Bleacher Bunch Network: A Chicago Cubs Podcast

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For fans of the Chicago Cubs.

  1. 5h ago

    Cubs Pod Game 83 (45-38)

    Cubs get some sorely needed lucky bounces and finally beat the Brewers despite overmanaging by Ratface. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    27 min
  2. CubsPS+ #117 - Brooke Knows Ball: Smuggling the ‘80s Back Into Baseball

    23h ago

    CubsPS+ #117 - Brooke Knows Ball: Smuggling the ‘80s Back Into Baseball

    Every once in a while the algorithm gets it right. For me, that was stumbling onto Brooke Knows Ball — a page that looks like it’s all advanced metrics until you realize what’s really going on underneath. Brooke Lazinski and Joel LaFlamme are using the language of modern analytics to make a case for the game we used to love: small ball, balls in play, weird batting stances and players who didn’t all look the same. I sit down with the partnership behind Brooke Knows Ball for a wide-ranging conversation about what baseball has gained, what it’s quietly lost and whether the numbers can help us get some of it back. In this episode: • Why their stats are built to quantify the feel of ’80s and ’90s baseball • How WAR can shortchange a whole generation — the Kenny Lofton steroid-era problem • Three true outcome baseball, the boom-or-bust Yankees and why it falls apart in October • Where Ian Happ and Nico Hoerner fit into the contact-vs-power debate • Their documentary work in the Dominican Republic — sandlot culture, the buscones, the dark side of the pipeline and a week with Dale Murphy • The Greg Maddux–Andre Dawson story, and the TV series they’re building around moments like it Plus: a mic that quit on me, a cameo from some butterflies and a latte well-earned. Find Brooke Knows Ball: @brookeknowsball on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube CubsPS+ is part of the Bleacher Bunch on the Fans First Sports Network. Support the show ad-free at patreon.com/bleacherbunch. Find me @CubsPSPlus on Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, BlueSky and YouTube. Theme music: “Prospect Park West” by Jerry McHoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 3m

  3. 1d ago

    Cubs Pod G82- 6-27-26

    Misiorowski makes Cubs fans Mis-erable as the Brewers take Game 1 in Milwaukee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    31 min
  4. Lunch Ranto: Brewing Up a Sweep

    2d ago

    Lunch Ranto: Brewing Up a Sweep

    Brewers Fan Comedian Eric Wielo joind Danny to Preview the Cubs series with the Brewers. Brought to you by ⁠⁠Penguin Imprints⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Fanarchy⁠⁠⁠ and our ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ supporters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 7m

  5. 2d ago

    Cubs Pod G81 6-26-2026

    The Cubs have reached the midway point in the series and we still don’t know who they are….but we do know they’re broken. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    28 min

  6. 3d ago

    Cubs Pod Doubleheader Games 79 & 80

    It's a beautiful day, let's play two! Dansby Swanson was channeling the ghost of the great Ernie Banks yesterday and went off in New York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    27 min
  7. Son Ranto Show: Let's Play 3

    3d ago

    Son Ranto Show: Let's Play 3

    Britt from Fanarchy and Uncle Mike join Waller and Rockett in the middle of a Double Header day. Brought to you by ⁠Penguin Imprints⁠, ⁠⁠Fanarchy⁠⁠ and our ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ supporters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 22m

  8. 4d ago

    Cubs Pod G78 - 6-24-26

    The Cubs win the game 9-6 (nice) and lose Edward Cabrera. (not nice) Brought to you by ⁠Penguin Imprints⁠, ⁠⁠Fanarchy⁠⁠ and our ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ supporters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    28 min
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