Spiegel & Holmes Show

In the second hour, Matt Spiegel and Chris Rongey reacted to MLB Network insider Jon Heyman's contention that Cubs shortstop Javier Baez wants $200 million-plus on his next contract, as he's set to hit free agency after this season. The guys didn't agree with that assessment ... at all.

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Matt Spiegel and Chris Rongey, who was sitting in for Danny Parkins, opened their show by discussing the White Sox winning two of three games against the Astros at a packed Guaranteed Rate Field over the weekend.

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In the final hour, Mark Grote and Chris Rongey discussed how the Cubs and White Sox will approach the trade deadline on July 30. Later, they replayed their entertaining interview with White Sox closer Liam Hendriks from earlier in the show.

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In the third hour, Mark Grote and Chris Rongey were joined by NBC Sports Chicago analyst Steve Stone to preview the second half of the White Sox's season, which begins when they host the Astros on Friday evening. Later, Marquee Sports Network play-by-play man Jon "Boog" Sciambi" joined the show to discuss the Cubs' trade of outfielder Joc Pederson to the Braves on Thursday evening and how the team will go about executing what it hopes is a retooling rather than a big rebuild.

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In the second hour, Mark Grote and Chris Rongey were joined by White Sox closer Liam Hendriks to discuss his cursing on the mound, the key to the team persevering and having success amid a spate of injuries and why he doesn't care about getting swept by the Astros back in June.

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Sitting in for Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel, Mark Grote and Chris Rongey opened their show by discussing the White Sox's expectations as the second half starts. The guys wondered what the White Sox need to add to make it all the way to the World Series and win a championship.

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Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel were joined by Scott Morrow, a Chicagoan and diehard Bears fan who was shot in the back during a walk in Humboldt Park in June. As he was in the ambulance being transported to the hospital, a main thought helping him cling to life was, "I can't die before seeing Justin Fields take the field." And we thought we were the biggest Fields fans in Chicago.

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In the final hour, Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel reacted to Bears coach Matt Nagy's comments that "the time is now" for his team's offense. Fact or cap? Also, happy "National Nudes Day." Have you ever sent someone a naked picture? Same. Later, the guys conducted cross-talk with Mark Grote.

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In the third hour, Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel explained how the MLB All-Star Game brought them both happiness and sadness, on the field and off of it. We cried with Cubs star Kris Bryant and rejoiced in Spiegs’ 9-year-old son’s newfound interest in sports betting. Are Parkins and executive producer Shane Riordan bad guys for putting Rubin up to feigned interest? Then, was Fox broadcaster Joe Buck in the wrong for asking Bryant about his future with the Cubs organization during an in-game interview?

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In the second hour, Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel shared their detailed to fix MLB's marketing problem. They had a long list of ideas:

Give fans more access to players during the game

Mic up your umpires, giving the broadcast crew the option to talk to them whenever they want

Hook the bullpen phone up to the broadcast so fans can hear that communication

Mic up first base so we can hear conversations with the first baseman and baserunner

Use robot umpires

No secrets about the baseball.

Enforce a 15-second pitch clock.

No more than 12 pitchers on a roster

Two infielders on either side of the infield at all times

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