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Ep 391 - Guest: Cody Delmendo, Rizzo Returns, Bullpen Shines, & More

September 16, 2025·1 hr 20 min·5 clips

Jeremy opens the show and brings Pat in from Wrigleyville. They set up a busy week of Cubs talk. Cody Del Mendo joins the conversation. He gets the usual once-a-year joke about the name of his podcast. The hosts move first to the Braves and the Rays. The discussion then widens to the roster and what the rest of September needs to look like. The show keeps looking at the standings through a playoff lens. It stays with the baseball details instead of rushing past them. Roster construction comes up more than once. So does the way the team has handled key figures from the 2016 era. The conversation turns to Anthony Rizzo and whether 44 should be retired and permanently recognized at Wrigley Field. The group argues that he has earned lasting honor there. They also talk through other possible honors for that championship core. A statue idea comes up and gets tested from a few angles. David Ross, Kris Bryant, Lester, and Addison Russell all come up in that discussion. The panel keeps circling back to Theo Epstein. He is framed as the architect who changed the standard for the organization. The episode closes with the familiar ask for likes, subscriptions, store support, and Patreon help. The tone stays conversational and a little sharp rather than polished. The result is a Cubs roundtable that feels like fans arguing through memory, present-day form, and what should be remembered.

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A Cubs conversation that turns a September stretch into roster questions, old memories, and the weight of 44.

Jeremy and Pat spend the first stretch on the week that was, then widen the frame to what a decent run, a rough patch, and a September push actually mean for this Cubs roster.

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For when you want Cubs talk that treats September like a test, not a slogan.

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