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🗓️ 1 August 2025
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Today on The Stretch, we are joined by Barry Rozner, former Cubs beat reporter, and Larry Bowa, former Cubs player, to honor the legacy of Ryne Sandberg. We start off by talking with Barry about Ryno’s impact on the sport of baseball (3:43) and the special friendship the two of them had (5:48). We talk about the type of role model Ryno was (9:01) and why he was sometimes misunderstood (18:32). We get into what it means to be a Chicago Cub (22:05), the 1990 Home Run Derby (24:22), and Barry’s favorite memory with Ryno at his induction to the Hall of Fame (26:20). Next, we talk with Ryno’s former teammate, Larry Bowa. He recounts the first time he met Ryno and their early memories together (35:43). Next, we get into the ’84 team (40:27) and The Sandberg Game (43:02). We talk about the no lights era in Chicago (45:26) and how Ryno was as a leader (47:46). Then we get into some current baseball talk and check in on the Cubs and how Kyle Schwarber is doing in Philly (49:40). We close things out by talking about the rule changes in today’s game (52:39).
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0:00.0 | Hey, Red Line Radio listeners. You can find us every Thursday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. |
0:07.0 | Prime members can listen to Ad-Free on Amazon Music. |
0:10.4 | All right, everybody, welcome to the stretch today. Our episode, we are joined by Barry Rosner. |
0:15.3 | He's a longtime sports columnist, and he was one of Ryan Sandberg's good friends. |
0:20.5 | He wrote his Hall of Fame speech, so we bring him on and we talk about, you know, the life of Rhino. And we also are joined by his former teammate Larry Boa. Larry's got some great stories as well. Honestly, Dave, even as a White Sox fan, he got to say you thoroughly enjoyed that. I did. I did. Obviously, this is baseball at its core. We're talking |
0:38.8 | Ryan Sandberg. He, in spite of being a cub, was bigger than the White Sox Cubs rivalry. He was just |
0:45.5 | a baseball guy through and through, so we're going to tip a couple back for him. Exactly. We are |
0:50.1 | going to do that, Dave. And then also at the end of Larry Boa, we get into some current baseball, too, |
0:53.9 | which was, |
0:54.3 | which was great as well. |
0:55.2 | We're about three hours until the trade deadline. |
0:59.3 | As of right now, it's been pretty quiet. |
1:01.5 | So, yeah, we will get into those interviews here. |
1:04.7 | But before we do, Dave, I got to tell you Saturday, obviously, having some people over. |
1:09.2 | And I have 10 cases of Miller like just sitting there, and they look beautiful. How long do you think those 10 cases will last? It's 240 beers. I'm curious. I mean, you were there last year, and it was cycling through like crazy. We might have to, you know, fire up Millerlight.com slash stretch. We might have to, Dave. Order us up a few more cases. I have a feeling we're going to. I think we might have to, too. It sounds like more people from the officer coming this year. Because, listen, whether it's a long weekend or a full-on vacation, it's prime time to get some buddies together. And I can't wait to have some Miller Light on Saturday tomorrow. |
1:42.7 | And, you know, yeah, just enjoy it, show people what Chicago's about. It's August now, Ed. We're getting down to the, you know, dog days of summer. Yeah, just to just share some Miller Lights with everyone. So like Dave said, Miller Light, the official beer of the Chicago Bears. Go to Miller Lite.com slash stretch to find delivery options near you, or you can pick up some Miller Lite pretty much anywhere that they sell beer. |
1:43.8 | Cheers. |
2:01.1 | It's a 50 years of Miller time, |
2:06.1 | celebrate responsibly. Miller Brewing Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 96 calories and 3.2 carbs per 12 ounces. |
2:13.5 | Go do it. Go get your Miller life, folks. Also want to talk about Reef, Dave Dave, introducing the Delmar shoe from Reef. The Delmar was born from the beach, but it's not just kicking back in the sand. This is Reef's most versatile shoe yet. It's engineered for comfort, styled for anywhere you want to go. Sidewalks, boardrooms, dinner dates, you name it, lightweight, breathable, plus their new expanded |
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2:42.6 | I expect to see you have the reef shoes on on Saturday. |
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