Cubs on Tuesday: A Chicago Cubs Podcast

Brendan Miller
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20 minutes, 16 seconds. All Cubs. Every Tuesday. Deep dives. From Brendan Miller—original co-host of Cubs Related.

  1. 11/25/2025

    New Cubs Pitcher Phil Maton Is Different — And So Are These Other Free-Agent Pitching Weirdos

    The Cubs signed Phil Maton, a consistenr reliever who has a unique curveball. Considering Maton is considered an outlier, we look ahead at the other pitching outliers in this year's free agent market—many of these names you likely have not heard of before.

    20 min

  2. 11/11/2025

    What Led to Cade Horton's 1.03 ERA in the 2nd Half? — What Changed?

    In this episode, we discuss how Cade developed new pitch types and made some mechanical tweaks that contributed to a 1.03 ERA in the second half.

    22 min

  3. 11/04/2025

    How Did Pete Crow-Armstrong Turn into a 30-Homer Hitter — And What Went Wrong in the 2nd Half?

    What changed for Pete Crow-Armstrong at the plate—and how it stalled late. Breakdowns of mechanics, trends, and takeaways for next year.

    23 min

  4. 10/28/2025

    How "Real" Was Matt Shaw's Second Half Offense?

    We talk about the exact changes Matt Shaw made to his batting profile — stance adjustments, point of contact changes, swing path tweaks, and more.

    22 min

  5. 10/21/2025

    Shota Imanaga, Deep Dive into 2025 Struggles—Will Cubs Decline Team Option?

    We take a deep dive into Shota Imanaga's pitch shapes and mechanics in this episode—detailing the time-course of his struggles and exactly what was going on with his fastball and splitter.

    26 min

  6. 10/14/2025

    Cubs Season in Review and Future Outlook—Overlaps and Extremes

    The Chicago Cubs’ season comes to an end in Milwaukee after a hard-fought Game 5 loss in the NLDS. In this episode, we unpack what this season revealed — the overlaps, the extremes, and what they tell us about who this team really is and where they are going.

    20 min

  7. 10/01/2025

    Cease vs. the Cubs: Simulating Cease's Gameplan as Cubs Go for Sweep

    The Chicago Cubs take Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series! We break down Nick Pivetta’s surprising strategy shift against the Cubs and speculate on how Cease might adjust his approach, including what his core game plan could look like.

    20 min

  8. 09/30/2025

    Pivetta vs. the Cubs: How do Cubs Hitters Match Up?—A Simulation

    The Chicago Cubs are back playing playoff baseball at Wrigley Field! Today, we deep dive into Nick Pivetta's stuff and how the Cubs matchup. This podcast is almost like a simulation on how Pivetta may attack the Cubs lineup. Tomorrow, Wednesday, we will do the same for Dylan Cease.

    21 min
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20 minutes, 16 seconds. All Cubs. Every Tuesday. Deep dives. From Brendan Miller—original co-host of Cubs Related.

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