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A Look Back at 6 Years of The Cubs, and the Away Games Podcast. Play the Damn Music!
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - April 05, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 19 ratings6 years and almost 300 episodes later, it’s time to joyfully call it a ballgame — and in our bottom of the 9th, we put together a hell of a rally. Our final episode looks back with our favorite guests including: Joe Maddon, Justin Steele, Roy Wood Jr., Bob Newhart, Alec Mills, Rob Zastryzny, and...
2024 Chicago Cubs Season Preview - For The Last Time
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - March 27, 2024 17:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsSince 2018, our podcast has been previewing Chicago Cubs seasons, making a ton of predictions, doing a bunch of roster and league analysis, and having a lot of fun doing it. And in 2024, we’re doing that for the last time. Away Games Podcast is coming to an end after next week’s episode (which w...
Welcome Back Cody Bellinger, Welcome Back Spring Baseball
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - March 01, 2024 16:19 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsAnd with the return of Cody Bellinger, the season can finally begin! The Cubs finally found a solution for the Cody Bellinger-sized hole in their lineup, and he returns on the Jed Hoyer Special contract (short term, opt outs galore). We talk about that, the Cubs plethora of non-roster invites, P...
Shota Signed, Cubs Make a Trade & Cubs Convention Review
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - January 17, 2024 20:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsIt’s a BIG episode! So big, we have guest Ken Schultz (OutSports) on to help talk us through it. Shota Imanaga joins the Cubs rotation from Japan, the Cubs dealt two prospects for one top-50 prospect in baseball (1B/DH Michael Busch) and a MLB reliever (Yency Almonte). We analyze the moves the C...
2023: Chicago Cubs Season Review
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - December 27, 2023 12:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsSteele became an ace, we got the Tauch Off & Morel’s walk off grand slam that made him literally lose his shirt. The Ross Era also wrapped up in a weird way, as the team was both better and worse than we thought they could be at different times, leading to a result that was…literally exactly wha...
The Cubs: Putting the “Off” in Offseason
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - December 19, 2023 17:36 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsHappy holidays to all, but especially Jorge Alfaro, the Cubs biggest signing of the offseason so far. Adam and Kevin thought it was a good time to check in on where things stand for the Cubs as Ohtani chose a new, more local, consistently competitive home with the Deferrin’ Dodgers, Soto landed ...
Hello Craig Counsell, Goodbye David Ross (and Marcus Stroman)
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - November 07, 2023 21:06 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsThe Cubs have a new manager: Craig Counsell is leaving Milwaukee to come complain about weather delays more locally after signing a record 5-year, $40 million dollar deal. David Ross went from “our guy” to “anyone else’s guy” in a snap, and he’s not the only one out the door: Marcus Stroman has ...
World Series Recap: The Rangers Finally Get It Done
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - November 03, 2023 14:10 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsFrom one strike away to all the way there, the Rangers finally got rid of the the title of “oldest team to never win a World Series.” Game 1 was an all-timer, with Corey Seager’s 9th inning, game tying homer that reminded us of Kirk Gibson ’88, and Adolis Garcia’s extra inning walk off. And then...
Dusty, Baked: Rangers Await their World Series Opponent
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - October 24, 2023 17:35 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsThe Astros have been dispatched in what their fans surely think is a grand, unfair conspiracy that goes all the way to the top, and the Rangers will look for that elusive first World Series title against either the Phillies or Diamondbacks. We look at the possible matchups and how the Rangers go...
Former & Shoulda-Been Cubs Power the Phillies & the Ricketts Letter
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - October 18, 2023 16:33 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsNot a big week for currrent Cubs news, but a big week for former Cubs that weren’t offered a contract by our team. Schwarber and Castellanos are bombing the Phillies into a 2-0 lead in the NLCS, while the Rangers take two in Houston. We also talk a little about the playoff format and how it does...
Wild Card Recap & DS Talk with Evan Hernandez
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - October 12, 2023 00:03 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsWithout much Cubs news and with Kevin out of town in Vegas to presumably bet on the Cubbies, friend of the pod Evan Hernandez (Amazon Prime) pinch hits for a playoff recap. We talk about the four Wild Card sweeps, the electric Philly/Atlanta series, whether or not Clayton Kershaw is a certified ...
Cubs Miss Playoffs, Hoyer Presser Reaction
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - October 03, 2023 20:15 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsWelp, our big postseason episode turned out to be a "post-season" episode. A brutal final week finished an excruciating final month that found the Cubs on the outside of the playoff picture looking in. Despite a 90+% chance to make the playoffs in early September, the team ran out of gas at a cr...
Regrouping For Final Week & Trying Not To Lose The Season In The Lights
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - September 27, 2023 21:07 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsWhat a week: Ross smack-talking the Pirates after a bad loss, the Cubs sweeping the Rockies, and then maybe the worst loss of the year as the Cubs blow a 6-0 lead at the Braves, after a shockingly misplayed fly ball. We reset where the Cubs and the other Wild Card contenders are with five games ...
The Cubs Are STILL In Playoff Position, Which Is GOOD, Actually
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - September 20, 2023 16:53 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsHere’s two things that are true: this week sucked, and this season is as good as it could have ever reasonably been. We go over the awful trip to Colorado and Arizona where the Cubs gave away their entire Wild Card cusion and another tie-breaker to the Diamondbacks, but also find ourselves on a ...
PCA Up, Alzolay Out, Home Stretch Incoming
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - September 12, 2023 18:40 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsNew episode is up and Adam & Kevin have a lot to talk about! After a terrific sweep of the Giants the Cubs lost the first three to the suddenly hot Arizona Diamondbacks, wasting stellar starts from Taillon and Cy Steele in the process. The Cubbies managed to salvage the final game of the series ...
Cy Steele, Seiya Season, and Staying Hot
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - September 06, 2023 19:33 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsJustin Steele’s gem against the Giants has finally made the national media start to wake up to our ace and legitimate Cy Young candidate, and Seiya Suzuki is finding the gear that made him a superstar in Japan. Add that to the fact that Assad has basically turned into early season Stroman, and t...
Dominance from Wicks & Assad Leads Us To Big Brewers Series
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - August 28, 2023 21:20 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsJordan Wicks made one of the more dominating debuts we’ve ever seen from a Cubs pitcher, and has joined a next-man-up rotation that has been solidified by some amazing Javier Assad performances that have kept the Cubs within striking distance of the Brewers. The Cubs start the most impactful ser...
Searching for Starters, Morel’s Season-Flipping Swing, and Speeding Up The Learning Curve
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - August 24, 2023 15:26 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsLast episode, the Cubs had finally crept into playoff position. Now, as they remain in wild card position, 3.5 games back of Milwaukee, we’ve decided we have reached the point where we should expect this team to grab one of those six spots. We talk about how Morel’s one swing against the Sox cou...
Cubs Beat the Good and Lose to the Bad (Because Baseball)
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - August 16, 2023 17:09 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsWell, the Cubs had themselves a confusing week. After losing the rubber game on a frustrating fake rally in the 9th inning vs the Mets, the Cubs won two of three against a strong Blue Jays team with Adam in attendance on Friday. Naturally they lost on Sunday because that's kinda their thing, and...
Guess Who's Coming To The Playoffs? (*if the season ended today)
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - August 09, 2023 17:42 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsFor the first time since the season got serious, the Cubs are (by .001% points) in a playoff spot, at the time of recording. We talk about the great week of series wins against Reds and Braves, the Summer of Tauchman, Taillon’s return to form, the one lineup swap we would make, and more. Follo...
Cubs Buy Candy, Stro Struggles & Chip Caray Sucks
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - August 02, 2023 16:26 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsNew episode is up and Adam & Kevin have a lot to talk about! After an impressive 8 game winning streak that featured multiple HR robberies, Miles Mikolas acting like an absolute dink, and the bats coming alive, the Cubs played themselves into being buyers at the deadline. Two Monday deals added ...
To Sell or Not To Sell
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - July 26, 2023 20:32 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsKevin is out this week so our number one pinch hitter Ken Schultz (Outsports) joins Adam to talk about all things Cubs! Belli has been white hot, Swanson is back and looking sharp, and a 6-1 stretch has the Cubs two games under .500 as we approach the trade deadline. We talk about whether the Cu...
“Mealymouthed Misdirection” & Hoping For A Hot Week
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - July 20, 2023 17:31 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsWe’re stuck in the middle with this team, and this podcast is a lot of big picture talk about what to think about how we got here and where we’re going. Already in a hole, the Cubs stumbled against an OK Boston team before recovering (mostly) against the hapless Nats, and now we’re in a spot whe...
All Star Game, Yankee Series Win, Cubs Draft — Big Week, Folks!
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - July 12, 2023 20:06 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsYou know what, this was a good Cubs week! Justin Steele represented the Cubs at the All Star Game, and pitched shutout inning on his birthday. The NL broke a nearly decade-long losing streak, and the Home Run Derby was a fun time. The Cubs went into the break with a series win over the Yankees t...
Rough Week, Wild Win, Happ Saves The Day
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - July 05, 2023 21:14 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsKevin is out of town this week so Sara Sanchez pinch hit (her wRC+ is outstanding). Anyway, a 1-5 homestand after a tough loss in London was certainly not what the doctor ordered. Nor was blowing a 6-0 lead in Milwaukee on Monday in a series the Cubs really, really need to win. The good news...
Time to Define The Relationship with this Cubs Season
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - June 28, 2023 15:10 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsA great first 10 innings in London ended with a bobble and a thud, as the Cubs missed a chance to get back to .500 (for now). After another Taillon blowup back at Wrigley, we talk about where this rotation is as the Cubs look at a two week run-in to the All-Star break that could very well define...
Cubbies Go To London On a Heater!
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - June 23, 2023 16:19 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsLast week on the pod, Adam manifested a Cubs' three game winning streak. As of this recording over a week later, the Cubs have only lost one game during that stretch. After sweeping the former first place Pirates and taking two of three from the upstart Orioles at Wrigley, the Cubs got right bac...
Cubs Prospect Talk with Greg Huss (Cubs On Deck Podcast), and Covering That West Coast Trip
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - June 15, 2023 14:53 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsIn part 1, Adam flies solo to discuss the Cubs' disappointing west coast swing. The good? Stroman continues to shove, Kyle Hendricks almost made history, and Mash Mervis hit a ball into McCovey Cove. The bad? Pretty much all the other stuff, including the Cubs apparently not being interested in ...
Stroman Hot, Amaya Goes Deep & Cubs Head West
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - June 06, 2023 14:09 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsAfter a frustrating end to the Tampa Bay series that saw the Cubs squander a late chance to walk off the Rays for a series sweep, the Cubs have taken 2 of 3 from San Diego with Kyle Hendricks on the bump later tonight. Positives: Amaya is back up and raking, Stro continues his dominant ways and ...
Up and Down Week and An Interview With Author Sandra Marchetti!
Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast - May 30, 2023 19:23 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsWell, it's been a real sh*t sandwich of a homestand that began with two wins over the Mets, followed by a 4 game losing streak, followed by an absolute gem from Marcus Stroman yesterday. With two games remaining against the owners of MLB's best record, who knows what to expect at this point. We ...
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