Score Evenings

Sitting in for Joe Ostrowski, Mike Esposito opened his show by listening and reacting to Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer's comments expressing strong confidence that the organization will sign first baseman Anthony Rizzo to a contract extension. After that, he discussed the news that White Sox top prospect Andrew Vaughn will be in the Opening Day lineup -- but at designated hitter, not in left field. Later, Score baseball insider Bruce Levine joined the show to discuss the latest Cubs and White Sox storylines as their season openers loom Thursday.

In the final hour, Chris Rongey was joined by Evan Altman of CubsInsider.com to discuss Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo's contract situation and how the team will fare in the NL Central race this season. Later, Rongey closed the show by discussing how the Bears remain mediocre.

In the third hour, Chris Rongey was joined by James Fegan of the Athletic to preview the White Sox's outlook for the new season. How will they fill their void in left field after Eloy Jimenez suffered a significant pectoral injury? Later, Rongey turned his focus to the NCAA Tournament as the Elite Eight finished up. He also discovered the story of an anonymous gambler making a large bet on USC that was painfully close to hitting and ended poorly.

In the second hour, Chris Rongey continued to discuss Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo's future as he and the team have failed to reach a contract extension ahead of Opening Day, which Rizzo has set as a deadline for a deal. Later, 670 host Laurence Holmes joined the show to complete the full cycle of being a part of every show on the Score on this day. The guys discussed Rizzo's situation as well as why Rongey doesn't like apple pie.

Sitting in for Joe Ostrowski, Chris Rongey opened his show by examining Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo's contract situation. He's in the final season of his contract, and extension talks have stalled. Later, Score teammate Cody Westerlund joined the show to discuss the Bulls' four-game losing streak and why they're struggling after making a series of additions at the trade deadline last week. Should Bulls fans be panicking?