Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

A legendary manager returns to Mesa and continues to cast a long shadow over Cubs camp, so let’s play the blame game. Plus a trip inside the top-secret Pitch Lab where the Cubs are trying to reprogram their pitchers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Ross is back running the show, Tyler Chatwood is the X-factor for a wide-open pitching staff and the Cubs are finally focused on the 2020 campaign after a long winter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett and Sahadev talk about Kris Bryant’s impressive arrival at Spring Training and new job atop the lineup. David Ross, Joe Maddon, preparation, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patrick and Sahadev are out in Arizona picking up the vibe at a slightly different Cubs camp as pitchers and catchers report, and players kick off their spring. A new manager, old trade rumors, and the story lines to watch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With most of the offseason in the rearview, the guys get back together to discuss Cubs Convention, the many risks that lay ahead, and fans sitting angrily in the corner, pounding their fists in a futile effort to discern just whom to blame. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett, Patrick and Sahadev sit down for a very special podcast as the guys talk about who they put on their Chicago Cubs All-Decade Team. Do you agree with their picks? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Onto Waveland returns after a brief hiatus as the guys discuss which changes behind the scenes that have already been made could be most impactful for the Cubs. Of course, what matters most is the team on the field and with free agency not expected to be their route of choice, who gets traded and what needs those potential trades would have to fill will be a topic to follow for much of the winter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Cubs are hiring — who else? — David Ross to be their next manager. What it means in the clubhouse, the front office and the interview room at Wrigley Field. Plus World Series thoughts on the classless way the Houston Astros run their operation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Decoding what Theo Epstein really means when he talks about change and how the Cubs have too often looked back at the 2016 World Series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett, Patrick and Sahadev look back on the Joe Maddon era. They describe the scene in St. Louis for Maddon’s final game (2:20). Should this team have been better the last two years (10:10). Was this a firing (12:30)? Where will Maddon land and who’s next for Cubs (21:55)? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Cardinals knocked the Cubs out of the National Central race and into their winter of reckoning. How the 2019 team and maybe this entire era at Wrigley Field will be remembered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is Anthony Rizzo’s injury another sign that this simply isn’t the Cubs’ year? Or have these issues around the team been building to the point where it can no longer be written off?Subscribe now to hear new episodes of The Lead each weekday morning: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lead/id1478448344 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The desperate Cubs are promoting a top prospect to San Diego and heading in the direction of Boston with huge decisions looming. Making sense of the Nico Hoerner move and the Dave Dombrowski firing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patrick Mooney, Brett Taylor and Sahadev Sharma talk Cubs twice a week filling you in on everything you need to know about the team and what's going on at Wrigley. Every Monday, you can listen to Onto Waveland for free on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts, while you can catch Thursday's episode exclusively on The Athletic. You can start your 40% off subscription today by joining through theathletic.com/waveland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.