CubsPS+ - A North Side Numbers Game
By Mike Waller
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Hello! And welcome to CubsPS+: A North Side Numbers Game, a weekly Chicago Cubs podcast that dives headfirst into the analysis of hot topics driving Cubs baseball. I’m your host, Mike Waller, a life-long Cub fan, full-time baseball stat nerd and sometime youth baseball coach.
Thank you for spending some time with me today, I know there are a lot of choices out there! You can also find me on Twitter, TikTok & Instagram, all @CubsPSPlus, a spin on the baseball metric OPS+.
I’d love to know what you want to know about Cubs baseball!
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CubsPS+ Podcast Update
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Episode 64 - Cub Silence, A Long Winter’s Nap
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Jan 06, 2024 |
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Episode 63 - What If Nothing Happens?
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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Episode 62 - Platinum Arm Ohtani & What Comes Next (Correction)
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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Episode 61 - Living in Shohei’s World
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Episode 60 - Prospect Promotions, Roster Building & a Year of BASH with Greg Huss
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Episode 59 - Cubs Splash the Pot by Hiring Craig Counsell with guest Cody Delmendo
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Episode 58 - Front Office Poaching, Hitting Needs….and What About Kyle?
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Episode 57 - Cubs’ Pitching Needs for 2024: Velo & Whiff
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Episode 56 - Playoffs, Upsets & What Could Be
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Episode 55 - Cubs Come Up Short - Who’s to Blame?
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode - Guest Appearance on Son Ranto’s End of Season Ranter Roundtable ‘23 Autopsy
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Episode 54 - Missed Opportunities: Cubs’ Playoff Hopes Hanging by a Thread
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode - Braves Series Preview
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Episode 53 - Squished Like Grape?
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Episode 52 - The Car is Driving Itself with CHGO’s Brendan Miller
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Episode 51 - Contention & September Roster Expansion with Bryan Smith
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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Episode 50 - Grit, Guts & September Callups!
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Episode 49 - Hanging on Every Pitch (from an Exhausted Bullpen)
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Episode 48 - The Urgency of Meaningful Baseball
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Episode 47 - Deadline Buying & Hope for the Stretch Run
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Episode 46 - Hall of Famer Pat Hughes, Pelicans Fly & Trade Deadline Fatigue
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Episode 45 - Looking Behind the MLB Draft Curtain with Greg Zumach
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode - Guest Appearance on Son Ranto’s 2023 Midseason Ranters Roundtable
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Episode 44 - Next Starts WHERE Exactly?
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Episode 43 - Don’t Bunt, Don’t Punt
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Episode 42 - Happy Ryne Sandberg Day!!
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Episode 41 - Riding the Des Moines-Chicago Shuttle with Alex Cohen
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Episode 40 - Disappointing & Just Not Good Enough
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Episode 39 - Opportunity Cost: What the Cubs Missed Opportunities Mean Going Forward
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Episode 38 - Hendricks, the Pen & the Curious Case of Miles Mastrobuoni
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May 26, 2023 |
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Episode 37 - From Branch Rickey to Driveline & Beyond: The Ongoing Evolution of Player Dev with Ben Lindbergh
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May 21, 2023 |
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Episode 36 - Run Differential, Luck and Winning (Losing) in the Margins
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May 11, 2023 |
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Episode 35 - Talkin’ Baseball with Cubs Baseball Scientist Dr. Mike Sonne
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May 04, 2023 |
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Episode 34 - Wins, Roster Growth & Catching Metrics
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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Episode 33 - Talking Power with Greg Huss: Power, Roster Construction & BASH
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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Episode 32 - Cubs Hot, Happ Extended…But What About Hosmer?
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Episode 31 - Baseball (and this pod) is Back!
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Episode 30 - One Week to the Stro Show!
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Episode 29 - Breaking Down the Cubs Final Roster Races
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Episode 28 - International Baseball & The World Baseball Classic
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Episode 27 - Offseason Gains, Error Bars & PECOTA Projections
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Episode 26 - Dexter Fowler - You Go We Go
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode - My Guest Appearance on the Son Ranto Show: Leadoff Lottery
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Episode 25 - Talking Mental Skills with David da Silva
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Episode 24 - Post CubsCon Thoughts and a Braves Fan Look at Dansby
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Episode 23 - Hosmer, Pitching & Defense
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Episode 22 - The 5 Biggest Cubs Moves of 2022
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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Episode 21 - What’s the Plan?
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Episode 20 - Well, We’re Waiting!
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Episode 19 - The Calm (Torture?) Before the Winter Meetings
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Episode 18 - Player Dev with Strength & Conditioning Coach Mark Weisman
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Episode 17 - Talking Prospects with Greg Huss
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Episode 16 - Now Batting, The Offseason!
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Episode 15 - Rethinking Fandom with Craig Calcaterra
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Episode 14 - Offseason Dreams
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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Episode 13 - The Intelligence of ‘Intelligent Spending’
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Oct 22, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode - Playoff Formats, AFL & the Offseason
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Episode 12 - Contract Extensions - Be More Like The Braves?
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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Episode 11 - October 6: Ghosts (and Goats) of Baseball Past
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Episode 10 - A Sweep, a Look Back and a Look Ahead
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Episode 9 - Changing a Game That Doesn’t Change Easy
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Episode 8 - A Hitting Discussion with Coach Chris Vasami
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Episode 7 - The Case (and Price) for Shohei Ohtani
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Sep 03, 2022 |
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Episode 6 - Dreams, Dads and Raising the Floor
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Episode 5 - Vin Scully, Trade Deadline and a Roster Crunch
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Episode 4 - Streaks, Goodbye Willson and the Rise of Nico Hoerner
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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Episode 3 - Stranded Zombies
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Episode 2 - As Losses Mount, Strengths Appear
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Jul 16, 2022 |
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Episode 1 - Who is trade bait?
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Jul 09, 2022 |