Nico Hoerner on how base-running is a big part of the Cubs success

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Cubs 2nd Baseman Nico Hoerner joined the show to discuss how the Cubs baserunning is a key tool to their success.

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0:00.0	Benning 6. Second baseman number two. Nico Horner. Nico Horner. That's so funny. Nico Horner, how are you, man? Keep rocking it, mate. He's good hair. He does. He's Jack, too. Yeah, yeah. I'm jealous. It's called Court Awareness. That's right. Nico's got it. Cubs wins and dates with Bruce. It's a great thing. Double dates. Wow. All right, guys, Nico Horner.
0:01.6	Rico did his. It's called Court Awareness. That's right. Nico's got it. Cubs wins and dates with Bruce. It's a great thing.
0:21.4	Double dates.
0:22.2	Wow.
0:22.7	All right, guys, Nico Horner.
0:24.1	Nico did his weekly radio show appearance today on Spiegel and Holmes.
0:29.5	Starting second basement for your Chicago comes.
0:34.0	The 3-1.
0:35.1	Swinging and drive.
0:36.5	Deep left field.
0:37.9	It's got a chance.
0:39.8	Gone.
0:42.0	Three-run Homer, Nico Horner.
0:45.1	One of the longest we've ever seen him hit.
0:48.5	He got all of that one.
0:50.6	And the Bay Area Native has just given the Cubs a three to one lead. What a blast.
0:57.2	Welcome home, Nico, the kid from the Bay Area.
1:00.8	Warner hits a fly ball into right center, pretty well hit. Back goes Doyle.
1:04.5	Porter gets the RBI with a long sack fly into deep right center. It's his 54th run batt batted in and the Cubs lead one to nothing.
1:13.8	I drive down the left side.
1:15.7	It'll curl into the corner.
1:17.3	And Nico into second.
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