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EPISODE · May 8, 2026 · 1H 28M

Can the Cubs Keep This Up? Spencer Jones Hype, Red-Hot Rays & Yankees Pressure in the AL East

from Baseball Bar-B-Cast · host Jordan Shusterman, Jake Mintz

The Chicago Cubs are absolutely on fire and the boys are asking the big question: is this historic run actually sustainable? Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman dive into the Cubs’ nine-game winning streak, their dominance at home and what’s fueling the best record in baseball. Plus, they discuss the red-hot Tampa Bay Rays and whether they can seriously challenge the New York Yankees in the AL East. Then it’s time to go around the league. The guys break down the Yankees calling up towering prospect Spencer Jones and debate whether the Bronx Bombers may have found another version of Aaron Judge. They also discuss the latest on Tarik Skubal after his successful elbow surgery before opening up the mailbag to answer your best questions from around the baseball world. To close out the show, Good, Bad & Uggla makes its glorious return. The boys chat about Jim Palmer, Kazuma Okamoto, the painfully struggling offense of the San Francisco Giants and plenty more chaos from another wild week around MLB. Timetamps: (1:00) – Chicago Cubs on a historic run: can they keep it up? (21:30) – Tampa Bay Rays are on fire: can they compete with the Yankees? (29:00) – Yankees call-up top prospect Spencer Jones (41:15) – Tarik Skubal surgery update (47:15) – Bar-B-Cast Mailbag (1:04:00) - The Good (1:10:00) - The Bad (1:18:30) - The Uggla Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Jake, Jordan & the show on X or Instagram:🌤️ @CespedesBBQ: https://bsky.app/profile/cespedesbbq.bsky.social🐦 @CespedesBBQ: https://x.com/CespedesBBQ📷 @CespedesBBQ: https://www.instagram.com/cespedesbbq⚾ @Jake_Mintz: https://x.com/Jake_Mintz🧢 @J_Shusterman: https://x.com/j_shusterman_

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This week on the Baseball Bar-B-Cast, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman break down the scorching-hot Chicago Cubs and whether their incredible winning streak is sustainable as they sit atop the NL Central with the best record in baseball. The guys also dive into the surging Tampa Bay Rays, discuss the New York Yankees calling up top prospect Spencer Jones, provide an update on Tarik Skubal after elbow surgery and answer your mailbag questions before wrapping things up with another edition of Good, Bad & Uggla.

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