Podcast: "He's pretty normal for a football coach"
Jon Greenberg joins the pod to talk Bears and Cubs and Yeti Yards
With the Cubs tumbling towards the playoffs and the Bears ready to kick off it's a perfect time to catch up with The Athletic's Jon Greenberg. We talk about Boog skipping out on the Yeti Yard, Jed signing old guys to make up for whatever that was at the trade deadline, Carter looking forward to 2032, and whether the Cubs are more or less likely to sign Kyle Tucker now that his asking price is bound to come down. We also talk Petecrow's lack of rest, Tucker's calf and the glorious return of Billy Hamilton. And, Jon says Ben Johnson is "pretty normal for a football coach," and a redass with a heart of gold, realistic expectations for Caleb, and how much less awkward every press conference is. Is Ryan Poles the weak link, and we joke about Kevin Warren doing...anything. All that, and more.
Podcast: "He's pretty normal for a football coach." - with Jon Greenberg, Sept. 4, 2025
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On Tuesday's Cubs podcast, Oleg and I covered a lot of important topics, including some really good wedding, funeral and Bar Mitzvah stories. And then we got back on track and talked about baseball analytics and whether teams know enough about how to use them to start firing scouts to save money. We got some great feedback on that section. So here's something new. You can watch just that part.
Enjoy.
