Locked On Cubs

It’s Opening Day for the Cubs as they welcome in the Brewers at Wrigley Field to kick off the 2020 season on July 24th, we’ll preview tonight’s NL Central match-up in the 1st segment and then hit on a few Cubs news bullets in the 2nd segment like the Cubs signing Derek Dietrich and Marquee Network coming to an agreement with Comcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's episode Sean goes over the Cubs two scrimmage losses against the White Sox, along with an injury update on Jose Quintana and Anthony Rizzo. Plus, Willson Contreras has put in the work to improve his framing and Kyle Schwarber walks us through his state of mind during a normal workout day and the mental side of the game is going to be the toughest hurdle for players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s episode, Adbert Alzolay shed some light on the life of minor leaguers on the Cubs South Bend satellite squad. Plus, Epstein addresses Bryant’s concern of being traded in a pandemic and the Cubs financial situation as a whole amid the COVID pandemic. We’ll touch on both of those in the 1st segment, plus Javy Baez isn’t worried about contract talks, we’ll talk extension and Cubs intrasquad highlights from the past few days in the second segment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s episode, Coronavirus is still the talk of Cubs camp despite being the only club yet to have a player test positive. We’ll go over the recent vibe from Cubs camp in the 1st segment and in the 2nd we’ll talk about Craig Kimbrel’s intrasquad, a new pitch he’s working on, and the Cubs cut ties with Brandon Morrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cubs were able to finally start workouts at Wrigley Field this weekend, playing their first intrasquad matchup on the 4th of July. But after a weekend with more and more COVID cases popping up, players like Kris Bryant are voicing their concerns about the testing and the MLB's inability to nail this from the get-go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's episode we welcome on Matthew Aung who is a former writer and reporter who took some time away from baseball while dealing with some serious health risks. But now that he's getting better Matt is looking to get back into writing and covering baseball so we bring him on the podcast to talk some Cubs baseball in a shortened season! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cubs have released their incomplete roster of 50 players with another 10 expected to be added Monday afternoon, but the season is close to starting as players are expected to report to Wrigley Field by July 1st. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Folks, it looks like we have baseball in 2020 as MLB commissioner has implemented a 60-game season with full prorated salaries. Now we wait for the MLBPA to agree to the deal, with a response expected by Tuesday. We’ll go over the basics of the deal and when you can expect to see some Cubs baseball in the 1st segment. Plus, Cubs officially signed 1st round pick Ed Howard while former Cub Addison Russell is heading to the KBO, we’ll hit on a few Cubs news bullets to wrap up the show in the 2nd segment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ryan Davis joins the show as he and Sean go over the recent developments between the MLB owner's and the MLB Player's Association as both sides refuse to compromise. Ryan helps to explain further why the player's are upset and how the MLB owners should be able to afford paying players pro-rated salaries this season. We also touch on the ESPN 30 for 30 Long Gone Summer documentary and how important the 1998 Cubs were to Ryan as a kid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Four Locked On MLB hosts (Sean Sears, Brett Chancey, Gabrielle Starr, and Javier Reyes) discuss the 1998 season, the impact guys like Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa had on baseball, some of the parallels between 1994 season and the current day MLB, and of course, we talk plenty about dingers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael Ernst, a lead writer for Cubs Den focusing heavily on Cubs prospects, came on the show to give his thoughts on the Cubs five draft picks from this week, if he likes the direction the farm system is heading, and he shares his thoughts on the current labor negotiations going between the MLB and MLBPA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In an eye-opening discussion, Ross Jackson (Locked On Saints) Aaron Freeman (Locked on Falcons) Tony Wiggins (Locked On Jaguars) John Hickman (Locked On Texans) Chris Carter (Locked On Steelers) Keith Pompey (Locked On 76ers) Coty Davis (Locked On Texans) and Your Boy Q (Locked On Raiders) come together for a special Locked On Podcast Network Black Lives Matter Roundtable. These eight Locked On hosts share their first-hand experiences as black men in America. When was the first time they clocked racism in their lives? What are the pet peeves they experience as a black man? In the wake of George Floyd's killing, does this movement feel different than those of the past? What needs to happen for this moment in time to have a lasting impact on society and to result in real gains for social justice? And, will these experiences change the next generation?   We take a momentary pause in our daily sports talk for this revealing and important special podcast episode.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho

Jared comes on the show to talk about the labor battle ensuing between the MLB Owner's and the Player's Union as both sides refuse to meet the other's demands. Later, we dive into this 2020 Cubs team as Jared shares his thoughts on David Ross the manager, whether Yu Darvish can continue to dominate, and if Ian Happ can take the next steps in his development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Player’s Union has rejected the MLB Owner’s recent proposal of a 76-game schedule in which the players would receive 75 percent of their prorated salaries for the regular season if the playoffs are completed and 50 percent if the postseason is canceled. And then baseball twitter started to math each to death, we’ll go over the similarities between the MLB’s three proposals in the 1st segment. And then in the second segment we have a clip from the LO MLB draft preview on who the Cubs 16th pick could be in Wednesday’s MLB Draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Players and Owners are still bickering as the League has rejected the player’s 114 game proposal, Tom Ricketts tells ESPN that losses across the league are biblical, and the city of Chicago and our nation are hurting from this past week’s reaction to the death of George Floyd and the resulting protests. It’s been a rough week, but a necessary one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We were lucky enough to talk with Len Kasper, the Cubs TV broadcaster, as we chat with Len about what the 2020 season may look like for him in the broadcast booth, how the current labor discussions could a preview to the 2021 CBA negotiations, and how a shortened season could actually benefit the Cubs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The MLB has presented a financial proposal for the 2020 season, and not surprisingly, the players already hate it. We’ll go over how the MLB’s new proposal in the 1st segment and then talk about the Athletic’s article on David Ross and his leadership being essential to the Cubs this season.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are joined by Nick Shepkowski, he’s the executive producer of the McNeil and Parkins show on 670 The Score, Host Notre Dame pregame @radiodotcom. Managing editor for Fighting Irish Wire part of the USA Today CFB Wire Network and of course, a die-hard Cubs fan. We talk about becoming a Dad, what his biggest issue with the MLB 2020 season proposal is, and where he was when Michael Barrett sucker-punched AJ Pierzynski in the face. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The MLB and Players Union have yet to come to an agreement, but there is plenty to discuss as the MLB has proposed a 67-page document on the medical and safety procedures protocols. We bring on Ryan Davis to help breakdown how difficult of a task bringing baseball back is becoming.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony Andracki of Marquee Sports joins the podcast to talk about what a potential 2020 season could look like, what impact this season may have for extension talks for Javier Baez, and he talks about a few of the upcoming Marquee Network mystery games of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices