Kap & J. Hood
7/11 7 AM: Cubs are 5-1 with Kap's Owl
(crunching) - Chicago. - This is your morning routine. - Listen to respect my name. - Cap and G hood. - That's right, that's right, we bad. - Uh-uh. - Watch the show on Twitch. Follow ESPN 1000 Chicago. - Scream the show on the ESPN Chicago app. - And on in there. - 100.3 HD2. And on ESPN 1000 Chicago. Now, no, no, no. David Kaplan and Jonathan Hood. - Good morning, everyone. - Bring 'em out, bring 'em out. Woo! ♪ Bring 'em out, bring 'em out ♪ ♪ Bring 'em out, bring 'em out ♪ ♪ Bring 'em out, bring 'em out ♪ ♪ Bring 'em out, bring 'em out ♪ ♪ Woo ♪ - Ooh, God, welcome in to the Cap and G hood morning show. On ESPN 1000 and we are streaming on the ESPN Chicago app. With David Kaplan, Jonathan Hood with you, we've got Shay, we've got Justin. We've got you for a three hour ride. On the Steel Breakers Thursday with open phone lines for you 3-1-2, 3-3-2-E-S-P-N, 3-3-2-3-7-7-6 is our telephone number. Cap, we got a lot to get to here on the Steel Breakers Thursday, but first, you had a very eventful day. Before your night, let's talk about your day. We walk out of here, a wonderful Waddle Wednesday show. And I'm leaving the parking lot and usually caps long gone. Or we leave at the same time. But in this case, cap's still in this car. Hmm, must have a meeting. Some, I'm tapping the horn, making sure he's alive and okay. Tapping the horn, tapping the horn. He finally wakes up and looks over at me. - Go cap, you all right, buddy? - What happened there? - Car wouldn't start. Wait a minute, you have a brand new spanking car. - Yeah, it wouldn't start. - It's a year old, but it, whatever reason, so. - I was concerned. - So I grabbed an Uber? - Yes. - Lovely lady named Lillia. She was awesome. She drove me all the way to the farmer's market so I could buy the cheese that my wife flooded. - Oh my God, man. It's not a limo service. - Then she drove me to the manicurist. - Oh my God. - And a manicure yesterday. - And then. - And then I walked home until I was overloaded with the package of cheese, my water bottle, my coffee, I had so much, I'm like, I gotta get an Uber. So I quickly, Uber, Ricky picked me up. - Yes. - Took me home. And then I got a loaner from my friends at the car dealer and then we had a big game last night. - I like to say this, I like to put a pin in this just for a moment. Now, as I was telling you yesterday, with these new fangled cars, your late father and my late father probably had a cup of coffee and just laughing. - Yeah, they were cutting a piece of coffee cake on. Look at that idiot's down there. - It's just this, because as my old man used to say, as Bob Hood, big bear, they used to call him at the plant. What they would say, what he would always tell me is like, boy, make sure that you get yourself a car that an alley mechanic, depending on the mood. - 'Cause your mom was Johnny. - Yeah, depending on the mood. If he's demonstrative, he wants to get a point. Boy, let me tell you something. Make sure you get yourself an alley mechanic that can work on your car. You're gonna get a car, make sure an alley mechanic can work on it. Take it to any alley, not necessarily a mechanic, like a car ex, no, an alley mechanic. Make sure you get a car that someone off the street that can work on it, understood. That's why he threw me GM keys more often than not. Here you go, GM keys. My first car was an 84 Shavette. You can always see me coming down the block because the smoke was belching out of the back. - Right, and you were smaller men, then you were a child. You were like 17? - Yeah, 18, 19, yeah. - That's a little car. - Yes, oh yeah. Well, you pulled a seat back for a taller guy. It worked. - Six, five. - Yeah, it worked. It worked for my first car. - Funny. - Cap, they're saying, what is he getting this car for? A year old, he's already got to be able to put it on a tow truck. Oh, God. - Yeah, they got a fix. So I think I get it back today, so it'll be good there. - So then I had a game. - Then you have an evening, right? You have an evening. - Yeah. - In which, there you are, whistle around your neck, and here we go. You're coaching back-to-back games though for the first time. - Yeah. - Can you recall the last time you coach back-to-back games? - Oh, God. No, maybe Little League when I coach Garrett and Alex. Maybe. - Even in basketball in D1, it wasn't back-to-back unless it was some exact tournament situation. - Conference tournament. - Yeah, so probably the last time I coached back-to-back, I don't know if we did that Little League, maybe. That would have been 80 Spring of '86. (laughing) - Actually longer than that because we got eliminated in the conference tournament in '86. It would have been 1985 and we played in the River City shootout in Bradley, and we played Bradley one night, maybe that was '84, against Hersey Hawkins. We lost to Bradley, and then the next night we beat, I wanna say it was fairly Dickinson or somebody like that. So yeah, we had back-to-back, we went one-on-one. And this is what happened to you. You win the other day, and then last night though, a little bit of a closer effort, but I heard the reports were, in a full lather, full sweat, the old coach cap came out. - I was soaked. - Yeah. It was amazing because the team we played, there are a lot of people that said that's the best team in the league. And I'm like, I think we got a pretty good team. They're really well coached. Team's called the Infinity. They're really, really well coached. And they got a good team. This one kid knocking down two deep threes. I mean, behind the arc rise up, bang. One at the buzzer of halftime. And God, my kids play so hard, so hard. I get this kid, Tommy Downing last night. He laid out for a ball like Gronkowski, caught it, banged off the ground, and then one motion threw it under the basket for a lap. I'm like, what the, that was amazing. - Yes. - And the kids just battled and competed, and we were down one with a minute something to go, and Avery Zetterman, bag shot, good. Thomas Prado, good. Miles Weed comes up with a huge rebound. My, the shortest guy on my team, Z. Tommy Z, Tommy Z had like seven boards, and we won 26, 23. It was loud at Notre Dame High School. That's one of the great gyms in the state of Illinois. It's old. - We called games together there. - We did. And it's one of the most classic gyms in the state. Dude, everybody was into it. I got Danny behind me. Tell him to force that guy left. - Okay, nothing like a helicopter parrot. - And then we did. - We were chiming in, keep his beak out of it. You got it. - And then we made a substitution. - The Jayhawk. - We took out one of our smaller guys, and we put in our guy, Miles, and he came up with a huge rebound. Our guy Damon had six boards. I mean, I don't want to leave any of the kids. They were all awesome. Johnny Pavek knocking down a jumper. I mean, dude, it was awesome. So I will give myself credit 'cause you won't do it. So I'll give myself credit. If you remember Cap's old show, Cap & Company, what has happened is Cap put his coaching and his coaching prowess and his coaching memories in a lockbox. It never came out. A lot of the take that about the modern sports, what's happening with the Cubs, bears, all this other stuff. But until I came along and I knew his background because being a South Cider, that Windy City round ball review that Cap would write the newsletter for basketball would be passed around the neighborhood. It would be passed around in gyms. Let me see that. If I am that thing, let me take a look at this. Oh, there I am right there. Look, what he wrote about me. So I knew Cap as a kid based on the newsletter. And so at times when we talk basketball NBA college, I will always turn to my partner and say, hey, you're in this situation. What about this? What about that? And all of a sudden, since we've been working together, we talk a lot more basketball about strategy because Cap was there. He's coached at NIU. And so all of a sudden, when Danny offers the position for a guy, by the way, who wants to just keep these memories locked away, I don't want to talk about NIU and basketball. I mean, yeah, I know a lot of people. Now all of a sudden, you're back in. After telling me and the audience, I'll never go back to that rat race. I'll never go back to coaching. I'm a grandfather now. I'm good. I'm on the morning show. I've got YouTube. Look who's back in the coaching. In a full lather, like it's the mid 80s, you. I think it's gonna be more than this, than this. Now that you've gotten the taste, because Cap, there's nothing like competition. - It's the greatest. - You had that old guy locked away. That guy'll never come out again. - He's back. The guy with the fire. You. Back. - It was. - Is it fair or not to say? - It's fair. - Okay. - Danny asked me last night, and I wanted to coach the travel team. It's a way bigger commitment, all winter. - Oh, another coaching opportunity. - Two practices a week, plus one to two games a week. - Who came home like, oh, hey Mindy, what do you think of this? - She said, you have grandkids now. - I'm like, yeah. They can come to the games. - Oh, how about that, Justin? They can come to the games, huh? - I mean, that's how they wanna spend time with grandpa. - Let me just tell you something. (laughing) - That's their dream. - Yeah, yeah. - Tanging the stands on a high school gym. - That's right. I wanna spend time with grandpa. At the top level, the bleachers, away from him. - Let me just tell you something. - You watch these kids and they compete so hard. Little Charlie's out there just busting his tail and Avery and all of 'em. - Moving Charlie. - And I'm like, I'm soaking wet, I guess. Like I sweated through my shirt. - What was the Arizona coach? I think a guy could sweat through a table. - Tommy Lloyd? - No, Sean Miller. - Sean Miller. - Sean Miller. - Yeah, Sean Miller. - A two-shirt Miller. - Yeah. - I'm dripping sweat and I'm like, I was looking around like two minutes ago. I'm like, how did I get here? - Yeah. - This is awesome. - Competition is how you got here. - Oh man. - The old coach cap has returned. - That, it's so invigorating to go out there and just to watch these boys play so hard. Like, I can't impact the game once it starts. It's on them, man. It's about them and those kids competed. And to be honest with you, you know, you win the other night big and we won our first game big. Last night was a great challenge 'cause that team was really good. And to have it go right down to the last seconds was awesome, absolutely awesome. - So now what? What about this next level, the travel team? - I don't know. Somebody else who asked me, would you go back? We've got a high school travel. - Oh my God. See? - I'll never go back to coaching, kid. Not that rat race. Take that. - Coaching? Did someone say coaching? - Oh, sure. You got a taste of it and now look at you. The fire is back. You can see in your eyes. It's different. It's a different vibe that you bring into the show now. 'Cause now it's more than just a sports talk. It's more than, welcome to the recap, take that. No, no, no. Now you've got plans because there's nothing like competition cap. There's nothing like it. - There's nothing like it. - To be able to have, because life is about stakes, isn't it? - It is. - Isn't it? It's about stakes. - It is. - And now the guy that I know years ago has returned. - God, it's just-- - And again, it's young kids, but it's just so much fun to watch them play. - It's about the execution though. Yeah, it's fun to see kids play. And we put it in perspective yesterday for those who missed it. It is about kids not on the streets. They're in, they're part of a team and they are pushing for a common goal. It's not individualistic. It's a team trying to work together to achieve a common goal and ask to win, right? And we like the idea that young people are playing sports because we told the story yesterday. You even go back to your old neighborhood, your old stomping grounds with Skokie. I can go back to Calumet Heights and places in that area, Auburn Gresham and the areas in which we played sports. And you don't see kids playing sports like that anymore. Organized team sports. - You don't. - Not an abundance like it was. Like, you don't need the uniforms, just find nine guys in neighborhood and just play. You don't get that. You just get five or six guys and play basketball. You're just not getting that as often as you once did. - I also was talking about this with one of my kids. They, not everything needs to be structured, like parents want. - Correct. We've gotta have it structured and we gotta have the coach. The best lessons are when you're in the park and you gotta referee with your buddies. And that's a foul. And you gotta be able to navigate the conflict and play and get through it. - That's why I'm not speaking for you, but I would imagine that's one of your enjoyments, just to be able to see kids finding away from the classroom, to be able to be part of organized sport, to be part of a team. 'Cause it just builds character. - It's such a great support system. Great support system. So, you know, we had so much fun last night, man. Danny and I and his wife Diana and two of his kids were standing out in the parking lot with my son Brett and I. And we're just going, that was amazing. Like, that was so much fun. It was loud. All parents are into it like, it came right down to the end. - Yeah. - It was tremendous. - It's fulfilling, doesn't it? - It is very fulfilling. - I think you probably enjoyed more later in life than you did as a young strapping David Kaplan out of your mind. Angry. - Yeah. - I would say. - Yeah. - I think you enjoyed more. - No question. - Shane, if you go to a cap's home, by the way, around his desk, you'd find plays just written just on cocktail napkins. - I was dying, man. - Just play. - He walked into the producer booth in a commercial break a couple of weeks ago and just like stood in front of me with a marker or drawing up a play that he was sure was going to work. When I was in his home, I couldn't see any plays left around because of all the secretariat stuff. There wasn't room for anything else. They're ridiculous. It's like, it's like a five foot by five foot size poster that the time covers secretariat covering one of the walls. - Yeah, signed by the jockey Ron Turcott and the late owner. - I thought by the horse. - I wish. - Yes, it would be worth more if secretariat signed it. - But I could tell you this. So coach McDougal, who's deceased, he was like my second father. - Yeah. - We would go get coffee in the morning on the road and he always kept a piece of chalk in his pocket. - Always. He wasn't a clipboard guy with the magnets and that no, he would draw right on the floor. And we were walking to get coffee. I remember it like it was yesterday at Eastern, we're playing a play at Eastern Michigan. They had a really good team. We're walking through the parking lot. He sets his coffee down on like a parking block. He's like, I got an idea. Watch this. And he draws another chalk on the ground 'cause it was dry out and came up with a play called 33 Special for Kenny Battle. We ran it that night. We put it in at shoot around. We ran it that night and KB got a dunk when we beat them. It, the way his mind worked, I still have that play. Amazing. - You gonna run? - Yes. - I mean, I don't think these kids, I don't have anybody can go up and get it like Kenny Battle. But you got a guy. - But you got kids that have TW TW, the will of the win. They did all 10 of our kids. We only had eight last night 'cause two had baseball playoffs. - Yeah. - The will to win is there. - The will to win is there. - I would say that Coach Kevin from the infinity team would say the same thing. He's with us here on Captain Jaywood. - That guy's a really good coach. - Coach Kevin, good morning. - Cap, first and foremost, I am so appreciative to have people like yourself mentoring the youth in the game of basketball. I run a program, I see a lot of wild parenting on a daily basis. And I'm sure your listeners, whether it's basketball, baseball, tennis, soccer, whatever, can agree and understand that they've seen some stuff that's way out of line at the youth sporting event, your group, your kids, your parents, yourself, awesome. Nothing but love towards you, Cap. I love you as an entertainer. And I got a newfound respect for you as a youth coach after last night, man. Good time. - Dude, how much fun was that you and I are looking at each other at the end of the game. You know what Kevin said? I wish we could play against you guys every game. - Every week, every week, man, I take a game like that over a 20, 30 point victory any day. 'Cause then the kids appreciate it too. They're like, hey, coach, this game is way more fun than the last one. We won our other one by like 20 something. And they're messing around. Nobody's paying attention. You know, you get a game like that. Guys on the bench are locked in, parents are locked in, it was awesome. - It was an awesome environment. Let me tell you something. Boy, your kids really play hard. You're really well coached. And that kid who knocked down the two deep threes. Oh boy. - Wow, he was feeling it last night. It was high energy, man. And people like, oh, it's fourth grade basketball. I don't wanna watch that garbage. Come watch one of those games and then see if we can change their body. - Yeah, find out how good some of those kids are how they compete. So, hey man, if I could ever be of help to you, all you gotta do is yell, but you got a hell of a team. - Thank you, man. Same to you. We'll see you guys on the road. - You gotta appreciate you. Coach Kevin from Infiniti, and he runs a program. Infiniti program, dude, they do an awesome job. Awesome. - So I'm thinking that you need to start climbing the coaching ladder. I mean, it's that since you're starting off this now and the people can hear the success, here we go. And by the way, if someone wants to blame me for all that, you can blame me. Put it on my shoulders because I've unlocked the old cap as far as coaching. We talk basketball, all of a sudden he starts throwing. He starts making plays. His team is executing. So, the old coach is back. - Yeah, I'm a big fan of that guy that just called. That guy, his kids, what did they compete? It was fun, man. We had a blast. - The fire's back, Shay. Officially, the fire's back. I think that maybe you should start climbing the coaching ladder. We will see. What do you think? 3-1-2-3-3-2-E-S-P-N-3-3-2-3-7-7-6-0. Our phone number is still to come. The Cubs have won two in a row against Baltimore. We will address that. - Why so? - As we continue on here on the cap and jay good morning show. (upbeat music) It's the cap and jay good morning show on the ESPN 1000. And we are streaming on the ESPN Chicago app. Don't forget we had Shout and No Shot coming away at eight o'clock right here on Chicago's home for sports. While you're coaching basketball, I said, well, let me lock in on this Cubs game in case the cap needs to have some detail that he might have missed. - So I watch it from, well it's a 535 game. So I mean, again, you may saw it down the line, but you can thank me for trying to cover it for you. - You're the greatest. - Well, I've got Cubs socks on the hoodcave. So I'm watching it. It's so interesting. This is not a replay from yesterday's show, but I'm gonna repeat what I said yesterday. And this is an old adage in baseball. If you're gonna get after an ace or after a starting pitcher get after him early. We talked about it yesterday, Cap, how Imunaga and Burns was the best pitching matchup of the day on paper. - In all of baseball. - In all of baseball, yeah. And you take a look at it and you say, "Okay, Burns, Solid, Sub-3 ERA, same thing with Imunaga, we'll see what happens." And what happens, Cap, once again, in back-to-back games, the Chicago Cubs come out early with some offense. - The other thing is that I knew the Cubs had success against Burns in the past when he was in Milwaukee. I think there's six in all their last six against Burns. Like, how did we not bet that? - That's a more than a trend. And Christopher Morrell jumps some of the home run. You got a hit out of Nico Horner drives in a run. Saya drives in a run. And then I always talk about big hits in big spots. And in the ninth inning, Horner with a blue double hustles in the second, bang, bang, play safe. And then Michael Bush, who's just been tremendous, pops one in, just a looping bass hit. Here comes Nico Horner. When Narris takes the mound and it's four-nothing versus three-nothing, that's a massive difference. Massive. - No question. - And all of a sudden, he navigates the ninth and you win in a shutout for Zip. The owl goes to five-and-one. Otis the owl is five-and-one. - And this is an owl that's in your home, correct? - Correct, but it goes with me wherever I go. So it's a plastic owl from, what is it called now? I can't remember, 'cause I don't shop at this store. - Oh, true value hardware. - No, bass pro shop. - Uh-huh. - My wife bought it to put on the dock to keep the birds from nesting. And I thought it was to keep ducks off. She's like, "No, you goofets." So that the birds don't build a little nest around our pontoon. - Well, you're not far off, though. I mean, you put an owl up to make sure that birds are not around because they are afraid of the owl. - Correct. So before she gave it to me at Father's Day, here's one of your gifts. And before I ever took it up there out to the dock, it was last Thursday. I did a recap of the Cubs Phillies game. And before the game, I said to her, "I'm gonna use this owl as a good luck charm for the Cubs." She's like, "You're what? "It's meant to go out there." I'm like, "No." So we got a name, and she came up with the name. She said, "Well, we were friends with the late Tom Hellman, "the Cubs club-offs man for 50 years. "He passed away tragically last winter. "Let's name a modus." I'm like, "That's great. "Cubs win, they beat the Phillies." Okay, Otis is wanna know. I have 'em in the recap. I use 'em again the next day. They win again. Steel throws a CG, a complete game. Two, no. They lose on Saturday. I use 'em again on Sunday. They're three and one. They win again on Monday, four and one. Or Tuesday, four and one. They win last day, five and one. Otis and his magic is real. - Indeed, the Cubs have won five of their last six. So I guess you're gonna need him for this game coming up tonight. And then again, I guess it's St. Louis Cardinals. When is the owl not gonna be utilized? Like if you go through a little bit of the spell is the magic on, the magic owl? - Oh, the owl's not gonna win every game, but the owl's gotta play at a really significant clip. Yeah, the owl's five and one, man. The power is real. - It's so ridiculous. - It is not ridiculous. I talked to him last night when I put him to bed. - You put the owl to bed. - Dead. - He goes in the office, he has a spot where he sleeps. - Is there a little cover for him or? - No, but his head spins and it spins in one direction and it stops when he goes to sleep. So he kinda keeps a castle, a strong eye around the room. And it was a little tilted to the right, and I went, "Good night, Otis." - That's true. Good night, a good night, Otis is what you said. - I did. - Good night, Otis, you say? So this is what's happening, Shay. Clearly, Mindy has hidden the medicine away from Cap. The medicine's no longer there. He hit it away and so this is what's happening. This is what's happening, he's not on his meds. - It's sad, but we're watching him go senile in front of us. - There's nothing to do with it. - I'm telling you this. - You are talking to a plastic owl. - So? - And putting it to bed. The dogs have to look at you weird. What about us? - Each night, Otis goes to his spot, yes. - All I can tell you is Otis or not, the top three in the lineup for the Cubs went six for 13 with two runs and two RBIs. - Power of the owl, man. - Horner. - Oh, yeah, it's not the power of the owl. Just kid, you give the Cubs credit. So this is what's happening. You don't give the Cubs credit, you're giving the owl credit. The owls are the reason why the the Cubs are winning. Not because the Cubs have turned this around a little bit. - Both. - Power of the owl, I'm telling you, if they make the playoffs with this owl, guiding them back into the race, I'm getting an owl tattoo. - Yep, 100%. - Will it be the OVO owl hoodie, do you think? - I don't, I don't know. - The what? - Just, and it's. - Gotta be careful with owl tattoos right now. - Why? - Gonna align you with Drake. - Yeah, yes, yes. - No, it will be an owl of Otis. I mean, a tattoo of Otis. The owl. - Put it, put it, yes. Have an owl and just put on there around the owl, they're not like us. (laughing) See how that works for you. (laughing) Just do that. That's unbelievable, man. It just, so I think that you gotta give the Cubs credit for being able to come through the way they have been. It's been quite the turnaround. And again, it's not just, oh, they got a couple of wins. It's against one of the best teams in baseball cap. - That's. - On the road. - That's what resonates. - On the road. - So, very, very cool. Very, very exciting to see them playing good baseball. This is what we've been waiting on. I gotta keep it rolling. - You're still 44 and 49. And again, it's gonna come down to a cap at the end of this month and exactly what the Cubs are going to be. - And if you looked at see where they're at in the wild card standings, take a look. Take a look, do yourself a favor. Take the look. The Chicago National League ball club is back. - Oh, they're back now. - They're playing good baseball. - Okay. - So you say they're back, three and a half games out. - Three and a half. - And the wild card. - That's it. - Okay. - So. - That says more for baseball than it is for the Cubs. Let's just be honest. - What have the expanded playoffs done to our beautiful game? - Well, this team. - Exactly. - Can be that close. - Yeah. - Three and a half, baby. - As good as the Cubs are, it's going to be hard for them to climb over the Braves. Who've taken a step back. This might be the actual right path for the Braves. Don't go for 105 wins. Just kind of stick in the mud a little bit and then push forward in October. I think maybe this is the right way to go about it if you're Atlanta. That's the thing, Cap. There are more talented teams in the Cubs at this point in time. But again, they're playing well now, but the question still stands every day. What are you going to be by the time you get to the deadline? - That's the question. - This is a huge week. So you take them one better, one pitch, one out at a time. And now tonight you go for a sweep. So wake up in your hotel room in Baltimore, stretch, get a cup of coffee and find a way to win a damn baseball game. That's it. Then get on the jet and get to St. Louis and beat the Cardinals ass when you get them. But one at a time. - The starting pitching has never been the major issue for the Cubs this year. It's the lack of hitting and the bullpen. That's been the two things that's held this Cubs team back. In 44 and 49, three and a half games, you're tied with Cincinnati, by the way, with three and a half games behind in the wild card. - That's it. - So let's go. - All right. - So the magic owl, is it real? It's real to you, isn't it? - The owl's real. The power of the owl is real. - 3, 1, 2, 3, 3, 2, ESPN, 3, 3, 2, 3, 7, 7, 6 is our phone number. You're listening to the Cap and Jhood Morning Show. - Here's to Daze Headline, Headline, with Cap and Jhood. - Cubby's won their fourth straight last night. Take-- no, that would be their third straight. The Cubs won their third straight last night. Five out of six, taking a road series. 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Team USA Basketball Director Grant Hill said the decision to send Kawhi Leonard home and replace him with Derek White ultimately rested with Team USA. Tap and J-hood, I'm back. Appreciate you guys. I listened to you streaming on ESPN 1,000. Chicago's home for sports. ESPN, Chicago. It's a cap and J-hood morning show on ESPN 1,000. And we are streaming on the ESPN Chicago app. Here's hoping that you're going to have a great Thursday. It's a deal breakers Thursday. On cap and J will have deal breakers coming your way at 8.35. But with you till 10 o'clock that Mike Greenberg comes in at 10 followed by a Carmen Yurco 12 to 3. Waddle and Abdullah from 2.30 to 6.30 into beers weekly with Jeff and Tom and Black and Abdullah 7.30 to 8. All part of the mix right here on the home of the Bears and the White Sox ESPN 1,000. 3, 1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 7, 7, 6, our phone number. Indeed, the Cubs have won two in a row against Baltimore in five of their last six. Actually offensively, Captain ends up being 13 to two offensively for the Cubs. 13 runs, hard to come by even in a series for the Cubs lately. But against the Orioles, everything is working out. And again, it's about the opponent, too. You're stepping up in class when you take on a team that I believe will have some staying power in the playoffs. And you're doing it at a time that you really need some wins. Yeah, when you come up with big hits in big spots against an ace, Corbin Burns is an ace. He's as good as it comes in the game. It's been a side-young winner. That home run by Chris Morrell was huge because you go. All right, we're good. Yep. And then you come up with a big hit by Niko Horner while we're better. Then Suzuki delivers. Wow, we got a three-nothing lead. And then the bullpen was outstanding. Porter Hodge, tremendous last night. So as they get healthier, maybe they get better. And maybe Jettle had the last laugh on all of us. Yeah, while you were freaking out, I was just being calm, cool, collected, at least on the outward, where we could see it. Maybe at his house, he's breaking remotes. But we didn't see him panic at all. He always looks cool. But you know, there's condors in his stomach because his team has headed into a non-play-off scenario two years in a row if they can't turn this around. And all the pressures on him because whether it is fair or not, people will look at the Chicago Cubs and say, all the success came with Theo, where you thought that the ship was going in the right direction. And now because it's Jett and Carter, kind of like, OK, it's different. Well, is it different? And so it's up to Jett to change that particular thought process from some Cubs fans. Yeah. And I mean, look at that narrative. I was writing them off because I didn't see us pathway to this changing. Sure. But, hey, man, they're playing really good baseball. Really good. Dance be Swanson last night. For whatever reason, you know what his OPS is, Shay? Take a guess what his OPS is against Corbin Burns in his career. 680, 1500. Dance be dance be Swanson. Look it up. He crushes him for whatever reason. Last night, a base hit, a double break. Where'd that come from? Tremendous. In Menaga, I'm going to take my hat off to him if I had my hat on because he scattered six hits. A walk in six strikeouts. He had some problems early cap. There was traffic on the base paths because as we talked about yesterday, he's a guy that's pretty sly. A lot of it on the outside corners. He was missing a lot. And he's kicking his own asses. He's leaving the mound in the first inning like, geez. But he didn't surrender and he runs, though. Nothing. A perfect 100 pitches. Got the job done. So there you go. And he struck out six. I think he walked one. The walks have been killing this team this year. The bullpen, especially yesterday. I don't think they walked a man out of the pen. Just in Menaga with the one walk. That was it. Yes. And Luke Little, 2/3 of an inning. Porter Hodge and inning and 1/3 and Narris. Lock it down. Awesome. They're going to get Merryweather back here. They've got the kid now Hunter Biggie up from the minors. There was 100. Maybe he adds on. We'll see. They can all turn in a moment's notice back the way it was. But God bless him. Keep it going. Joey G and Melrose Park on ESPN 1000. What's up, Joey? Good morning. Kevin could keep going, too. Who are the guy calling yesterday blowing up? They're terrible. Yeah, we need to keep it going, too. I'm trying to give you some gas today. I got a question for you, hoodie. Yes. If the yesterday's first Satsky and they won. Yeah. Did you hear the announcer overstep Steve Stone? Triffin, no, I am a Lenin DJ, guys. I did not hear the TV. What is what happened there? What is overstep mean? Because he had to get his stand ups, you know, self-sight, stand up. And Steve Stone was trying to analyze how they won the game, and he stepped over among the voice microphone and does this guy got a job next year? That's the question. He wants to know. That's the question. Is there any dirt on Jon Triffin? Is he going to be back next year? I would think he is. He's in the promo video for the new station. Say it with me. Say it proud for all the haters. Stone side, stand up. No, I did not hear that yesterday. He didn't, did he say it yesterday? I guess he did. I was in the radio. I have no idea. Oh, you got to check that smokey. You probably did. He hasn't been using it. Yeah. I was told he was kind of pushed to not use that. I don't know. I don't know. I don't. Look, he's just trying to earn it. It works hard. He's just trying to make his way here as a rookie doing this. I wish him well, man. I got no animosity for that dude. I hope he, look, it's not an easy situation to broadcast a team that's a billion under 500, and he's in there grinding, trying. Yes, do not use South side stand up because it's not good. We have a white sock stat of the day that some will not believe that's next on Captain Jayhood. Captain Jayhood on ESPN 1000, bless you, and the ESPN Chicago app. Don't forget, we got shot or no shot coming your way at eight o'clock. We've got deal breakers at 8.35. Cap, it is now time for the white sock stat of the day. He's going to flush him. I don't like our team. I think right now I feel like I'm already going to be ****ing all the start breaking out. You never know. This won't play right now. He's going to flush him. He's going to flush him. He's going to flush him. He's going to flush him. He's going to flush him. He's going to flush him. What do you got for us, Johnny? We're going to get the win. Michael Kopeck on for the 40th time. So, fastball, then the cutter, and it's on to all the rookie Brooks Lee out to from Kopeck. Yes, sir. This is the Michael Kopeck. We love to see. Coming after hitters, throwing strikes. No two pitch. Did he go? Yes, he did. Back to back strikeouts for Kopeck. There's strike one. To back cutters. And Kopeck is feeling it. Oh, two from Kopeck. Yes, he did. That's a knock. You're an inning for Michael Kopeck. And the Sox take game one of the double-header. Southside. Stand up. An immaculate inning cap for Michael Kopeck. Mm-hmm. First time since. Sloppy Thurston. 1923. What about that? Sloppy Thurston. Yep. An immaculate inning. And the celebration in that is, oh my God, it's a Michael Kopeck that we all thought that we'd see. And we have not seen that. Correct. But you haven't seen, again, strike after strike after strike like that in an inning since that time. Sloppy Thurston, which is an odd name, by the way. A very odd name. It would be a name from the 20s, wouldn't it? It would be. Now, if you go to the Twitter account of the fine MLB.com White Sox writer, Scott Merkin, and Scott, with his tweet, which is perfect for your White Sox. That of the day, the three players that sloppy Thurston struck out on nine pitches in the 12th inning in 2023 versus the A's. Beauty McGowan. Yes. Hello. Chick Galloway. Hello. Yes. And Sammy Hale. Sammy Hale. Those are good names. Shea in the darkness. Could you tell us once again? Once a week it happens to him. You're looking at Boo. Look behind you, Cap. Yeah. There's nobody home. I actually have a question. Did this happen at all while I was on vacation? It was not. I'm sure it was. I am so tired of this. And I think I'm being personally antagonized at this point. There are shades in the studio that are pulled from the outside. And for whatever reason, once again, darkness in the studio. Very confused. It was very confused. And we do not control the shades. And in fact, it's a specific job one guy can do. Yes. Only the union can handle that. Not you. So just wait a minute. I am. It's okay. Let it go. It's content. You know what? Everybody. Yeah. But part of it is I can't let it go. And maybe for my own sanity, I need to. There's got to be something in everybody's life. You just got to let go of the anger that grows inside of you when something happens. This is it for me. All right. This damn shade. Well, for five minutes, let's just let it go. And then you can go after the union people. I know who did it. Who? The guy that shaves his beard every morning in the bathroom. Officer Strahmaze is his hair there. And then drinks his hot coffee out of a straw. I never see him do any kind of work. None. I'm going to give you a sense in the hallway. And I walked up to him and I said, I see you every morning. We've never formally met. I'm David Kaplan. I said, I'm officer, whatever his last name is. And I said, officer? Yes. I'm an officer. You're in a security outfit and you do nothing. All right. That narrows it down around here. All right. So go back to the names of the beard. All right. Let's go back. I got four minutes. I'm going to get this in no matter what. So, Cap, will you give us the names again? Those three names. Who Sloppy Thurston struck out. He got Beauty McGowan. Yes. Chick. I can't remember his last name. I clicked off the tweet. And then Sammy Hale. Sammy Galloway. Chick Galloway. Yeah. Okay. So what's the funnier name? Sloppy Thurston, the funniest name out of those four? Beauty McGowan's pretty good too. All right. We're a knock off Sloppy Thurston and we'll go with Beauty McGowan. Yep. Okay. Is Steve Ho You Fat is that a funnier name? That's a basketball player. Steve, I never heard that name before. Yeah. I know you think I'm making it up. It's right here. Steve Ho You Fat. Do you believe that's a better name? Yes. Okay. All right. We move on. Chubby Cox who played for the Milwaukee Bucks as you recall. Yes. In early 1990. Yes. Born in 1990. Correct. Brother was Joe Bryant. Chubby Cox. What's the name? No. Okay. Dick Trickle. Yes. So the NASCAR driver pulled up a bunch of names. Yeah. All right. So Dick Trickle is the lead. That's the king of the mountain right now, right? Uh huh. All right. General Booty, the quarterback from Oklahoma. That's a pretty good one, but I have to go with Dick Trickle. Dick Trickle. Okay. The cold is Crawford. That's a modern name. Uh, Louisiana Tech football player. Yeah. Correct. Just like your water bottle. The coldest. Correct. The coldest Crawford. Better name. Or Dick Trickle. I'm going to go to coldest. Okay. All right. The realist. Clark. A football player. No. Not as good. But the coldest is better than the realist. Yeah. But can I give you one? Go ahead. Coco Crisp. That's a really good name. Oh. What meant Milton Bradley? That's another one. God sham God. Another one. Coaching, by the way, sham God. The league. A rabbit Moranville? That's a really good one. What did he do? He was a baseball player way back in the day. Oh, okay. Rabbit Moranville. How about Will Clap? Wow. Is that work for you? It's pretty good. All right. So what do we have at the top right now, Shay? Is it? It's sloppy Thurston's about the best I've ever heard. I'll tell you. Pick Trickles right there. The ex cubs pitching coach, I think, is better than all of them. Dick Poll. Dick Poll. Quality. What about the corner back at Rice University mobility? Which is unbelievable, by the way, that there's a name. Kool-Aid McInstery. That's a very good name. You know this player? Alabama? Yeah. He's in the NFL now. How about Pig Cage, P.I.G. Cage? Pretty good. It's a real football player at the University of San Antonio. Blue Moon Odom? It's a great nickname. It is. Can you beat this one though? Philadelphia Phillies star Steve Sharts. It's a real name. You think I'm making that up? That's bad. Hi, Phil. What about Jim Bob Cooner? Jim Bob Cooner? That's a really good one. I think that could be it. Do you think that beats Sloppy Thurston, Phil? I think so. Okay. That is a really good one. Hey, Marty. You're on cap in J-hood. Hello? Can you hear me? Yeah. Are you Marty? Are you on the road, Marty? Yeah. Hello? This is Marty. Yeah. This is Marty. What are your thoughts on Sloppy Thurston, Marty? Yeah. Sloppy Thurston, I bought the card for my kid, my grand kid. They called him Sloppy because he was so neat. Oh, that's pretty good. You know what, Marty? So they called Sloppy and his name was so strange that I got the baseball card. I bought the card online. How much did it cost you, Marty? Three bucks. Oh, that's not bad. Pretty good. And now his name is in history because of what Michael Copic did yesterday. Yeah, that's great. It was fun. Thank you, Marty. That's a good day, man. And lastly, Cap, a tight end from Michigan State University. Shea, Michigan State University, tight end. Al Creek, Michigan. Kyle Sackrider. Sackrider. Pretty good, too. I mean, it's the first, probably the first name doesn't line up to the last name. We got to have the combo. Sloppy Thurston is a lot different if it's like Sloppy Smith. Is it? A little bit. For me. Like Steve Sharp. Does that work, or is that better? Steve Sharp's. I had a... If Dick Trickle's name were instead Bob Trickle, it wouldn't be anywhere close to his funny. Correct. I had a relative. Her last name was Mones. And her first name? Barbara. And we wanted so much for her to marry someone with the last name of loudly. No shot. No shot. And two minutes on Cap and Jay Hood.