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This is special edition episode number 22 surprise surprise.

Jose Contana just got traded to the Cubs for Elohim.

That has indillencies Dave opening comments, a podcaster that specializes in Chicago baseball's wet dream.

Just happened this morning. I woke up and I spooge my pants.

And that is the opening image we want all of our loyal listeners and especially the new people who have come to us to really process as they get to know you and me in the show is you spooge in your pants over this trade.

Thanks Dave. So I have some other opening comments if you don't mind. They're a little bit more serious.

So there is a popular narrative in Chicago Dave that popular narrative is at the Cubs in the Sox should get along.

Now remember when we started this thing, it came.

It was born out of the ashes of partisan conflict that we could come together.

That we could unite a city around the idea of there's great things going on with baseball.

And I think one thing that's really unique about this is that here we are months later after having a very intimate conversation with Rick Han.

Actually, can we just go ahead? Let's roll that clip. Roll the clip.

When a team trades for Chris sale, the owner gets excited. You got a big press conference.

All the fans know exactly who Chris sale is. Contana is not of that same, at least not as well known.

Not of that same ilk as that, but the results in the performance have been just as strong when you look at the

various metrics over the last several years. And again, this is a

this really is as you pointed out, not just a great talent, but a tremendous individual, a great teammate.

And someone that we're not like eager to trade by any stretch of the imagination.

These are great fit on all 30 clubs.

And there are a number of clubs that are that we've had conversations with about him over the course of the season.

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