As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, we discuss the upcoming Hall of Fame voting, some deals that have already happened in the early offseason, the return of Shota Imanaga and how the Cubs may approach restocking their pitching for 2026, and our skepticism on how much money the Cubs are willing to spend to keep this team competitive going forward.   You can find our blogs now with our friends at Obstructed View. Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

With the Dodgers having successfully ruined baseball (or did they?), the Dreamcast returns from a long hiatus of being bummed that the Cubs didn't make it all the way to talk about a very entertaining World Series, the unicorn that is Shohei Ohtani, Gold Glove defense, Cubs trades and free agency on the horizon, and more as the offseason has officially started.   You can find our blogs now with our friends at Obstructed View. Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

We find ourselves at the end of the regular season with the Cubs hosting a wild card series at Wrigley Field, so it's a good time to talk about how the Cubs match up with the Padres, roster decisions, our picks for best Cubs for 2025, and more. Plus some Savannah Bananas stuff, finally.   You can find our blogs now with our friends at Obstructed View. Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

As the Cubs play into September, the Dreamcast returns to talk about the rough stretch, key injuries, getting the offense back on track, thoughts on days off versus just using the injured list already, and pay tribute to Cubs Hall of Famers old and new.   You can find our blogs now with our friends at Obstructed View. Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

With the Cubs having started their West Coast road trip on a high note, we return to the Dreamcast to speak on the offensive struggles that are hopefully over, the pitching that has helped carry the team while the offense fixes itself, our picks for the postseason opponent and Cubs playoff pitchers we trust more, and the unlikely but still possible prospect of the Cubs winning the NL Central.   You can find our blogs now with our friends at Obstructed View. Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

The Dreamcast returns as the Cubs did make some key additions at the trade deadline, yet seem to still be missing one critical piece. We discuss the pitching situation going forward, what the trades that were made and not made may say about the team this year and beyond, the extremely annoying Milwaukee Brewers, and pay tribute to the recently departed legend, Ryne Sandberg.   You can find our blogs now with our friends at Obstructed View. Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

Here we are at the 2025 All-Star break, and the Cubs continue to lead the division, albeit by a whisker. This time, we discuss All-Star activities and our thoughts on how MLB should consider improving the experience, the path forward for Matt Shaw and the Cubs' bench situation, trade wish lists, and some predictions for the proverbial "second half" of the season on the path to the postseason.   Note: We had to ditch Episode #110 for a wee bit due to metering with our hosting plan, but it's back now!   You can find our blogs now with our friends at Obstructed View. Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

The Dreamcast recruits some new blood to talk about the latest stretch of games before the final run to the All-Star Break. We discuss the consistency of the Cubs to maintain a slim division lead, our thoughts on the Kyle Tucker trade that resulted in a couple ex-Cubs tormenting their former team, some thoughts on the trade deadline, and miscellaneous banter on athletes and fandoms.   You can find our blogs now with our friends at Obstructed View. Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

As we recorded on Father's Day and hope you had a great one too, the Dreamcast returns to talk about a lengthy but serviceable gauntlet of games to start June, some thoughts on Craig Counsell and in-game strategy, pitching performances and one Ben Brown, a spirited discussion about umpires, replay, and rules, continuous confusion about Turners and Tuckers, and one huge trade that apparently is allowed to occur in June.   You can find our blogs now with our friends at Obstructed View. Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

As the Cubs settle into another off-day after a successful home stand but before a tough road trip, the Dreamcast returns to talk about the run that was, weathering some significant injuries, the RBI machines in this offense, the surprisingly good bullpen, and some thoughts on how this team gets better as we enter June and hurtle toward July. (Note: We took this episode offline temporarily due to a server issue, we might replace it later, sorry for the inconvenience)   You can find our blogs now with our friends at Obstructed View. Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

The Cubs are into the stretch against "bad" teams and continuing to hold the division lead, as we talk about the admirable yet flawed performance of our favorite squadron. We also talk about the debuts of Cade Horton and Moises Ballesteros, the impending return of Matt Shaw, being a good teammate, and MLB reinstating dead guys.    You can find our blogs now with our friends at Obstructed View. Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

Although the Cubs couldn't complete sweeps lately, they have been steadily winning series and keeping competitive against some tough teams. We talk about the good things happening for the Cubs offense, PCA's maturation into a potential superstar, how the Cubs may navigate Shota Imanaga's injury and third base, and look ahead to a hopefully easier May schedule after another tough week against good teams.   You can find our blogs now with our friends at Obstructed View. Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

After one of the drunkest series in Wrigley Field history and 24 games worth of Cubs offensive prowess (laudatory), we discuss the Matt Shaw demotion, the Cubs finding ways to win in the toughest stretch any MLB club has had to face so far, extending Kyle Tucker, and the marketability of Pete Crow-Armstrong.   You can find our blogs now with our friends at Obstructed View. Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

With the Cubs having just completed their first home series at Wrigley, we talk about the 12 games up to now, our feelings on the team's current record and performance, some thoughts on the new torpedo bats, and some Final Four predictions too.   You can find our blogs now with our friends at Obstructed View. Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

With the Cubs having already played some games that count and trying to ramp back up again for stateside Opening Day, we discuss our thoughts on the Tokyo Series, roster moves yet to come, our hopes for when the games start mattering again, and sprinkle in some talk about the NCAA basketball tournament.   You can find our blogs now with our friends at Obstructed View. Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

With the Cubs in Japan, the Obstructed View crew get together to preview the two games that matter, and talk about Cactus League highlights, the prospects that shined, potentially extending Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cubs broadcasts, and more. Plus some stuff about the NCAA basketball tournament that's coming up!   You can find our blogs now with our friends at Obstructed View. Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

As the Cubs remain undefeated (for now) in their (spring training) season of destiny (maybe), the Obstructed View crew get together to talk about the team's financial might, bringing Chicago back to the forefront as a premier destination for great players, the spring competition for bench spots and stopgaps in case of injuries, and the aftermath of the Alex Bregman sweepstakes that may affect teams that aren't the Cubs. Also, we're excited about being mere weeks away from baseball that matters!   You can find our blogs now with our friends at Obstructed View. Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

Let's set a disclaimer by stating that there's nothing inherently wrong with the Dodgers building a super team because it's kind of what we'd like the Cubs to do, but it's fun to complain about it anyway, so a parody was written and then recorded here, so please enjoy!   You can find our blogs now with our friends at Obstructed View. Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

To distract ourselves from the apocalypse and existential dread, the Dreamcast returns to speak on the Cubs as currently constructed, what else can be done heading into spring training, some shaking of the fists at those Dodgers, and some random stuff about movies and football.   You can find our blogs now with our friends at Obstructed View. Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

As we approach the 2025 Cubs Convention, we get together to discuss the Kyle Tucker arbitration scenario, what the Cubs might do with all that Cody Bellinger money they're sitting on, the Roki Sasaki impact on baseball at large, and of course, the return of a franchise legend to the Cubs family.   You can find our blogs now with our friends at Obstructed View. Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!