Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast

Kyle Schwarber is a Washington National so Kevin and Adam take a trip down memory lane to remember all the good times we had (cue Time of Your Life by Green Day). We discuss his majestic playoff home runs in 2015, the remarkable World Series comeback in 2016, his 2017 struggles and much more. Oh and Kevin is a TikTok star. Use promo code AWAYGAMES at Thrive Fantasy for a free $20 with your first deposit of $20 or more and follow us on all your favorite socials @awaygamespod!

The Cubs did a good thing! Jon “Boog” Sciambi is the new play-by-play man, and we talk all about him and his background before getting into our New Year’s Resolutions for the Cubs. Use the code AWAYGAMES at Thrive Fantasy for a free $20, follow us on all your favorite socials @awaygamespod.

The Cubs trade Yu Darvish and Victor Caratini for Kyle Davies, and four players deep (really deep) in the San Diego Padres system. We talk about the salary dump, what it means for the Cubs in 2021, and for the other players rumored to be on the trade block.

#146 Free Agent Fits For The Cubs Kevin and Adam go over the free agents that have been signed so far, and which ones out there might be realistic fits for the Cubs. We talk Jackie Bradley Jr. rumors, replacing Schwarber in left (hopefully with…Schwarber?), what it would take to realistically build a contending rotation, and BA’s Cubs Top Ten Prospects list.

Len Kasper has departed from the Cubs, and the hits of the offseason just keep coming. Ken Schultz of Baseball Prospectus and Outsports joins Kevin to talk about Len’s time with the Cubs, our feelings about his departure, what we hope for in a replacement, and our hope for turning around what has been a terrible first year for the Marquee Network.

The Cubs non-tendered Schwarber and Almora, and the offseason now really begins. Adam and Kevin talk about the Cubs budget (real & what they claim), players that could actually help the team, and what we can expect this offseason. We also talk about the good times we’ll remember from Kyle Schwarber’s years with the Cubs, from his World Series comeback performance, to the talent that left us wanting to see more.

Jed Hoyer is introduced as the new top guy for the Cubs, and after some wedding vow-type rememberances of Theo, talks a little baseball. He says they aren’t working on extensions, and are looking more towards the future, as Tom Ricketts claimes the hundreds of millions saved by Wrigley being named a historic landmark will NOT help the baseball budget. Just like the Marquee Network doesn’t help the budget, and the real estate around Wrigley that the Ricketts own will not help the budget. FUN! We also talk MVPs, Cy Youngs, and Rookies and Managers of the Year.

Ken Schultz from Outsports joins Kevin and Adam on a crossover podcast to pay homage to Theo Epstein, who is leaving the Cubs after the 9 greatest years anyone ever had with the Cubs. We talk about how it began, what it was like before, and what it became. Thank you, Theo Epstein.

In this episode recorded from a car (because of Kevin's Wisconsin election exploits), Adam & Kevin talk about Javy and Rizzo's new Gold Gloves, the drunk new manager of the White Sox, and the similarities between election week and the Cubs 2016 win.

Kevin and Adam talk about the World Series and the world champion (in this weird, shortened season…) LA Dodgers. Pulling Blake Snell, the joy of Mookie and Brett Phillips, and more. 2020 baseball is over, now let’s end 2020 everything else! Go to ThriveFantasy and use code AWAYGAMES for a $20 credit with your first deposit, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @awaygamespod.

Kevin and Adam talk about the two really good 7 game championship series that have led us to this Dodgers vs. Rays World Series. Feelings, predictions, and the Astros as a big group of whining losers. Go to ThriveFantasy and use code AWAYGAMES for a $20 credit with your first deposit, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @awaygamespod.

Kevin and Adam talk about this week of the MLB playoffs, including Aroldis Chapman blowing it again, the lucky and awful Astros, and more. At the 32:00 mark, we talk Cubs, specifically Theo Epstein’s end-of-season press conference, Theo’s future, and a possible last year of the “core.” Go to ThriveFantasy and use code AWAYGAMES for a $20 credit with your first deposit, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @awaygamespod.

Well, that ended fast. Kevin and Adam review the 2020 Cubs season after they bounced out in the first round of the playoffs. We look back at our predictions from the season preview episode and see how right and wrong we were. 2020, it was weird! Bring on 2021.

The Cubs are division champs, and are going to the weirdest playoffs of all time! Adam & Kevin talk about round one against the Marlins, expectations for the playoffs overall, the resurgence of Kris Bryant who doesn’t give a sh*t, and the playoff roster. We also make our picks for each first round playoff series. Let’s get weird! Twitter/Instagram: @awaygamespod

The Cubs are on the verge of a possible division championship, and we should CELEBRATE that! Kevin & Adam also talk about David Ross’s handling of benching Kyle Schwarber, and Kyle’s great reaction. We also talk Kris Bryant’s injury, and preview some playoff possibilities, and maybe one more big moment from Jon Lester. Twitter/Instagram: @awaygamespod

It’s a good Chicago Cubs week: Alec Mills (friend of the show) throws a no-hitter, the Cubs come all the way back against Hader and the Brewers, Javy and Rizzo show signs of life, and the MLB Postseason bubble is announced. Sign up for Thrive Fantasy with the code “AWAYGAMES” for a free $20 with your first deposit. Twitter/Instagram: @awaygamespod

Are the Cubs good or bad? Yes. Kevin & Adam talk about the Cubs potential 2-man playoff rotation that could actually work (with enough home games), welcoming Billy Hamilton, the weirdness of Souza/Martinez decisions, and predict an arrival of an exciting lefty later in the season. Twitter/Instagram: @awaygamespod

Big show news: Kevin, Adam, and Away Games have been acquired by the Brawl Network! It's a great sports website & podcast network with a ton of football content, and we're psyched to be their first baseball podcast. We talk about our new home, and the players making a new home with the Cubs after the trade deadline: Jose Martinez, Cameron Maybin, Andrew Chafin, and Josh Osich.

Darvish is ON one and we’re all feeling “power in our body” because of how well he pitched in a must-win game against the White Sox. Quintana returns to the pen, Kimbrel inches towards old Kimbrel, Jeffress continues to strand every baserunner on Earth and the offense has us asking: what DO hitting coaches do? The Cubs are in first place, everybody! In the words of Ian Happ: relax.

Thank God for David Bote! A Cubs comeback in game 2 of Monday’s doubleheader with the Cardinals saved the Cubs from an even deeper losing streak. Adam & Kevin talk about a weekend of blown leads against Milwaukee, a disappearing offense, the always incredible Anthony Rizzo, some love for Jeremy Jeffress and hope for Kimbrel, and the idiocy surrounding the great Fernando Tatis Jr. and his wonderful 3-0 bomb. Off to kiss David Bote!