Cubs Talk Podcast
Cubs Talk Podcast
NBC Sports Chicago
Ep. 266: Appreciating Jose Quintana
28 minutes Posted Aug 19, 2019 at 3:51 pm.
Examining the roller coaster week that ended with the Cubs winning their first road series since 00:02:21Jose Quintana appreciation: Chris Kamka delivers some spectacular stats to back up Q's tremendous run since June 29th.00:07:28If the Cubs make the playoffs... would you pitch Quintana in Game 1?00:08:28The guys pick their favorite moments from the Little League World Series Classic.00:10:03Since we are talking about Little League... will we ever see a return to "situational hitting" and "small ball" in Major League Baseball?00:12:53Since the ball is "juiced" in 2019 why are Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo not hitting more home runs? Chris Kamka thinks he has the answer to that question.00:14:57Chris Kamka examines the Cubs awful road record - which could have more to do with bad luck than people think.00:18:16Preview of this week's homestand, keeping in mind that the Brewers and Cardinals will face each other 6 times over 10 days.00:20:53Kap gets in his time machine and plays "what if" the Cubs didn't make a few trades/signings before and after the 2016 World Series.00:24:45Kap discusses the "level of expectations" that Cubs fans have now.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Luke Stuckmeyer sits down with David Kaplan, Chris Kamka and Nate Poppen to discuss Jose Quintana's dominant stretch, the importance of this upcoming homestand, and the best moments of the LLWS Classic. 00:00:25Examining the roller coaster week that ended with the Cubs winning their first road series since 00:02:21Jose Quintana appreciation: Chris Kamka delivers some spectacular stats to back up Q's tremendous run since June 29th.00:07:28If the Cubs make the playoffs... would you pitch Quintana in Game 1?00:08:28The guys pick their favorite moments from the Little League World Series Classic.00:10:03Since we are talking about Little League... will we ever see a return to "situational hitting" and "small ball" in Major League Baseball?00:12:53Since the ball is "juiced" in 2019 - why are Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo not hitting more home runs? Chris Kamka thinks he has the answer to that question.00:14:57Chris Kamka examines the Cubs awful road record - which could have more to do with bad luck than people think.00:18:16Preview of this week's homestand, keeping in mind that the Brewers and Cardinals will face each other 6 times over 10 days.00:20:53Kap gets in his time machine and plays "what if" the Cubs didn't make a few trades/signings before and after the 2016 World Series.00:24:45Kap discusses the "level of expectations" that Cubs fans have now.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.