Bleacher Bunch Network: A Chicago Cubs Podcast

Andi is still in Florida (literally at Disney World) but Sara is joined by astrophysicist Dr. Meredith Wills (Bbl_Astrophysics) to talk about her research on baseballs that was recently in The Athletic. Spoiler alert: the baseballs are behind the home run surge. Then friend of the show Danny Rockett (@SonRanto) joins to talk about a wild Braves split that included a spat between Willson Contreras...

Andi joins Sara from Daytona Beach and they look back on an up and down Cubs Mets series that included the debut of Adbert Alzolay who immediately endeared himself to Cubs fans. They also both love oppo Javy bombs and are talking about Javy's 100th that gave the Cubs a comeback win on Sunday. Finally they are hoping the Cubs bats show up against a red hot Braves team. Learn more about your ad choi...

Andi is on vacation, but Sara is joined by Al Yellon to look back at the Cubs split series with their crosstown rivals the White Sox including Eloy breaking hearts in Wrigleyville, a career mile stone for Cole Hamels and Willson Contreras dingers. Sara and Al also want to cancel the #UmpShow and are in awe of Max Scherzer. After that Amazin' Avenue's Maggie Wiggin joins the pod to talk Mets injuri...

Sara and Andi look back at a not great series in LA that included the Cubs losing 3 out of 4, Kyle Hendricks landing on the injured list and way too many men left on base. However, it's not all doom and gloom! Andi is super impressed with Karlie the ballgirl and Yu Darvish had another great outing. After the break they look ahead to a two game set with the White Sox, but keep getting distracted be...

Sara and Andi look back on a not great series at Coors Field where the Cubs dropped two out of three to the Rockies and Steve Cishek was injured playing catch before game three. They also are really over the bean ball war that broke out between the Cubs and the Rockies. Suffice to say they are both happy the Cubs are out of Colorado. After the break they look ahead to a four game series against a...

Andi had so much fun in Chicago over the weekend that she left part of her voice there, but her and Sara still have plenty to say about a weekend where the Cubs introduced Craig Kimbrel and then promptly swept the Cardinals. After the break, Sara and Andi are talking about their favorite outfits from the Cubs' Jon Lester themed road trip, what they are looking for as the Cubs head to Coors Field a...

Chicago: The Cubs have a Closer! Sara and Andi are talking all things Craig Kimbrel and trying to figure out what our new tagline is going to be - "Let's get RISP-y" anyone? They're also looking back a solid 3 out of 4 wins to kick off the homestand including a ridiculous performance by David Bote and some improvement from Carl Edwards Jr. After they break they are talking about what they are look...

Sara and Josh look at the Cubs top picks, their strategy for the draft including a look at their first round pick Ryan Jensen, a look at Chase Strumpf's home run less than a minute after the Cubs drafted him and why there were so few pitchers in the early rounds of the draft. Andi will be back with the podcast for our regular episode on Thursday, but for now, get to know all the newest Cubs!  Lear...

In a very special edition of the podcast Deputy Managing Editor of Bleed Cubbie Blue, Josh Timmers, joins Sara and Andi to talk all things draft including who the top prospects are, what the Cubs might be looking for with their 27th pick in the first round, and how to follow along at home, including a draft drinking game, if you're so inclined. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...

Sara and Andi look back on a disappointing weekend in St. Louis where the Cubs were swept out of first by the Cardinals and some of the things that may have contributed to the Cubs recent 2-8 stretch. After the break they are talking about a one game make-up game with the Angels and the return of a red hot Tommy LaStella on Monday. Then they are previewing what to expect as the Colorado Rockies co...

Sara and Andi look back at how the Cubs dropped two out of three in their series in Houston. They also look at an eye popping number of home runs by the Cubs in May and a particularly scary moment from the third game that really demands MLB put up more protective netting in ballparks. After the break they are talking all things Cubs vs. Cardinals including Andi hosting a social media Twitterati me...

The Cubs are still in first place but it really doesn't feel like it after dropping two out of three to the Reds (again). Sara and Andi look back at that series, worry about Kris Bryant and the bullpen, and give props to Yu Darvish and Tyler Chatwood. After the break they look ahead to a battle of first place teams as the Cubs take on the Astros in Houston. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Sara and Andi look back at how the Cubs split their four game series with the Phillies, that included a standing ovation for Jake Arrieta and way too many men left on base. They also look at the outsized impact umpires had on those games and talk about some pretty impressive recent home runs from Anthony Rizzo, Kyle Schwarber and Albert Almora, Jr. Plus, did Javy Báez call his walkoff pinch hit si...

Sara and Andi look back at how the Cubs took two of three from the Nationals in a series that included an offensive onslaught from the Cubs in game one, a shutdown performance by Stephen Strasburg in game two and a narrow victory on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball in game three. Next they look ahead to the four game series with the Phillies, including Jake Arrieta's first start at Wrigley Field in a ne...

The Cubs dropped two of three to the Reds so their series win streak is over, but a bunch of other streaks are still alive. Sara and Andi look at a weird series in Cincinnati, Kris Bryant's 26-game on base streak, Javy Báez's 14-game hit streak and Mike Schildt's very uncharacteristic reaction to a streaker as the Cardinals play the Braves. They also look at the Cubs upcoming series against the Na...

The Cubs have won eight series in a row for the first time since 2008 and Bleed Cubbie Blue founder Al Yellon joins Sara and Andi to look at the Cubs-Brewers series. Andi talks about how Kris Bryant's bat may be behind his recent power surge, Sara, Andi and Al would all like to see the Cubs start all of their night games earlier and a look ahead to a three game series in Cincinnati against a Reds...

We kick off episode three with a look at Addison Russell's first game back with the team since serving a 40 game suspension for domestic violence. If that is content that is difficult for your anyone you're listening with, jump right into the pod at 14:13 where we discuss Ben Zobrist being placed on the Restricted List. At 18:20 we talk about the rest of the Marlins series before looking ahead to...

The Cubs swept the St. Louis Cardinals out of Chicago over the weekend. Sara and Andi look back at that series including why they hope Javy Báez never changes and Kris Bryant's recent power surge. They also look at the start of the Cubs series against the Marlins including some bullpen woes on Monday night and a KB walkoff home run on Tuesday at Wrigley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod...

Sara Sanchez and Andi Cruz Vanecek talk all things Cubs baseball with a series by series look at the team. Episode one covers: Introductions (:08), a look at what we learned during the mini-sweep of the Seattle Mariners (2:08) including a discussion of Dillon Maples' sliders (6:00), a look around the NL Central (8:15) a review of the 81-pitch masterpiece Kyle Hendricks threw on Friday (11;55 (othe...