Craig Counsell is being asked to save the season

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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4.6 • 632 Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Laurence & Spiegs discuss how the Cubs lack of moves at the trade deadline is putting Manager Craig Counsell's decisions under a microscope.

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0:00.0	I want to talk about these cubs and what they're doing.
0:03.8	We will get to them in just a second.
0:06.3	We'll give you the lineup for tonight's game.
0:08.6	We're giving away a pair of tickets to see the Black Keys,
0:11.3	no rain, no flowers tour with special guest Gary Clark Jr.
0:16.1	September 3rd, Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northern Lee Island in the city beautiful.
0:21.9	Tickets are available at LiveNation.com.
0:24.7	Be caller number six right now to 312-4-0-670, and you're going to go check out the Black Keys and Gary Clark, Jr.
0:35.5	Lawrence, it's a right-handed pitcher for the Reds tonight,
0:39.6	Zach Lattel against Shota Imanaga in what should be an absolutely gorgeous evening at the
0:46.2	ballpark.
0:46.3	Can we breathe the air tonight?
0:47.9	I haven't checked on the air quality yet.
0:49.9	We're not in Canada.
0:51.4	We're close, though.
0:52.3	Well, I mean...
0:54.4	I mean, you got no choice.
0:55.7	We did have that thing last week where we had the worst reported air and there was some...
1:00.8	Yeah, we're in the moderate zone.
1:02.9	We're in 98 today.
1:04.0	So against the righty, Zach Lattel, here's the Cubs lineup.
1:07.0	Michael Bush at first base leading off.
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