Cubs are the hottest team in baseball (Hour 1)

About this episode

Leila Rahimi and Marshall Harris discuss the Cubs' recent success and the White Sox's competitiveness in their respective divisions.

Leila Rahimi and Marshall Harris opened their show by discussing the red-hot Cubs, who have won 15 of their past 18 games to ascend to first place in the NL Central. After that, they listened and reacted to Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer’s recent comments on the club’s string of pitching injuries. Later, they discussed how fun the White Sox are to watch these days. The White Sox won their series against the Padres and sit just 1.5 games out of first place in the AL Central.

People in this episode

Hosts: Leila Rahimi, Marshall Harris

Topics covered

• Cubs performance
• White Sox analysis
• baseball injuries
• NL Central standings
• AL Central race

Keywords

• Cubs
• White Sox
• Jed Hoyer
• baseball
• NL Central
• AL Central
• pitching injuries
• sports analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cubs, Jed Hoyer, White Sox, Padres

Places: NL Central, AL Central

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