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The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #246: Cubs Panic Is Exceeding The Pleasure

By Jim Coffman and Steve Rhodes

Panic! At The Wrigleyville Disco. Plus: Yoan Machado; Enough About The White Sox, Let's Talk More About The Cubs; Don't Sleep On The Rays; Texas Technology; Good Riddance, Chicago Fire; and Blackhawks, Bulls, Blue Demons Still Playing.

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SHOW NOTES

* 246.

Not just the @whitesox home opener today, Mayor-elect @LightfootForChi to throw FIRST pitch Monday for @Cubs home opener too ⚾️#transition #ChiMayor19

— Mary Ann Ahern (@MaryAnnAhernNBC) April 5, 2019

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3:40: Panic! At The Wrigleyville Disco.

* Coffman: "It's never time to panic! Panicking is bad!"

* The Ringer's Panic Meter: Are The Cubs And Red Sox Really This Bad?

* Mop.

* Rosin bag.

* Straw man.

* Craig Kimbrel's 2018 wasn't his 2017, but he still had 42 saves (yes, a stat's out of favor but, like batting average, can still be a leading indicator.)

* Meet Your Iowa Cubs.

* Meet Your Tennessee Smokies.

* Rhodes: The Cubs are who they are right now. Who knows what they'll be next week, or in August? All we know is who they are right now. Period.

* David Bote's Grand Slam Finally Pays Off With Extension!

42:18: Yoan Machado.

46:44: Enough About The White Sox, Let's Talk More About The Cubs.

51:48: Don't Sleep On The Rays.

53:29: Texas Technology.

57:12: Good Riddance, Chicago Fire.

This leaked new Chicago City (aka the Fire) logo, tweeted out by @thesoccereagle. pic.twitter.com/nwZW2J1mQP

— MLS Buzz (@MLS_Buzz) April 4, 2019

The Chicago Fire is indeed in negotiations to buy out its lease with the Village of Bridgeview and move to the city, multiple sources confirm to @TheAthleticSCCR: https://t.co/aQhNgfFITJ pic.twitter.com/SF2q9AP7XQ

— Paul Tenorio (@PaulTenorio) April 5, 2019

@JoeJetMan10 @MarcoAB93 Sources: Chicago Fire mull name change, return to Soldier Field https://t.co/ICatUzjhAN
via @ESPN App https://t.co/qhc62aCuwr

— Jordan Blair (@Jordanzynski) April 5, 2019

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1:01:12: Blackhawks, Bulls, Blue Demons Still Playing.

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STOPPAGE: 2:47

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