Monday Morning Cubs Show

Welcome back to the Monday Morning Cubs Show for episode #2 this week after getting swept by the Giants. We're actually doing okay and there's a whole bunch of reasons that we explain on the show. Like how we're good enough to win multiple playoff series. And the starting pitching is okay if injured. We're due to bounce back in September and Mahoney is obsessed with Craig Couns...

Welcome back to the Monday Morning Cubs Show and WE ARE ROLLING after an incredible 6-2 week with a series win over the Brewers and a weekend sweep of the Angels. It's a loaded show and that's because there's so much to talk about. Most important is that we're just 5 games back after dropping Monday's game 7-0 and staring at worst case scenario. Fast forward and it's...

Welcome back to the Monday Morning Cubs Show for a special edition Brewers series recap that leaves the Cubs 7 games out of 1st place with just 35 left to play. The big topic on the agenda - should we go to 2 shows a week to close out the season? And do you guys want Craig Counsell fired? Seems like that's the #1 question people are asking after he decides to sit Matt Shaw and Owen Caissie af...

Welcome back to the Monday Morning Cubs Show and we're happy to announce that we're in much better spirits after a depressing show last week. That's going to happen when the offense falls off a cliff but we've fortunately bounced back and we're ready for the 5-games with the Brewers. First we have to give some awards and set expectations for the biggest week of the year. T...

Welcome back to the Monday Morning Cubs Show and it's probably the most disappointed and upset we've been in the history of our program. That's because the Cubs are playing lifeless and gutless baseball with no signs of life. It's sad and inconsistent and driving us insane, so we use today's show to process through our troubles. Do we blame the front office? Or the players...

Welcome back to the Monday Morning Cubs Show and boy do we have a loaded one for you guys today. Obviously it starts with a brief yet sentimental tribute to Ryne Sandberg and what he means to Mahoney on a personal level. Then we hand out our weekly awards while looking past an ugly week that could have been much better or worse depending on your own personal outlook. Afterwards, we grade the overa...

Welcome back to the Monday Morning Cubs Show and it's the most loaded one we've ever published. People are freaking out after a 3-3 week against the Royals and White Sox but it could have been much worse. The young guys stepped up and carried us to the Brewers series and now it's the biggest week of our lives. The veterans have slowed down. The competition is through the roof. And l...

Welcome back to the Monday Morning Cubs Show and thanks for tuning into a loaded show. Carl just got his driveway paved and he's laying the foundation for a big 2nd half run. Meanwhile Mahoney has a Hot Dog Focus group that plays well into his Monday Morning Minute segment. In other news we're not worried about the Brewers because they actually make us stronger down the stretch and that&...

Welcome back to the Monday Morning Cubs Show with Carl & Mahoney and Holy Toledo is it a big show. We're in 1st place after an electric 1st half with unbelievable storylines. We're in the All Star Break with momentum but needing some rest. We got a massive trade deadline coming up and most important is a 9-man mailbag from some of the maniacs to get ready for this week's break....

The title says it perfectly. The Chicago Cubs are 54-36 and everything is pointing up. Are we even playing our best baseball? Carl and Mahoney think we're just scratching the surface as the team comes together for its last week before the all star break. On our mind are the snubs, how that actually benefits us, why Jed Hoyer is the big winner this week and a bunch of classics in Ball or Strik...

Mahoney and Carl are back for a loaded MMCS and we can't thank the Maniacs enough for showing up. What a loaded roster of things to talk about. Notably, the Chicago Cubs are doing just fine despite what you may see online. We're actually a very good team and that's reflected in the stats. Even if June was 13-13, it was a hard schedule and we're just getting our #1 starting pitc...

Welcome back to the Monday Morning Cubs Show and it's a loaded one after a disappointed and rare losing week going just 2-3 against the Brewers and Mariners. Good thing is the offense is really cooking. Bad thing is wee need to make some upgrades to the pitching. We open with some quick pitch clock recaps on the week. Then we Ball or Strike into some interesting statistics for the maniacs tha...

Strike. It's June 16th and the Chicago Cubs are still in 1st place and we got a loaded show to talk about it. Ian Happ is on fire. Kyle Tucker might be injured. Matt Shaw had his worst week yet. Dansby Swanson is a leader. The pitching staff is janky but good. We like Craig Counsell a lot. Carson Kelly needs to hit at the bottom of the order. We need pinch hitters. Maybe they're in AAA b...

Welcome back to the Monday Morning Cubs Show for June 9th and we got a loaded one for you guys starting with Kyle Hendricks' 100th career win, which we think is actually surprising. We talk playoff odds, world series chances and a janky starting pitching staff before heavy ball or strike. Should the Cubs have played differently against Skubal? Do we have a deep offense or is this its true col...

Mahoney and Carl are back with a loaded show on the Monday off day heading into a big road trip and the vibes have never been higher. We are literally rolling. It's the best Cubs have looked in played in almost a decade and we love the fact the club won ugly this week. 5-1 against below .500 teams is still a huge accomplishment and we're happy to see the Cubs win gritty series after grit...

Mahoney and Carl are back after a long Memorial Day week with a special edition Tuesday morning MMCS about your 1st place Chicago Cubs. It's a whopper of an episode after the Cubs roll through another series victory. How soon should the Cubs extend PCA? Is Palencia the new closer? What do we do with Ben Brown? What's up with leadoff? Why does Carl hate the world "slump" and wha...

Carl & Mahoney are back with a loaded show for Monday May 19th after the Cubs swept the White Sox for the first time in 17 years. Meanwhile PCA looks like a complete MVP candidate as we recap a wild 5-1 week including a Justin Turner walk-off and Matt Shaw getting called back up to play 3rd base. We also touch on Moises Ballesterors debut and if the Cubs are enabling selfish behavior too soon....

Welcome back to the Monday Morning Cubs Show and reminder the Cubs are still in first place despite a terrible week going 2-4 against good competition. Mahoney and Carl are very excited for Cade Horton's debut but first tackle the bullpen situation and whether or not the Cubs can trade for anyone. And what's the deal with Rafael Devers to the Cubs? Is Tom Ricketts about to unload $260M o...

The 1st Place Cubs go 4-2 last week and Mahoney and Carl are here for it. Unfortunately Shota got hurt in the process but there's some silver linings worth sharing about it most notably in the form of Cade Horton. Carl has a lot to say about his arm swing and make up and what makes him unique. Elsewhere, PCA is very good but there's some concerns about his sustainability and we think Ian...

Mahoney and Carl are back for another Monday about the Cubs and we can't stop wondering about Dansby Swanson. Mahoney's got some insights and Carl has a detailed view on why there's nothing we can do... right now. Elsewhere we review the first month, prepare for this week, complain about 3rd base, talk starting pitching including a Cade Horton timeline and celebrate PCA's growt...

Mahoney and Carl are back after a huge .500 week against the Padres and Diamondbacks with two off days around the Dodgers and Phillies. We're ready for this part of the schedule to be over so we can get into the division and start building a lead on our rivals. For now, we break down the most important game of the weekend series while considering the bullpen - is it good enough for the playof...

Mahoney and Carl are back with a full Monday Morning Cubs Show for your 1st place Cubs after taking a series from the Dodgers. Most importantly, Justin Steele is out for the year. We break down how the Cubs can maneuver the landscape without him and what it means for the rest of the starting rotation. Meanwhile there's huge extension news, Matt Shaw looks bad, Michael Busch is good and Ben Br...

Tough loss to the Padres on Sunday but Carl and Mahoney love the 2025 Cubs and what we've seen so far. The starting pitching has been outstanding and Kyle Tucker is worth at least half a billion dollars. Tough loss to the Padres on Sunday but Carl and Mahoney love the 2025 Cubs and what we've seen so far. The starting pitching has been outstanding and Kyle Tucker is worth at least half a...

Mahoney and Carl are back for an Off Day special to talk about the biggest surprises, best moments and biggest concerns of the 2025 Season. Did Jed Hoyer Houdini Tom Ricketts into extending Kyle Tucker? Mahoney thinks so and Carl thinks the bullpen is on the right path this year. We also debut a new segment called Mahoneys Mailbag to cover the lesser-talked things about being a Cubs fan. Subscribe...

Mahoney & Carl are back for season 2 and the bullpen still blows. Some other announcements: audio only podcast this season, lots of ball or strike about the roster, how much we hate Tom Ricketts and Craig Counsell right now, where's the money, and why the Cubs need to extend Kyle Tucker or else the season was just one big waste of time.  Thanks for tuning in!  - Carl & Mahoney