Locked On Cubs - Daily Podcast On The Chicago Cubs

The Cubs sweep the Indians in their quick two-game set this week, we’ll recap the series in the 1st segment and then hit on a few Cubs news bullets like Jon Lester’s comments after what could have been his last regular-season start at Wrigley Field Wednesday night, plus we have an update on Andrew Chafin and more.

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The Cubs start a two-game set with the Indians Tuesday night, featuring Yu Darvish and Carlos Carrasco on the mound. We’ll preview the series in the 1st segment and hit on a few Cubs news bullets in the 2nd segment, including the MLB and MLBPA agreeing to a playoff format in a bubbles located in Texas and California. 

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The Cubs bounce back after a tough 1-0 walk off to the Brewers and win the final two games of the series, including a no-hitter from Alec Mills on Sunday, we’ll recap the historic Sunday no-no from Mills (the 16th in Cubs Franchise history) with Ryan Davis in the 2nd segment after we recap the weekend series with the Brewers in the 1st segment.

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The Cubs win the game they need to on Monday but lose 3-5 against the Cardinals’ this Labor Day Weekend, we’ll recap the weekend series and then preview Tuesday night’s game against the Reds and hit on a few news bullets after a long weekend, including an injury update on Jose Quintana, Tyler Chatwood, and Jason Heyward. Plus, the Cubs have added some speed to their roster in former Reds OF Billy Hamilton.

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Chicago Sun-Times beat writer Russell Dorsey joins the show to help us sort through the rotation options the Cubs will have for Saturday's double-header with Cardinals, why Adbert Alzolay hasn't been given a real shot on the MLB-level, and Russ shares his thoughts on how the Cubs handled last Wednesday's game against Detroit when Jason Heyward and others sat out in protest of the events that happened in Kenosha, WI.

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The Cubs hang on to beat the Pirates 8-7 Tuesday night after leading 6-1 at point, but Jon Lester once again struggled on the mound. But it was the pitching choices David Ross made Leste exited that made Ryan Davis scratch his head. He helps breakdown the sloppy 8-7 win over the Pirates and takes a look at the Cubs new left-handed reliever and also dives into Kyle Ryan's high-leverage situation numbers. Plus, Jose Quintana was added to the 10-day IL but still no Adbert Alzolay.

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It was a surprisingly active MLB Trade Deadline despite there being very little time leading up to one of the more exciting days on the MLB Calendar. We’ll recap the Cubs flurry of moves that happened shortly after we finished recording yesterday in the 1st segment and then preview the Cubs three-game set with the Pirates as they finish up their 10-game road trip (currently 3-4 on the trip) and we’ll hit a few Cubs news bullets to wrap up the show.

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The Cubs split their four-game set with the Reds, including two really disappointing losses on Friday and Saturday night. We’ll recap the four-game series, talk about the historic Sunday game for the Cubs outfield in the 1st segment, and then in the 2nd segment we’re talking about the Trade Deadline as the Cubs have already acquired Jose Martinez and signed reliever AJ Ramos to a minor league deal, but with the Chatwood injury, it could add some pressure for the Cubs to add another arm.

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The Cubs are coming off two consecutive series losses to the White Sox and Tigers, but now have to face the Reds are also scuffling as of late. It's a big series for both teams as the Cubs hold their NL Central lead and the Reds sit just one game out of the final playoff spot in the National League. Can the Cubs finally put away an NL Central team or are the Reds going to push themselves back into the playoff conversation? A big series for both clubs this weekend, we take preview each match up in today's show.

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The Cubs lose to the Tigers 7-6 Wednesday night, but the real story was Jason Heyward sitting out of the game in protest after the events in Kenosha. We recap the loss but focus more so on the quotes that came out after the game, as Heyward, David Ross, and Anthony Rizzo all spoke on the issue.

Black Lives Matter.

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