White Sox get critical win over Guardians, Pete Crow-Armstrong reaches another milestone in win (Hour 1)

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2:26Let's start the conversation with Don, who's on the West Side. Don, welcome to Ha and Payton. Good morning, guys. I want to say, man, that was all offensive brand football on both sides of the ball. He said it's played all offensively in the offensive, played a offensively. Brad, it is Oswego. Brad, welcome to Ha and Payton. Hey, guys, 59 points. Let's go. I mean, is this a dream or what? Vic, welcome to Ha and Payton. Hey, David, can you hear me? I can hear you, Vic. What a Vic. Good much, man. I'm calling to apologize to you, bro. A conversation about two years ago, and I said, Chicago media is the worst in the nation. I was a Justin Phil. I was just going to say, I'm going to say, I was just going to say, it's the worst in the nation. I was a Justin Phil, guys, and I was watching Taylor Blasch, and I said, yeah, if this wasn't going to look like this, I could get a bad Justin. He was hyping him up. Good job, bro. Good job. We got a real one and you a real one, too.

3:26Thanks, Vic. Hey, Vic. Good memory. Much love. Appreciate the phone call. How about that? Get up in the morning with The Ha and Payton Show. Mornings 5-32-10 on Chicago's sports radio. But we did get a Texas morning. Did you ever wonder how Justin feels would play Ben Johnson's offense? I saw that. Not for a minute. You haven't even done that. Not even once. Jared, no. Not even once. I think about it all the time. 103, the score. Ah! So hard to get up here. Good Tuesday morning, Chicago. Welcome to the home patent show. Chicago Sports Radio 103, the score. I am David Haul along with Jared Payne here until 10 o'clock, talking about all things Chicago sports. And what a day it is to be a Chicago sports fan. Good morning, Jared. Good morning, all. How you doing, man? Doing well. Big night. Man, huge night. Shots out though the dust and branded behind the glass. Appreciate you, boys. Good morning to you. And good morning, Chicago. Cubs, socks, bears, all fans of all three teams woke up

4:30this morning, hopeful. Feeling like they still have a shot. Feeling like they're in the mix. Feeling, if you're a bears fan, like you have super bowl aspirations. If you're a Cubs fan, you're clean to that idea that, all right, maybe PCA can carry your team and how far can that go? And if you're a socks fan, you feel a sense of relief, I would think, because last night, one of the biggest victories, if not the biggest victory of the season in a series that matters. You're playing relevant baseball in mid-September. They come away with a 73 victory. They got it done when they needed to get it done. Both teams finding ways to get it done. Both 73 victories for both ball clubs last night. And yeah, I think winning does that, though, David. Well, you wake up in the morning and all your teams are winning. You're coming off of a victory Monday for your bears as well. And both teams handle in business and baseball with things close, especially for the white socks. It was a big, probably bigger win for them last night. It was a challenge to keep track of everything last night. Not gonna lie.

5:30It was a challenge. When you have all these, when you're switching back and forth, you watch most of it. Because Monday night football also was very tempting to just focus on that because you had the return of Patrick Mahomes. He injured his left knee towards ACL on December 14th. That was nine months ago, right? Nine months ago. Yeah. 10 months ago. 10 months. But still, the recovery time to see him diving across the end zone. So I was locked in and Monday night football. But that way, I'm listening to the cup. Oh, wait, I gotta check out the socks. Oh, wait, there's so much to do. So I had football on the big screen. And I was flipping back and forth through apps on my phone, watching baseball. So it was good. It was hard not to, though. When I started to see Patrick Mahomes running and diving into the end zone. And I was kind of worried to see what was he gonna be like back on the field?

6:31Was he gonna take chances? Was he gonna actually maneuver out the pocket? And he was full gold. The boy is back. He is back. I'm surprised that he is back. I marvel at medical science. All these guys coming back as quickly as they have from torn Achilles, torn ACLs. It's no longer a season or a season in a half recovery. It is all right. How fast can I get back? How quick can I rehab? Am I going to be safe and is it gonna be sturdy? And Patrick Mahomes said, yes, yes and yes. But it's a different chief's team, though, when you watch that game last night. It's the Kenneth Walker show, though. Yeah, it is. They are running the football. And that boy is a mad man running like a monster on the football field. And now it changes the dynamics of how they kind of go through their offense. Takes a lot of pressure off of Patrick Mahomes show. They blow us. Broncos 31 to 10 at home. Great return for Mahomes. That was Kenneth Walker to the third.

7:3123 carries 176 yards. That was a different chief's offense than we're used to seeing. Heavily reliant on the run game. With Patrick Mahomes doing what he needed to do, that's gonna be the way they win this year. That's why they went out and got Kenneth Walker to the third. Maybe because of Andy Reed, if he doesn't ignore the running game, says he believes in the running game. But Patrick Mahomes at the stage of his career coming back from this injury, this is the right way to go in Kansas City. But they haven't had a running back like this before. That can carry the load, give the ball six or seven times in the series and kind of take that pressure off of him. And I think that's only going to open up more for that passing game because they do have guys on the outside that can make place. BonaX, not good. BonaX did not look good. Another 2024 draft class quarterback that I think started a little slow this year. I'm not quite sure what it was, but maybe Rust, but he did not look very polished.

8:32Just give him a little bit of time. You think so? I think yeah, I'm not saying he's going to be a world-beater, but I think he did start so last night, but man, Kansas City's defense look fast too. I don't, what was going on with the Broncos defense? I thought they would be more stingy towards the run. They were stingy at all? No. They weren't making tackles. Maybe they spent training camp just going through the motions and not taking runners to the ground or whatever the case is. A lot of offense in the NFL. It NFL tied a post merger record for the most week one points across the league. That tells me something's not getting done at training camp regardless of how physical the bears are. Outside of Chicago maybe? It doesn't seem like there's a lot of fundamental tackling going on because they're seeing a lot of mistackles. You're seeing a lot of offensive football. That's kind of doesn't make sense. That's not the Sean Payton way though. He's more of a guy that is old school, that practices hard, that has guys tackling during practice.

9:36That's a kind of concern for those Broncos fans. I would think so. That was a big game for them. I don't like these big division games coming in the first week of the season. The Vikings played the Packers and now the Broncos and the Chiefs. What did you want to wait ideally until at least week two before you get ahead to head, division or matchup like that that's going to factor into the overall race. Yeah, but I was waiting for Monday night last night. You're waiting all day for Monday night. Yeah. All right. So the Chiefs take care of business with the Broncos. 31 to 10. Kenneth Walker to the third, changing the way the Chiefs are going to win this year. But let's focus back in Chicago. Let's start with the baseball that I think was the most relevant. And that was the White Sox because they needed a victory last night in the worst way. They went into Cleveland. I don't think there was a ton of confidence in the socks, or maybe it had been damaged slightly. Chris Gets, a general manager, made the trip, met with reporters before the game. Tough weekend for the White Sox because of the lows two out of three.

10:40Mike Shirley, the director of scouting, resigns amid an internal investigation. It smells like a scandal. Smells like scandalous. I don't know what else is going on, but we'll find out. Perhaps at some point after the season. And they wanted to create this atmosphere. Did you see, Jared, in the Sun Times report on the game, Will Vennable put up pictures of the White Sox during the season, like little snapshots of them having fun on the pathway or the hallway from the dugout to the clubhouse to remind them just to relax. Now if I tell you, Jared, just relax. Just just relax. Relax, Jared. Don't relax. I'm not going to relax. I'm going to be moving around, maybe just visually to see. So you don't have to say something. Maybe Will Vennable was like, you know what? Let me put these pictures up. This is when we were having a great time.

11:41You can get back to this moment. Sometimes when a coach has to repeat himself or you're going through some struggles or you had a long weekend or you're trying to figure out how to get back the juices flowing. You have to be reminded a little bit. But pictures? No coaches ever done that for me. It worked. It worked because The Sox got it done. McGill Vargas comes through with a huge home run. You've got Kyle Teo who came through in the clutch. And you had them doing the types of things that they were doing when they were winning. And you had them getting pretty good pitching performances out of a couple of guys. Sean Newcomb was the opener. He went in inning. Sean Burke looked like Sean Burke that we're used to seeing or have seen most of the season. Five innings giving up four hits and striking out four. And then my favorite White Sox pitcher of September. He can Smith. How about that boy coming in throwing gas. Nasty nasty nasty three Ks for him last night. And then they had the bat that people are still talking about and will for some time.

12:45Tristan Peters. Tristan Peters was at the plate and Tristan Peters had quite a season. And this was Gavin Williams near the end of his rope. And Tristan Peters falls behind one and two. And then an 18 pitch at bat. Coaches a walk. Which I think. You sell them see a walk change the complexion of a game. But you often don't see 18 pitch walks as well. This is Tristan Peters after the game talking about that at bat. Yeah, I mean, he was throwing really well today. His stuff looked good. And he was just nibbling the corners. So I mean, I was just trying to see this deep as possible. Especially when I got two strikes and just battling. Maybe try to put something in play. At what point did it become less about getting a hit and just winning the battle? Pretty early in the up bad. I mean, I was just probably when I got the two strikes. I was just trying to win it. But yeah, and then I got close to 100. All right.

13:46So you got close to 110 pitches. And I was like, maybe I'll try to get in the 100. Were you aware of it watching you? No, I didn't quite see it. I saw it on video after. But I love that. I mean, whatever gets as far as that. What point are you thinking this is becoming more seriously? Oh, man. I don't know what pitches on it. I felt like I was up there for like an hour. But I was just exhausted. But yeah, honestly, probably after like eight pitches. I'm like, OK, it's getting pretty long. So that was in the top of the sixth inning. So yeah, it's rare that you really see an at bat like that just change the dynamics. So the longest played appearance in M.O.B. this season tied for the third longest since 2000. That's crazy. That is crazy. And then the sixth inning just broke open. And that's what you're hoping for. So it was all when you kind of added all together, just a solid night for the white socks to be

14:49able to get the job done. Socks win seven to three over the Guardians. And tonight, Davis Martin goes on the mound to try to extend that game in half lead and make them feel a little more comfortable. If they win this series, it's huge for them, given the stakes, given how poorly they were playing coming into Cleveland. So we'll keep an eye on that. But yeah, Tristan Peters was the bigot back there. Meanwhile, at Wrigley Field, big night for the Cubs, they also win seven to three. Pete Koramstrong, Homer, Pete Koramstrong, Stolenbase, solidified his position as the leading MVP candidate. Must watch TV every single time. And to see him in that space. And when he's at his best, you were saying, can he put this team on the back? They've been on his back. How much, how much longer though, David, do you think he, can he keep this up? Yeah. Another month. Another month or so.

15:49Man. I'll take, I'll take a month and a half. Yeah, you're going to go into the postseason. And this is what every piece do though. Every piece carry teams. You want him to be able to do that. You want everyone else to do their share too. Last night, Pete Koramstrong certainly came through offensively, but David Peterson was as big of a story or a contributor. He came through again. This is a very, this is a brave team. That's one of the best in the national league. And David Peterson only allowed one run on three hits and six plus innings. So three measly singles. He struck out seven. He walked three. That was clutch. If we're redoing the power rankings, David Peterson just stepped right into the top five. When do we get an update? Top five. Okay, top five. I was on my side. Yeah. Are we going three? Top three? No. Where is he at though? I mean, does Gawzman have a chance to get back into the top two tonight? Well, he's not top two. I don't know about top two. Does he have a chance if he does something against the first place? Braves though to get back into the top two.

16:49Possibly. Are you ready, David? You want to do it? You want to do power rankings? You ready? Okay. Yeah, we could go. Yeah, we could go. Here we go again. All right. It's time for Haar and Payton's power rankings. What is it called power standing? Well, whatever it's called, it's time for. With Haar and Payton on 104-3, the score. I still think that when you look at number one, that means you want to have... Who is going to start for you at a playoff game, right? Game one of the playoffs? Yes. I still think I'm handing the ball to Clay Holmes. I still think I'm handing the ball to the guy who I trust the most. Yes, he did. Maybe not. He wasn't a sharp last time out, but I think Clay Holmes is going number one right now. Number two, I'm elevating. He's regained some confidence. Matthew Boyd. Matthew Boyd, I think, is the guy that I'm looking at as number two. Number three, is it crazy to add?

17:50Is it crazy to put Havya side in that spot in terms of level of trust? I think maybe it's the guy. I don't know that I would start him in game three. Let me say no to Havya side. I'll put David Peterson there. I'm put David Peterson there, RECency bias. Who am I forgetting now? Oh, I'll put Kevin Gossman for. Gossman is four because... Ah, Gossman down to four. Yeah, he's dropping down to four and then I... Who's five? Who's five? I'm putting Havya side five. Definitely putting Havya side five, because I think he's a guy that has multiple uses and he seems to get everybody out, whatever you ask for. Jared, what's yours? Do you have five? Ah, I don't know. I don't know if I would put... I'm still kind of shaky. Maybe Clay Holmes would be number two for me. I might actually put... All right, let's do this. I'm looking right now. All right, here we go. We'll do...

18:50I'll stay with you, David. Holmes at one. I'm gonna go... Peterson at two. Gossman three... and I'll go... Man. You are sharing a cell with Dustin being the prisoner of the moment. Havya or a side? All right. Havya side's getting a lot of love. I wish I could give Colin race some more love. What about Shota? Come on. Are you going to show it to me in my top five? Neither of your top five. No. Neither of your top five. I feel like Shota, if you're asking about daytime starts versus nighttime starts, is that silly too? Still feel a little bit hesitant about that? Not at all. It's a thing. It's a thing. And Power Rankers are based on confidence levels. And my confidence in Shota and Managa in a big series say it's against the Phillies. I would not have as much confidence even though he's a lefty going against some of those tough lefties. Right now, I certainly would trust David Peterson more

19:51than I would show to him. Say it ain't Shota. I just don't know about the unless Showtime is a Matt Neh. I don't feel very good about Shota and Managa. I don't think you should. I mean, it's what he's 1010 right now in the season at 3.88 ERA. I look daytime Shota is my guy. Night time Shota scares me a little bit. Well, every time PCA goes up to the bat day or night, he's a threat to go deep. He's a threat to get on and steal a base. And that makes him an MVP candidate. The front runner likely to get the award this year. Last night was a special night because it's 42nd home run tied Billy Williams, the sweet swinging lefty. That Pete Kerr Armstrong talked about after the game. So to have the privilege to know him, does it put it into context at all? What this number means 42 homers? I mean, yeah, if I'm going to feel any sort of way about it right now, I would just say that, when you're mentioned in the same sentence

20:52as someone who's a nickname is sweet swinging, then proud of having been swinging it and proud to be mentioned in the same sentence as Billy. Pete Kerr Armstrong mentioned in the same sentence as Billy Williams and referencing him. He went on to talk about the relationship, how he likes hanging around with Billy Williams and they have a rapport and that's really cool. Pete Kerr Armstrong seems to have a easy rapport with a lot of people from a lot of different age groups backgrounds. I just like the way he handles himself with just the masses. I'm intrigued by how tough it has to be to be on all the time and the expectations when you are a guy at that magnitude, to be able to keep, you know, to have the season. I guess when you're in a groove, you find a groove, but it's gotta be hard. Every single time you have looked at to do something crazy and now this 40, 40 is right here for the grabbing for him to be able to take and just to put a stamp on the season

21:54that he's had, it's not even over yet. David, he's still in that conversation of 40, 40 and he's right there. Another stolen base last night. He needs three more to get to 40 stolen bases. He also talked after the game, Bruce will talk to Bruce at eight o'clock about just his relationship. He's gonna be asked about a lot with Caleb Williams and how they both are MVP candidates in a city that is very fortunate right now to see two players starting this path and this arc towards Super Stardom. And both good friends and their relationship as friends and seeing how it has kind of taken off for both of them and both of their respect. And there's similarities to how they both have gotten to this point where they are MVP caliber players or having MVP caliber seasons. I know Caleb Williams just has one game under his belt, but we're gonna over react this week to everything bears wise. But Jared and correct me if you think this is looking too far

22:57into it. But Pico Armstrong became a 42 home run guy, not because he suddenly learned how to swing that home run swing and he started lifting more and getting stronger. He became more disciplined. He became more selective. He is his mental approach helped his physical result. And so he wasn't chasing. So he got the pitch that he wanted and he took it out and deposited it in right field or wherever. He's got 42 home runs and an MVP season. Likewise, Caleb Williams has begun to show a lot more selectivity in what he, what receiver he chooses, what decision he makes. And so he's dropping into the pocket and he's instinctively waiting for somebody to come open. And those decisions are resulting in big plays. What did Jubri's tell them in their meeting? Three more passes a game. So you can see him checking down to Kyle Menungai on Sunday.

23:58Those decisions, you can see the mind working that way. In both cases, the similarity is when they make these smart decisions, they lead to great things, big things and big seasons. Well, for PCA too, I think some of it is little mechanics as well, just kind of tweaking a little bit with his swing. But I think when you're in a groove and you feel like you're in a zone, you can be selective. It's easy to be selective when you're hot. Sometimes when you're chasing, sometimes and you're trying to figure out how do I get things back on track? That's when you're swinging at everything. So yeah, he can be selected there. For Caleb, same thing. I think for his mindset is he's more focused on, let me learn this offense and get better at understanding my responsibilities and also where guys are going to be and what defenses are giving me. And then I'm going to make a better decision, a smarter decision. Sometimes when it's not there, I am going to check it down. So he can be selective as well, but it comes with growth, comes with more reps

25:01and it comes with them just being locked in on their job and what they need to do. That growth continues this week. Ben Johnson had little to complain about offensively, but when he did talk about his defense, I did not, it was not lost at me that he was calling out his cornerbacks. I think he basically was saying, Jalen Johnson, Tyrick Stevens, and they need to be better. I have not spoke individually with Jalen or Tyrick. I addressed the team earlier today and then they ended up breaking and going with their respective coaches. I'll circle back with them on Wednesday when we get back together. But both of them I talked to them after the game, the locker room, they were excited that the team won the game. But I think both of them felt like that they could play better than they did. And the tape appeared that way to me. I thought they both had strong training camps. And so I really wanted to hit the ground running. And I don't think we did in terms of what we were expecting in that game.

26:02So good news is this. We got a chance next. We got a week to come back and start all over again. We've had some instances in the past where we don't play as well as we want to one week. And we'll come back the next week and play a whole lot better. And I expect that out of them. They're pros. They know what it looks like. And I know they're also really resilient individuals as well. They know they're talented and this team needs them. So they'll bounce back. No problem. Jalen, I love that because it was a coach referencing or acknowledging that he needs to get better play out of those two guys at that position. But it didn't sound like a guy publicly calling anybody out necessarily. No, I think a little bit too early for that. But he knows what he needs out of those guys. Yes. Like this week is going to be another challenge on Sunday. You can't be not missentacles, soft and coverage and just your responsibilities. He knows he needs these guys to be able to step their game up

27:04because if not, it's going to be a long Sunday for them against the bike. Plenty of bears talk ahead. Dave Wonstett is in studio 725. Bigs time, 825 Mike Floreo at 9 in between. We're going to talk Cubs and Socks with Bruce Levine at 8 o'clock, our score baseball insider, and a lot of other surprises and fun along the way. Keep it right here. It's on Payton. We're here until 10 o'clock. Talkin' Chicago sports on 1043. The score, the pick six is next. Hey, our ride's almost here. Are you ready? Just grabbing my shoes. That's what you said 10 minutes ago. I just wrapped a video call, uploading this giant file on my tablet, looking at my watch group and Nana's with the group chat, and of course, still lining up tonight's playlist on my phone. All at once? Yep, story of my life. That's why I switched to T-Mobile. They have the fastest 5G network. OK, multitasker. I see you. Honestly, I never imagined I could do all this at once. It's awesome. Say no more.

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29:06It's called Money Moves. Follow and listen wherever you get your podcasts. It's PIXX with Ha and Peyton, where we debate the top six sports stories of the day and then open it up to you. The Chicago Sports Fan. Call us at 312-644-6767. Or you can tweet your thoughts at Ha Peyton. PIXX with Ha and Peyton starts now. Kyler Murray remains in concussion protocol for the Vikings. Carson Wentz expected to start Sunday over at soldier field against our bears. What was the pros and cons of when starting from the bears perspective and the 33 year old journeyman starting potentially a good or a bad development for it? I would be cautious. I think you want Carson Wentz over anybody else there. Even though it compromises Kyler Murray, I don't think he's going to play. It doesn't sound good in terms of the reports.

30:07And you hope that he's going to be okay. But Carson Wentz is 33 years old. I think yesterday I said he looked close to 40. That was maybe my own bias coming in. Oh boy, he looks old. And he kind of does. And it seemed like he's been around forever. Journeyman is the right word to describe him. Did you see where he gets a $100,000 bonus for every Viking victory if he plays more than 60% of the snaps? That was worked into his contract, which was a modest contract. One year, $3 million. In the NFL, that's barely above practice squad rate. I think that Carson Wentz is not a sizable investment for the Minnesota Vikings. And yet, he made history. The first backup quarterback the Vikings have had to throw three touchdowns in no interceptions in an opener since in his first start, Fran Tarkington. That was 1961. The Bears can come after Wentz.

31:10But if they do that, they're trusting the cornerbacks to go one-on-one with Justin Jefferson, which I think is dangerous. They're going to have to do that at some point. But I do think this is a good matchup for the Bears' defense. This is a good way for them to start to build or rebuild some confidence that might have been shattered on Sunday because of all of the points they gave up and give it up 37, 37 points to the Panthers. And a very good Bryce Young performance. So I think that Carson Wentz in the huddle, in the pocket, facing Bears' pressure gives the Bears a better chance to win. And he's the guy you do want to see. I don't want to see him knocked out and JJ McCarthy coming in and writing a script and the happy homecoming again. We've seen that movie before last year. I don't think it happens again. Carson Wentz is a guy and I think the Bears' defense is going to benefit from it. I'm going to push back on that, David. I hope Kyler Murray is good enough to play.

32:12I hope his head is good and he's cleared because I think he's going to still be working out the kinks a little bit. You saw that Carson Wentz, 12 of 19, 133 yards, three touchdowns, two of those two, Justin Jefferson. I'm really more worried about Justin Jefferson than anything else. I don't care who's playing corner back because of who's playing corner back for our Bears. I think you're going to have to put two guys. I think you're going to have to kind of have some kind of an umbrella coverage with Justin Jefferson. If you want to walk out of the soldier field week two, first home of three games at soldier field with a W, you got to do everything you can to take Justin Jefferson out of the equation. He didn't have two touchdown catches till when last year. Right? He had an unbelievable first game, eight catches, 92 yards over 11 yards of catch. I think Kyler Murray might still be knocking off some rust.

33:13It might be better off with Kyler than Carson on Sunday. You scared Carson Wentz? Not scared of Carson Wentz. I think the better match up is Kyler Murray because I think still got to get his stuff together. No, no, no, no. I see where you're coming from, Dustin. For me, you better choose wisely and pick wisely, I should say, Bears fans because yeah, I see where Dustin's coming from. If you want a guy that's still trying to figure it out, hopefully that Kyler Murray does get healthy and he's all fine. But for me, it probably is the play against Carson Wentz. I know he came in throughout the game and had to do what he had to do and those two touchdowns to Justin Jefferson and that connection does scare me a little bit. But the legs of Kyler Murray scare me the most. That's when he is dangerous and that puts a lot of pressure on Dennis Allen and his defense, especially those linebackers to have to be in panic mode and chase mode when it comes

34:14to scramble drills. Carson Wentz doesn't give you that. I believe that for DA to have a guy that likes to be a pocket passer and Carson can move, not as well as Kyler Murray, I think they can find ways to disguise coverage, a little bit help over the top with Dylan Thienhamin or ever Justin Jefferson is or whoever is going to be on the back end of that Bears defense to be able to help out. But I feel more comfortable of having a guy like Wentz in there than I do probably Kyler Murray just because of his ability to extend plays and uses legs. Dude, here's the big question. Good to have questions for Coach Dave Wands that two big segments started 725 this morning. Ben Johnson gave rookie safety Dylan Thienhamin a game ball in the locker room though on Monday he gave credit to Jalen Johnson for the force fumble but had this to say about Thienhamin's first NFL start. Dylan had a great start to his career. I thought he was all over the field.

35:16He's one of those guys throughout camp that he would make mistakes but rarely makes the same mistake twice. I think he's done a great job in the open field making sure he's getting tackles ended up being our leading tackler yesterday. I thought he had that force fumble. It turned out it was Jalen came in with the top down punch out there in and so point in case though he was all over the place to the great job stop in the football when he had an opportunity to do so. All right. So you hear that was he Dylan Thienhamin the only bright spot on the defense. How big is this game on Sunday? Not the only bright spot. I mean guys made plays. Yes, you do feel a little worried about the corner situation because Tyreeks Stevenson and Jalen Johnson, there were some plays where they got cooked. That's going to happen in the NFL. You got to find a way to be out of the bounce back. And guess what? This is going to be a great weekend for you to bounce back because you got some athletes

36:17coming in with Justin Jefferson in this Y receiving crew with Minnesota. But yeah, I give credit to Muhammad for coming out and having to ball a little bit to get it that interception. Thienhamin wasn't the only bright spot, but there is some issues. I got to give credit to also Montess Sweat for getting off and Contavia Streets for balling. Yeah, you know, with the Bane doing the Bane. Through the celebrate Bane and Sally. But you didn't know that was a Bane. Not until our textures gave me the info. So yeah, this is a big game on Sunday. And it's second game of the season. I believe every single game matters, especially a division game. And you have an opportunity to be able to take care of business. So yes, don't take this game lightly at all, whoever is at quarterback. If it's Carson Wentz or Kyla Murray who's coming off a concussion protocol, you have to win these games when it comes to winning in your division, take care of winning in the

37:18division and winning at home in front of your home crowd. Correct, Jared. Home game versus a divisional opponent. That equals large big week. It's almost must win. And it's like must win. It's a second game of the season. Come on. David, how many games do they play? How many games do they play? 17. So this is not 162 when people are dust and you're getting all wound up. And clubs are off to a one and three start. Well guess what? They all count. Okay? This is a home divisional game. You're starting a stretch of three home games. That's how rare is it to play three straight home games? You better get the job done. I mean, also, Siwa, Jared, on the second best defender was Montez Swef because if he gets a sack of game, it's going to be a really good year for Montez Swef. Really good year. We're going to really know what that whole sack dance, sack celebration was that I had no idea what that was because he didn't do it enough so far since he's been. Aren't you glad that Jared told us what the celebration was? Thank goodness.

38:18Yeah, it's thank goodness. We know that. I think that Dylan Thienhamon played fine. He got better as the game got longer and that is a good sign. The way that he ran the alley aggressively, the way that he tackled with authority. I felt like as we said yesterday, there were a couple things where the rub routes, the pick routes, they got in his way in the red zone, he'll get better at recognizing those, preparing for those and defending them. So he was the guy Ben Johnson gave the game ball to which I think is a good sign for him. Maybe I had a great sign for your secondary. No. Because you coming now, you coming now and you do have the great challenge in Justin Jefferson. But Carson Wentz did not really spread the ball around to the other wide receivers. Jordan Addison didn't catch, I don't think he's got on the board. And Hawkinson is somebody that's going to challenge Thienhamon and the safeties, I think in a way that the Panthers' titans might not have.

39:18So this is a very well-rounded, Viking offense that will find the holes in your defense if you give Kevin O'Connor long enough to do so. So good progress for the rookie safety, the first rounder that you need to be a guy that flashes every so often. You need to feel him and I thought the two rookies were guys in the secondary that made an impact. Malik Muhammad and Dylan Thienhamon. How good is your secondary though if your rookies are the guy standing out? This is a huge week for the Bears secondary. I don't know if it's must win, but they must play well to give you any hope moving forward. I understand the question. Yeah, of course is Craig Council and here's a council question. Craig Council said that Dan's responsible will play two minor league games this week. And if he's healthy after that could rejoin the Cubs Friday in Cincinnati after missing the last several months with an oblique how important it is once his return and where is your confidence level in the Cubs after Monday night's game against the Braavos?

40:22Growing confidence back and forth up and down all over the place with the Cubs. You just don't know from series to series. What's tonight? And Dustin, tonight the most win game? No, it's not. I think the Cubs have a chance to win a series against the Braavos. You stay ahead of the Phillies. They're clinging to that half game lead and the Phillies are going, not going away. The Diamondbacks won with a walkoff last night. The Padres are the hottest team in the national league. You got to keep playing at a high level. You have to keep winning series. Not necessarily every game. You're not going to go unbeaten until the rest of the year. Dan's Resquanson makes you better all the way around. The way this team was constructed, Dan's Resquanson is shortstop because of run prevention. It doesn't matter what he hits. You need to get your defense locked up heading into the postseason.

41:22He can win you a series with his glove. We saw that last year against the Padres. Get him back. Get him comfortable. I think Ramirez, he's your left-handed designated hitter, perhaps. Him and Conforto, whoever's got the hottest hand. You got flexibility. You've got some options. Yes, bring him back gradually. Make sure he's healthy. But you feel pretty good about the Cubs. By the time he gets back into the lineup, maybe they will have won a series against the Braavos and have a more comfortable lead in the top wild card spot. You have a lead in the wild card spot, but you're only what two and a half, three games out of being out of it. Every game, that's why you got to win. You can't just take it easy. Don't worry, we won the first game. Take it easy. Tuesday will come back Wednesday will win the series. No, every game, especially at home, you win every single game you can at home. Plus, the Cubs, if you want to use the word lucky, the Cubs are avoiding the Braavos top

42:27three pitchers in this series. You want to take advantage of that. You definitely do. It's also important that Gossman bounces back. The last time he was out there, he did not have a good outing. I think if we get down to it and the Cubs make the playoffs, which is the goal and everybody's hopes and dreams, Gossman's got to be one of those three. I think you're going to go with a three-man rotation in the wild card. He's got to take the ball in one of those three and it starts tonight to prove to Craig Council and the Tommy Hottie, and a Jed Hoyer and Carter Hawkins. He deserves to be part of that. This is a big statement game for Kevin Gossman. There we go. All right, my confidence is like being on a roller coaster at Great America. Just up and down, up and down with this team. But hey, it's all good. It is all good. The importance though of having a guy like Danzby Swanson back to me is huge. Probably not as much when it comes to his bat, but as David was talking about more about

43:28his glove and what he does defensively, to me that is what was huge. He was hitting what, 216. That's fine, but the glove to me, that is what matters in this equation, getting him back definitely helps out a lot. My biggest question mark and probably the biggest issue is when you have an oblique injury and something that you never know what can happen. Those things could linger back just at one swing or a couple swings at the bat. That's what scares me the most. Getting him back, if this team can keep doing what they're doing, get tacked. Toebert, then you have a chance to be able to have a guy back healthy, but bring him back when he's healthy. It's got to be a smart move instead of bringing him back too fast and re-injuring himself. It's a really a fair question, David. That's the voice of Bruce Levine. He'll be taking fair questions from Haw and Peyton at 8am this morning. AJ Przinski thinks the White Sox must make the playoffs or it's an organizational failure.

44:28That's his quote. As he said on the file territory podcast, right? The moves they went out and make which were supposed to bolster it? Haven't worked, okay? Then you look at some of the guys they have on the team like Sean Burke, Davis Martin, whoever you want to use Anthony Kaye. They've faltered down the stretch, right? Listen, it's their first time being through this. They're all away over their innings that they've ever pitched. We can get into that. That's a development thing for it. Not all the White Sox every team, right? But yes, if they don't make it, this is an organizational failure. I'm sorry as a fan. I still think they're going to make it and I still think they're going to win this division. But if they don't make it, yes, it has to be looked as a failure because these playoff chances don't come along every year. Do you agree or you disagree with AJ and how? I did last night's outcome against those guardians. Affect your opinion. To say a thing. Jared's very upset. No, no. I just, I have a, no, I can't feel like I love AJ. Love AJ and I love the heat that he's putting out there, rightfully so.

45:33But the label of an organizational failure, I think I just think that's too much. We're looking at a team over the last like three years who was trying to search to figure out just how to find a way to get some wins. And now they're in this position and I understand that it comes around not that often where you get a chance to lead your division or to go to the postseason. Like it is, it's very, very tough to me putting that label on it is what I have an issue with. This team, it would be a failed finish if they could not, you know, get to the postseason. But putting that label of organizational failure a lot for a guys that have fought their way to get to this point. No, it'd be a big, huge disappointment. But to put that on the whole organization, Dustin, I just, I can't roll with that. Organizational failure is a very harsh criticism. But I feel like who am I to argue and push back against AJ on this one?

46:38You know, not only did he play the game at a high level, he obviously played for the White Sox organization. I'm sure he's talking to people that that should be the mindset. If the, you know, we could talk about this in December or January when the dust settles, whether it was an organizational failure. But I think right now with, you know, 12 games left or whatever it is, I'm not going to do the math at the moment. The math that matters is two numbers, one and a half, the lead they have over the Guardians and with the win last night, they take the season series. So if things do end up tied, White Sox get that tiebreaker because of that. So I think you need to look, I think the organization needs to say organizational failure right now in the present moment. If you do not make the postseason, but I think in six, eight weeks, we could have another conversation right now that should be the mentality. Is it because of the vision is so bad? Is that the reason why he's saying that they are the one ever you can, right? Take advantage of that. The league is so bad. The league is so bad. The league is so watered down or maybe having one of those seasons.

47:41And we might not have baseball next year. Oh, by the way, I don't think you want to factor that into it necessarily, but you can. I just did. You just did. You do what you want, man. AJ Przyski is talking like a captain in a clubhouse. And that is the way that you want your captain in your clubhouse approaching this series, approaching this week, approaching the rest of this season. You want that approach because you need it. You want those guys sitting around Muni, Marikami and waiting for Mike Vassel to wave his magic wand. You want those guys thinking that it's all or nothing. It is past fail. It is black and white. There is no middle ground. You don't want them compromising. You can't affect compromise. You can't accept compromise. So AJ Przyski, he can't help himself. I love this about him as an analyst. And this is the guy that introduced Ozigian last month as a retired as Jersey.

48:44This is a, this is a beloved member of the White Sox family. This is a White Sox legend. He was under 20. Oh, I don't need to tell you his credentials. His biggest credential is as a competitor. So even though Dustin, you're exactly right. The time for perspective. The time for rational thought and making sure that everyone understands and rationalization will be after the White Sox miss out of the playoffs if they do. But right now, you want them to feel like all that matters is getting in. Just get in. All or nothing. And if you don't get it, if you don't pass, you fail organizationally, organizational failure. That's okay for him to put it out there. I love the way they responded last night. Let's hope it continues because they need that sense of urgency that we all have talked about. AJ Przyski, good for you again. All right, when he come back, back to Bears on the pick six, did you see the odds for

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52:09After Sunday's a lead effort by Caleb Williams, only Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow have better odds to win NFL MVP. According to Fandwell, Williams is plus 900. Is that an overreaction to one game where a realistic gauge of where the 2026 Caleb Williams stacks up? I think it can be both. It is a total overreaction in one game. And I love it because that's what NFL fans do. And that's what NFL media does. That's the reality of living in a passionate football city. When you see Caleb Williams perform at the level he did against the Panthers and you realize as a Bears fan or as a longtime Bears observer, you've never seen that before from a Bears quarterback. Goodness sakes, it's okay to get carried away. It's okay to dream a little. And when you allow yourself to do these things, you realize that yes, Caleb Williams has the potential to be a top five quarterback.

53:12He has the potential on a Bears team if they win at the rate that Ben Johnson expects them to win and will will them to win, then he's going to be part of that conversation. Much the same way that Pete Cora Armstrong is part of the conversation in the National League for the MVP. Different sports, same idea. You would have thought it was a little bit far fetched in June. And he started his ascent. Oh, well, there's Otani. You're not going to be on Tommy. He's never going to have the MVP over Otani. Well, he did. He's about to do that. Caleb Williams is on a similar path. Yes, they're good friends and that makes it fun to watch them grow together into superstars in this city. But I don't think it's far fetched to think that Caleb Williams can have as good of a year as Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson or Josh Allen. Not after seeing Saturday, Sunday, what he did Sunday was like, all right, young man,

54:12great. We know you can do that. You set the bar very high. Do it again and then do it again. If these performances continue, so will the conversation. Well, on Cal, she, David, where I like to do my shopping, Caleb is. I thought you turned this into like a promo. You brought up, you brought up the, where your odds ran according to the fan rule. But these are all, but here's what, here's what's interesting about this, David. Okay. At Cal, she Caleb Williams is trading at 13% to be the MVP. So a hundred dollar trade would get you seven, twenty five and a couple of sets. But it's the set. He's the second shortest. There's the point. So it depends on where you go. Josh Allen, the point of all that Josh Allen's on top at 16%. So by Caleb at 13, Lamar at 12, Joe burrow at nine Patrick, my homes eight. And then what about what we saw last night with that running back? What about that running back right now? What kind of walk? What about that? K nine. I mean, that's rare.

55:14It's rare. It's going to go to a running. I understand that. But if he can, if he can kind of help my homes along and take some of the pressure off of him, he could be the bigger reason why they're winning. And people will see that. He could be like a sleeper pick. And I know it's one week, but this is the time. He's trading it. Kenneth Walker, hundred dollar trade on Walker, nine thousand, three hundred fifty one dollars on Cal sheet. Wow. Wow. Well, I'm going to go with it. It's both. The lines are in the numbers move so fast. But I think the conversation that we're having about Kayla being in this mix is real. It is one game. So I, I don't want to overreact into everybody knows if you listen to the show where you see me on social talk to me in the streets. I'm all about Kayla Williams. Love them to death.

56:15But this and when you look at the other guys that were named in the question, you know, Alan Jackson, who who who have been in that conversation, who have hardware, you have to be able to do it. It's all about numbers. So it's about, can you keep stacking up numbers? Can you keep on having a firework displays like you had on Sunday against Carolina? Because that's what's going to win you the award. So yes, does he deserve to be in that conversation after week one? Yes. So a lot of other guys, but he has to prove himself weekend and week out that he's going to make him stay in that conversation because as fast as you can jump up, the faster you can fall, I think it also reflects there's confidence in the bears being able to have that kind of a season. Well, yes, the volume is going to be there because of Ben Johnson and what he likes to do with this offense. So he's going to have the volume. He has the, he has the weapons around him to do this, but it has to be consistent.

57:19So I want to see in week two, can you go up and put up even bigger numbers against a Brian Flores defense at your crib with the blitzes that are coming your way? Then we can even then we can over react going into week three. I think that's a bad question for for Bryson. Ah, Tiago splits are there. The new bowls had coach. Why are we talking bowls on a Tuesday after week one of the NFLs wrapped up in the Cubs and socks both one? Well, here's why because former forward Taj Gibson retired after 17 season Gibson was drafted by the bulls in the first round of 2009 and he is a proud bull and he's had a lot of memories for the fans. And now he's joined splitters staff as an assistant coach thoughts on Taj Gibson. Can I go with my Taj Gibson moment? Please do. And D-Wave back in 2011. Who could have let's do it? Three on one, watch him, get your job.

58:20Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Pair for fire. Gibson, scoring over the rain. Reggie, would you get off me now please? It is. He's done. The call for finals. Are you expecting to see plays like this at the rim? But not from Taj Gibson. I mean, you see is still probably shaking from that moment. The place where crazy and so never gets old, never, never gets old. I think this is a smart move from Thiago's splitter because you have a guy that is well respected around the league. Seventeen seasons, over a thousand games, play for eight teams. I mean, this guy is what you want. And for a young ball club that is trying to figure it out, you need someone else's voice in there. You don't want to, for Thiago, I know he's not old, but you know, sometimes voices around maybe your other coaching staff or as the young kids call them, old heads.

59:22The old guys, the unks in the building, but they need somebody in there that they can talk to. And I think that I don't know if this wins you, you know, a bunch of games just by bringing a guy like Taj on to the staff. But I think inside of a locker room where you're trying to build a culture and you're trying to build something, he's the right guy. He's wore the jersey before here in Chicago. So he knows what it's about. And he knows where he, and he has passion for this city, he has passion for the organization. So I think that bodes well and goes a long way with trying to build a culture for Thiago splitter in this young bulls team. Well said, Jared. I'm going to throw a little bounce pass over to my guy, Brandon Fryer, to answer this one for us. And I'm going to take it. I'm going to dunk it too, just like Taj did way. That was the same. I had it ready because I thought Dustin Wood bounce pass it to me and I had that ready. But you said it, Jared. That is the moment. That's the one highlight play. But when I think of Taj joining this team, and what they usually know about me, I love the bulls. Bulls is like one of my favorite teams. Bulls are everything.

1:00:23So this team that Taj is on with him, Noah, Derek Rose, like booze that team. I feel like kind of gets lost a little bit because they didn't win it. But during that period when it was just like that drought after Jordan, this was probably one of the most fun teams to watch during that time and Taj to me outside of know was like that grit, grind, heart and soul of that team. If you heard his speech with Derek Rose, I mean, like just the speech you give, I was like, this man knows how to motivate. And I feel like he's perfect for this and he's recently played. I think he'll be a perfect transition right away to get to some of these players, especially your best, but he's playing the same position as probably your franchise player right now could be. Which is Kayla Wilson. So I just think it relates. I think it's perfect for this team. I love the move A plus him added to the coach. That's a great point about Kayla Wilson. He will be able to get the insight benefit from the perspective of Taj Gibson, who frankly

1:01:25was here the last time the bulls were really any good. And if Kayla Wilson is going to be part of the new wave or the new era of anything that happens with the bulls, it's nice to have that link to the past. I think it also gets overlooked that as athletic as he was with the great dunk and the tremendous defense and all of the things that he offered in all of those years in the NBA and Taj Gibson played for 17 seasons. He was a smart player and smart players can make good assistant coaches because they can relate to little things that we don't even know what they're talking about or teaching or noticing. So Taj Gibson added to the staff. I think is a brilliant move by Thiago Splitter. Who would know Taj well from playing against him for several years? They are the same age. They are 41 years old. Now Taj Gibson was a first-round draft pick of the bulls a little bit older. In 2009, Thiago Splitter was in the league a couple years by then, but they work in

1:02:28temperaries. They have a respect. I'm sure that that creates because of being opponents and now they are allies. All interested in the same thing, reviving this franchise. It began during the draft. Bryson Graham has a big job ahead of him, but this to me adds to a staff that they announced yesterday. There's like one assistant coach for every player. But I'm glad that on that large staff, Taj Gibson is among the assistant coaches for the bulls. All right. When he come back, it's time for the extra point. Did you see what Chris Sim said about Ben Johnson chasing stats? Really? Come on now. Let's listen to it. We'll talk about it. Keep it right here. The extra point is next. It's hard to pay Chicago Sports Radio 1043 this score. In with the extra point painting. It's time for the extra point with Ha and Peyton. Come out for the extra point on 1043 the score. Set up this extra point. Good PFT live, Chris Sim is wondered aloud whether Ben Johnson might have been chasing

1:03:31stats late in Sunday's game against the Panthers in his quest to make NFL history. Now he's got to be careful and not lose games because you're chasing that though. Like you talked about going forward on your own 20 yard then you got to control the game. And then all of a sudden it was like, oh, now you're in a shootout. I do feel like there was a point late in the game. They got down to first and goal and I did feel like they were chasing a Caleb Williams touchdown past that that's what I felt like. Hey, I love the aggressiveness and the creativity, but don't go chasing stats and numbers that it's going to affect your football team and the winning of the game. That's the ultimate goal still. And I do feel like there was a moment or two yesterday where they fell into that trap a little bit. That ever cross one of your minds and is that fair or an unfair take? Not at all. I think that's worth talking about though because did anyone else have that inclination? To me it seems absurd to listen to Ben Johnson as often as we listen to Ben Johnson to think

1:04:31that such a thing would matter to a coach that is laser focused on just getting into the end zone. My sense is that the shotgun call in that short yardage situation was and this may not be true, but just top of the top of my head, a different look than they have shown or they had shown inside the red zone at that point or that place on the field, which might have been able to set up a match up conducive to scoring. What Ben Johnson is always going to always going to do is going to come up with the best formation, the best personnel grouping that is conducive to scoring. I don't think he cares even though I shouldn't say he doesn't care about how many points he scores because he was he's on the record is saying he would like to be the most prolific offense in NFL history. But I don't think that he's chasing stats to use Chris Simms words to help Caleb Williams pad his with a touchdown pass or whatever it is that he's looking for because he's not

1:05:34worried about who wins MVP. He wants to win the football game. He wants to pile up the points and he wants to embarrass his opponent. He said all those things. So I don't think this was necessarily an accurate depiction of what went down. I don't either. I mean, if anything, he was taking an exit lane into the whole whether or not it was two as I like to say cute to do what he did on that fourth downplay at your own 21 yard line. I read that it wasn't a terrible idea to go for it. It was a terrible idea to run the play. They ran. Yes. Do it. Like that right side of that line dominated all day long and I know all day was early day in that game, right? Like run behind that side of the line. And I think big flip that the other way like it was because like he did that because he thought that his defense was going to give up a point even if they punted he they were going to turn around and give up another drive. So they were trying to use what I had suggested, which was their best off their best defense

1:06:36was going to be a ground and pound control the clock offense. And I think that's what he was looking to do. Just think the play call was wrong. So you know chasing stats. No, but guess what happened? We mentioned Chris Sim's name and he's got a lower profile than he wants to have. Out. Thank you, Dustin. Appreciate you, man. Well, I'll say this. Chris and I. Good friends, man. It's my boy. But he is way off the mark here. You can question all you want. The fourth downplay. But that never ever crossed my mind that they're chasing stats and history and touchdowns. Ben Johnson was very clear at what he's trying to do. Very, very clear. And if anybody should know that, it should be Chris because Chris watches what Caleb does all the time and what Ben does all the time. They talk about him all the time.

1:07:36So don't give me this that it's that they're out here just trying to give him another touchdown and they're trying to chase Caleb. So this dude wants to win and that's all Ben Johnson cares about. He is not. He is down there looking at his sheet saying, how can we score as many points as possible? I am going to piggyback off of what Brad said yesterday. This bears defense is scary and not in a good way. So he has to score points and you can't hold up and just go, oh, yeah, we're good. No, no, scores as many as you can. That's the mindset that will always be the mindset. They are not chasing stats and history. Well, I guess they are chasing history. Well, you can. But it's not it's not his mind on the football field saying, oh, we got to get one more No, that's not it. Yeah, and he's specifically talking about the Caleb Williams touchdown past stat. I'm not sure that is in Ben Johnson's forefront of the mind. No, let's just score points and win score points, torture defenses, celebrate victories.

1:08:38Good, do good, better best and everyone will be happy. Yes. And everyone in Chicago was thrilled. Expectations are high as high as they've been. Nothing that happened Sunday changed anything except for maybe made people dream a little bit bigger. Yeah. And you can understand that after scoring 59 points. Good mistakes. We've got a lot of football talk ahead all morning long. We're going to be here to 10 o'clock. Hawn Peyton talking football, talking bears. Wani is here at 725 for a couple of segments in studio. Bigs time eight, 25, Mike Florial. Good to get his perspective because he was sitting there listening as Chris Sims said what he said. So we'll get Mike Florial's perspective at 9 o'clock. But last night was a huge night for both baseball teams in Chicago. The Cubs took care of business at home against the braze. Pete Kaur Armstrong did another. Pete Kaur Armstrong thing in homering and stealing a base and leading the Cubs to a 7-3 victory.

1:09:40Meanwhile in Cleveland, 7-3 victory for the white socks in the beginning of what is the biggest series of the season. What do you think, socks fans? How did that make you feel? 312-644-6767. All right, did you exhale? Are you still nervous full of anxiety because tonight, Davis Martin is on the mound for Game 2 of that series. How about you, Cub fans? Do you feel any better about the situation having a half-game lead over the Phillies in a wild card race that is heating up fast? Let us know what you think. Call us. Texas 312-644-6767. Back after break to talk Cubs and talk white socks and before we get into the Bears big time, it's on page Chicago Sports Radio 104-3 this score. Hey, all right, it's almost here. Are you ready? Just grabbing my shoes. That's what you said 10 minutes ago. I just wrapped the video call, uploading this giant file on my tablet, looking at my watch group and Nana's with the group chat, and of course, still lining up tonight's playlist on my phone.

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