The Cubs Surge-Jessica Kleinschmidt of NBC Sports California joins the boys.

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1st inning-Doubleheader Sweep of LA 2nd inning-Are you in favor of 7 inning DH? 3rd inning-Bench providing a spark 4th inning-Best person to lead-off? 5th inning-Injury Bug Bites 6th inning-Should Cubs trade Bryant to White Sox in May? 7th inning-Jessica Kleinschmidt Int 8th inning-Strop leaves Cubs as FA 9th inning-In need of a ticket? Find and follow us online on Twitter: @ryandlieber @thechadgordon, @bearsbarroom @cubsconfines Join us on Facebook: Chicago Cubs Friendly Confines Facebook page Check out our website http://www.theconfines.com to join our newsletter. — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theconfines/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theconfines/support

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Full length interview with Pulitzer Prize winner Ira Berkow of The NY Times.

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Our full length special edition interview with best selling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Ira Berkow of the New York Times. Find and follow us online on Twitter: @ryandlieber @thechadgordon, @bearsbarroom @cubsconfines Join us on Facebook: Chicago Cubs Friendly Confines Facebook page Check out our website http://www.theconfines.com to join our newsletter. — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theconfines/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theconfines/support

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Cubs Continue to Tease-David Kaplan from ESPN 1000 Chicago joins the boys.

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1st inning-From the high to the low 2nd inning-Bryant in MVP form 3rd inning-Baez benched 4th inning-Return of Nico 5th inning-Time to replace Davies with Mills? 6th inning-Who would you keep between Javy, Bryant and Rizzo? 7th inning-David Kaplan Int 8th inning-Rizzo moves up Cubs HR list 9th inning-Mongo McMichael ALS-Angel Hernandez Find and follow us online on Twitter: @ryandlieber @thechadgordon, @bearsbarroom @cubsconfines Join us on Facebook: Chicago Cubs Friendly Confines Facebook page Check out our website http://www.theconfines.com to join our newsletter. — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theconfines/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theconfines/support

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Full length interview with Cubs broadcaster Boog Sciambi of the Marquee Sports Network.

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Our special edition of the Friendly Confines with Cubs announcer Boog Sciambi of the Marquee Sports Network. Find and follow us online on Twitter: @ryandlieber @thechadgordon, @bearsbarroom @cubsconfines @boogsciambi Join us on Facebook: Chicago Cubs Friendly Confines Facebook page Check out our website http://www.theconfines.com to join our newsletter. — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theconfines/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theconfines/support

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Rough Start Turnaround. The boys welcome Pulitzer Prize winning sports reporter Ira Berkow.

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1st inning-Is this who the Cubs are?

2nd inning-Hendricks hurting

3rd inning-Contreras keeping afloat

4th inning-Javy turned down $180M

5th inning-How much should Ross be blamed?

6th inning-What would you do? Golden Cubs Fun Fact

7th inning-Ira Berkow Int

8th Which Ex-Cub would you bring back if you could?

9th inning-Are you happy with the way the game is right now?

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Is it Time for Cubs Fans to Panic?-Part 2 W/ Boog Sciambi

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1st inning-Should we be concerned? 

2nd inning-No O in offense 

3rd inning-Kimbrel the Closer 

4th inning-Arrieta shows his stuff 

5th inning-Who has been the biggest disappointment so far? 

6th inning-Team gets first positive test, still not 85% 

7th inning-Boog Sciambi Int Part 2 

8th inning-Chafin uses Twitter to get a car 

9th inning-Fergie gets a statue.

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Full interview with comedy legend Tom Dreesen: a Chicago Original

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Celebrity Cubs fan and comedy legend Tom Dreesen joins the Friendly Confines to talk about his career, his new book and his love for the Cubs. Find and follow us online on Twitter: @ryandlieber @thechadgordon, @bearsbarroom @cubsconfines @tomdreesencomic Join us on Facebook: Chicago Cubs Friendly Confines Facebook page Check out our website http://www.theconfines.com to join our newslette — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theconfines/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theconfines/support

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Opening Day is here-Cubs announcer Boog Sciambi joins the boys!

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1st inning-Baseball is back! 2nd inning-First hand account of Opening Day 3rd inning-Rizzo doesn’t sign deal 4th inning-Mills in the pen, Adzolay the 5th starter 5th-Covid cancels first series 6th inning-All-Star game leaves Georgia 7th inning-Boog Interview part 1 8th inning-Should players jump the vaccine line? 9th inning- Favorite Opening day memories Find and follow us online on Twitter: @ryandlieber @thechadgordon, @bearsbarroom @cubsconfines @tomdreesencomic Join us on Facebook: Chicago Cubs Friendly Confines Facebook page Check out our website http://www.theconfines.com to join our newsletter. — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theconfines/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theconfines/support

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Gearing up for the 2021 season-Part 2 of our interview with comedian Tom Dreesen.

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1st inning-Hoerner optioned to AAA

2nd inning-Hendricks, Arrieta and Davies to start year

3rd inning-Permission of capacity increases to 25%

4th inning-Should Players go all out in Spring Training?

5th inning-Cubs meth bust

6th inning-Sandberg joins Marquee Network

7th inning-Tom Dreesen Int Part 2

8th inning-Cubs public Address Announcer position open

9th inning-Prediction on season

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