Locked On Cubs - Daily Podcast On The Chicago Cubs

On today’s episode, Adbert Alzolay shed some light on the life of minor leaguers on the Cubs South Bend satellite squad. Plus, Epstein addresses Bryant’s concern of being traded in a pandemic and the Cubs financial situation as a whole amid the COVID pandemic. We’ll touch on both of those in the 1st segment, plus Javy Baez isn’t worried about contract talks, we’ll talk extension and Cubs intrasquad highlights from the past few days in the second segment.

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On today’s episode, Coronavirus is still the talk of Cubs camp despite being the only club yet to have a player test positive. We’ll go over the recent vibe from Cubs camp in the 1st segment and in the 2nd we’ll talk about Craig Kimbrel’s intrasquad, a new pitch he’s working on, and the Cubs cut ties with Brandon Morrow.

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The Cubs were able to finally start workouts at Wrigley Field this weekend, playing their first intrasquad matchup on the 4th of July. But after a weekend with more and more COVID cases popping up, players like Kris Bryant are voicing their concerns about the testing and the MLB's inability to nail this from the get-go.

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On today's episode we welcome on Matthew Aung who is a former writer and reporter who took some time away from baseball while dealing with some serious health risks. But now that he's getting better Matt is looking to get back into writing and covering baseball so we bring him on the podcast to talk some Cubs baseball in a shortened season!

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The Cubs have released their incomplete roster of 50 players with another 10 expected to be added Monday afternoon, but the season is close to starting as players are expected to report to Wrigley Field by July 1st.

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Folks, it looks like we have baseball in 2020 as MLB commissioner has implemented a 60-game season with full prorated salaries. Now we wait for the MLBPA to agree to the deal, with a response expected by Tuesday. We’ll go over the basics of the deal and when you can expect to see some Cubs baseball in the 1st segment. Plus, Cubs officially signed 1st round pick Ed Howard while former Cub Addison Russell is heading to the KBO, we’ll hit on a few Cubs news bullets to wrap up the show in the 2nd segment.

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Ryan Davis joins the show as he and Sean go over the recent developments between the MLB owner's and the MLB Player's Association as both sides refuse to compromise. Ryan helps to explain further why the player's are upset and how the MLB owners should be able to afford paying players pro-rated salaries this season. We also touch on the ESPN 30 for 30 Long Gone Summer documentary and how important the 1998 Cubs were to Ryan as a kid.

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Four Locked On MLB hosts (Sean Sears, Brett Chancey, Gabrielle Starr, and Javier Reyes) discuss the 1998 season, the impact guys like Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa had on baseball, some of the parallels between 1994 season and the current day MLB, and of course, we talk plenty about dingers.

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Michael Ernst, a lead writer for Cubs Den focusing heavily on Cubs prospects, came on the show to give his thoughts on the Cubs five draft picks from this week, if he likes the direction the farm system is heading, and he shares his thoughts on the current labor negotiations going between the MLB and MLBPA.

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In an eye-opening discussion, Ross Jackson (Locked On Saints) Aaron Freeman (Locked on Falcons) Tony Wiggins (Locked On Jaguars) John Hickman (Locked On Texans) Chris Carter (Locked On Steelers) Keith Pompey (Locked On 76ers) Coty Davis (Locked On Texans) and Your Boy Q (Locked On Raiders) come together for a special Locked On Podcast Network Black Lives Matter Roundtable. These eight Locked On hosts share their first-hand experiences as black men in America. When was the first time they clocked racism in their lives? What are the pet peeves they experience as a black man? In the wake of George Floyd's killing, does this movement feel different than those of the past? What needs to happen for this moment in time to have a lasting impact on society and to result in real gains for social justice? And, will these experiences change the next generation?  

We take a momentary pause in our daily sports talk for this revealing and important special podcast episode. 

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