In what is not quite an emergency podcast, the gang gathers to celebrate and marvel at the hiring of Craig Counsell as the Cubs' manager for the next half-decade. Included:

-How this went down, and why it was so wild

-What this does for expectations around the rest of the offseason

-Discussion of some of the contract estimates published this week by MLB Trade Rumors, and whether the Cubs make sense for any of those guys at the prices provided.