montgomery to the Royals for catcher Martin Maldonado is an indication that the foot injury suffered by catcher Willson Contreras is worse than anticipated. The guys then discussed whether left fielder Kyle Schwarber's increased power makes a stronger argument for him to move down into a run-producing spot in the Cubs' batting order or if he should stay in the leadoff spot and provide some pop there. The morning crew also discussed their takeaways from right-hander Lucas Giolito's start in the White Sox's loss to the Royals on Monday before debating whether the White Sox's four-game losing streak out of the All-Star break should change their approach to buying or selling leading up to the trade deadline on July 31. Finally, the guys discussed quarterback Mitchell Trubisky earning a lowly 75 rating in EA Sports' "Madden NFL 20." (7/16/19)

After a week of Mitchell Trubisky conversation on the Laurence Holmes Show, executive producer Tony Gill created a mashup of all the guests that joined Holmes to discuss his lingering question: Is Trubisky good at football? (7/15/19)

Dan Bernstein and Connor McKnight were joined by Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune to discuss the Cubs' sweep of the Pirates over the weekend, to weigh in on moves the team could make ahead of the trade deadline on July 31 and more. (7/15/19)

Dan Bernstein and Connor McKnight were joined by baseball writer Dan Connolly to discuss the implementation of an automated ball-strike system in the Atlantic League, which MLB has partnered with as a testing ground for rule changes. (7/15/19)

Mike Mulligan and David Haugh were joined by Cubs Radio analyst Ron Coomer to discuss his takeaways from the team's sweep of the Pirates over the weekend, his broadcast with manager Joe Maddon and Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder at Maddon's Post restaurant Sunday and more. (7/15/19)

Mike Mulligan and David Haugh were joined by White Sox director of player development Chris Getz to discuss how well prospect Luis Robert has performed in his first four games at Triple-A Charlotte, how the team will decide when to promote Robert to the big leagues and more. (7/15/19)

Mike Mulligan and David Haugh were joined by Score baseball insider Bruce Levine to discuss his takeaways from the Cubs' sweep of the Pirates, the White Sox getting swept by the A's, the Cubs' needs ahead of the trade deadline on July 31 and more. (7/15/19)

Mike Mulligan and David Haugh were joined by Radio.com Sports MLB insider Jon Heyman to discuss the Cubs' hot start after the All-Star break, his thoughts on what moves the Cubs and White Sox will make at the trade deadline and more. (7/15/19)

Mike Mulligan and David Haugh conducted the daily 5 at 5 segment, which began with a discussion about whether the Cubs' sweep of the Pirates over the weekend is an indication that another second-half surge of theirs is underway. The morning crew then had a discussion about Cubs utilityman Ben Zobrist, who has been on the restricted list since May 8 as he focuses on his family in the wake of filing for divorce. Should the team move on from Zobrist by making a trade to replace him, wait patiently for his return or put some pressure on him to return? The guys then shared their takeaways from right-hander Reynaldo Lopez's outing in the White Sox's 3-2 loss to the A's on Sunday before discussing whether right-hander Dylan Covey has future with the team. Finally, the crew shared its picks for which sports story from the weekend was more remarkable: the Wimbledon men's final requiring a tiebreaker in the fifth set for a match that lasted nearly five hours or the Angles' combined no-hitter on the night they honored the late Tyler Skaggs? (7/15/19)

In another edition of Maddon's Post, Cubs Radio color man Ron Coomer was joined by manager Joe Maddon to co-host a show that featured special guests John Vincent, Jon Lester, Eddie Vedder and Ryan Dempster. The guys talked baseball, shared stories about their charity endeavors, reminisced about the 2016 Cubs and discussed the current-day team.