Best of the Cubs: Watching this club is a roller coaster ride

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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4.2 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

In the Best of the Cubs this week, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes discussed how the Cubs’ strong start to this season has a different feel to it than their 17-9 start in 2024; Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer joined Score Middays to break down his club’s thrilling win over the Dodgers on Tuesday and to discuss star right fielder Kyle Tucker’s future with the organization; Spiegel and Holmes reacted to where the Cubs front office ranked in a survey of the best front offices in baseball as voted on by peers and conducted by The Athletic; and Russell Dorsey of Yahoo Sports joined Score Middays to discuss the latest MLB headlines, including if the Cubs have any chance of signing Tucker to a long-term contract.

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0:00.0	Spiegel and Holmes.
0:01.0	The Spiegel Guy?
0:02.0	Spiegel Guy.
0:03.0	What's his first name?
0:04.0	You're supposed to know that.
0:06.0	Sorry.
0:07.0	Is that offensive?
0:08.0	Do you know his partner?
0:09.0	I don't.
0:10.0	I met him at Cubs Convention, but I don't know his name.
0:12.0	Afternoons on the score.
0:13.0	Is that your station?
0:14.0	I don't know.
0:15.0	Why do we love rollercoasters, Jennifer?
0:18.0	Scary movies? To experience the thrill
0:22.7	of being terrified
0:24.3	without the consequences.
0:27.3	The whole ballpark is
0:28.7	buzzing. The pitch, swing, and a
0:30.7	strike three. Three
0:32.7	straight breaking balls.
0:35.2	Otani is out
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