Pointless Exercise - A Desipio Podcast

Oleg and Praz are on hand to talk about Andy's ultra-scientific similarity score comps of the Cubs and they see the results from a much better team. They also discuss the ludicrous idea that Petecrow is lagging in the All-Star voting because he's "unlikeable" when the real reason is far more obvious. They discuss what the Cubs trade deadline strategy should be while making fun of the Bleacher Nation take on it. They also wonder when Alex Bregman is going to do anything at Wrigley and why Nico and Bregman's struggles have made Dansby's seem even worse than they already are. And in real time they watch Edward Cabrera suffer two groin injuries and Petecrow get thrown out stealing on a walk, Ronny Cedeno-style. All that, and more.

You'd think that with the Cubs playing this poorly for this long that the sweet relief of elimination would be on the way, but the third Wild Card means nobody is ever out of it, no matter how bad they are. Oleg and Praz are on the case to discuss what's not working with the Cubs, how Petecrow the leadoff man inexplicably is, and why Ian Happ's 1,000th hit turned into yet another embarrassment for the draft record of this hapless franchise.

The Cubs have done nice work since our last podcast, adding Edward Cabrera and Alex Bregman, but Oleg and Praz are here to discuss what else the Cubs should do. Praz has some first-hand accounts from Cubs Convention. Tyler Austin might not want to rent a place in town just yet. Kyle Tucker is a Dodger and owners are so upset they're going to demand a salary cap...for the 32nd year in a row. The Cubs had a 2016 reunion and have more plans to honor them during the season, and it could get weird. There are new Utility Tunnel of Famers. Marquee's cutting back on spring broadcasts to be cheap, and even more.

The Cubs did stuff and picked an obvious, but rare for them, direction by trading an overrated prospect for an upside starting pitcher and then spent some of their "wheelbarrows of cash" on a real hitter. David Brown is here to discuss what the Cubs do with Nico Hoerner and Matt Shaw, where Kyle Tucker, Cody Bellinger and Boba Chette end up. How the Red Sox completely bungled the Bregman-Rafael Devers thing to an epic proportion (even for them). Scott Boras does not seem like a guy you want doing any electrical work on your home. And Dave reveals and explains his real-life MLB Hall of Fame ballot. And more.

Oleg and Praz are here to predict where the remaining top free agents are likely headed (don't worry Jed, we only gave you one), and we play a fun game of "Is this a real Cubs Convention session?" We talk about the 2016 Cubs reunion, the boring podcast hosted at the convention (not this one), and we get really excited when we figure out who the two most likely new inductees into the Cubs' Utility Tunnel of Fame are until we realize who the second one most likely is. All that, plus NBC's hiring announcers for its baseball coverage.