Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Should the Cubs play the Cardinals this weekend after St. Louis outbreak?
The Cubs have the second best record in baseball, but the biggest story is that a second team has had an outbreak of the coronavirus in the Cardinals who the Cubs play this weekend. David Kaplan is joined by the NBCS Chicago Cubs coverage team of Gordon Wittenmyer, Maddie Lee, and Tim Stebbins as they discuss the Cardinals outbreak and what MLB is doing to combat it. Later on in the pod the crew discusses the hot start by the Cubs and if their record is a result of a soft early schedule.
(1:30) - 13 Cardinals contract the coronavirus
(6:29) - MLB's response to a second team's outbreak
(12:30) - How real is the Cubs record?
(19:30) - Is there something more to the Cubs core than we thought?
(26:40) - Is Rizzo the face of the Cubs?