Chicago is the most exciting place in baseball 💥 Why the Cubs could win it all 🏆 | BBTN Pod

Jesse Rogers and Buster Olney discuss Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson’s oblique injury, how the Cubs are built on defense, the Brewers making a statement, what’s wrong with Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes, Kyle Tucker’s ugly season continuing, and how the Mark Walter situation potentially lead to Shohei Ohtani opting out of his contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Then, Eduardo Pérez talks about how the St. Louis Cardinals are headed in the right direction, how the labor situation plays into the Seattle Mariners’ decision on promoting Kade Anderson, and why the San Diego Padres are more dangerous than you think. Later, Buster answers your questions during Bleacher Tweets.

0:00 WELCOME
0:46 TOP OF THE FIRST
03:55 JESSE ROGERS JOINS THE SHOW
04:15 DANSBY SWANSON TO THE IL WITH OBLIQUE INJURY
06:11 CUBS IDENTITY BUILT AROUND DEFENSE
09:00 PIRATES RESTING ACE PAUL SKENES
11:16 BREWERS MAKE STATEMENT VS. DODGERS IN LA
14:58 DODGERS SLIDING: CAN THEY TURN IT ON IN OCTOBER?
16:26 SHOHEI OHTANI RAMPING UP THROWING BULLPEN SESSIONS
19:18 KYLE TUCKER GETS BOOED AT HOME
24:10 WILL MARK WALTER REMAIN AS PRINCIPAL DODGERS OWNER?
28:25 EDUARDO PÉREZ JOINS
29:37 EDUARDO HAS A SPECIAL TALENT
32:17 CARDINALS ARE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
37:38 HOW BIG OF A DEAL IS DANSBY SWANSON’S INJURY?
39:33 MARINERS WEIGHING THE DECISION TO PROMOTE KADE ANDERSON
43:55 THE PADRES ARE MORE DANGEROUS THAN YOU THINK
46:33 BLEACHER TWEETS

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