Clark and Addison: Born Into The Ivy

We review the Tigers series, talk about Seiya and Bregman striking out all the time, and preview the Pirates series! We also discuss what prospects might get traded...

We review the Twins series, preview the series with the Tigers and remind you to check out highlights from the Champions gate weekend.

We preview the Minnesota Twins series!Facebook @Clark and Addison: Born Into the IvyTwitter @dbutler79@bornintotheivy

We break down where the Cubs stand at the break, talk about the positives of the position players and the negatives, and what upgrades the starters and bullpen might need. We also give out our awards for the first half. Spoiler alert, Pete Crow-Armstrong is the MVP!!

We review the series in Cincinnati, talk about the current injuries on the Cubs and break down a little bit of the Cubs first draft picks this weekend. It's all-star break time!

We review the series with the Orioles, talk about the upcoming draft and how it could impact the Cubs and preview the Cincinnati Reds series as the Cubs conclude the first half!

review of the Cardinals, preview of the Orioles series and why Ian Happ's season numbers don't always matter...

We review the Padres sweep, talk about a historic run for Dansby Swanson, go over some possible trade targets and preview the 4th of July weekend series with the St Louis Cardinals!

We review the Brewers series win, preview the Padres coming to Wrigley, and talk about what teams the Cubs should be talking to right now about adding some pitching!

We review the Cubs sweep of the Mets, preview an ill-timed Brewers series and discuss Jed Hoyer's comments on Justin Steele, the trade of Daniel Peterson and bringing back Drew Pomeranz to the organization.

A little bit of a Blue Jays breakdown and we preview the New York Mets!

We review the series against Colorado, welcome and preview the Toronto Blue Jays and I make the case for why Matt Shaw deserves to start regularly.

We review the Giants series in San Francisco and preview the Cubs coming home to face the Rockies!

Rockies review and a Giants preview...again!

Giants review, preview of the Rockies series and why the offense has got to get a new approach...

We review the A's series, preview the Giants series and talk about PCA and his polarizing existence with Cubs fans and Shota's struggles.

Cardinals review, A's preview and I think it's time for Dansby to sit for a few games and get his head right.

We discuss the end of the losing streak, the salvaging of the series with 2 wins at the end and we preview the Cardinals series. The Cubs offense AND starting pitching have got to improve and help each other!

We discuss an embarrassing homestand, the lineup shakeup and the starting pitching. We also preview the Pittsburgh Pirates series for this upcoming week.

The Cubs get swept by the Brewers and don't look even a little bit competitive. What can they do to fix this?

We break down the series with the White Sox, preview the Brewers series and discuss whether the Cubs need to alter their hitting philosophy.

We review the series with the Braves and preview the Crosstown Classic series with the White Sox.

In this episode we review the series with the Rangers, preview the impending Braves series and discuss whether the Cubs should/could trade Jaxon Wiggins for impact starting pitching. Logan Webb? Freddy Peralta?

On this episode we breakdown the sweep of the Reds, preview the series with the Texas Rangers and debate if this years offense is better than the 2016 teams.

We review the Diamondbacks series, update where the bullpen is improving at and preview the Reds who always seem to battle the Cubs well.

We review the Padres series, talk about the Justin Steele and Daniel Palencia's injury, and have a quick discussion about who has been the bigger clutch hitter, Nico or PCA? We also do a breakdown of the Diamondbacks series preview.

The Cubs winning streak reached 10 games before the Dodgers took the last 2 in the series. Many good offensive performances over the week and we preview the San Diego Padres series!

The Cubs get their 2nd straight sweep and head to LA on a 9 game winning streak!

Cubs sweep the Mets, set their sights on the Phillies again and we talk about all the injuries to the bullpen. We also discuss why the and who in the bullpen is stepping up and name Nico Hoerner the player of the week!!

We review the Phillies series, talk about how we think Craig Counsel has done so far and discuss the multiple injuries to the pitching staff. We also preview what to expect with the Mets series this weekend!

We wrap up the Pirates series, talk about the bullpen injuries and and preview the series with Philadelphia!

Seiya will make his debut, the Cubs deal with a crushing blow with Cade Horton, the Rays review and a preview of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

We talk about the Guardians series recap, Cade Horton's injury, and we preview the series against the Tampa Bay Rays. We also talk about the offense and the bullpen.

We do an Angels series review, talk about Seiya Suzuki's rehab assignment, and preview the Cleveland Guardians series. Who will be the key players?

Nationals review, Nico and PCA extensions and Angels preview!

The top 25 pitching seasons since 2001! Who is number 1 on the list and what surprises did you think made the list?!

Today is opening day for your Chicago Cubs! We do a quick breakdown of how the new ABS challenge system works.

The Cubs sign PCA to an extension! Could Nico be next? Plus 5 Bold Predictions for the 2026 Season! We also discuss where the Cubs finish in the NL Central.

Our expectations for Ben Brown, Ethan Roberts, Kevin Alcantara, Dylan Carlson and Michael Conforto!! Plus we talk about Seiya Suzuki injury and what the Cubs should do in regards to him on the IL or not. Also, Daniel Palencia is the real deal!