Friendly Confines Chicago Cubs Baseball Podcast
By Chad Gordon and Ryan Lieber
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Episodes: 156
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Cubs talk for Cubs fans. Hosts Ryan Lieber and Chad Gordon, hatched their plan for this Podcast while watching the Cubs take batting practice before World Series Game 6. Each episode explore 9 "innings" of topics with a special 7th Inning guest conductor/interview with a Chicago sports reporter/anchor or a leader in the sports broadcasting world. Previous guests include Andre Dawson, Joe Buck, Mike Wilbon, Chris Myers, Karl Ravech, Len Kasper, Pat Hughes, MIke Greenberg, Sarah Spain, Marc Silverman, Ryan Dempster and many more. Fresh takes by guys that follow Cubs baseball religiously!
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Cubs Open 2022 Season-Roy Wood Jr. Joins the boys - Ep. 50
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Biggest off-season questions for the Cubs-WSB-TV Sports Anchor Zach Klein of joins the boys!
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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What does the Cubs off-season look like? Chicago Party Aunt Chris Witaske joins the boys!
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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What does the Cubs future look like? Mark Carman from NBC Sports Chicago joins the boys.
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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3 Weeks to Go…Cubs Shift to Spoilers while Evaluating those Left Behind
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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The Dog Days of the 2021 Season-Orioles Broadcaster Melanie Newman joins the show!
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Aug 14, 2021 |
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Baseball Hall of Fame President Josh Rawitch-Full Interview
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Aug 14, 2021 |
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The Great Chicago Cubs Fire(Sale) of '21 Aftermath-Baseball Hall of Fame President Josh Rawitch Joins the Show-Joey Christopoulos Guest Hosts W/Chad
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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The Calm Before the Trade Deadline Storm. ESPN1000's Carmen DeFalco Joins the Boys and a Special Co-Host joins Chad
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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Full interview with Gary Sheffield, Jr. of Outkick Sports
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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The Cubs Fire Sale Begins. CBS 2 Chicago News Anchor Ryan Baker Joins the Show
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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Full interview with ABC 7 Chicago Sports Anchor Dionne Miller
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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Did Cubs Losing Streak End Their Season? Gary Sheffield, Jr. of Outkick Sports joins the boys.
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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Is the Cubs season already over? ABC 7 Chicago Sports Anchor Dionne Miller joins the boys!
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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Full interview with Lou Canellis of WFLD Fox 32
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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Cubs Scuffle Through The Month-Lou Canellis Sports Director of Fox 32 Chicago joins the boys
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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Full length interview with Dani Wexelman of MLB Network radio.
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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Will the Real Cubs Please Stand Up. Guest Co-Host ESPN CU’s Lon Tay. Plus MLB Radio Dani Wexelman
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Full interview with WLS ABC 7 Sports Anchor Mark Schanowski.
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Cubs Back to 100% at Wrigley-Brenda Hilton of Officially Human joins us the Boys
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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NPR host, CBS Sunday Morning Contributor, and Huge Cubs Fan Scott Simon Full Interview.
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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The Red Hot Cubs Continue to Surge-Mark Schanowski from ABC 7 Sports joins the boys.
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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Full length interview with Iowa Cubs broadcaster Alex Cohen.
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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Cubs Battle Back Into 1st Place-NPR Host and CBS Sunday Morning reporter Scott Simon joins the boys.
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May 28, 2021 |
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Full Length interview with NBC Sports-Bay Area host Jessica Kleinschmidt
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May 28, 2021 |
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Are the Cubs a Legit Contender? Iowa Cubs broadcaster Alex Cohen joins the boys.
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May 28, 2021 |
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Up and Down Cubs-Michelle Margaux of the SNY Network joins the boys.
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May 20, 2021 |
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Full Length Interview with David Kaplan of ESPN Radio 1000 Chicago.
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May 15, 2021 |
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The Cubs Surge-Jessica Kleinschmidt of NBC Sports California joins the boys.
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May 06, 2021 |
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Full length interview with Pulitzer Prize winner Ira Berkow of The NY Times.
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May 05, 2021 |
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Cubs Continue to Tease-David Kaplan from ESPN 1000 Chicago joins the boys.
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Full length interview with Cubs broadcaster Boog Sciambi of the Marquee Sports Network.
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Rough Start Turnaround. The boys welcome Pulitzer Prize winning sports reporter Ira Berkow.
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Apr 25, 2021 |
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Is it Time for Cubs Fans to Panic?-Part 2 W/ Boog Sciambi
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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Full interview with comedy legend Tom Dreesen a Chicago Original
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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2021 Season is here-Cubs Announcer Boog Sciambi joins the boys!
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Gearing up for the 2021 season-Part 2 of our interview with legendary comedian Tom Dreesen.
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Jay Mariotti-Full interview
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Mar 27, 2021 |
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Spring Into the Final Roster Spots-Comedy legend Tom Dreesen joins the show!
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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First week of Spring Training. Part 2 with Jay Mariotti
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Kevin Kaduk Full Unedited Episode
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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Spring Training has Begun. Jay Mariotti Joins the Boys
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Mar 06, 2021 |
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Mike Wilbon Full Unedited Interview
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Spring Has Sprung. The Boys are in Mesa-Kevin Kaduk Joins the Show
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Friendly Interruption: Michael Wilbon Joins the Boys for Part 2
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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Pardon The Confines-Michael Wilbon ESPN’s PTI Joins the Boys
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Feb 06, 2021 |
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Wayne Messmer Full Interview
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Feb 06, 2021 |
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Wayne Messmer Joins the Boys as Cardinals Make a Big Splash While Cubs Keep Making Puddles
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Jan 30, 2021 |
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Marv Levy Football Hall of Famer Full Interview
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Jan 30, 2021 |
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Hall of Fame Head Coach Marv Levy talks Championship Weekend as the boys breakdown Lester’s goodbye
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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Full Interview with The Athletic’s Jon Greenberg
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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2021 Season is Here. Jon Greenberg Athletic joins the Boys
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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Full Interview with Marc Silverman
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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New Year/New Show Marc Silverman Joins as the Boys Countdown 2020 Top Stories-Part 2
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Jan 02, 2021 |
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Marc Silverman-ESPN’s Waddle&Silvy-Show Joins as the Boys Countdown 2020 Top Stories-Part 1
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Dec 24, 2020 |
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Heading into the Holidays-Sports Business Analyst Rick Horrow joins us.
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Dec 19, 2020 |
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Chris Bleck ESPN1000 Joins the Boys-Plus Winters Meetings End with a Virtual Wimper. Lester Returns?
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Dec 12, 2020 |
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Maddie Lee-NBC Sports Chicago Joins Boys-Len Kasper Shocker! Kyle Schwarber’s Goodbye. Bryant Stays
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Dec 05, 2020 |
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Cy Young Coach-Cincinnati Reds Pitching Coach Derek Johnson Part 2-Jed Takes The Reigns. New GM?
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Nov 27, 2020 |
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David Haugh Mully/Haugh The Score Sports Radio 670 Joins the Boys-Theo’s Last Dance-End of an Era
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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Award Week Show-Cincy Reds Pitching Coach Derek Johnson Joins Boys to Discuss Bauer’s Cy Young Win
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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Pulitzer Prize Winner George Will Joins Pt 2 Season Ends/Award Season Begins. Javy/Rizzo are Golden
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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Now What? 2020 Season Ends & Free Agency Begins, While Sox Shock Everyone-David Schuster Joins
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Marquee Network’s Taylor McGregor Joins the Boys to talk Cubs & World Series Week
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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Derek Shelton Pittsburgh Pirates Manager Joins The Show: 2020 Cubs Season Breakdown
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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Out with a Whimper. Cubs 2020 Ends with a Thud. Marquee Network's Tony Andracki Joins: What's Next?
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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Cubs vs Marlins Playoff Preview Plus Pulitzer Prize Winning George Will Joins the Show
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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Cubs Sox Weekend Comes After Roughest Week of Cubs Year-Bryan Mullins SIU/Saluki Basketball Joins
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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Suddenly Clutch Cubs Week of Dominance Comes at the Right Time: Mitch Moss Joins the Boys
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Stretch Run Time with 2 weeks until Playoffs-ABC7’s Jim Rose Joins the Boys to Talk Cubs & Jordan
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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Ryan Dempster’s Full Interview with the Boys-Extra Innings Special Edition
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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Friendly Confines Chicago Cubs Baseball Podcast (Trailer)
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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Ryan Dempster Joins the Boys. 3 weeks to go. What’s up w/Javy? Trade Deadline Reaction. Yu Dazzles.
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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Full Interview Andre Dawson Baseball Hall of Famer, Chicago Cubs Great- Extra Inning’s Edition
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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Andre Dawson Joins the Show! The Boys Discuss thr Recent Cubs’ Skid, Protests, KB & Bullpen Concerns
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick: Extra Innings Special Edition
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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Cubs Keep Rolling. After Seasons 1st Rough Patch-Bob Kendrick Negro League Museum President Joins
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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Extra Inning’s Edition—Elise Menaker from Cubs Marquee Network Star Full Interview
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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Hottest Team in MLB-Cubs Continue to Roll: 7th inning-Marquee Network’s Elise Menaker Joins the Show
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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Extra Inning’s Edition—Chris Myers: Fox Sports and Marquee Network Star Full Interview
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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Cubs Stay Hot. Week Two Breakdown—Fox Sports Chris Myers Joins the Boys
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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Extra Inning’s Edition—Pat Hughes: The Chicago Cubs Radio Voice Full Interview
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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One Week into 2020 Season-Pat Hughes Cubs Radio Voice/Legend Joins the Show.
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Extra Inning’s Edition ESPN’s Mike Greenberg
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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2020 Season Opener Show. The Boys are Joined by Sun Times Cubs Beat Reporter Russell Dorsey
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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Extra Inning’s Edition WLS ABC Sports Legend Mark Giangreco
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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Final Countdown: One Week Away from Opening Day 2020-ESPN’s Mike Greenberg Joins the Boys
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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Extra Innings with Len Kasper Chicago Cubs TV Voice-Cubs Marquee Network
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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Summer Camp Continues-Schedules are Out & Mark Giangreco Chicago Sports Legend Joins the Boys
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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Summer Camp Begins. Len Kasper Cubs TV Voice Joins the Boys to Discuss the Return of Cubs Baseball
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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The Long National Nightmare is Over...Baseball is Officially Coming Back!
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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Last Chance for a Deal. Is Baseball’s Return Imminent? Plus Chicago Tribunes’s Mark Gonzales
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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Will They Play? It’s Decision Time For MLB Plus ESPN’s Sean Kelley Joins the Boys
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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The Last Dance? Will Players & Owners Agree, Paving Way to a Shortened 2020 Season
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May 25, 2020 |
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NBC Today Show’s Willie Geist Joins the Boys. Life Without Baseball-One Week Into Covid-19 Shutdown
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Mar 24, 2020 |
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When Will Baseball Return? Coronavirus Rocks the World. What’s next?
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Mar 15, 2020 |
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Spring Training 2020 Begins. Marquee Network’s Cole Wright Joins the Boys
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Feb 18, 2020 |
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Pitchers & Catchers Report and Suddenly All is Right in the World
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Feb 09, 2020 |
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ESPN’s Karl Ravech Joins-Next Year is Here. Cubs Slow Start to 2020 Continues
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Jan 25, 2020 |
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The David Ross Era Begins....Javy’s Gold Glove Snub...Cory Curtis WKRN-TV Nashville Joins the Boys
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Oct 25, 2019 |
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Cubs Manager Search Narrows While Dan Roan of WGN TV Joins the Boys
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Oct 19, 2019 |
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Wait ‘Til Next Year Already?!? Marc Silverman-ESPN’s Waddle &Silvy-Joins the Boys
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Oct 01, 2019 |
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A Shocking End to the 2019 Chicago Cubs Season
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Sep 26, 2019 |
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Will the Real Cubs Please Stand Up
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Sep 17, 2019 |
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Duct Tape & Band-Aids: Walking Wounded Cubs Limp Into Final Stretch
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Sep 10, 2019 |
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As Bears Kickoff, Cubs Desperately Try to Keep Pace with Cardinals. Plus the Return of Zobrist
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Sep 05, 2019 |
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Five weeks and 30ish Games to Go. Will the Cubs Go on a Run or Just Fade Away?
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Aug 27, 2019 |
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Are Things Looking Up? Rare Cubs Road Series Win After Disastrous Week
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Aug 20, 2019 |
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7 Weeks To Go: Cubs Begin Stretch Run
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Aug 13, 2019 |
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Joe Buck’s Full Interview: Extra Innings Special Edition
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Aug 09, 2019 |
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Cubs Looking For Consistency. Joe Buck Returns for Part 2
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Aug 05, 2019 |
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Joe Buck Joins the Boys: Trade Deadline Edition
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Jul 30, 2019 |
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Cubs Home & Away Trouble/Jekyll & Hyde : Featuring Mike North Chicago Sports Legend
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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Chicago Sports Radio Legend Mike North: Extra Inning Special Edition
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Jul 20, 2019 |
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We’ll Always Have Cleveland: Goodbye Mike Montgomery-Julie DiCaro The Score 670 Chicago Guests
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Jul 16, 2019 |
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Julie DiCaro, Host on The Score Sports Radio 670: Extra Inning Special Edition:
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Jul 12, 2019 |
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All Star Break Edition: What’s Next for the Boys
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Jul 08, 2019 |
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Extra Innings Edition: Craig Mish Host on Fantasy Sports Network
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Jul 03, 2019 |
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Kimbrel Era Begins for the Cubs Plus ESPNs Sarah Spain Joins the Confines
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Jun 28, 2019 |
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ESPN’s Sarah Spain: Extra Innings Special Edition
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Jun 25, 2019 |
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Extra Innings Edition: Danny Rockett Interview
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Jun 19, 2019 |
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Extra Innings Special Edition: Matt Spiegel The Score 670 Chicago
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Jun 12, 2019 |
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Suddenly Dominant Cubs and the Craig Kimbrel Shocker: Have the Cubs Just Locked Up the NL Central?
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Jun 08, 2019 |
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Extra Innings Edition: Dave Eanet Sports Director WGN Radio
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Jun 06, 2019 |
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The Legend of Javy Baez Grows After Cubbie Nation Holds Their Breath & is Tyler Chatwood an Ace?
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May 24, 2019 |
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Extra Innings Edition: Herb Lawrence Executive Producer for Cubs baseball on 670 the Score
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May 21, 2019 |
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Can the Cubs Maintain This Pace? A Little Bump in the Road in Cincy
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May 17, 2019 |
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Extra Innings Edition: Alexander Patt from CubbiesCrib.com
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May 14, 2019 |
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Bryzzo is Back! Walk Off Edition
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May 08, 2019 |
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Extra Inning Edition: ESPNCU’s Lon Tay Interview
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May 08, 2019 |
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West Coast is the Best Coast: Cubs 4-1 Road Trip Punctuates 6th straight strong series
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May 02, 2019 |
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Extra Innings Edition-Remembering Chet Coppock
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Apr 29, 2019 |
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Extra Innings Edition-Down On the Farm-Alex Cohen Iowa Cubs play by play announcer
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Apr 27, 2019 |
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4 Weeks In-Will the Real Cubs Please Stand Up: Back to .500
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Apr 22, 2019 |
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Winter is Coming: Cubs Winning Week-Let it Snow
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Apr 15, 2019 |
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Is It Too Early To Panic?* *Spoiler alert: It is
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Apr 04, 2019 |
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2019 Cubs Season Preview-Opening Day Edition
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Mar 28, 2019 |
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Hope Springs Eternal in Mesa: Pitchers and Catchers Report
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Feb 14, 2019 |
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Next Year is Here! Offseason Cubs Update and 2019 Season Kickoff Feat. Carrie Muskat
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Jan 04, 2019 |
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2018 Cubs Season Wrap: What happened? What’s next? Feat. NBC Chicago’s Mike Berman
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Oct 08, 2018 |
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Do or Die Wildcard Preview-Playoff Baseball at Wrigley Field The Boys are Joined by Chet Coppock
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Oct 02, 2018 |
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Breaking Down What Went Wrong in Game 163? Wild Card Preview Feat. Chet Coppock
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Oct 02, 2018 |
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Game 163: Bonus Baseball
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Oct 01, 2018 |
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One Series to Rule Them All: Extra Innings Special
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Sep 28, 2018 |
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7 Days in September to Make or Break the 2018 Cubs Season Feat. ESPN 1000’s Marc Silverman
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Sep 24, 2018 |
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Duct Tape & BandAids: How are Cubs Still on Pace for 95 Ws?
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Sep 19, 2018 |
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No Rest For the Wicked or the Cubs. Survival Week Begins
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Sep 10, 2018 |
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Are the Cubs Peaking at the Right Time? Feat. former ESPN Baseball Tonight’s Gary Miller
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Sep 03, 2018 |
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Make or Break Time. 23 straight games, no off days. 17 To Go Feat. David Kaplan ESPN 1000/NBC Sports
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Aug 28, 2018 |
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Murphy Trade Shocker and Darvish Is Done for 2018
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Aug 22, 2018 |
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Are the Cubs the Most Un-Dominating Dominant Team in MLB? Feat. ESPN’s Doug Kezirian
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Aug 20, 2018 |
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David Bote Makes History and Blows Up Original Show
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Aug 14, 2018 |
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Will the Real Cubs Team Please Stand Up? Feat, WBBM’s George Ofman
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Aug 06, 2018 |
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Extra Innings Trade Deadline Edition Cubs
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Jul 31, 2018 |
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The Friendly Confines Welcomes In August
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Jul 30, 2018 |
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Cubs First Half-A Look Back while Looking Ahead
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Jul 24, 2018 |