Thursday May 13, 2021
More fans coming to Wrigley to see Cubs hit, potentially
In breaking news, the city of Chicago and state of Illinois approved the Cubs to expand fan capacity to 60 percent.
David Kaplan, Maddie Lee, and Gordon Wittenmyer discuss the change, the impact the new money will have on the team, and if there will be a plan to reach 100 percent capacity before the season ends.
Later, the group debates why the Cubs can't hit with runners in scoring position and if this trend will last.
(1:50) - Mayor Lori Lightfoot has opened up fan capacity to 60 percent. Is this too big of a jump?
(8:55) - Rules and ways other teams are opening their stadiums to fans
(10:45) - Cubs can't seem to bring runners in scoring position home. What's going on with the bats?
(16:40) - Will the Cubs' philosophy change where instead of building around position players, they start building with young pitching?
(23:10) - With the trade deadline inching closer, when will the Cubs begin trading players?