Bleacher Bunch Network: A Chicago Cubs Podcast

The Cubs Off Season comes alive with the signing of "The Throwing Philosopher", Shōta Imanaga. And a snowy Cubs Con awaits us at the Sheraton! arly and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs offseason has officially begun! Shōta Imanaga is a Cub! The lefty will join the Cubs rotation and is the first big splash by Jed in this offseason. In this episode, I talk about Imanaga’s pitch mix and what he brings to the rotation, discuss his unusual contract and then look ahead at what might be next for the Cubs. Should be a great weekend at CubsCon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve talked about Shohei Ohtani and what the Dodgers are doing. We’ve talked about what the Cubs aren’t doing. We’ve talked about what the Cubs might look like if they actually do nothing. Here we are, stuck in Groundhog Day, waiting for news of the first big move. Why is the baseball offseason the way it is? Why don’t things move faster? This week I dig into those questions. CubsPS+ Patreon: www.patreon.com/cubspsplus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs have done nothing this off season except sign Non Roster Invitees, so we made a game of it! Plus a few spins of the B Clock an invite to a huge party and some Spring Training advice. Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We crown the winner of this years Cubs-Mas parody competition with the Son Ranto gang and our comedian guests, Eric Wielo and Billy Devore. Plus, we recap Cubs caroling and look forward to Cubs Con! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A week after Shohei Ohtani came off the board, the Cubs still have not made a single major league transaction this offseason. A lot of rumored and potential paths to a successful offseason remain available, but in this episode, I dig into the current roster and what this season could look like if the Cubs do nothing. How many wins could this team win? How might they replace lost production from 2023? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 1 of the Son Ranto Show where Crawly from Fly the W pod joins us to discuss the inevitable return of Sammy Sosa and we lament the Cubs slow off-season. Plus, the Brewers cheat! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 2 of the Son Ranto Show where we discuss players the Cubs can still sign and the CubsMas Carol competition continues! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

UPDATE: Jon Becker corrected the calculations he had put out yesterday before I recorded that I cited. I have provided the updated link below. Nutshell - deferring $400M of Ohtani’s contract would take LA’s CBT hit to as low as $42-ish million per year, not the $60M per year I cited in the pod. https://x.com/jonbecker_/status/1733855093462630748?s=61&t=1Aka_sJo8QXHplWFFqMVAg It’s been a wild week of fake reports, erroneous reports made in good faith and a whole lot of rumors as the world waited for Shohei to sign. Now he’s made up his mind and will be staying in LA. I talk about his contract and the what deferred money means in terms of luxury tax hit and then get into the “so what?” Of it all. What does this mean for the Cubs? Where do they pivot next. Let’s dive in. Excellent Twitter thread about deferred comp in MLB from @jonbecker_ https://x.com/jonbecker_/status/1733603663019377103?s=61&t=1Aka_sJo8QXHplWFFqMVAg Great read on Collective Bargaining Tax (CBT) optimization (including explanation on deferred money) by @DrummeyDylan at Pitcher List https://t.co/r0wrSwMBoZ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs do nothing at the Winter Meetings but neither did anyone else! Comedian Joe Kilgallon joins us to talk Cubs and his new comedy special! https://punchup.live/joe-kilgallon/good-grief?showWelcomeBanner=1 Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s hot stove time, but the fire is just getting started, so it’s still a little chilly in here. Not much is happening yet, outside of a few moves here and there. All of the big guns are still on the board and everyone – pretty much the whole world – is waiting for Shohei Ohtani to make a decision. Do the Cubs have a shot? Could they actually land the biggest free agent in the history of baseball? Nobody knows, but it sure looks like they’re trying. Let’s see what we know about Ohtani and what other players the Cubs may be targeting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We sing Cubs-Mas Carols as we wait for the Cubs to sign some players. A little Cubs news and a whole lotta laughs! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are Cubs Fans thankful for this year? A stocked Minor League system? Being "IN" on Ohtani? Each other!? There's lots of gratitude to go around on the North Side of Chicago! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs have added a number of young players to the 40-man roster over the last week and today I was joined by friend of the pod, Greg Huss of Northside Bound and the Cubs on Deck podcast. We talked about the guys the Cubs added, a variety of strategies for turning prospect depth into a winning big-league club and then dove into the first year of his BASH metric, which measures offensive production across levels of the minors in a way somewhat similar to wRC+. Greg Huss can be found across social media at @OutoftheVines and @cubsondeck. His writing can be found at North Side Bound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara and Danny are back breaking down the Craig Counsell press conference where he basically gave the marketing department their 2024 slogan of It's Time to be a Cub. After the break they are looking at free agent rumors, including why the betting market suddenly see the Cubs in on Shohei Ohtani, the rumors that the Cubs are looking beyond Cody Bellinger and some accolades for James Triantos from the Arizona Fall League. Stick around until the end for Danny's new Craig Counsell Carol. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs shock everyone by hiring Craig Counsell as their skipper and firing David Ross. Brewers Fan comedian Eric Wielo joins the Son Ranto crew to lament his "Good Enough Gang", while Reds podcaster and comedian Billy Devore shows up just to rub it in. Plus! We talk about Stroman's opt out and more fashion design contest with Project Warning Track! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara and Danny are absolutely stunned as we break down the Cubs decision to make Craig Counsell their next manager. They'll look at David Ross' tenure with the team, what fans can expect from Counsell and the players he'll be working with. Those players will not include Jeremiah Estrada, Jared Young or Marcus Stroman with the first two players claimed off waivers and the latter declining his option with the Cubs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 1 of the Seth Kennedy Marathon Show! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 2 of the Seth Kennedy Marathon Show! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 3 of the Seth Kennedy Marathon Show! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 4 of the Seth Kennedy Marathon Show! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 5 of the Seth Kennedy Marathon Show! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ranter Seth Kennedy is running the NYC Marathon on 11/5 and the Son Ranto Show will be in his ears the whole time! Join the Son Ranto crew with Sara Sanchez, Billy Devore, Luis Medina, Mike Waller, Eric Wielo, Guy Serious, Mai Tai Guy, Johnny Onomatopoeia and Uncle Mike, as we cheer Seth over the finish line! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The World Series is set and we have opinions. Plus, looking at some former Cubs in "Where are They Now" and some International Cubs related baseball news. Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What a great show we had! We talked Cubs news, but also hosted our friends Mike Waller from Cubs PS Plus and Brian Salvatore from Home Run Applesauce, plus a conversation with Out Sports Ken Schultz about a recent Cubs sponsored plaque dedication in Chicago for Gay baseball icon, Glenn Burke. Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We phone this one in and take Cubs questions from you! The Ranters! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join an All-Star Cast of the best brains in the baseball biz! Featuring! David Kaplan, Bleacher Nation’s Michael Cerami and Luis Medina, Fly the W’s Crawly, Cuppa Cubbie Blue’s Sara Sanchez, Cubs Insider’s Evan Altman, Swerski’s Alex Patt, CHGO’s Cody Delmendo, Comedians: Joe Kilgallon, Billy Devore, Eric Wielo and Zach Funk, Poet Sandra Marchetti, Cubs PS +’s Mike Waller and Cubs on Deck's Greg Huss. With the Son Ranto Show Crew, Danny Rockett, Michael Cotton and Infield Fly Girl. Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs play ok enough to still be in it. Now, face a couple playoff teams to see if they'll be a playoff team. Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cubs lose. We schmooze. Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara and Danny break down a truly disappointing series in Colorado that saw the Rockies drop two of three at Coors field to the worst team in the National League as the fight for a Wild Card spot. They'll talk about bullpen issues, pitching concerns and the flat offense as the Cubs kick off a critical three-game series with the Diamondbacks who are nipping at the Cubs heals for a Wild Card spot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crawly has a wild Cubs weekend and joins Infield Fly Girl and Danny Rockett to recap the week. Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara and Danny are back talking about the Cubs sweeping the Giants out of Wrigley Field to solidify their hold on the second Wild Card spot and put the Giants playoffs hopes and dreams on notice. They are talking Justin Steele starts, Jordan Wicks records, Bellinger RBIs and the red hot Seiya Suzuki who's decided he's going to take over the last month of the season and who doesn't love Seitember. After the break they preview an equally compelling four-game series against the Diamondbacks that begins at Wrigley Field on Thursday night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs take 2 of 3 from the Brewers, Split with the Reds, and take the 1st game from the Giants at Wrigley as we welcome comedians Eric Wielo and Billy Devore. Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara and Danny talk about a wild series that saw the Cubs win two of three against the Brewers to gain one game on the Brewers in the NL Central standings. They are also looking at the Cubs upcoming schedule, the waiver claims made by other teams, September call-ups and four games against the Reds in Cincinnati that could be critical in the Wild Card race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cubs eat the Milwaukee Meatloaf! Head to Cincy! All August long, we are giving away our subscription only daily show Cubs Pod for Free! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cubs score only one run. Win anyway! All August long, we are giving away our subscription only daily show Cubs Pod for Free! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cubs lose to the first place Brewers, try again tonight. All August long, we are giving away our subscription only daily show Cubs Pod for Free! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs end a successful road trip against bad teams with a series win over Pittsburgh. Plus Reds fan Billy Devore and Brewers fan Eric Wielo join us to preview this important week! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara is joined by Michael Cotton to talk about the Cubs taking three of four from the Pirates and 8 out of 12 against the weakest part of their schedule. Assad was great again, Jordan Wicks had nine strikeouts in his debut, Seiya Suzuki is heating up, but it's all uphill from here. The Cubs welcome red hot Brewers team to Wrigley Field. The Brewers have won 8 in a row and lead the NL Central by four games. It's a real "two teams enter, one team leave" environment with a little over a month left in the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cubs Win with Wicks! All August long, we are giving away our subscription only daily show Cubs Pod for Free! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cubs lose a close one in Pittsburgh. Try again tonight. All August long, we are giving away our subscription only daily show Cubs Pod for Free! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs win another close game against a bad team. All August long, we are giving away our subscription only daily show Cubs Pod for Free! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cubs win! Barely...and head to Pittsburgh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cubs lose to Tigers, try and eat the Meatloaf today. All August long, we are giving away our subscription only daily show Cubs Pod for Free! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs squeak past the Tigers, go for the series win tonight in Detroit. All August long, we are giving away our subscription only daily show Cubs Pod for Free! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs squeak one out against the Royals. Head to Detroit tonight. All August long, we are giving away our subscription only daily show Cubs Pod for Free! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara Sanchez, Michael Cotton and Danny Rockett wade through the Cubs 3-2 week vs two of baseball's worst teams. Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cubs beat Royals with Belli Bombs. Try and eat the meatloaf today. All August long, we are giving away our subscription only daily show Cubs Pod for Free! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs fall flat against the Royals. Try again today. All August long, we are giving away our subscription only daily show Cubs Pod for Free! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices