By Roger Wallenstein and Steve Rhodes
Hell Week exposes this franchise for what it’s become. Plus: The White Sox Rebuild Is Not Going As Well As You Think.
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SHOW NOTES
* 159.
* Roger Wallenstein.
* Hell Week.
* President Donald Trump Palling Around With The Enabling Chicago Cubs.
* Sweet: President Trump Opens White House To Cubs, Who Make Return Appearance.
* Cubs’ Todd Ricketts Withdraws Name From Trump’s Cabinet.
* Undercover Todd Ricketts.
* Albert Almora Denies Giving Trump The Middle Finger.
* The Ricketts’ Better Hope There Are No Tapes!
I hear the Rickets family, who own the Chicago Cubs, are secretly spending $’s against me. They better be careful, they have a lot to hide!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 22, 2016
* Joe Maddon And Anthony Rizzo Are Dead To Me Now:
“I like the United States a lot, I like living here a lot, I like everything about being here a lot,” Maddon said. “When you get a chance as a citizen to go to the White House you go. Whether you like the person who is running the country or not, out of respect for the office itself you go. I don’t agree with all of the things that are going on right now because I have a different perspective.”
“I’m going because it’s the United States of America, and I’d rather not live anywhere else except this country,” said Anthony Rizzo.
17:45: Cubs Muzzle Miguel Montero’s Magnificent Mouth.
Visiting a racist, lying, misogynist president, on the other hand, is neither selfish nor being a bad teammate, according to Theo. https://t.co/OaeOLuX4rX
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) June 29, 2017
Fowler is married to an Iranian immigrant. Trump’s travel ban will affect whether she can see her family https://t.co/mUrGsjKqAa
— Zoe Galland (@zoegalland) June 29, 2017
Cubs cut truth-teller while meeting with world’s most pathological liar. What a day. https://t.co/DeqsWDxkfL
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) June 28, 2017
Journalists mad at player who actually answered questions and spoke honestly. “Do a better job of lying to us!” https://t.co/1T9hL73tit
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) June 28, 2017
* Miguel Montero vs. Tommy La Stella, Aroldis Chapman.
34:05: The White Sox Rebuild Is Not Going As Well As You Think.
* The Melk Man:
* Adam Engel.
* Wallenstein: Mediocre Minors.
* Nicky Delmonico.
* Yoan Moncada.
* Tim Anderson.
* Charlie Tilson.
* Jake Burger.
* Wallenstein’s grade on the rebuild so far: C.
* The Continuing Quintana Conundrum.
* Michael Kopech.
* Lucas Giolito.
* Carson Fulmer.
* Reynaldo Lopez.
* Tyler Danish.
* Zack Collins.
* Tommy Kahnle.
* Ricky Renteria’s Ejection Rate Skyrockets During White Sox Homestand.
* Male Fragility!
* Verducci: Why Pace Of Play Has Slowed To A Crawl, And A Dozen Ways To Fix It. From May 2014!
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* Verducci: Baseball’s Pressing Question: What Happens To A Sport When Nothing Happens? From June 2017!
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STOPPAGE: 6:36
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Roger, with new podcast mascot Benny, the pride and joy of our very own Nick Shreders. (Rhodes is cat-sitting.)
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Posted on June 30, 2017