The PCA Episode

The postseason is here Cubs fans. The Cubs head out west to face the San Diego Padres in a best-of-3 at Petco Park in the National League Wild Card round. Cole Wright stops by to chat with Alex on the upcoming matchup and who needs to step up in order to advance to the Division Series versus the Milwaukee Brewers

Cubs fans! This episode is for you! Alex and Lance recap Pete Crow-Armstrong's historic 2026 campaign. This season we've witnessed arguably the greatest season by a Cub ever and the cherry on top would be an MVP award. Tune in to the latest episode of Cubs Now to hear how awesome PCA has been this year.

ESPN MLB Insider, Kiley McDaniel, joins Lance on the latest episode of Cubs Now. Hear who McDaniel's thinks is a rising star in the Cubs farm system, overall thoughts on college pitching as it pertains to 1st round pick Cade Townsend, and what it takes for a team to win the World Series.

This Cubs season has been lopsided to say the least. Their offense and defense are great but their pitching leaves some concerns. Coincidentally, the 1927 "Murderers Row" Yankees and 1975 "Big Red Machine" Reds were in the same position, so rejoice Cubs fans! On this episode of Cubs Now, Alex and Lance make their case that the Cubs can in fact make the World Series.Also, Wednesday night, Pete-Crow Armstrong became the franchise leader for home runs by a left-handed hitter in a single season passing Billy Williams. Outside of PCA, who else can be an x-factor on offense for the Cubs. Tune in on the latest episode of Cubs Now

On the latest episode of Cubs Now, Alex and Lance predict who will win each regular season award and which teams will play in the League Championship Series and the World Series.

After blowing two late leads on Monday and Tuesday against the Brewers, it's time to address what is going on with the Cubs bullpen. We know that blown leads can happen, but it's starting to become an area of concern. On this episode of Cubs Now, Lance thinks that velocity is down all throughout the 'pen, Palencia hasn't been the Palencia that we saw in the World Baseball Classic, and is it worth adding Justin Steele or Edward Cabrera into the mix without knowing what could happen? Also, what's the plan with Javier Assad? A lot of questions with very few answers on the latest episode of Cubs Now.

The 1984 NL Cy Young Winner, Rick Sutcliffe, stops by on the latest episode of Cubs Now. Hear his thoughts on the current Cubs team, how he made the transition to a broadcaster and a couple stories about his dear friend, Ryne Sandberg.

On the latest episode of Cubs Now, Alex and Lance take topics that they've seen online, during games, and other various conversations about the Cubs and putting them on a 1 through 10 scale. Is there a level of concern with Daniel Palencia coming back? Will PCA break Sammy Sosa's 9.9 fWAR season in 2001 or will Clay Holmes be the Cubs game 1 starter come playoff time. Alex and Lance have you covered.PCA and Alex Bregman had an historic August that hasn't been done by teammates since the '60s. BJ Murray collected his first career hit in his MLB debut, and Josiah Hartshorn is breaking South Bend Cubs records left and right. Hear it all on an all new episode of Cubs Now.

This past weekend the Cubs honored the 150th anniversary team that embodied and shaped all things Cubs since 1876. Included in all that lore was PCA hitting not 1, not 2, but 3 homers against the Reds and becoming the youngest Cubs player to do that in team history. Alex and Lance discuss that historic day on the latest episode of Cubs Now. Additionally, Cubs begin a stretch against the Brewers where they play 7 games in 10 days. Lance breaks down how the Cubs can get the job done.The Marquee Fantasy Football league had it's annual draft and Alex thinks he won it, but Lance disagrees (shocker!). Let us know in the comments below your thoughts and we'll keep you updated throughout the season.

On today’s episode, Lance Brozdowski and Alex Cohen discuss a historic week by Pete Crow-Armstrong and Randy Arozarena, plus a new Statcast defensive metric rates all 3 Cubs outfielders in the top half of its leaderboard. Lance and Alex breakdown its importance and why the Cubs overall defense and can make up for pitching struggles. Later in the show, the duo dive into the NL Wild Card race and what the projections say about the last month of the season.