The Dreamcast, by World Series Dreaming

The trade deadline has come and gone, and we do the postmortem on a pretty exciting Cubs trade deadline, ponder the ramifications of the Tarik Skubal trade to the Dodgers in advance of a potential labor war, consider the many options Craig Counsell has now with renewed pitching depth, remark on the increased likelihood of PCA MVP, and discuss the possibility of the Cubs competing for the division anew.

 

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With the All-Star Break upon us, we wax poetic about the evolution of one Pete Crow-Armstrong, look back at the so-called "first half" of the Cubs season, and contemplate the MLB Draft and how MLB may have erred with some of its decisions surrounding the future of the game.

 

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With the Cubs pitching staff limping to the All-Star Break due to underperformance and injury, the Dreamcast looks ahead to the last games before the All-Star break, our surprise and delight that the team has remained afloat and in contention despite having to scrape the barrel for arms to get outs, and throw in some assorted thoughts about the All-Star voting and upcoming game, Pride Month, and a bit about the CBA proposals thus far.

 

 

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While hoping for the Cubs to walk off during our recording (spoiler: they did not), we hop on the Dreamcast again to discuss the preliminary offer exchanges in the ongoing CBA negotiations, the extremely inconsistent and slumping Cubs and how they might pull out of it, the wonder that is Ben Brown, and our hopes that the team will right the ship in June before they have to make a tough decision at the trade deadline.

 

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The Cubs have weathered some ups and downs since last we podded, so now we are back to consider the team's struggles navigating injuries (particularly to the pitching staff), problems with RISP, fan interactions, and stick around for a spirited discussion about the ABS system and the future of baseball strategy.

 

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After a rash of Cubs pitching injuries, the Dreamcast must apologize for the bad juju from last episode and focus more positive energies on a long and entertaining win streak, great performances from Nico Hoerner, the pitchers who aren't broken, and bats that are warming up, and the animal hijinks around Wrigley Field.

 

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After the first homestand of 2026, the Dreamcast returns to talk about the games that are in the books, the extensions to PCA and Nico, some thoughts on who to extend next, ABS and umpires, and more.

 

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As the World Series--I mean, the World Baseball Classic comes to a close on St. Patrick's Day, we talk about the excitement of the WBC as a whole, the disappointment that was Team USA and Mark DeRosa, the amazing run for Team Venezuela and Cubs closer Daniel Palencia, ABS strategy, Cubs Cactus League performance, and the cautious optimism for the injured Seiya Suzuki.

 

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