The Cubs Offense has Disappeared

About this episode

Crawly and Dustin discuss the Cubs' recent struggles and preview the upcoming Crosstown Classic with guest Josh Nelson.

In Episode 361, Crawly and Dustin recap the Cubs’ series loss against the Braves that saw the Cubs offense struggle mightily, especially with runners in scoring position, Shota Imanaga continues to dominate, and Ben Brown emerging as a possible front line starter, the guys are joined by Josh Nelson, host of the Sox Machine podcast, to preview the Crosstown Classic between the Cubs and White Sox at the South Side including pitching matchups, off season moves, and which players are hot and which are not, plus they discuss all the latest news from the Cubs and MLB including an injury update on Caleb Thielbar, the Cubs sign a couple of bullpen arms in Liam Hendriks and Caleb Tyler Ferguson, Jason Heyward takes a front office job with the Dodgers, and much more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

People in this episode

Hosts: Crawly, Dustin

Guest: Josh Nelson

Topics covered

• Cubs offense
• Crosstown Classic
• MLB news
• pitching matchups
• injury updates

Keywords

• Cubs
• Braves
• Crosstown Classic
• Josh Nelson
• MLB
• pitching matchups
• Caleb Thielbar
• Liam Hendriks
• Jason Heyward

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sox Machine, Cubs, White Sox, MLB, Dodgers, Braves

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