474. Recrap - Cubs get blown (out) in opener - Pointless Exercise Podcast

About this episode

The episode discusses the Cubs' opening day loss to the Nationals, analyzing the team's batting order and player positions.

The Recrap is back, this time breaking down the Cubs opening day loss to the vaunted Nationals, and Sam Fels is back! We talk about the Cubs' weird batting order, another season of pretending that Ian Happ deserves to try hitting third, and ponder where Matt Boyd really slots into the rotation. In the middle of the pod, the Cubs break news with a six-year extension for Nico Hoerner.

Topics covered

• Cubs
• baseball
• sports analysis
• player performance
• team management

Keywords

• Cubs
• opening day
• Ian Happ
• Matt Boyd
• Nico Hoerner extension

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