Bleacher Bunch Network: A Chicago Cubs Podcast

The Son Ranto Show becomes a 3 hour Odyssey about a losing East Coast road trip and a weird helmet play. Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen to Lyle and Danny recap and reminisce and stay tuned for the first Son Ranto, previewing the 2013 Season! For Daily Cubs Pod delivered to your inbox http://www.patreon.com/sonranto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The injured cubs keep winning somehow as Lyle joins us live in Portland Maine! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jed Hoyer bet on organizational depth this offseason. This week I want to talk about that depth and what it has meant for the Cubs this year (both good and bad). I’ve talked a lot about roster construction and we’ve seen a lot of changes already, including a flurry of moves yesterday. The Cubs are playing a tough schedule, working through a number of significant injuries and have still been able to remain competitive. How might the Cubs continue to manage the rotation and bullpen and why was Garrett Cooper picked to go Tuesday? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara and Danny lament a split series with a bad team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With all the focus on stats and numbers and math, I decided to look at something a bit different on this Baseball Rabbithole. Poetry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs played pretty darn well out West surprising everyone. Even though they lost stupidly twice. Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara and Danny are feeling good about the Cubs .500 road trip so far. Well. Except that one game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs beat the Dodgers, lose heartbreakingly to the Padres and head to Seattle for some healthy eating! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Cubs 12 games in, I talk mostly about pitching this week. Starters have been mostly solid and the bullpen has been inconsistent – but there’s a common thread: Efficiency. Fans are getting restless and it’s likely too early for trading, so how much difference can even a little more efficiency make? Let’s discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baseball players are great athletes and this Baseball Rabbithole is all about guys who played more than just baseball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara and Danny dish on the Cubs winning home stand! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs have a successful first week of the 2024 season! Plus we spin the B Clock and Michael watches basketball and screams a lot. Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s episode is all about pitching. Pre-recorded, it includes my thoughts on Justin Steele’s injury the day after Opening Day and then I transition that into an interview I had with Matt Pirro, former Wake Forest ace and Washington Nationals farmhand. Matt and I talk about the changes in pitching development and the implementation of technology during his career, which started at Wake right before they started working to become the most tech-advanced program in the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara and Danny return to bring you their takes on the Cubs 2024 Campaign, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs start their 2024 campaign and Cotton and Rockett couldn't feel happier abut it! Plus a call in from Texas from the infamous Crawly! Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2024 season kicks off Thursday. What are you expecting from the Cubs this season? In this season preview episode I look at five big stories that will tell me a lot about what the Cubs season will look like. Most importantly, how many games will they win? Can the Cubs win division? Will they make the playoffs? Let’s find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where were the most All Star Games played? That's what I wanted to know and this Baseball Rabbithole was a surprise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Club 400's Stewart McVicar brings Sammy Sosa back and as joins the Son Ranto Show to tall the tale. Plus, Comedians Eric Wielo and Billy Devore join the show to let us know how the Brewers and Reds are looking in 2024. Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are less than a week away from Opening Day and the Cubs still have too many players! Who will make the cut? And Ohtani did a bad thing. Whoops... Early and ad free access when you support the Son Ranto Show by becoming a Super Ranter for only 1 dollar at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto FREE TRIALS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets here http://www.sonranto.com/tickets Buy your gear here http://www.sonranto.com/shopping Buy your Amazon here http://www.sonranto.com/stuff Buy your shirts here http://www.intheclutch.com/sonranto CODE "SONRANTO" for 10% Off! Buy more shirts here http://www.sonranto.com/swag Listen to Bleacher Bum Band! https://open.spotify.com/album/0gedLl... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices