Peanuts & Popcorn

This week on ITW, former big leaguers, Luis Castillo and Octavio Dotel are in hot water, the last-place Orioles set a rather dubious record as their time in Baltimore may be coming to an end. It’s Players Weekend, we’ll look at the good and the bad. The Chicago Cubs put together a thrilling 5-game win streak until John Lester lays an egg.  We’ll have all that including a discussion on our favorite foreign film.

This week Bill Walton, helps out on a White Sox Broadcast, Reds rookie  Aristedes Aquino becomes the fastest player ever to double-digit homers. We review the new Quentin Tarantino film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. All that and the week that was with the Cubs.

This week on In the Wheelhouse: the MLB trade deadline has come and gone.  We examine the winners and the losers. It seems as if the Pittsburgh Pirates are having trouble working and playing with others; Wade Davis loses his closer job in Colorado.  We discuss our favorite war films.  All that and the week that was with the Chicago Cubs. 

This week on In the WheelHouse, we talk to Leo's father, Ernest Fontana and his love of the Cleveland Indians.  Leo takes a trip to see the Cubs in San Francisco. Our favorite movie topic is musicals. We’ll have all that and the Chicago Cubs.

This week on In the Wheelhouse, the Hall of Fame welcomes 6 new members, soon there will be advertising on uniforms, Gabe Kapler isn’t Dallas Green and Chance the Snapper was caught.  All that and the week that was for the Chicago Cubs. 

This week on In the Wheel House, the US Women’s Soccer Team rolls to their second straight World Cup, Rip Torn and Jim Bouton pass away. Tom and I will react to the events surrounding the Major League All-Star Game. Are we hearing the death knell of the intentional walk? All that and the week that was for the Chicago Cubs. 

This week on In the Wheelhouse, we preview today’s Women’s World Cup Final. We react to the death of Tyler Skaggs and the 2019 All-Star roster. We talk about a tight National League Central Division as well as the Dodgers and Padres playing during the recent earthquake.  All that and this week with the Chicago Cubs.  

This week on ITW, we discuss the 2019 All-Star lineups, the Mets are having issues on the field and in the front office. The Red Sox and Yankees go to London in an effort to grow the sport abroad. There’s new evidence that the baseballs are indeed juiced, and Adam Eaton once again embarrasses himself while commenting to a reporter.   All that and this week with the Chicago Cubs. 

This week on ITW, Max Scherzer shows how tough he is, while Manny Machado shows how angry he can be. The NL Central is the tightest division in baseball and Tampa Bay is considering sharing the Rays with Montreal.  All that and this week with the Chicago Cubs. 

This week on ITW, David Ortiz nearly dies in the Dominican Republic, Tom and Leo fill out All-Star ballots, and Babe Ruth's jersey sells for $5.6M.  All that and this week with the Chicago Cubs.