Wrigleyville Nation's Podcast - Chicago Cubs Discussion, News, & More

Hosts only this week. We recap a successful homestand. The Cubs are the hottest team and baseball. So many walk off wins this week, Bryant is back, Lester is a treasure, and the bullpen is just fine. Cubs are in first place. Enjoy and Go Cubs!!

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Brett Taylor, from Bleacher Nation, joins us this week. The Cubs are really good. We recap the Sweep of the Cardinals. Javy wants to be a Cub for life. Starters are good, bullpen is good, offense is good, everythings good! Enjoy and Go Cubs!!

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James Neveau, from NBC Chicago, joins us this week. We discuss Kris Bryant starting to contribute to the Cubs offense. The Cubs also had a week of good starting pitching performances. The bullpen has been fine. We discuss what a Russell return to the Cubs could look like. The first month of the season is complete and the Cubs record is in good shape. Enjoy and Go Cubs!!

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Sam Fels joins us this week. Cubs beat up on bad teams. The starters are rounding into form. We discuss our love for Kyle Hendricks. We break down what David Bote means to the Cubs. Creative options for Joe and this Cubs bullpen. We remember how great D Lee was. We close the show talking about Sams hate of the Dodgers. Enjoy and Go Cubs!!

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Michael Cerami, from Bleacher Nation, joins us this week. We break down the first Cubs homestand of the year. Darvish and Quintana start to turn things around, the bullpen played better, and Willson Contreras continues his offensive explosion. Pat visits Marlins Park, and More! Enjoy and Go Cubs!!

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Ryan Davis joins us this week. We discuss the bullpen troubles and other pitching concerns. The Cubs offense had a good week, Jason Heyward might be back to his old Cardinal numbers. We preview the Cubs home opener and discuss some best and worst home opener moments. Enjoy and Go Cubs!!

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Matthew Trueblood, from Baseball Prospectus, joins us to start the 2019 season! Cubs open in Texas, so we break down a small sample size. Offense is good, Bullpen is bad. We close the show talking about pitch framing, and the Deadspin article. Enjoy and Go Cubs!!

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Evan Altman, from Cubs Insider, is our guest this week. We talk Cubs spring training highlights. New rule changes for this year. Then it's our annual predictions episode. We recap our predictions from last year and predict the performances of this years Cubs. Enjoy and Go Cubs!!

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Dan Szymborski, from Fangraphs and ESPN, joins us this week. Dan helps up break down the Cubs ZIPS Projections. The starting pitching is very good, Bryant is bouncing back, Baez regresses, and the outfield is not that great. We close the show making ZIPS predict a Kris Bryant contract. Enjoy and Go Cubs!!

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Jared Wyllys, from Sporting News and Forbes Sports, joins us this week. We recap the disappointing Cubs offseason. We recap the Ricketts involvement in the 44th Ward Alderman race. We discuss the ownerships lack of honesty with the fans, and how they are out of money. We don't talk about the Cubs support for abuser Addison Russell. We speculate on how this offseason could contribute to a future work stoppage. We discuss some items players have said are worth striking for. We talk about the concerns over the Cubs TV partner and future network launch. We close the show by talking about some on the field items. What we are looking forward to seeing during Spring Training. Enjoy and Go Cubs!!