About this episode

In this episode, the hosts discuss Bears minicamp with guest Dan Wiederer and analyze Cubs manager Craig Counsell's ejection during a game.

In the third hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by Dan Wiederer of The Athletic to recap Bears minicamp. After that, Spiegel and Holmes discussed Cubs manager Craig Counsell’s ejection in his club’s 9-3 win against the Rockies on Thursday. Counsell had a good reason to be angry.

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt Spiegel, Laurence Holmes

Guest: Dan Wiederer

Topics covered

• Bears minicamp
• Cubs manager ejection
• sports analysis

Keywords

• Bears
• minicamp
• Dan Wiederer
• Cubs
• Craig Counsell
• ejection
• sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Athletic, Cubs, Rockies

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