Hit & Run with Matt Spiegel

In the final hour, which was also simulcasted on the Marquee Sports Network, Matt Spiegel was joined by Marquee Sports analyst Lance Brozdowski to discuss Cubs left-hander Jordan Wicks' successful MLB debut Saturday, the possibility of touted outfield prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong getting called up and which minor league pitchers could help the club when rosters expand in September. Later, Spiegel...

In the third hour, Matt Spiegel was joined by Hall of Famer closer Lee Smith, who shared his favorite stories about the legendary Buck O'Neil. Smith also explained how he became a closer. Later, Metro owner Joe Shanahan discussed the fun everyone had in celebrating late, great XRT legend Lin Brehmer at Wrigley Field and at the Metro on Saturday.

Matt Spiegel opened his show by recapping the recent play of the Cubs and White Sox. He also discussed Cubs center fielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger's impact on the organization and how he has managed to find so much success in 2023 after a few down years with the Dodgers.

In the second hour, Matt Spiegel dove into the White Sox drama from this past week and shared a nugget of information from USA Today columnist Bob Nightengale on the potential changes coming to the organization. Later, Spiegel was joined by the mysterious "Mr. King," the creator of the Sleep Baseball podcast, which features fake baseball broadcasts designed to help people fall asleep.

In the final hour, Matt Spiegel took more calls about the Cubs before a listener shared a fun story about late, great XRT legend Lin Brehmer. Later, Spiegel shared one of his favorite chunks of audio from his interview with Mets television broadcaster Howie Rose on his The PBP: Voice of Baseball podcast.

In the first hour of Hit & Run, Matt Spiegel recaps the weekend for both the Cubs and White Sox and is later joined by the Cubs closer Adbert Alzolay who discusses his journey to the closer role - one that he's settled into nicely. 

In the second hour of Hit & Run, Matt Spiegel was joined by John Dewan - the founder of Baseball Info Solutions and a long-time guest with former Score host Mike Murphy on The Score. 

In the final hour of Hit & Run, Matt Spiegel talks with Cubs tv broadcaster Jim Deshaies as we simulcast live on Marquee Network along with the airwaves of 670 The Score. Later, we hear from Nico Hoerner from his weekly conversation on Parkins and Spiegel. 

In the first hour of Hit & Run, Matt Spiegel shares his thoughts on the two Chicago baseball teams as the Cubs continue to make their postseason push, while the White Sox put a literal fight against the Guardians. Later, Cubs Outfielder Mike Tauchman joins the show after a whirlwind few weeks in Wrigleyville. 

In the second hour of Hit & Run, Matt Spiegel focuses heavily on the White Sox and the story of the day after Tim Anderson and Jose Ramirez were engaged in a benches-clearing fist fight at second base last night. Later, NBC Sports Chicago's Chris Kamka joins us like he does every week to share a nugget on the North and South-siders. 

In the third hour of Hit & Run, Matt Spiegel talks with Cliff Floyd of Marquee Sports Network about Ian Happ and the challenges of being a switch-hitter. Later, Spiegel discusses Cubs minor leaguers with the voice of the Iowa Cubs Alex Cohen after getting a firsthand look at Cubs top prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong. 

In the final hour of Hit & Run, Matt Spiegel shares his conversation with Braves starter Charlie Morton from his time in the clubhouse yesterday. Later, he plays a clip from his PbP podcast featuring White Sox broadcaster Jason Benetti giving him feedback on one of Matt's home runs calls from last weekend. 

In the final hour of HIt & Run, Matt Spiegel talks with James Fegan, formerly with the Athletic but covering the weekend series with Cleveland for the Sun-Times, about his time covering Lucas Giolito and what is next for the South-Siders as they begin to purge their roster. Later, we preview the Cubs' series finale with the Cardinals and share some breaking news about Cody Bellinger and Marcus...

In the third hour of Hit & Run, Matt Spiegel talks with Eno Sarris of the Athletic and Fangraphs about Stuff+, the pitcher leaderboards he put together for the final 3rd of the season, and gets his thoughts on the Cubs going with an Opener for Drew Smyly games. Later, Chris Kamka of NBC Sports Chicago joins the show to share a nugget for each side of town. 

In the second hour of Hit & Run, Matt Spiegel takes a look at the leaderboards this Sunday morning, Tim Anderson got his first home run of the season, and is Ronald Acuna Jr having the best season for a lead-off hitter in MLB history? 

In the first hour of Hit & Run, Matt Spiegel recaps the weekend for the Cubs and White Sox, highlighting the insanely fun Mike Tauchman catch for the win on Friday and talks through the start of the White Sox sell-off. 

In the third hour of Hit & Run, Gabe Ramirez talks with Chris Rose of Jomboy Media about the White Sox' lack of success despite having one of the more talented rosters in baseball. 

In the final hour of Hit & Run, Gabe Ramirez previews the series finale between the Cubs and Cardinals at Wrigley Field with Tony Andracki from Marquee Sports Network. Later, we hear the entire Pat Hughes speech from Cooperstown, NY as he is officially inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame. 

In the first hour of Hit & Run, Gabe Ramirez filling in for Matt Spiegel this week recaps the weekend for the Cubs and White Sox. Later, he's joined by Herb Lawrence of CHGO White Sox who vents his frustrations out with the South Siders after another disappointing season. 

In the final hour of Hit & Run, Matt Spiegel brings back part of his interview with Hall of Famer Tom Glavine on the ABS system and how the Braves have built such a strong, young roster. Later, Spiegel gets slightly jealous of Gabe Ramirez as he got to sing the 7th-inning stretch with Zach Zaidman and Pat Hughes at Wrigley Field yesterday, 

In the third hour of Hit & Run, Matt Spiegel talks with Keith Law of The Athletic about his recent MLB Draft Recap, gets his thought on the Cubs and White Sox farm systems, tells us which teams have the most trade ammo going into the deadline. Later, Spiegel's buddy Boston Ricky joins him in studio after his first trip to Wrigley Field on Saturday. 

In the second hour of Hit & Run, Matt Spiegel is joined by Chuck Garfien of NBC Sports Chicago after an exciting 6-5 win over the Braves and tells us what Ozzie Guillen was doing before Andruw Jones picked up his phone call live during Friday's game. Later, the Sultan of Stat, Chris Kamka gets us Kamka-connected on this fine Sunday morning. 

Matt Spiegel opened his show by breaking down the recent play of the Cubs and the White Sox. He then listened back to NBC Sports Chicago color analyst Steve Stone share his belief that he expects this White Sox regime to remain in place despite the team's prolonged struggles. Later, Spiegel admitted he was wrong about this Cubs team, which isn't ready to win now and should consider selling right-h...

In the final hour, Matt Spiegel was joined by former White Sox executive Dan Evans, who's currently the chief operating officer of the Field of Dreams site. He was in Chicago this weekend for the SABR Convention and discussed the state of MLB. Later, Spiegel played a clip from his interview with broadcaster Dan Shulman on his The PBP: Voices of Baseball podcast before chuckling about a moment on t...

In the second hour, Matt Spiegel was joined by Marquee Sports Network color analyst Jim Deshaies to discuss the Cubs splitting the first two games of their series against the Yankees. Deshaies also shared his appreciation for Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks and remembered making his MLB debut at Yankee Stadium back in 1984.