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FromOnto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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39 minutes

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May 13, 2020

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First impressions of Major League Baseball’s return-to-play proposal and the enormous obstacles facing the owners and the players’ union.
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Released:

May 13, 2020

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Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Patrick Mooney, Brett Taylor and Sahadev Sharma talk all things Chicago Cubs twice a week on Onto Waveland.

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First impressions from Arizona: David Ross is back running the show, Tyler Chatwood is the X-factor for a wide-open pitching staff and the Cubs are finally focused on the 2020 campaign after a long winter. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
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The Joe Maddon Show: A legendary manager returns to Mesa and continues to cast a long shadow over Cubs camp, so let’s play the blame game. Plus a trip inside the top-secret Pitch Lab where the Cubs are trying to reprogram their pitchers. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
33 min listen
Festival of Despair: Is Anthony Rizzo’s injury another sign that this simply isn’t the Cubs’ year? Or have these issues around the team been building to the point where it can no longer be written off? Subscribe now to hear new episodes of The Lead each weekday morning: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lead/id1478448344 by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
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Nico Time: The desperate Cubs are promoting a top prospect to San Diego and heading in the direction of Boston with huge decisions looming. Making sense of the Nico Hoerner move and the Dave Dombrowski firing. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
28 min listen
An Interview with the GOAT: Ken Rosenthal joins the podcast and tells us how the Cubs future plans may be altered by COVID-19, how a cancelled season could severely impact front offices and much more. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
23 min listen
Preparing the Hot Stove: Onto Waveland returns after a brief hiatus as the guys discuss which changes behind the scenes that have already been made could be most impactful for the Cubs. Of course, what matters most is the team on the field and with free agency not expected to be their route of choice, who gets traded and what needs those potential trades would have to fill will be a topic to follow for much of the winter. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
38 min listen
COVID-19 Testing Issues Mar First Week of Cubs Training Camp: There have been some highlights from the first week of Cubs training camp—Yu Darvish now throws a dozen different pitches, for example—but COVID-19 testing issues have been all to prevalent. The Cubs certainly aren't alone in this across the league, but the problems have drawn the ire of many, including Kris Bryant and David Ross. Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney get into the team's frustrations on this episode of Onto Waveland. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
24 min listen
Our New Normal: A word of thanks to subscribers, shout-outs to some talented radio folks, doomsday scenarios and general nonsense as we adjust to life without Cubs baseball. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
28 min listen
Baseball is Back! Kinda!: Patrick and Sahadev are out in Arizona picking up the vibe at a slightly different Cubs camp as pitchers and catchers report, and players kick off their spring. A new manager, old trade rumors, and the story lines to watch. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
23 min listen
Lessons Learned in Spring Training: Looking back on some first impressions from Arizona and what it will mean for the front office, manager David Ross and Cubs players moving forward. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
29 min listen
Onto Waveland - Beyond The Paywall: Patrick Mooney, Brett Taylor and Sahadev Sharma talk Cubs twice a week filling you in on everything you need to know about the team and what's going on at Wrigley. Every Monday, you can listen to Onto Waveland for free on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts, while you can catch Thursday's episode exclusively on The Athletic. You can start your 40% off subscription today by joining through theathletic.com/waveland by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
2 min listen
Grandpa Rossy Time: The Cubs are hiring — who else? — David Ross to be their next manager. What it means in the clubhouse, the front office and the interview room at Wrigley Field. Plus World Series thoughts on the classless way the Houston Astros run their operation. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
36 min listen
The 2010s: Cubs All-Decade Team: Brett, Patrick and Sahadev sit down for a very special podcast as the guys talk about who they put on their Chicago Cubs All-Decade Team. Do you agree with their picks? by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
63 min listen
What a Short Season Would Mean: Nobody wants to see baseball’s regular season reduced significantly, but with that possibility looming, what can MLB do with the extra time it has and a season that will necessarily be unusual? by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
28 min listen
Maddon Out: Brett, Patrick and Sahadev look back on the Joe Maddon era. They describe the scene in St. Louis for Maddon’s final game (2:20). Should this team have been better the last two years (10:10). Was this a firing (12:30)? Where will Maddon land and who’s next for Cubs (21:55)? by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
36 min listen
Baseball Shuts Down For Now: The guys talk about the dizzying week that saw baseball and other sports essentially shut down for an unknown period of time, and what the near-term is going to look like. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
24 min listen
The Moments That Defined The Cubs: From hiring Theo Epstein to signing Jon Lester, a look back at the deals, ideas and personalities that shaped the 2016 World Series champs and a golden age of baseball in Wrigleyville. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
36 min listen
Actual Baseball News: First impressions of the deal taking shape between Major League Baseball and the players’ union and what it could mean for the 2020 Cubs if there is a baseball season this year. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
28 min listen
Change is in the Air and KB is in the Leadoff Spot: Brett and Sahadev talk about Kris Bryant’s impressive arrival at Spring Training and new job atop the lineup. David Ross, Joe Maddon, preparation, and much more. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
32 min listen
What Will Wrigleyville Look Like after This?: Discussing the economic impact on a unique neighborhood without Cubs baseball, and the importance of supporting your small, local businesses. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
23 min listen
Poom Poom: The Cardinals knocked the Cubs out of the National Central race and into their winter of reckoning. How the 2019 team and maybe this entire era at Wrigley Field will be remembered. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
35 min listen
Is That All There Is?: With most of the offseason in the rearview, the guys get back together to discuss Cubs Convention, the many risks that lay ahead, and fans sitting angrily in the corner, pounding their fists in a futile effort to discern just whom to blame. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
36 min listen
Keith Law Stops By: Senior Baseball Writer Keith Law joins Brett and Sahadev to discuss the state of the Cubs’ multi-year process of rebuilding the farm system, the impact of baseball’s shutdown on the draft, and much more. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
29 min listen
Cubs in Cleveland after the Postponed Series in St. Louis: The Cubs return to the field Tuesday after four days off because of COVID-related postponements in St. Louis. The Indians, too, have had their issues, with pitchers Mike Clevinger and Zach Plesac in quarantine after breaking protocol and going out on the town in Chicago over the weekend. Brett Taylor, Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney discuss that on this episode of Onto Waveland. They also muse about the possibility of last weekend's Cardinals series not getting made up, and the possibility that 7-inning doubleheaders benefit the Cubs. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
31 min listen
The Coronavirus Has Started to Impact MLB: Brett and Patrick discuss MLB’s decision to limit media access in the wake of the spreading coronavirus, and how the concerns could seriously impact baseball and related industries. Also, thoughts on Craig Kimbrel’s first Spring Training with the Cubs. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
24 min listen
Let’s Get Weird: Digging into all the Arizona contingency plans, hoping for the Cubs and White Sox to be in the same Cactus League division and wondering what the baseball product might look like after a long shutdown. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
29 min listen
Welcome to The Offseason: Decoding what Theo Epstein really means when he talks about change and how the Cubs have too often looked back at the 2016 World Series. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
30 min listen
Survey Says: A look at how fans feel about possibly attending games without a COVID-19 vaccine, optimism for the Cubs over the next five years and just how much people would appreciate the 2020 World Series champions should a season be completed. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
31 min listen
2022 Vision by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
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The Eeriness of an Empty Wrigleyville: With what should’ve been the 2020 home opener behind us, a discussion of what would’ve been and what actually was in Wrigleyville. News that Toronto has banned all public events through June gives us a sobering reality of what baseball faces in its attempt to return this summer. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs
23 min listen

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