Michael Bush puts one in the air, deep left field, all the way back to the wall, and Michael Bush starts the game off with a bag.

20th home run in the year, it's 1-0 Chicago.

One of an hour's core, excuse me, tech counsel told Michael Bush, you got to swing in the first pitch every once in a while.

So what does he do today?

He swings at the first pitch.

It's one-knucket Cuddies.

Michael Bush is having a terrific season for the Cubs,

and my partner, Matt Spiegel, had the opportunity to sit with him for a while and talk some ball.

Yeah, he and I did

40 minutes of just one-on-one in front of a small crowd at Wildfire in Glenview yesterday, part of

the Baseball After Dark series. Thanks to Wildfire and Huntington Bank did a great job hooking it up.

Really cool event. Like just people at like, I think it was like 80 people in a room and I love those types of events

dude it's an opportunity because players will open up they will you know it gives you a good

opportunity to kind of get to know them and I always found that like whenever we would do something

like that the show is a little like doing a radio show is a little bit different.

But like that fireside chat type stuff.

Yes.

People are so respectful.

They're listening.

They're trying to get to know that guy too.

Yep.

And quiet as it's kept, Michael Bush leads the Cubs in OPS at 9-10.

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