By Jim Coffman and Steve Rhodes
Offense cold as The Freeze. Plus: Judging Joe; Back To The Future; Joe’s Job (In)security; Jason Benetti’s Awesome Statcast; The 2018 Cubs Lacked Killer Instincts; Dr. Theo & Mr. Epstein; Bring Cole Hamels Back; White Sox Season In Verse; State Of The Bears; Blackhawks Should Get Used To Winning Ugly; Bulls Set To Open Most Boring Season Yet; There Is Nothing To Say About College Football; TrackNotes, Racing Luck; Ugly Light-Up Christmas Sweaters Now With Audio!; and Tempered Expectations For 2019 Cubs.
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SHOW NOTES
* 220.
* Coffman: “My god, someone get a freakin’ hit!”
* Theo’s State of the Cubs Union: “Our offense broke.”
8:40: Judging Joe.
* Rhodes: “It’s possible for both of the following statements to be true . . . ”
* Terrance Gore’s Other Job:
* When you don’t want to see Jason Heyward or Kyle Schwarber in a pinch-hit situation.
* FanGraphs: Kyle Chokeber.
16:43: Back To The Future.
* Get Manny!
* Get rid of Addy!
* Rhodes: “Theo is the Ryan Pace of the Cubs!”
* Worst 95-win team ever!
24:05: Maddon’s Job (In)security.
* Joe Thibodeau!
* Now we know why Maddon was so defensive this year.
* Theo: “Launch angle is not a fad.”
37:30: Jason Benetti’s Awesome Statcast.
39:59: Theo: 2018 Cubs Lacked Killer Instinct.
* Lester: Team was complacent, arrogant.
* Rhodes: Maybe Maddon’s Game 3 and getaway day lineups were complacent . . .
* Javy: We paid too much attention to other teams.
50:16 Dr. Theo & Mr. Epstein.
* Terrible offseason, great midseason.
54:11 Bring Cole Hamels Back.
54:52: White Sox Season In Verse.
55:19: State Of The Bears.
* Coffman: “Jordan Howard better get over himself.”
* Trubisky? How ’bout Mahomes!
* Next up: Fins, Pats.
* Smokin’ Jay Cutler.
1:04:53: Blackhawks Should Get Used To Winning Ugly.
* Analysis Of A Roof Shot.
* Cam Ward Overcomes Rough Start For OT Win: ‘Needed to take a deep breath.’
1:07:47: Bulls Set To Open Most Boring Season Yet.
1:08:05: There Is Nothing To Say About College Football.
1:08:12: TrackNotes: Racing Luck.
1:08:17: Ugly Light-Up Christmas Sweaters Now With Audio!
1:12:15: Tempered Cubs Expectations For 2019?
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STOPPAGE: 12:42
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Posted on October 6, 2018