Episodes
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Dreamcast #137: The Worst Timeline
Now that the Brewers have won the World Series and free agency is underway, the Dreamcast returns to talk about the myriad Cubs moves yet to come, with a spirited discussion on how to address the big pitching needs, to Skubal or not to Skubal, qualifying offers, and the impact of the impending...
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Dreamcast #136: Fart Noises
With the World Series matchup nearly set, the Dreamcast returns to quasi-preview how the American League champion might fare against the annoyingly good Brewers, the effect these low-payroll teams might have on the upcoming collective bargaining negotiations, the Brewers' forever ticket, and…
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Dreamcast #135: Wallflowers
As the Cubs can't play in the postseason anymore, the Dreamcast discusses things to do for a return to the postseason and a deeper run (pending lockout), who might be in and who's out with expected team turnover, using one's platform, some proposed postseason adjustments, and more. You can find…
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Dreamcast #134: Que Sera Sera
With the regular season done and the Cubs locked into a showdown with the Padres, the Dreamcast returns to praise the warrior mentality and mutant healing factor of Alex Bregman, the obligatory fluffing of a probable PCA MVP season, how the Cubs might still have a chance against a hot Padres…
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Dreamcast #133: Hold Serve
With just six games to go, the Dreamcast looks at the tightening NL Wild Card race, discuss the freak Alex Bregman injury, marvel at the magical PCA season, and look ahead to the final week of the regular season and a hopeful postseason series at Wrigley if the Cubs can finish strong. You can…
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Dreamcast #132: What Could Have Been
The Cubs find themselves on the outside looking in for the NL Central race, but in pretty good shape for postseason play. The Dreamcast returns to discuss the slim but mathematically alive chance of the Cubs taking down the Brewers, the continued excellence and competitive spirit of Pete...
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Dreamcast #131: Pitch Meeting
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…
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Dreamcast #130: Evolution
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. You can find our blogs...
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Dreamcast #129: Cubs M*A*S*H-Up
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...
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Dreamcast #128: Mystery Creates Wonder
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…
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Dreamcast #127: Survival
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...
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Dreamcast #126: Doomsday
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…
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Dreamcast #125: A Happy Medium
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. You can find our blogs now with our friends at Obstructed View. Please rate and review us on…
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Dreamcast #124: Cubs Baseball Classic
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...
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Dreamcast #123: Whatever [THIS] Is
With the Cubs chugging away in spring training, the Dreamcast returns to discuss the upcoming World Baseball Classic and some players leaving camp to participate, the remaining roster competitions, what to do with certain guys such as Ben Brown, the deficits of the Marquee Sports Network, and...
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Dreamcast #122: Interstate Love Song
The Super Bowl is over and the Dreamcast returns to talk about the Cubs while sort of on the road! Topics this time include the strong roster construction, Alex Bregman's impact on the team already, potential extensions for key Cubs, the World Baseball Classic and spring training, as well as the...
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Dreamcast #121: New Year Positivity
The Dreamcast returns for the first time in 2026 to talk about the big trade and signing that just happened, our hopes for the roster which seems as complete as it should be come Opening Day, some annoying Nico Hoerner trade rumors, and a preview of the upcoming Cubs Convention which should be a...
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Dreamcast #120: Do Something!
With the holidays fast approaching and the Winter Meetings done with, the Dreamcast returns to talk about what has happened, the Cubs' continued need for pitching, a proposed blueprint for supplementing the team this offseason, why the MLB offseason is so boring, and more. You can find our blogs...
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Dreamcast #119: Holiday Spending
As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, we discuss the upcoming Hall of Fame voting, some deals that have already happened in the early offseason, the return of Shota Imanaga and how the Cubs may approach restocking their pitching for 2026, and our skepticism on how much money the Cubs are…
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Dreamcast #118: Ruining Baseball?
With the Dodgers having successfully ruined baseball (or did they?), the Dreamcast returns from a long hiatus of being bummed that the Cubs didn't make it all the way to talk about a very entertaining World Series, the unicorn that is Shohei Ohtani, Gold Glove defense, Cubs trades and free agency...
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Dreamcast #117: Looks Like We Made It
We find ourselves at the end of the regular season with the Cubs hosting a wild card series at Wrigley Field, so it's a good time to talk about how the Cubs match up with the Padres, roster decisions, our picks for best Cubs for 2025, and more. Plus some Savannah Bananas stuff, finally. You can...
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Dreamcast #116: Late Season Therapy
As the Cubs play into September, the Dreamcast returns to talk about the rough stretch, key injuries, getting the offense back on track, thoughts on days off versus just using the injured list already, and pay tribute to Cubs Hall of Famers old and new. You can find our blogs now with our friends...
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Dreamcast #115: Doing the Math
With the Cubs having started their West Coast road trip on a high note, we return to the Dreamcast to speak on the offensive struggles that are hopefully over, the pitching that has helped carry the team while the offense fixes itself, our picks for the postseason opponent and Cubs playoff…
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Dreamcast #114: Whelmed
The Dreamcast returns as the Cubs did make some key additions at the trade deadline, yet seem to still be missing one critical piece. We discuss the pitching situation going forward, what the trades that were made and not made may say about the team this year and beyond, the extremely annoying...
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Dreamcast #113: "Halftime"
Here we are at the 2025 All-Star break, and the Cubs continue to lead the division, albeit by a whisker. This time, we discuss All-Star activities and our thoughts on how MLB should consider improving the experience, the path forward for Matt Shaw and the Cubs' bench situation, trade wish lists,...
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Dreamcast #112: Spicy Meatballs
The Dreamcast recruits some new blood to talk about the latest stretch of games before the final run to the All-Star Break. We discuss the consistency of the Cubs to maintain a slim division lead, our thoughts on the Kyle Tucker trade that resulted in a couple ex-Cubs tormenting their former…
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Dreamcast #111: Dad Strength
As we recorded on Father's Day and hope you had a great one too, the Dreamcast returns to talk about a lengthy but serviceable gauntlet of games to start June, some thoughts on Craig Counsell and in-game strategy, pitching performances and one Ben Brown, a spirited discussion about umpires…
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Dreamcast #110: Let's Get Some Runs
As the Cubs settle into another off-day after a successful home stand but before a tough road trip, the Dreamcast returns to talk about the run that was, weathering some significant injuries, the RBI machines in this offense, the surprisingly good bullpen, and some thoughts on how this team gets...
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Dreamcast #109: How Sweep It Is
The Cubs are into the stretch against "bad" teams and continuing to hold the division lead, as we talk about the admirable yet flawed performance of our favorite squadron. We also talk about the debuts of Cade Horton and Moises Ballesteros, the impending return of Matt Shaw, being a good…
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Dreamcast #108: Keep the Line Moving
Although the Cubs couldn't complete sweeps lately, they have been steadily winning series and keeping competitive against some tough teams. We talk about the good things happening for the Cubs offense, PCA's maturation into a potential superstar, how the Cubs may navigate Shota Imanaga's injury…
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Dreamcast #107: Easter Eggs
After one of the drunkest series in Wrigley Field history and 24 games worth of Cubs offensive prowess (laudatory), we discuss the Matt Shaw demotion, the Cubs finding ways to win in the toughest stretch any MLB club has had to face so far, extending Kyle Tucker, and the marketability of Pete...
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Dreamcast #106: Damn the Torpedoes!
With the Cubs having just completed their first home series at Wrigley, we talk about the 12 games up to now, our feelings on the team's current record and performance, some thoughts on the new torpedo bats, and some Final Four predictions too. You can find our blogs now with our friends at...
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Dreamcast #105: Just Start It Up Already
With the Cubs having already played some games that count and trying to ramp back up again for stateside Opening Day, we discuss our thoughts on the Tokyo Series, roster moves yet to come, our hopes for when the games start mattering again, and sprinkle in some talk about the NCAA basketball...
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Dreamcast #104: The Tokyo Series
With the Cubs in Japan, the Obstructed View crew get together to preview the two games that matter, and talk about Cactus League highlights, the prospects that shined, potentially extending Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cubs broadcasts, and more. Plus some stuff about the NCAA basketball tournament that's...
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Dreamcast #103: Talking About Practice
As the Cubs remain undefeated (for now) in their (spring training) season of destiny (maybe), the Obstructed View crew get together to talk about the team's financial might, bringing Chicago back to the forefront as a premier destination for great players, the spring competition for bench spots…
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Dreamcast 102: Ripe For Parody
Let's set a disclaimer by stating that there's nothing inherently wrong with the Dodgers building a super team because it's kind of what we'd like the Cubs to do, but it's fun to complain about it anyway, so a parody was written and then recorded here, so please enjoy! You can find our blogs now...
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Dreamcast #101: Imagine a World...
To distract ourselves from the apocalypse and existential dread, the Dreamcast returns to speak on the Cubs as currently constructed, what else can be done heading into spring training, some shaking of the fists at those Dodgers, and some random stuff about movies and football. You can find our...
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Dreamcast #100: An Unconventional Podcast
As we approach the 2025 Cubs Convention, we get together to discuss the Kyle Tucker arbitration scenario, what the Cubs might do with all that Cody Bellinger money they're sitting on, the Roki Sasaki impact on baseball at large, and of course, the return of a franchise legend to the Cubs family....
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Dreamcast #99: Ghost of Cubs Christmas to Come
With the holidays coming up, we take one last look at 2024 with an eye on 2025 (unless something happens and then we might emergency pod). Topics include the ridiculous Juan Soto contract, the Kyle Tucker trade and its ramifications, continued buzz around guys like Cody Bellinger and Nico…
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Dreamcast #98: Turkey Day Musings
As Thanksgiving approaches, we talk about the MLB awards, the Juan Soto sweepstakes and why the Cubs aren't involved, some intriguing trade speculations that involve certain Cubs, and what Jed Hoyer has to do to add to this team and (maybe?) save his job. You can find our blogs now with our…
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Dreamcast #97: Buy In
We did a thing at Obstructed View in setting up a team-building exercise via free agency, so this time on the Dreamcast we discuss some ideal additions should the Ricketts Family find some extra cash to play with, the challenge of finding an ideal trade partner, and how to approach Jed Hoyer's…
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Dreamcast #96: The Dream Matchup
As we recorded this, the Dodgers were cementing their NL pennant-clinching victory to go up against the Yankees for the umpteenth time in the World Series. We discuss the league championship series, weird slumps by elite relievers, who's going to pay Juan Soto a billion dollars, getting baseball…
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Dreamcast #95: Embracing Chaos
With the MLB postseason underway, we talk about the postseason structure and results through the wild card round, suggest some quick fixes to the playoff format even if we think it's fine, and consider how the Cubs can find their way back to the postseason in 2025. Plus some quick words on the…
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Dreamcast #94: Mission - Improbable!
As the Cubs' playoff odds continue to drop, we get together to discuss the slim chances, the bright future (whether the miraculous end-of-season run or 2025), some random MLB tidbits, and potential pitching rule changes. You can find our blogs now with our friends at Obstructed View. Please rate...
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Dreamcast #93: The Future's So Bright, We've Got to Discuss Trades
With the trade deadline looming, the Cubs did some trades and we discuss the ramifications of "not totally selling," smart buying, give tribute to the potential and awesomeness that is Christopher Morel, and discuss softball etiquette. You can find our blogs now with our friends at Obstructed…
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Dreamcast #92: Clawing Back?
The Cubs are on a relative hot streak entering the All-Star Break, so we talk about whether this represents something real they can build on, our thoughts on the trade deadline and what they should do, and the lone Cubs All-Star representative. You can find our blogs now with our friends at...
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Dreamcast #91: Incomplete Game
The Cubs may or may not be coming out of their huge slump, but the outlook isn't all bad. We discuss Craig Counsell magic (or lack thereof), the usual stuff about the offense and the bullpen, and some cause for hope in the near future before the trade season ramps up. Plus Rice is moving and we…
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Dreamcast #90: This is Fine
With the Cubs in a prolonged slump and answers seemingly eluding the powers that be, the Dreamcast ponders what is going wrong and what the players, coaches, and front office might do to fix things. Topics include the process, luck, and trying to tie it all together to make a run before the trade...
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Dreamcast #89: Therapy Session
As the Cubs continue to scuffle while awaiting returns from injury and hopefully better performances, the Dreamcast crew get together to discuss the great starting pitching, what to do about the not-so-mighty M-guys, the coming of new prospects, and what's coming ahead after this off day. You can...
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Dreamcast #88: Counting Our Blessings
With the Cubs continuing to weather early season underperformance and poor injury luck, we still have to count our blessings for the team's strong start! We talk about the rotation strength and depth, the issues with the bullpen and Craig Counsell's limited options, the Cubs' place in the...