The Stretch

(3:05) Greg Maddux is a legend so let's talk about his legendary status (14:15) Jose Abreu is underrated so what's his future with the White Sox? (20:10) Tim Anderson's September has been ridiculous (24:30) looking ahead at White Sox starting pitching including Rodon getting shut down, is Lucas Giolito a pussy?, Reynaldo Lopez definitely isn't a pussy, and how Carson Fulmer can calm the F down. (34:00) The Indians are awesome. (39:42) The Dodgers are not - right now - and why that's good news for the Nationals and Cubs. (45:30) Get to know Shohei "Showtime" Ohtani. (54:25) Carl saves his best for last with a meltdown worthy of Cooperstown consideration including a detailed breakdown of why the Cubs are driving everyone insane. (1:07:05) Reader Emails: Carl posterizes Jason Heyward, Willson Contreras Injury Concerns, and the best nicknames by position in baseball history! You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

Magglio Ordonez did steroids. Ken Griffey Junior was very sweet and so was his baseball game. Adam Engel is not Aaron Rowand. Avi Garcia vs. Trevor Bauer... Is White Sox Dave really a White Sox fan or should we call him North Side Dave? Willson Contreras slides head first into Mia's DM's. Carl tips his cap to John Lackey before previewing the upcoming Brewers series this weekend - the biggest Cubs' series of the year according to the guys. Other topics include: Is Arrieta really hurt? Who pitches game 1? Happ for ROY? The Red Sox are dirty lying cheaters and, as always, fantastic listener emails! You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

Carl & Dave breakdown a heavy dose of Scoop City on the south side of town while Dave speculates on Sox draft picks in 2018. Carl takes emails for a solid 40 minutes on everything related to the Cubs and playoff chase. Spoiler Alert: don't be nervous, the team is pretty good. Other Segments: Around the League, Carlos Rodon needs to shut it down (or does he?), the White Sox should get worse, Russell vs. Baez in the long and short term, Lackey or Montgomery?, Checking in on Anthony Rizzo's Hall of Fame candidacy, and Brian Anderson special event announcement! You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

Carl & Dave get real deep on episode 28 starting off with WhiteSoxDave's Good Bad Ugly list for the week. Other Sox Segments Include: (1) Italian Meat Or Cheese/How Did Lucas Giolito's MLB Debut Go? (2) You Can't Spell "First Player In Franchise History To Hit 25+ Homeruns In His First Four Seasons" without the letters A-B-R-E-U (3) More Italian Meat Featuring (but not really) Nicky Delmonico. Carl then thanks the Blue Jays for a sweep and annihilates a Javy hater in the process. Other Cubs Segments: (1) Name Your Favor Secret Weapon (2) JV Squad Grown Up (3) Bullpen Cockshots. The boys then go Around The League: (1) Umpires Are Dying/Crying (2) Good Luck Curtis (3) Do The Dodgers Suck? Lets Make A Deal. Reader emails and, for our degenerate friends, a tip on the McGregor/Mayweather fight from the guy reading emails!!!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

Carl & Dave breakdown a laundry list of amazing 27's before getting into some very important announcements: (1) the boys are going to the Winter Meetings but only if you buy stuff from RLR advertisers (2) Saturday 8/19 7pm Carl & Dave are throwing a RLR/Barstool At The Park party at Kane County Cougars game. Show up. Dave then breaks down his attempt at hitting a professional fast pitch softball superstar while getting shamed by Jennie Finch at the Chicago Bandits game last weekend. Carl goes on a tirade about not getting credit for his first major Scoop City from ESPN before calming down over Kris Bryant's last couple weeks. Other topics: Giancarlo Stanton on the Cubs, Hawk Harrelson on Wrigley, American Legion Week, Ricketts handing out rings and the best Reader Emails yet. BIG SHOW!!! You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

Carl and WhiteSoxDave pay homage to the greatest #26 in MLB history, Wade Anthony Boggs, and his relentless commitment to pounding Miller Lites (amongst other things). Dave gives his 20-80 scouting report on his 5 Drinking Beer Tools while Carl puts Keith Law in a body bag and sends him down the Cal Sag river. Later, Dave strokes his ego with White Sox #1 Scout Nick Hostetler who joins the guys to talk about Yoan Moncada, life on the road and working with his best friend, Rick Hahn. After, Carl gets very emotional about Willson Contreras but bounces back because Jake Arrieta is bouncing back. The guys then explain why Jennie Finch is terrified of WSD for several reasons and take a couple emails, but only 2 because WSD had to leave recording early for softball playoffs. He went 0-3 btw! You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

Loaded show as Carl and Dave recap the CrossTown Cup and why Dave is so mad at the Cubs. Dave then breaks down the Melky trade with Kansas City and why Ken Rosenthal beat him to the punch on scooping Sonny Gray. Other topics include: #ChicagoRiverBridgeGate, Yoan Moncada vs. Tim Anderson (as players), Yoan Moncada vs. Marcus Stroman (in a fight), The Cubs Are Back, 2nd Half Storylines, Ian Happ's weird numbers, BIG JON'S BIG STICK, and as always, listener/reader/redliner emails!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

Carl & WSD break down the Crosstown Classic inside and out. Carl gives the history on why the series matters for the Cubs. Dave scoops a trade on air then gives his early read on Yoan Moncada's performance thus far. Hawk Harrelson makes two guest spots kinda but not really but still kinda. And as usual, the guys take questions their clubs' futures!!! You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

More Sox Trades & The Cubs Are Back!!!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

Soak it up ladies! You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

Trade Deadline and Tryout Part II.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

Drew Dickinson might be the most insightful and entertaining up-and-coming baseball guy you can find. At 37, Drew has managed to groom 2 first round pitchers as well as 9 more draft picks in 5 years at Illinois. Prior to that, he was a two time All American at Illinois and AAA pitcher with the Oakland Athletics. Yes, he was a moneyball guy. Drew is a remarkably brilliant individual. His baseball acumen is paralleled only by the game's brightest minds. On behalf of Carl, Dave and everyone else at RLR, we couldn't be more thrilled to share this episode with you!!!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

Mark Buehrle Day & WTF Miguel Montero.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

Len Kasper & Tryouts.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

Everything You Need To Know About The Draft & Cubs Mailbag!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

(1) Violent reactions to Cubs 0-6 west coast trip (2) Carl explains why Theo Epstein explains why the Cubs suck (3) 2017 Kyle Schwarber vs. 2011 Adam Dunn (4) WhiteSoxDave is not a Joe Maddon guy (5) Let him tell you why (6) Chris Sale gets his ass kicked on South Side (7) You should see the other guy, Quintana (8) In-depth look at Quintana's numbers and updated scouting reports (9) Rick Hahn's next move? (10) Does Cliff Lee have anything in common with Jose Quintana? (11) If Carl was his pitching coach... (12) Dave climbs down off the ledge (13) And then *PROMISES* Carl the Cubs are going to the playoffs (43:30)!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

(1) Dave Gives A State of the Union (2) Does Keith Law hate White Sox fans? (3) The Cubs leadoff problems have a simple solution (4) Trading for Chris Archer (5) Jose Abreu's future with the White Sox (6) Kyle Schwarber takes hacks (7) Handicapping White Sox starting pitching prospects (8) Are the Cubs heating up? (9) 3 P's of Death according to WSD (10) Carl and Dave form their favorite Cubs/Sox team from 1994-present sans current players! You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

'Today in baseball' (1:01); Will Theo Epstein be pressured into making an early trade? (3:33); Ian Happ's Cubs debut (7:26); White Sox State of the Union (10:56); Reader E-Mails (16:16); Chris Rongey joins the show to remember White Sox post-game caller moments, diagnose the Cubs struggles and explain why it is managers don't mean a damn thing (24:35); ***How you can make money just by reviewing the podcast*** (1:14:33)!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

From Barstool New York, Barstool JJ joins Dave and Carl to preview this weekend's Cubs vs. Yankees showdown at Wrigley!!! You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

Joining the show with memories of the 2005 World Champion White Sox is Brian Anderson. Cubs vs. Red Sox weekend wrap-up (1:50); Is the White Sox current success sustainable? (6:05); 2005 World Series Champion, Brian Anderson (11:01); Bobby Jenks would drink Wade Boggs under the table (35:01); Scott Podsednik was actually a psychopath (36:16); A first-hand account of the AJ Pierznyski vs. Michael Barrett brawl (42:11); Joey Cora bit a dude's leg (44:49); 2008 Blackout game memories (46:16); Brian's path back to the majors as a pitcher (48:43); A question from friend of the show and MLB.com's Scott Merkin (52:47); Close, next episode preview (55:53)! You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

A 'Leader of Men' in Boston and official keeper of Chris Sale, Jared Carrabis joins Dave and Carl for a Cubs vs. Red Sox series preview, Chris Sale memories!!! You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

Joining Dave & Carl for our eleventh episode is MLB insider and child phenom/prodigy Chris Cotillo of SB Nation. Dave may think he's an 'insider', but he's nowhere near Cotillo's level. Dave uses beautiful imagery to describe what Scoop City is (2:50); Chris Cotillo joins the show (7:01); Red Line Radio referral program reminder (53:41)!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

12-year MLB veteran, nearly a career .300 hitter, former Cub heart-throb and current SEC/ESPN's 'Baseball Tonight' analyst, Todd Walker, joins the podcast. Is Avisail Garcia actually good?! (3:26); Carl's early Cubs-related frustrations (6:05); Todd Walker (21:40) waxes poetic on his jersey being retired at LSU (21:40); The hype around being drafted 8th overall in 1994 (27:04); Opening up his wallet at the casino in the minor leagues (32:13); Regrets re: not picking Paul Molitor's mind on baseball stuff more often (33:50); No wonder steroids are called a 'wonder drug' (36:02); Why David Ortiz didn't succeed in Minnesota (38:38); You hit .330 in the minors -- What makes you so different? (47:32); How he was able to crush Pedro Martinez (49:26); Potential White Sox draft picks from the SEC (55:25) EP 111 will feature SB Nation Insider and 21-year old phenom, Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo)! You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

Without a doubt the biggest episode we've released to the internet, Dave & Carl talk with the man behind the best offseason a Major League Baseball team has ever had, White Sox General Manager, Rick Hahn. I'm not going to say Rick divulged organizational secrets and basically guaranteed the Sox would sign Cuban slugger Luis Robert, but I'm also not going to say he didn't. Chicago White Sox GM, long-time friend of the show, Rick Hahn (3:02); Was Rick making fun of Dave for watching single-A ball in April? (40:12); Reaction to the Cubs series wins against both the Cardinals and Brewers (46:29)! You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

Here's the thing... You don't get anymore 'inside' than Dante 'The Don', baby! No one is closer to the Cubs, no one is trusted more and no one has better stories of your favorite 2016 World Series Champions than this episode's guest. Cubs vs. Cardinals & Sox vs. Tigers recap (1:47); New segment, 'You're Killing Me, Smalls' (4:42); Introducing Dante 'The Don', the Chicago Cubs' DJ (15:29); Dante was responsible for Carl working at Barstool... Kind of (16:42); Carl spilled a beer all over Anthony Rizzo at a bar (22:57); Rizzo's friendship with Dante, how he got the DJ gig (29:04); Changes coming to Wrigley (46:18); The art of the walk-up song: Dave and Carl reveal their favorites (55:06); Punking Jon Lester (1:04:27); Dante flew on Rizzo, David Ross & Dexter Fowler's private jet to SNL! (1:08:52)You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

THE WHITE SOX OPENING DAY RAINOUT HAS FORCED AN EMERGENCY PODCAST, AND ONLY ONE PERSON CAN BE TRUSTED TO EXPLAIN WHY RAIN RUINS EVERYTHING... It's ABC 7 Chicago's Cheryl Scott! Dave airs his grievances with the way the Opening Day rainout was handled and Cheryl Scott, Red Line Radio's Official Weather Correspondent talks about her favorite clouds and weather or not (get it?) she has a stylist!!! Welcome Cheryl to the team. You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

The first of many remote podcast broadcasts, Red Line Radio is LIVE at HVAC Wrigleyville! League-wide season over/unders (3:59); Addison Russell, Cubs season preview (10:22); Barstool Chief with Hawks, Cubs talk (19:47); Live listener questions, White Sox surprises? (36:41); Jon Lester's durability, Kyle Hendricks' dominance (46:11); Carl's friend from the Minnesota Northwoods League tells the story of hitting two consecutive grand slams off Chris Sale (52:28); Close, next episode preview (1:00:37)!!!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

The Cubs are the only team in major league baseball to officially create the position of 'Mental Skills Coordinator'. Joining Dave & Carl in this week's episode is one half of that team: Former Cubs catcher, John Baker. Dave & Carl recap their appearance on CLTV Sportsfeed (0:42); Show business, announcing a live remote broadcast (5:13); Listener e-mails (8:58); 'Could Jose Quintana be dealt to the Cubs?' (9:50); 'Worried about Carlos Rodon's biceps strain?' (17:41); Cubs Mental Skills Coordinator, John Baker (20:26); Close, next guest announcement (1:04:55)!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

Free of guests and interviews, Dave & Carl explore what it's like to really host a podcast together. Red Line Radio 'State of the Union' (1:36); Listener E-Mails (6:11), 'Worried about the decrease in Lucas Giolito's velocity?' (7:01), 'Brett Anderson or Mike Montgomery?' (13:24), 'How sexy was David Ross on Dancing with the Stars?' (20:52); Over/Under on Kyle Schwarber's total innings behind the plate (25:52); Kris Bryant impregnates women on the cover of SI (30:18); Stories of the Baseball Gods making their presence felt (32:15); Wrap-up, ticket giveaway (40:45)!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

Let's call Adam LaRoche on his cellphone (3:11); Two Scoops & A Lie: David Price's Tommy John surgery, Jose Quintana to the Astros, White Sox changing to Budweiser (5:48); Carl's happy there are minimal Cubs in the World Baseball Classic (10:16); Former Cub, infamous 88-mph flamethrower, Glendon Rusch (20:00)!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio

Red Line Radio's maiden voyage. Reader email: I hate both of you -- I hope this podcast doesn't last (2:10); Carl's 'Adam Greenberg Invitational' (5:34); Chris Sale is a Red Sock & Yoan Moncada's closest comp (7:57); Joe Maddon, 'Leader of Men' (14:37); Adam Greenberg (16:20!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio