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Ep 382 - Guest: Kyle Stanley, Boyd Bounces Back, Big Week for PCA & Busch, Suzuki All Star Snub, & More

July 7, 2025·1 hr 11 min·10 clips

Jeremy and Pat open episode 382 with a strong Cubs week. They revisit the confidence of last week's forecast, note that the team still finished five-and-one, and use that to shape the rest of the discussion. The mood is pleased and familiar. They move into the All-Star game, treating it like a relic of an older baseball rhythm and a useful way to talk about what still matters in mid-July. The hosts seem more inclined to remember it than celebrate it. Matt Boyd becomes the main practical question, because if he is set to pitch on Saturday, there is not much reason to force him into Tuesday's All-Star workload. That caution feels measured rather than dramatic. The conversation then broadens to innings and health, with Boyd and another young starter framed as arms the Cubs ought to protect instead of test. The bullpen already has enough issues. Jamison Taillon's injury hangs over the whole stretch because it removed the one starter they could rely on to soak up innings. Without him, the rotation looks thinner right away. The episode keeps coming back to the fact that the Cubs just won a five-and-one week, but the wins do not erase the need to manage workloads carefully. It stays comfortable with side roads, jokes, and the occasional old-school memory. It always returns to the same question: what should the Cubs ask of this roster next?

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A Cubs check-in built around a five-and-one week, rotation concerns, and All-Star talk.

Episode 382 is a Cubs check-in built around a five-and-one week, the rotation fallout from Jamison Taon's injury, and a close look at Matt Boyd's workload and All-Star availability.

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A Cubs week that turns Boyd, Taillon, and the All-Star chatter into the real argument.

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