Inside The Clubhouse

Bruce Levine and Matt Spiegel opened their show discussing the end of era with Cubs manager Joe Maddon seemingly bidding farewell to the media before his team's win against the Cardinals on Friday. Later, Bob Vorwald of WGN joined the show to discuss the end of Cubs and White Sox games on the television station.

In the second hour, Bruce Levine and Matt Spiegel were joined by Cardinals broadcaster John Rooney to discuss St. Louis' series in Chicago this weekend and the NL Central race. Later, the guys took phone calls from listeners who shared their Cubs angst and White Sox optimism.

Bruce Levine and Matt Spiegel opened their show discussing the Cubs' losing streak stretched to four games with a 2-1 loss to the Cardinals on Friday afternoon. The Cubs sit outside the playoff picture now. Can they recover? Later, longtime Cubs organist Gary Pressy joined the show to reflect on his career ahead of his retirement that awaits at season's end. 

In the second hour, Bruce Levine and Matt Spiegel were joined by Cubs left-hander Danny Hultzen to discuss his long journey to reaching the big leagues, what it's like playing at Wrigley Field for the first time, the team's playoff push and more. Later, they took calls on a variety of Cubs and White Sox topics, including what awaits each this offseason.

Bruce Levine and Matt Spiegel opened their show discussing the Cubs' offensive explosion in a 17-8 win against the Pirates on Friday and what they made of some recent comments by president of baseball operations Theo Epstein and manager Joe Maddon. They then took calls before being joined by Cubs special assistant Ryan Dempster to discuss the club's playoff push, Maddon's comments that his team is playing too tight and more.