Nico Hoerner talked about showing emotions during Cubs' struggles

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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4.2 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes listened and reacted to Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner’s thoughts about showcasing emotions amid the club’s struggles.

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0:00.0	Go flashback.
0:01.0	Flashback.
0:02.0	Hey, Nico, I'm going to the NBA finals.
0:05.0	I'm going to- Oh, man, that's awesome.
0:06.0	Yeah, I'm going to get the second game for the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Wow. Oh, my gosh. What a moment. Oh, dude, I can't wait. You need a souvenir? Can I bring you anything? Maybe it could be a wedding present. like a honestly if you get like a drink, one of those just big cups.
0:23.3	He wants a souvenir cup, does Nico Horner.
0:27.1	And apparently even though he's not going to Chicago cut with Bruce, he is still willing to talk to him in the clubhouse.
0:33.3	Yeah.
0:33.5	And Bruce asked Nico about stuff that we were talking about at the top of the show,
0:37.9	stuff that has been on the minds of a lot of people.
0:40.6	Are they angry?
0:42.3	Are the Cubs angry?
0:43.7	Has that been expressed inside the clubhouse?
0:47.1	ITC.
0:48.0	Or even publicly?
0:49.8	This is Nico being asked about any urgency that the team might have.
0:55.3	Your friends, Lawrence, and Spiegel asked me to figure out if in this era of baseball, if people...
1:08.0	I don't recall asking Bruce to ask about that.
1:15.9	I don't recall.
1:18.3	I think where Bruce's is, who, I think.
1:23.5	That's good, though.
1:24.0	No, that's good teammateship.
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