After declining Shota Imanaga's option, the Cubs need power arms

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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4.2 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes reacted to the news that left-hander Shota Imanaga will hit free agency after the Cubs and he both declined options on his contract.

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0:00.0	Spiegel and Holmes
0:01.6	Okay, here we go, sports fans
0:04.0	Afternoons on the score
0:05.5	Your right tackle doing a cartwheel
0:08.1	Is hilarious
0:09.1	It really is
0:10.1	Not as hilarious is getting flagged
0:12.0	For two pumps
0:13.1	And then thinking that what Kean Peel said
0:16.2	Is the actual rule
0:18.1	In the NFL
0:19.2	Like your guy Rico Tiled
0:20.6	Did And the Panthers extend the NFL like your guy Rico Tal did.
0:21.4	And the Panthers extend the lead.
0:24.1	One, two.
0:27.2	Only two pumps, but apparently that's enough for the flag.
0:30.7	It's the old Key and Peel sketch.
0:33.3	Unfortunately, like conduct.
0:34.8	Offense number five.
0:36.0	So they're going to get them for the excessive celebration.
0:38.1	Shout out to our friend, Keegan Michael Key and the great Jordan P. I don't know, Bill. That was three pumps. And the rulebook says, you cannot have more than two. Oh, my gosh. Look at the kid. He's pleading his case. Yeah, but pleaded his case. Pumpers like the pump. Pumpers need to pump. Wasompers be pumping. Let's pump her.
0:55.0	Let's pump her.
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