The Stretch

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The Stretch episodes

September 05, 2025 Bears 2025 Season Preview Ft. Tom Waddle
On Today’s episode of The Stretch we are joined by former Chicago Bear and ESPN 1000 host, Tom Waddle. We get right into our emotional state going into the season (1:58) and break down some of Caleb’s biggest areas of concern (7:07). Next we get into the importance of building trust between the quarterback and wide receivers (15:02) and which personnel package we think works best for the Bears (18:52). Then we get into our expectations for this season (25:09) and predict the Bear’s record for weeks 1 - 4 (37:35). Next, we talk about some of the challenges the Bears will face when taking on the Vikings on Monday (41:04). We also get a preview of the upcoming Jesse Rogers vs. Tom Waddle family pickleball match (46:54). Waddle talks about Jim Harbaugh (48:11) and we ask him how he feels that Luther Burden changed his number from 87 (50:18). To wrap things up, we ask about the craziest ESPN 1000 host (54:36)

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58 min
August 29, 2025 Tommy Zbikowski Reminisces on Notre Dame Days and Calls Out Jake Paul
Today on The Stretch, we are joined in studio by Chicago legend Tommy Zbikowski. We get into what it’s like coaching St. Pats (3:57) and his involvement in football, boxing, and wrestling growing up. (7:10) Then we get into his time at Notre Dame (10:38) and recount some iconic games like ND vs. USC (17:14). Then we talk about his choice to coach St. Pats (30:03). Next he tells us about his passion for fighting and gives us his takes on MMA (35:49). To wrap up the show, Tom calls out Jake and the whole Paul family (59:37).

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1 hr 2 min
August 25, 2025 Ben Johnson Is The Bears Most Important Piece + The Chicago Cubs Might Be Back
On today’s episode of The Stretch, we get into the recent Cubs run… can we say we are officially back? Big Cat recaps his weekend in Saratoga and we talk about Colson Montgomery and what the rest of the season looks like for the White Sox. Next talk Bears and Bagent’s extension and impressive preseason performance. Then we get into some college football talk and discuss Frank Nazar’s huge contract with the Blackhawks. Lastly we recap our athletic showings at Camp Barstool and preview Eddie’s trip to Ireland.
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59 min
August 22, 2025 Chris Duhon on Being Drafted in Chicago, Playing With Kobe Bryant and Toughest Coaches
Today on The Stretch we are joined by former Chicago Bull, Chris Duhon. We talk about his time at Duke (1:23) and playing for the Bulls (4:43). He tells us his war stories from playing for Skiles and Coach K (9:41). We get his take on NIL (15:52) as well as his stories from playing on the Bulls with Ben Gordon and Andres Nocioni (19:35) to being on the Magic during the Dwight Howard and Stan Van Gundy drama (25:28). We talk about his time with the Knicks (29:37) and playing with Kobe in LA (30:48). We close things out by discussing his coaching career (37:39), missing Chicago (42:15) and the reality show of playing in LA (44:24).

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48 min
August 18, 2025 We're Not Overreacting To The Pre-Season + UFC 319 In Chicago Recap
On Today’s episode of The Stretch we discuss our feelings on the Bears after their preseason game against the Bills (1:34) and we recap our experience watching the UFC fights in Chicago (17:19). We get into what to expect for the Cubs Brewers series (29:34) and Big Cat tells us about his experience at the Savannah Bananas game (38:19). Dave gives a heartfelt thank you to the White Sox (43:04). Lastly we discuss the Air and Water Show practice we saw from the Cubs game o Friday (44:37) and Dave tells us about the time he OD’d on coffee (47:17).

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53 min
August 15, 2025 Chase Hooper On Fighting Alexander Hernandez, UFC in Chicago & Building a Brand
Today on The Stretch, we are joined by UFC fighter Chase Hooper. We start off by talking about this weekend’s UFC event in Chicago (2:40) and discuss the process of weight cutting (3:52). Chase tells us about being young in the league (6:00) and preparing for his fight against Alex Hernandez (12:33). We discuss our favorite fighters to watch (14:02) and how to build a brand as a young fighter (17:30). Next we talk about our dream fights and the contender series (20:34). Then we discuss the White House Card (24:50) and this weekend’s main event (27:50). We close things out by talking about Chase’s path to fighting (29:06).

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37 min
August 11, 2025 Terron Armstead on Bears v. Dolphins Joint Practice & Milwaukee Just Doesn't Lose
Today on The Stretch we discuss our takeaways from the Bears and Dolphins Preseason game. We are joined by former offensive tackle, Terron Armstead who gives us some great insight into what went down at the joint practice. We then talk about the recent Cubs slump and how the Brewers just don’t lose. Lastly, we get into some thoughts about the White Sox and the new UFC Paramount deal.
0:00 - Intro
1:59 - Instant takeaways from Bears v. Dolphins
17:00 - Terron Armstead in studio
52:13 - The Brewers don’t lose
1:05:40 - White Sox
1:10:11 - UFC is back in Chicago & Paramount deal

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1 hr 15 min
August 08, 2025 Clint Frazier Airs Out The 2023 White Sox & Chicago's Most Physical Practice Since 1985
Today on The Stretch, we are joined by former White Sox and Cub, Clint Frazier, and Chicago Bears reporter Chris Emma. Kicking things off with Clint Frazier, we get right into the stories of the 2023 White Sox (2:58) and we get his current takes on the team (12:21). Then we discuss his Journey in the MLB (20:08) and talk about being traded and PCA (20:08). Next we get into his time with the Cubs (26:11) and his future in baseball (28:42).
Next, we have Chris Emma on to talk Bears. First we reflect on his Eberflus take from last time we spoke to him, which proved to be true (39:55). We talk training camp from Ben Johnson (42:03), the O-Line (47:04) and the intensity of practices (54:06). Next, we had to ask him about our Micah Parsons hypothetical (49:50) and wrapped things up talking about Notre Dame and Northwestern (1:07:15)

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1 hr 10 min
August 04, 2025 Cubs Are Quiet At Trade Deadline, Micah Parsons Trade Hypotheticals, Not Overreacting to Bears Training Camp
On today’s episode of The Stretch we start off by debriefing the Cubs trade deadline (1:40) and discuss the awesome stretch the Sox have had (22:10). Next we discuss how we want to see Micah Parsons as a Chicago Bear (29:34) and the clips of Caleb that have gone viral from training camp (36:12). To wrap things up, we make predictions for the start of football season (39:42)

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46 min
August 01, 2025 Barry Rozner On Writing Ryne Sandberg's HOF Speech + Larry Bowa & MLB Trade Deadline
Today on The Stretch, we are joined by Barry Rozner, former Cubs beat reporter, and Larry Bowa, former Cubs player, to honor the legacy of Ryne Sandberg.
We start off by talking with Barry about Ryno’s impact on the sport of baseball (3:43) and the special friendship the two of them had (5:48). We talk about the type of role model Ryno was (9:01) and why he was sometimes misunderstood (18:32). We get into what it means to be a Chicago Cub (22:05), the 1990 Home Run Derby (24:22), and Barry’s favorite memory with Ryno at his induction to the Hall of Fame (26:20).
Next, we talk with Ryno’s former teammate, Larry Bowa. He recounts the first time he met Ryno and their early memories together (35:43). Next, we get into the ’84 team (40:27) and The Sandberg Game (43:02). We talk about the no lights era in Chicago (45:26) and how Ryno was as a leader (47:46). Then we get into some current baseball talk and check in on the Cubs and how Kyle Schwarber is doing in Philly (49:40). We close things out by talking about the rule changes in today’s game (52:39).

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58 min

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