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This week on ITW, Dallas Keuchel and Craig Kimbrel find homes. Pete Rose refuses to go quietly into the night. White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito is in rarified company. Tom eats crow.  All that and the week that was for the Chicago Cubs.

This week on ITW, we discuss the passing of Bill Buckner.  A lot of odd injuries are plaguing the major leagues.  We learn that not everyone loves Derek Dietrich.  Home Runs and strike outs are the big story, as we wrap up the first 3rd of the season.  All this and the week that was for the Chicago Cubs.

This Week on ITW, Jeff Weiss is back as our special guest to talk about what’s happening with the New York Yankees.  Adam Eaton and Todd Frazier can’t seem to get along,   Eugenio Suarez is nearly taken out by a herd of sausages in Milwaukee.  All this and the week that was for the Chicago Cubs.

This week on ITW, Baltimore’s Chris Davis is in the running for Comeback Player of the Year, the Sunday Night ESPN crew is awful and we discuss the offensive juggernaut that is the Houston Astros.  All this and the week that was for the Chicago Cubs.

This week on ITW, Paul Lo Duca has a great Joe West story. The AL East is shaping up to be an exciting race. We take a look back on Busch Stadium II. All that and the week that was for the Chicago Cubs.

This week on ITW, CC Sabathia hits a major milestone, more players are heading to Illinois (IL). The Cubs are accused of pressuring sportswriters to lay off Addison Russell, who heads to Triple A. Kyle Hendricks tosses a Greg Maddux.  All that and this week in the Chicago Cubs.

Today on ITW, Albert Pujols is mowing through the All-time RBI list. Vlad Guerrero Jr. finally makes his MLB debut and it's worth the wait. Cody Bellinger is off to a torrid start and Javier Baez does a deke for the ages.  All that and this week in the Chicago Cubs. 

This week on ITW, we remember a sports talk pioneer. Joey Votto finally does something for the first time after 6829 at bats. Carlos Zambrano tries another comeback.  All that and this week in the Chicago Cubs.  

This week on ITW: Trevor Rosenthal finally gets an out, and Chris Davis finally gets a hit. The Whit Merrifield hitting streak ends, Managers vs. Middle Managers, we’ll react to an article in The Athletic, and talk about all that as well as this week in the Chicago Cubs.  

This week on  ITW: The 2019 Championship Season is underway and we talk about what happened in the games that count. We will react to The Athletic’s poll of MLB players.  Leo goes looking for Henry Aaron.  All that and this week with the Chicago Cubs.