WEBVTT - Cubs checkup with Patrick Mooney

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<v Speaker 1>Hello, Patrick, how are you? Aj?

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<v Speaker 2>I expected the call as soon as the Cubs lost

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<v Speaker 2>nine of eleven games. I knew I wasn't gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>on when they're winning twenty of twenty three. So I

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<v Speaker 2>got very much. I'm very much looking forward to Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, your your thoughts and questions here.

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<v Speaker 1>AJ.

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<v Speaker 3>This is a national this is a national broadcast. You

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<v Speaker 3>need to be a little bit more professional.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, Oh, I'm totally bossed. I'm not even love. White

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<v Speaker 1>Sox went two out of three against the Chubbies. It's

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<v Speaker 1>always a good day. And they know know do they

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<v Speaker 1>beat them two out of three. They freaking snatched their

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<v Speaker 1>soul and now they got swept by the Brewers. So

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<v Speaker 1>it's been a good five days. KP. I'm sorry, Patrick,

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<v Speaker 1>I can't apologize for the fact that the White Sox

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<v Speaker 1>took two out of three, snatched their soul, and now

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<v Speaker 1>they got swept by the Brewers.

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<v Speaker 2>I think you're right in terms of a sort of

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<v Speaker 2>a hangover effect like pe Crow Armstrong.

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<v Speaker 1>We saw it this week.

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<v Speaker 2>At Wrigley Field. It has seeped into his game. That

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<v Speaker 2>incident with a fan on the south side. I think

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<v Speaker 2>it was, you know, kind of a cumulative effect of

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of stuff he was hearing. He sort of

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<v Speaker 2>snapped in the moment. What he said was indefensible. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think it's truly truly representative of like how he

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<v Speaker 2>interacts with people behind the scenes and his relationships in

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<v Speaker 2>the clubhouse, the way he is kind of an ambassador

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<v Speaker 2>for the Cubs, but he is, as he put it

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<v Speaker 2>at Wrigley Field, like the physical stuff comes from a

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<v Speaker 2>mental place. And he's gone from like all world defender

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<v Speaker 2>to defensive liability as he got caught up in this

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<v Speaker 2>national news cycle that has sort of exploded on him.

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<v Speaker 4>So what was a bigger series before we get to

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<v Speaker 4>the whole, because I know AJ has experienced the Chicago

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<v Speaker 4>when both are good, and I know he wants to

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<v Speaker 4>talk about that. But which was a bigger series? The

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<v Speaker 4>White Sox series against the Cubs or the Cubs series

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<v Speaker 4>against the Brewers? And maybe I guess kind of in

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<v Speaker 4>that question, did the Cubs really think it was gonna

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<v Speaker 4>be a big series when they were playing the White

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<v Speaker 4>Sox and then all of a sudden, whoa hit him

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<v Speaker 4>in the face?

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<v Speaker 2>I think, I mean it was three sellout crowds on

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<v Speaker 2>the South Side. I mean great energy there. AJ is right,

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<v Speaker 2>like when the White Sox are rolling and the Cubs

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<v Speaker 2>are good, it doesn't happen very often where these two

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<v Speaker 2>teams line up with winning records. That's kind of how

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<v Speaker 2>it goes in Chicago baseball. But no, I think they

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<v Speaker 2>were ready to play. The White Sox have just made

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<v Speaker 2>you know, an AJ can speak to it, like some

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<v Speaker 2>real improvements. They've got some hitters, they've got some pitching.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think the Brewers series cratzy is bigger and

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<v Speaker 2>more more embarrassing frankly, like their performance and just or organizationally,

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<v Speaker 2>the way that the Brewers keep reinventing themselves and staying

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<v Speaker 2>ahead of the Cubs is kind of amazing. I was

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<v Speaker 2>saying this on North Side Territory earlier today, like maybe

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<v Speaker 2>the Brewers and Cubs are just battling out to see

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<v Speaker 2>who can get swept by the Dodgers in the in

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<v Speaker 2>the playoffs. But like right now, what the Brewers are

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<v Speaker 2>doing just makes the Cubs look bad. Like, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the Cubs spend a roughly one hundred million dollars more

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<v Speaker 2>in their opening day payroll. They're looking up at them

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<v Speaker 2>in the standings. They trade away Freddy Peralta. They keep

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<v Speaker 2>bringing in these like broken pitching prospects and fixing them.

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<v Speaker 2>Their international operation is rolling and either the Cubs never

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<v Speaker 2>really look back after firing David Ross and hiring Craig Council,

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<v Speaker 2>but the Brewers have not taken a step back at all,

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<v Speaker 2>while Craig commutes from Milwaukee and just adding all of

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<v Speaker 2>it together at this particular moment, just a really bad

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<v Speaker 2>series in which they oh, they didn't hold a lead

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<v Speaker 2>at any single point of that three game suite.

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<v Speaker 1>Patrick, All right, what year did you start covering the Cubs?

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<v Speaker 1>Twenty ten? Okay, so you weren't even there in the

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand and seven, two thousand and eight when both

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<v Speaker 1>teams were still good. Ted Lilly's chucking his glove in

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<v Speaker 1>the playoffs all those years, right, See, this was kind

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<v Speaker 1>of your first experience where both teams were at least

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<v Speaker 1>decent and kind of trying, right, I mean maybe thirteen fourteen,

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<v Speaker 1>but the Cubs weren't very good, and then fifteen sixteen

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<v Speaker 1>when the Cubs were good, the White Sox weren't very good.

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<v Speaker 1>So this was your first experience. And by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>if you think what that lady said to PCA, and

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<v Speaker 1>what he said back to her was the worst thing

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<v Speaker 1>I ever heard on a Cubs White Sox field. You're

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<v Speaker 1>way off based because I said I probably said some

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<v Speaker 1>worse things. It didn't get caught on camera, and the

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<v Speaker 1>Cubs fans always said worse things to me, So listen,

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<v Speaker 1>I understand his frustration with it. But what was it like?

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<v Speaker 1>Because I always tell people I played Red Sox, Syankeies,

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<v Speaker 1>I played Giants, Dodgers, I played Cubs Cardinals. I've been

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<v Speaker 1>in a lot of the biggest rivalries in baseball, but

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<v Speaker 1>those six games a year when we played against the Cubs,

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<v Speaker 1>when I was on the White Sox and we were

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<v Speaker 1>both good where they're like playoff games, they were the

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<v Speaker 1>best regular season atmosphere have ever been to. What was

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<v Speaker 1>it like for you to experience that for the first time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think it was kind of a renewal of

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<v Speaker 2>that because a lot of these rivalry series over the

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<v Speaker 2>last decade or so have been sort of recalling. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>Ozziegean and Loop Panela were such amazing entertainers, like they

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<v Speaker 2>were the perfect, you know, frontman for this type of series,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, you'd have Loop Panella rippin' Steve Stone,

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<v Speaker 2>you'd have Ozzie Gean talking about it was like the

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<v Speaker 2>rats lifting weights at Wrigley Field. We had a rat

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<v Speaker 2>run by a couple home stands ago right past the

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<v Speaker 2>Phillies dugout. But like, like it should it shouldn't be

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<v Speaker 2>like you know, the kind of the A J big

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<v Speaker 2>Z like stroll down Memory Lane, Like it should be

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<v Speaker 2>the players right on the field, and you know, you're

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<v Speaker 2>you're right, Like this is going to follow PCA every

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<v Speaker 2>time he goes to the south side, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think he will, uh you know, move past this.

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<v Speaker 2>But like right now, it's it's hard to watch. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>the the he makes spectacular plays look routine. He sort

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<v Speaker 2>of takes away highlight reel catches because his instincts and

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<v Speaker 2>movements are so good. Uh, but these are sort of

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<v Speaker 2>like routine plays, like little league errors. That that plus

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<v Speaker 2>his offensive struggles and that the weight of his new

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<v Speaker 2>contract and wanting to perform, you know, all of it

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<v Speaker 2>has it up in a way that will make him,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, a huge part of this rivalry for the

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<v Speaker 2>next several years. I mean, he is the villain on

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<v Speaker 2>the Cubs team for all of those White Sox fans

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<v Speaker 2>who definitely showed out last weekend.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, you couldn't have set this up any better for me,

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<v Speaker 3>aj thank you. Two questions about PCA, are you hearing

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<v Speaker 3>any sort of maybe regrets about giving him that long

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<v Speaker 3>term deal given the type of year he came off.

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<v Speaker 3>He's young, maybe a little bit immature, you know, him

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<v Speaker 3>potentially striking after potentially what could be his best year.

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<v Speaker 3>And then there was conversations about PCA and Bregmant kind

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<v Speaker 3>of sitting in their lockers, you know, late into the.

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<v Speaker 1>Game the other day.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you how much do you feel like Bregmant could

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<v Speaker 3>kind of help kind of that growth of maturity, of

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<v Speaker 3>understanding separating offense from defense, defense from offense, and just

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<v Speaker 3>kind of you know, him being a veteran presence in

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<v Speaker 3>that clubhouse.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Kevin, I mean, you know as well as anyone

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<v Speaker 2>like how hard it is to play center field and

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<v Speaker 2>how hard it is to find guys who can man

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<v Speaker 2>that position. I mean, the Cubs really after a dexter

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<v Speaker 2>Fowler went to Saint Louis, I've been kind of a

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<v Speaker 2>revolving door there. They had guys who, you know, would

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<v Speaker 2>they could trust for spurts or like they kind of

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<v Speaker 2>had open auditions, and you know, with Pete, their models

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<v Speaker 2>love him like theyre they think he will bring a

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<v Speaker 2>ton of surplus value. That's why they did the deal.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think there's any looking back. You're right, there

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<v Speaker 2>are moments of immaturity, but I would say given how

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<v Speaker 2>long he's been in the spotlight in a city like Chicago,

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<v Speaker 2>he's handled himself very well. If you kind of frame

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<v Speaker 2>his day Wednesday, you know, before the game, he met

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<v Speaker 2>with a group of young kids in the Cubs dugout,

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<v Speaker 2>and that is something that he does frequently. Like if

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<v Speaker 2>you watch him during VP, coming on and off the field,

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<v Speaker 2>He's always posing for selfies with kids. He's always signing autographs.

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<v Speaker 2>As you guys know, like certain players are wired differently.

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<v Speaker 2>Some guys they are all about business or they're just

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<v Speaker 2>not interested. I think Pete takes that responsibility very seriously,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's why this has bothered him so much. I think,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, being forced to apologize and take accountability for this,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, has kind of weighed on him. I think

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<v Speaker 2>you see it in a job where you have to

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<v Speaker 2>make split second decisions all the time, and then kind

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<v Speaker 2>of the end of his day. By the time the

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<v Speaker 2>media was led into the Rugley Field clubhouse, Yes, you're right,

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<v Speaker 2>Bregman and Pete were both in full uniform, sitting in

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<v Speaker 2>chairs next to each other. Their lockers are in the

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<v Speaker 2>same you know, cluster within the clubhouse, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>Bregman from the moment he signed, has been all about

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<v Speaker 2>trying to help all of his teammates. But Pete in

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<v Speaker 2>particular is a very good listener. I mean, I think

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<v Speaker 2>that's what minor league coaches would tell you, what Craig

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<v Speaker 2>Council would would say that Pete is willing to take

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<v Speaker 2>feedback and Bregman obviously is known as one of the

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<v Speaker 2>game's best leaders.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that helps.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it would help more if Bregman produce on

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<v Speaker 2>the field, and he's just not quite there yet. I

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<v Speaker 2>think he'll be fine in the end, but he's you know,

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<v Speaker 2>hasn't delivered a ton of impact at a Thailand like

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<v Speaker 2>basically the entire lineup is in a slump, just a

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<v Speaker 2>huge team wide funk.

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<v Speaker 1>Patrick, I love that Bregnan was doing this with PCA.

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<v Speaker 1>It's great. It's a veteran guy. It's kind of what

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<v Speaker 1>Bregnan was brought into. But did anyone ask, say, if

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<v Speaker 1>PCA was rubbing off on him last night when that

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<v Speaker 1>ball hit him square in the chest in the fly ball,

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<v Speaker 1>or did we just gloss over the fact that that happened.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I mean last night, it's like, what sort of

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<v Speaker 2>like negative Cubs storyline do you want to go with

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<v Speaker 2>all of them? Right, all of them saying it was like,

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<v Speaker 2>it's like an avalanche write them all of Edward Cabrera.

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<v Speaker 1>Just cubs this Cubs that they can't catch a fly ball,

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<v Speaker 1>they can't catch a ground ball. We got a guy

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<v Speaker 1>with the blister that can't pitch. We got a guy

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<v Speaker 1>Matthew Boyd who we loved to death, that got hurt

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<v Speaker 1>while he was bending over to help his kids. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it is like you just need to avalanche them all

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<v Speaker 1>into one thing and keep the pressure on this team. Patrick,

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<v Speaker 1>it's your job.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's it's like how much how much time you

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<v Speaker 2>got a j you know, like we could do a

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<v Speaker 2>whole extended, extended series. I thought, Cabrera, you know, you'll

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<v Speaker 2>be shocked that the Cubs, you know, downplayed this injury

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<v Speaker 2>and that you know, Cabrera thinks he'll be out pitching

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<v Speaker 2>five days from now. We'll see it's a blister that

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<v Speaker 2>he had had before last night. Starts she's had in

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<v Speaker 2>the past, obviously, has an extensive medical history that the

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<v Speaker 2>Cubs did not overlook, but they factored that into their

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<v Speaker 2>calculation that they were willing to live with that risk

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<v Speaker 2>because his stuff is that unique and potentially explosive. It

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<v Speaker 2>hasn't really translated yet. He's been fine, but not really

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<v Speaker 2>the dominating force you would hope for, particularly given all

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<v Speaker 2>these injuries. I mean, he is someone that they'd like

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<v Speaker 2>for a long time. We were talking about like after

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<v Speaker 2>the twenty four season, I believe, basically multiple off seasons

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<v Speaker 2>and at least one trade deadline, like they were all

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<v Speaker 2>over this guy, talking to the Marlins. They had the

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<v Speaker 2>Lizardo deal that fell through that they spiked over medical concerns.

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<v Speaker 1>And so like they need him.

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<v Speaker 2>They're going to reassess kind of today tomorrow see how

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<v Speaker 2>he presents. And you know they've they were running out

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<v Speaker 2>they're pitching like a month ago. You know, like this

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<v Speaker 2>is not They've already moved two bullpen guys into the rotation.

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<v Speaker 2>The pitching is in such a state that it was

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<v Speaker 2>amazing they put together those two ten game winning streaks

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<v Speaker 2>and now it's really sort of caught up to them.

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<v Speaker 4>Patrick. I don't want to tell you how to run

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<v Speaker 4>your show, but if you ever wanted aj Prizinski on

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<v Speaker 4>This would be the time I've never seen him so

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<v Speaker 4>effervescently talking about the Cubs so Northside territory ever once

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<v Speaker 4>on this.

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<v Speaker 1>Just so you know, okay, Cubby baseball right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Heck yeah, just me just a one man show, just

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<v Speaker 2>like AJ with you know, microphone on stage. We don't

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<v Speaker 2>even have to do anything like you could. Just it's

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<v Speaker 2>a monologue thirty minute.

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<v Speaker 1>Though. Patrick, it was a cool homer by Conforido until

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he's he's been like literally the only bright spot

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<v Speaker 2>in this offense, and.

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<v Speaker 4>That could be he's killed the Cubs. The Cubs has

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<v Speaker 4>fixed him. The Dodgers can even fix Conforida, but the

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<v Speaker 4>Cubs analytics and their models, they could fix Confordo. My

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<v Speaker 4>question is, well, the real Showa Imanaga please stand up?

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<v Speaker 4>Which one is it? Is it the Shota that we

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<v Speaker 4>saw at the All Star Game two years ago? Was

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<v Speaker 4>it first half showda and the injury clearly clearly debilitated

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<v Speaker 4>his you know, his secret pitch that gets by everybody,

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<v Speaker 4>which he seemed to be healthy at the beginning of

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<v Speaker 4>the year, and now it's like boop good bed good bed.

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<v Speaker 4>Which Shoda is it? Because the Cubs models clearly didn't

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<v Speaker 4>think it's the good SHOWDA, because they wouldn't have done

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<v Speaker 4>the whole contract situation in the offseason had they thought

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<v Speaker 4>it was the good SHOWDA.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, if showed us pitching against the Brewers, it's bad.

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<v Speaker 2>But if showed us pitching against almost anyone else and

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<v Speaker 2>is healthy, he's almost always good. I wouldn't, Yeah, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>as long as showed is healthy, and I would not

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<v Speaker 2>worry about him really at all. Like a list of

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<v Speaker 2>concerns right now that has AJ in such a gleeful mood,

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<v Speaker 2>Like I don't really think Showeda is on that one again,

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<v Speaker 2>assuming you know he's healthy and but no, I mean

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<v Speaker 2>I think there were reasons why he did not perform

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<v Speaker 2>down the stretch last year. SHOWDA went out and sought answers,

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<v Speaker 2>like almost immediately after the season, he's flying to Florida

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<v Speaker 2>to work with at the Cressy facility. They got feedback

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<v Speaker 2>and sort of what he had already sensed of, like

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<v Speaker 2>that hamstring injury. I believe it was just sort of

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<v Speaker 2>altered his mechanics in a slight way and just things

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<v Speaker 2>like that of kilter. He lost some confidence obviously the Cubs.

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<v Speaker 2>You know they've they locked into showed It again. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean when he left Japan, you know, they thought he

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<v Speaker 2>was gonna get you know, something like one hundred million

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<v Speaker 2>dollars and that he would be out of their price range,

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<v Speaker 2>and they weren't, weren't entirely sold on him like most

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<v Speaker 2>of the baseball industry, and you know, Showeda was just

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<v Speaker 2>hanging out in the Chicago area because that's where his

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<v Speaker 2>agency is based stateside, and he really he was going

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<v Speaker 2>to Blackhawks games and you know, training at Bo Jackson's

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<v Speaker 2>facility out by o'haara, and they he just fell into

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<v Speaker 2>their laps and it was just amazing. One of the

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<v Speaker 2>best pitchers on the planet for a long stretch there

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<v Speaker 2>as a rookie. And then this offseason it was another

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<v Speaker 2>weird kind of exchange where they declined his three year option.

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<v Speaker 2>He goes out, doesn't really get the multi year offer

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<v Speaker 2>that he wants, accepts the qualifying offer, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>that was a really good outcome for the Cubs. And

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<v Speaker 2>so you're hoping he's fine. You're hoping Cabret's blister issue

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<v Speaker 2>is not a big deal. Matthew Boyd is throwing bullpens now.

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<v Speaker 2>I think if his initial timeline sticks, you would expect

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<v Speaker 2>him back before the All Star break. Justin Steele's supposed

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<v Speaker 2>to see doctor Keith Meister for a follow up visit

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<v Speaker 2>next week. That would be roughly the end of his

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<v Speaker 2>like one month shutdown. We'll see, you know what comes

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<v Speaker 2>out of that when they can really ramp him back

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<v Speaker 2>up again. But I don't know. I think this Brewers

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<v Speaker 2>series show like they got to go big at the

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<v Speaker 2>at the trade deadline, like they need help. They obviously

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<v Speaker 2>weren't as good as they were when they were ripping

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<v Speaker 2>off fifteen wins in the world at Wrigley, and they're

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<v Speaker 2>probably not as bad as they've been, you know, during

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<v Speaker 2>this recent stretch.

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<v Speaker 1>Quick crushing people's dreams, Patrick Quick crushing people's dreams. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>especially mine, especially mine. But it was a good anniverse,

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<v Speaker 1>or at least yesterday. For those who don't know, you

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<v Speaker 1>have to google it, kids. I'm sure Patrick knows what

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<v Speaker 1>yesterday was because he's a cub fan.

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<v Speaker 2>So a Cubs fan, what are you talking about? I

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<v Speaker 2>honestly don't know what the anniversary is.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, google it. Then you'll have to google everybody. Yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know what the anniversary was. Trust me, if

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<v Speaker 1>you're a cut you work for the Cubs, you know

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<v Speaker 1>what it was. But anyways, thank you, Patrick, I appreciate

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<v Speaker 1>it true that you know what that's more bad stuff

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<v Speaker 1>about the Cubs. Patrick, as your boss, I encourage it.

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