Kap & J. Hood

6/25 7 AM: They Not Like Us......

Hour 1: Chicago professional sports has been in the tank for years. A turnaround seems lightyears away, both baseball teams took L's yesterday, White Sox shut out 3-0 by the Dodgers and the Cubs blew a 4-0 lead in the 5th to lose the game 5-4 to the Giants. Kap blows up at Air Canada for not returning his bag.

Duration:: 49m
Broadcast on:: 25 Jun 2024
Audio Format:: mp3

(crunching) - Chicago. - This is your morning routine. - Listen to respect my name. - Cap and G hood. - That's right, that's right, we're bad, huh? - Watch the show on Twitch. Follow ESPN 1000 Chicago. - Stream the show on the ESPN Chicago app. And on Infant. - 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, woo, woo, woo ♪ - Oh, God, welcome in to the Cap and G hood morning show. I'm on ESPN 1000, and we are streaming on the ESPN Chicago app. With David Kaplan, Jonathan Hood with you, we've got Jay, we've got Jay Moore, we got you. For a three hour ride, you're on this Tuesday morning with open phone lines for you at 312-332-ESP-N. 332-3776 is our telephone number. Cap, so much to get to within the framework of our show. But first, there are a lot of people on social media from yesterday's show that wanna know how everything's going with you. I mean, you had a great trip to Toronto. You know, for a nice golf outing. - But previously on Cap and G hood. - We got a chance to find out that you had some issues trying to get your luggage back from O Canada. What's the latest on that? Here's David Kaplan. - Wow, I got one bag yesterday that was my clubs, but all my clothes, all the gear that I got in the event, it's all in this bag, not there. So the driver showed up on the porch. I said, "Hey, buddy, where's the second bag?" Hey, man, I'm just the delivery service. This is all the gaming. Okay, thanks. I've been on the phone probably five times in the last 18 hours with Air Canada. Spirit Airlines is gonna be named Airline of the Year if they're competition is Air Canada. ♪ Creative land, yeah ♪ And every time I call they're like, "Yeah, that bag is already on its way, it's in Chicago." No, I have an air tag in the bag. I put Apple air tags in all my bags. I have it on my phone. You can see my little wallet on the back is an air tag. I know where my stuff is. No, ma'am, it is in Terminal 1 in Ontario, Canada. - Canada. - Yeah, you said it just like that too. - And I calmly tried to explain to them. - You did what? - I calmly tried to explain to them. - You were not calm at all. - The last call that you guys unfortunately had to hear I was angry. - Unfortunately, it's not like you went into a different room. Everybody heard it. - We bore witness to your rage. Channel 7 heard it. - Yeah, how many times I have called, I told you at least five times in the last 18 hours. - NBC Tower heard it. - Oh yeah, it's getting ready to be loaded. - Okay. - Great. - We had about two hours later. Should have landed by now. - Calamundo heard it. - It's still there in Terminal 1 in Toronto. - It wasn't calm. Folks, I just want you to know that Mount Kaplan, he blew a gasket. Mount Kaplan, there he was, folks. There he was. He was full throttle this morning. - Between my bag being lost, I have a gift in there for my wife that I'd like to give our anniversaries Thursday. And I got a few things for her. It's been 20 years since she's been married to me. - Yeah, discounted lingerie from Canada, go ahead. - Wow. - He got the duty free. (laughing) - And I need my bag. - Yes, you need it badly. - And nope. And they keep telling me, oh yeah, it's on its way. No, it's not on its way 'cause I have an air tag in it. I can see where it's sitting. - It's at Timmy Hose. - Could I be, it's right outside Tim Hortons where the secure baggage areas, can I put you in hold for three to four minutes? Like 12 minutes later, they come back. Yes, that bag is queued for departure. Great, thanks. Six hours later, I look, that's a hell of a queue you got going there in Air Canada. And I keep calling and calling. So I call them my way into work today. Oh, that bag was already delivered, they tell me. - No. - That's a lie. That's a lie. - Yes. - That bag is still sitting in Toronto. Now, I gave the ladies some advice and I told her, I don't know how long your airline's gonna last. They're so bad. I would look for another job if I were you. - I think you're looking out for it. - Unfortunately, it wasn't that calm. You're doing it for radio, just to explain what you said. - They claim that my bag is now queued to depart Toronto at 7.50 PM tonight. - Okay, let's just go back. That's not how you handled it, unfortunately. - Where's my goddamn bag? Take that. - That's what we heard, unfortunately. And again, it's not even 7 a.m. You screeching into the phone, like it's her fault. - And I-- - She might, she might be in Sri Lanka. - Hold on, she might be in Sri Lanka and you're yelling at her about your bag in Toronto. You don't know, she was sheepish. She was afraid to talk to you. - I said to her, I am not blaming you. It's your cranky-the-blank airline. - Yes. - And she said, she said, I know. - I apologize. - I apologize for Air Canada. - But you poked your finger into her chest. That's the problem. You backed her into a corner. - I broke the phone, I didn't poke any finger. - Metaphorically, you did. You, but you backed her down. That's exactly what you did. - May I put you on hold for another three to four minutes? - Yes. - Yeah, go ahead. - You know why? She needed a break from you. That's why she did that. - If I, for you, I get another job. Take that. - Take that. - Where is my goddamn bag? Where is it? - Take it. - Yelling into the mic. - Turning a beat red. Making everyone here uncomfortable. - That is not hyperbole either. I, like, Kaplan, I've been around you two and a half years now. I've never seen you that way. Not one, not two, but three GDs on the phone with this poor woman. You're throwing curse words around left and right. - I did not drop any curse words. - That's not even true. You just said bleep but he believed airline. - I said your, with the S word. - I said, can I give you some advice? You heard me, I'd look for another job because I don't think your blankity blank airline is going to be around that long. - No! - Is there the worst airline ever? - I was getting concern hoodie that he was going to call her something unsavory just out of the blind rage he was experiencing. - So bad. - It was something. It was something to behold. But I understand the frustration 'cause you're like, I've been traveling all this way. I've traveled, I should be able to get my bags at the time that my travels ended. Okay, things happen. But now today's Tuesday. - Right, I understand. - I checked that bag at 5.30 Saturday. - I understand. - 5.30 in the afternoon Saturday. Here we are. Now she's claiming your bag is cute to be on a flight at 7.50 p.m. And I said, wait a minute. 7.50 p.m. Let me put you on hold for three to four more minutes. Let me check. - Yes. - Third time. She comes back. - You got coffee? - Yes, that is correct. 7.50 p.m. Okay. - That's crazy. - I think your follow up was, I don't care if it's one in the GD morning. I'll be awake. - Yes. - I want my bag. - 'Cause I gotta be up to Watson. - That's a club's blow, bullpen blow another game. (laughs) Boy, you're life right now, man. - That's not good, Cap. But the way you back her down. - Hmm, pretty tough. As if she's guessing the deal with it. Her computer says that it's already in Chicago. Well, her computer is not right. Because the air tag, and actually the moral of the story is, the air tag is so clutch. Is it not? The air tag is so clutch. To be able to have that. - It is. - Because that way you can monitor your own stuff. So if you don't put that in your luggage, you never know where your luggage is gonna be. Did she say one point is gonna be in Orlando? - Correct. - I think she said that as well. - She said you are scheduled for your bag to be in Orlando this afternoon. - Orlando? - I said Orlando. - She misread the screen. Oh, here. - Correct. - Oh, RD. - Correct. - That's what it's supposed to be. That's what she remiss read. - That's what happened. - She thought, hey, you'll be, your bag will be down there with the magic. (laughs) With their Orlando magic. And then last night, I tried this new drink that I had at the golf tournament. It's called The Transfusion. It is ginger ale, vodka, and either grape juice or cranberry juice. It's a splash. We call it a transfusion. It's my new favorite drink. So I made a nice transfusion last night. My wife's like, what is that? Fun. I just need to chill. I'm gonna have a cocktail while I watch the Cubs game and the Sox game and game seven. Had them all going. Had the cocktail. I'm gonna have a second one. Oh, Cubs are winning. Four to nothing. Steels rolling. And then here comes the bullpen. - Hmm. So belligerent and drunk. - I wasn't drunk. I mean, that just had two drinks. - That would be all for you. So I'm sure they had to pour you into the bed last night. 'Cause you can only take one. You got two. Oh my God, lampshade on the head. You're a slight fellow. - Yay. - Seth and Albany Park on Cap and Jay Hood. Seth, good morning. - Good morning guys. Cap, I got some bad news for you. - Yeah, brother. - So I work in Air Cargo at O'Hare. - Oh God. - And Air Canada is horrendously awful. And they have a terrible reputation. And I would say you, it's very possible you could not see your bag for another week, maybe two. - No way. - Dead, dead serious. - They could have it queued up for up to a week before it moves. - Yay. - So it's going to sit at the Timmy Holes all that time? - Okay, so I've got the air tag in it, Seth. I can see where the bag is. And they're telling me-- - That's honestly the best thing you could have done because you'll be able to call their bluff. Like I work in freight and we are constantly moving stuff as fast as humanly possible because it's, you know, important cargo that's got to get moved. And Air Canada is notoriously awful. Their computer system will say stuff is here in Chicago and it's in a truck in Detroit. So, like I wish you the best of luck, Cap. I definitely, definitely the air tag was a solid play 'cause you'll be able to call their bluff if they tell you it's in Chicago and it's not. So, but like I said, I wish you the best of luck, man. That's, it's really terrible. - I'm sorry to hear that. - Any chance that we could get Seth on a business trip to Toronto to maybe straight things out of there and we'll grab my bag on the way back. - I would love that. That'd be great. - Seth, you're the man. Have a great day. - You too, Cap. Have a good one. - Thanks. - Good luck. - In that good-- - This is why they call it Skoshabank Arena now. - Hey, huh. - And Air Canada couldn't represent-- - Half the anniversary, Mindy. You're one of your gifts is sitting outside the Tim Hortons in the secure baggage area in Canada. - We're gonna get in a sort of timbit in your bag when you get it. - Thought they stand on guard for the, apparently not stand on guard for your luggage. - No. - God, keep our land. - Wow. - Oh my God. - Just awful. - I feel bad for you, but I would also feel bad as for the customer service agent that had to bear the brunt of Mount Kaplan. Oh God. - Look, I'm not that guy. I don't ever do that. I was at my wit's end. Never? - We'll tell today. - Ah, okay. I think that we can all relate to the issues that Cap has gone through here because the man just wants his bag back. He had a nice trip to Toronto and can't even get his full luggage back. And taking your anger out on a customer service agent. Is that fair or foul? Have you gone through this before? Let's talk about this. 3-1-2-3-3-2-E-S-P-N. 3-3-2-3-7-7-6-3-7-6-4. Have you heard the story? Have you been in that situation where you've said, you know what? I'm at my wit's end. The customer service agent is gonna have to take a beating. I can understand, Cap. I get it. Along with that rage, how 'bout Cubs rage last night against San Francisco? We'll talk about that as well coming up next. Cap and J-hood weekday morning 7-10, nay? (laughing) - Cap and J-hood are back. - I appreciate your show. I'm an Uber driver and for 7-10 every day I've got you locked in. - Chicago's home for sports. - C-S-P-N Chicago. - It's a Cap and J-hood morning show on ESPN 1000 and streaming on the ESPN Chicago app. This is the morning show, right, Cap? I can't tell looking outside our window here. - Yeah, what is going on? - Fully expecting little green men to drop out of a spaceship. - Hopefully they'll deliver your luggage. - That'd be funny. The spaceship drops my bag. Here you go. We're back to one nights again. I mean, it's completely dark here in downtown Chicago. We hope that you're gonna have a great and safe Tuesday. Cap is going through it this morning, folks. I mean, first of all, he's on late night West Coast Cubs duty. So that means Mount Kaplan's gonna come out because he's had very low sleep. I've been there with the White Sox. So now here's Cap. Very little, his recap on YouTube was explosive. It's not safe for work, by the way. I would highly suggest you check it out and we'll play some of that, the clean version, as much as possible. But this guy here is just on 11 this morning. He just wants his bag. And we're asking the question, taking your anger out on customer service, is that fair or foul? I mean, Cap, it wasn't the lady's fault. - I told her that. I said, I am not blaming you. I understand. You are just unfortunately at the other end of the phone. But this has been call after call with the run around in the nonsense. - The worst GD airline in the world, you mentioned. - I did tell them. - Yeah, Air Canada. So they won't be a party here anytime soon. - They haven't been, so I'm really not worried. - I think, well, I had a beat on them, but we'll just, we'll just shut it down now. - Yep, they can call me upstairs. Would you like to do the live reads for Air Canada? - Oh yeah, it's the best. David Flom, we were on a flight, Air Canada. It is the best. You're trying to go like I went to Toronto. Let me tell you something, Air Canada, absolutely the best. They took care of me, my flight was on time, my luggage. Could've been better, but you know what? They're the best, Air Canada, take that. - You will put your stamp on anything. - You will. If they brought that a one-sheeter to use, like Cap, we think we have a line here on Air Canada. - Oh yeah, no problem. - Just erase the tapes. (laughing) - 3-1-2-3-3-2-ESP, it is our telephone number. Nick in Bartlett, he is on Cap and J-hood. Nick, good morning. - Good morning, good morning. First time caller, long-time listener. - Appreciate you. - Tune in, Cap, I don't agree with you on a ton, but you are 100% correct. It is absolutely okay to rip into a customer service rep, specifically in transportation. - Yeah, and again, this is over the since Saturday, I probably had 15 calls with them. This was the first time that I lost it. I'd had enough. - Let me tell you, these airlines are too big to take care, but when it comes to, and I've worked in transportation myself, you are a representative. In every facet of this industry, you are a representative of your company. Whether you're trusting someone else to do a good job, and unfortunately, customer service is kind of like the hostage negotiator of their side of the business. A lot of people are not gonna be happy when you're talking to customer service. So, but yes, it is absolutely okay to get your frustrations. They are kind of the person that is responsible for dealing with that. - Nick, we appreciate the telephone call. - Appreciate it, Nick, have a great day, man. - Listing on the ESPN Chicago app in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Here's Taylor on Cap and Jhood. Hey, Taylor, good morning. - Hey, good morning. It is absolutely fair. It's not even close. Those representatives have resources. They can go to, they can go to managers. There's stuff they can do. All I ask, I've had frustrations just like you've had. All I ask is you make it right. Say, "If I don't make it right, I'm happy." Say, "You have resources to go to, managers." To say that they don't, it's a lie. We've called several different companies for issues that we've had. They don't make it right. So, there's absolutely no fault in that. - Yeah, and Taylor, appreciate you. - You have no question. You're getting support here because people have gone through frustrations before. It doesn't necessarily mean automatically you gotta bring your inner A hole out. But the point is, though, is that you've called numerous times to be able to get just a bag. - And every time I call, I get a different answer. Oh, it's already out for delivery. - Oh, great. - Yeah. - How come the AirTag says it's still in Canada? You have an AirTag, one of them said to me. You have an AirTag in your bag? Why would you do that? That's what one of them said to me. - Why wouldn't I? - I said because of people like, not him, his airline. Companies like your airline that don't care. I don't know who cares less. Air Canada or Cubs management? - It's a photo finish at this point, is it not? - It is. - It's a photo finish. - Like the White Sox are what they are. And then we knew going in, they're gonna be bad. The Cubs thought they were gonna contend. And they've done nothing to try to fix their horse bleep bullpen. So that's how they might end it. No bags and the Cubs melt down again. Otherwise, Mrs. Lincoln, how is the play? Orlando, Florida, listening on the ESPN Chicago app, here's Austin on Cap and Jhood, Austin. - What's up Cap? What's up buddy? How are you guys? - What's up brother? - What? - Good, I just, Cap, I got a question for ya. I feel for you for this whole bag situation, but I wanna know more. If you can have one thing tomorrow, are you taking your bag or a closer for the Cubs? - I'll take the closure. - Yeah, I think that's fast. - 100%, I'll take the closure. What about Mindy's gifts? - I'll replace 'em. Not that expensive. - Oh, that's good to know. Skipping on her gifts. That's good to know. - Why did I skim? - Good. - But I can replace the cool jacket I got her. I'm gonna get the golf course. She likes, he's like, no, to wear in the fall. I got her a cool one. I could call him by another one, but a closer? - Yeah. - So I don't have to break, I broke something in my office last night. And it wasn't mine, it was my wife's. - I saw the picture, is she aware of this? - No, not yet. - Okay, she is now. Let me tell you something, so if you missed it, this is why cap stayed up so you didn't have to. The giant speed, the Cubs, five to four. The Cubs lose again and water is wet. They are 37 and 42 on the season. Craig Council says everything's fine. - I mean, there's no question we left runs on the basis for sure, and that plays into it as well. You know, we could have had five, six, seven on the board. By just moving the ball forward and didn't do it. And we got to do better at that. That was a game that we should have broken open. And you know, that costs us. I mean, that doesn't cost you every game. It certainly costs you a night. - Yeah, I don't want to hear that. I want to hear some freaking fire. Like, this is unacceptable. And I'm going to talk to Jed tonight before I go to bed. 'Cause I don't know how much sleep I'm going to get because I'm that frustrated with what we're watching. So I will be on the phone with Jed and Carter. And if I have to call Tom, I am going to make calls. We have got to get this situation un-affed right now. Instead, well, we left runs on the board and we should have broken the game. - Yeah, no blank. I don't hear anybody ever get frustrated. Nobody. - Nobody gets frustrated. Justin Steele says the bullpen is just fine. - Yeah, I mean, it's baseball. It's a long season. You're going to have ups and downs. Not just as a unit, but different departments. Injuries, you know, there's a bunch of different things that each unit's going to battle over the course of the season. I feel like they're doing a hell of a job down there. - Hell of a job, Cap. The bullpen's doing a hell of a job. - He's just being a good teammate. - Cap, can't say it. - He doesn't mean that. - Can't say it like that. Doing a hell of a job, Cap. That's what he's just said. You know what, can I just tell you something if no one else has told you? You know, I know that you and Sylvie and other co-fan friends of mine are pissed at Dansby Swanson just saying, shrug in the shoulder, say it's June. The whole ball club shrugs their shoulders and says it's just June. They feel like, and by the way, as a competitor, you should feel like at some point you're going to break out of this. But the point is, is that the personnel does not allow you to break out of it. The whole team, including Justin Steele, including Craig Council, ah, it's June. They feel like they can break out of it. They don't see what we see. It's June, yeah, it's just June. But the point is, if you keep playing like this, it'll be July, ah, it's just August, ah, it's just September, and you'll be out of the race. - Correct. You're already nine back in the division. You're in dead last in the division for 230 million? - Yep. - Is that what Mr. Rick had signed up for? - No, but we don't spend enough money. They're cheap. - My ass, they're cheap. - They don't know what they're doing apparently because to come into the season with that bullpen was already a death now. And that one, the bullpen under achieves for basically three months, and you do nothing other than a DFA pickup of Tyson Miller who's been fine. Let me ask you another question. Did you watch the game last night? - That's not some of the game, I did not stay. - Okay, Tyson Miller in the eighth inning, he was good. What'd he throw, Shay, what'd he throw, eight pitches? - He threw eight pitches, yes. - Okay, he threw eight pitches. Tyson Miller on his worst day is better than Colton Brewer. Why didn't you let him go back out there if you're not gonna use Neris 'cause you lied to us last week, Craig. I don't anticipate changing closers, no. - Really? - You haven't used them in that role since. You went to Colton Brewer. And as soon as I was on the couch waiting patiently because you assigned me the late night West Coast Cubs duty 'cause you do the White Sox, and I'm watching, and I went, who the heck is this? I'm expecting Neris. Colton Brewer, I'm wondering, and I said this to Shay earlier, I'm wondering if it's Craig saying, okay, I've had enough. You wanna give me this bullpen? Choke on that. Go get him Colton. - Let's rewind 365 days ago. It's the same thing that you said about David Ross. Because, but the common denominator is Jed Hoyer. This is what you think of the bullpen. These are the arms you have to work with, cap. If you're Craig Council, you're already handsomely paid. You're only utilizing the players that's on your roster. This is what he has. Would you tell me 365 days ago? Would you tell me about David Ross? - He looks down and goes, - Who do you expect me to use? - Dude, he said to a friend of mine, why don't you come down and manage for a day and you tell me who you're going to get? - And what's different about this year versus last? Drew Smiley's at the end, walking a small island, to help the San Francisco Giants win. A Giants team that's not very good. I still believe the Cubs can win this series 'cause I think the Cubs are better than the Giants, but boy they don't play like it 'cause now they're identical. They're both 37 and 42. Tyson Miller came in with one out in the eighth. Justin Steele pitched one out into the eighth, gave up two earned, walked one, struck out nine. - Very good. Miller comes in two thirds of an inning. No hits, no runs, no walks, one strike out, inning over. Why'd you go to Colton Brewer? Why? And here's the sick thing. Colton Brewer, in a four-two game, gave up two hits, two runs, they're earned, and got a hold. He got graded positively. - Yeah, that's baseball, because the tying run scored, I believe, once Miley was in there on a sack fly. - And how many blown saves is this for the 17? - Before we get to the all-star break at 17. - 17. - Yeah. - Second worst in baseball, behind who? - The White Sox. - Yep, great baseball, we got this summer here. - So Colton Brewer must be red hot. He must be really pitching well as of late to entrust him with the ninth. Oops, he's got an ERA of 491 the last seven days. Last 15 games, last seven games, last 15 games, 4.50. He's given up in the last seven games. More hits than innings pitched. More hits than innings pitched. - Once again, the strength of the ball club is a starting pitching. But when you have no offense cap, it looks like that. And then, of course, when you have no back in the bullpen, it's not about the closer, it's seventh, eighth, and ninth. That's what you're missing on this ball club. You don't have leverage guys that you feel like, man, when he comes in the seventh, it's lights out. Boy, that left against lefty matchup. When I bring this lefty and this power arm lefty, oh my God, lights out. Leverage guys right into the ninth. Oh, our closer piece of cake, no pro. You don't have any of it. - None of it, not one. But you got to go starting pitching. But then you got lousy offense. - So there you have it. Colton Brewer, his first year, didn't he only pitched in 11 games. ERA of 559. Next year, ERA of 4.12 and 58 games. Next year, ERA of 561. The next year, he only appeared in one game in 21 in the big leagues, ERA of 36. 2023, he was with the Yankees. 4.32 in three games. Three games, that's all he pitched in. Released, Cubs picked him up. He's appeared in 12 games, got an ERA of 4.50. If you can't pitch for San Diego, let you go. Boston let you go. The Yankees let you go. But our rocket scientists decide, yep, that's who we're closing with tonight. That's just nonsense. - And Kyle Hendricks on the ground for the Cubs tonight. - And he's been pitching great. Great. - Wait till he faces undecided today. 3, 1, 2, 3, 3, 2, ESPN, 3, 3, 2, 3, 7, 7, 6, is our telephone number. Here's your chance event about the Cubs. Cubs lose last night to the San Francisco Giants. You hear what Cap's saying? What do you think? On the Cap & J-hood Morning Show. - Here's to Dave's headline, headline, with Cap & J-hood. - Well, rough night in Chicago baseball again. White Sox lost to the Dodgers. Three zip at the rate last night, but Gary Crochet continues his comeback season. Five and two-thirds shot at inning, six strikeouts. Handling, Shohei Otani. Again, lowering his year eight at 3.05. He now has the fourth best odds to win the AL Si Young Award. Sox and Dodgers teed up again tonight. Pre-am on the ESPN 1,000 at 6.30. Cubs lost in walk-off fashion last night to the Giants in San Francisco. 4-2 lead in the ninth. 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[MUSIC PLAYING] It's the Captain J. Hood Morning Show on ESPN 1000 and screaming and streaming on the ESPN Chicago app with you till 10 o'clock. Then Mike Greenberg at 10 o'clock, blocking a dollar in for Carmen New Yorko from 12 to 3. Peggy and Sylvie, 2-30 to 6-30 into White Sox baseball as they take on the Dodgers at 6-30 free game right here. On the home, the White Sox, ESPN 1000, a 3-1-2, 3-3-2, ESPN, 3-3-2, 3-7-7-6 is our telephone number. Eddie on Twitter says, I'm watching you in hoodie on Twitch. Can the ops team at the University of Chicago get a shout out? I think we'd run a better ship than the current Cubs management team. Take that. The Maroons? The Maroons of the University of Chicago. They are brilliant people over there. They are scrappy. They do have scrappy teams, as for sure. We have shot a no-shot come away at 8 o'clock. If you're just joining us where you've been, you know, in this rainy Tuesday morning, we've been talking about Cap and his dilemma as far as just yelling at a person-- I don't think I yelled. Oh, come on, man. You're going to be disingenuous with the audience. You just had to do events because-- I invented my frustration. I don't think I yelled. Let me ask you a question. Do you have a vent in silence? You have a vent in a whisper? No one does that. When you vent, you have to be in full throat. Now, you don't shine it up now because people are with you. It's not right what happened there to your bag. It's not right. So don't try to shine it up now because you told that lady that if I were you, I'd find another job because the air Canada sucks. But you told her. You don't say you didn't say that now? I did say that. OK, that's the point. That's the point. And so we can understand, I think all of us can live vicariously through you and your frustration in that, hey, man, when you've called and you've called and you've sent emails and information, and this is what's going on. I have an air tag in my bag. But yet, you guys are saying it's in Chicago. When I could see it's outside of a Timmy hose, a Tim Horton's donut and coffee shop, I could see it right there. It's in the-- it's right there. It's updated. It's right there. And you're telling me something else? I can understand why you'd be frustrated. And you yelled at the lady from Sri Lanka, I believe. I don't know where she was. Well, I mean, she thought that your bag was Orlando. Couldn't understand. [LAUGHTER] And of course, there's Cubs baseball. That's even more frustrating. Cubs will win tonight, don't worry, but they lost last night, Cap. Because it's Hendricks against undecided deaths in front of me right now. Hendricks will find a way to keep the ball down. And by the way, I like to top the lineup for the Cubs. You put your on base percentage and your boppers up top, and then you go for it. But again, the bottom fell out. And I mean the bottom. Because the relief core for the Cubs are the bottom. The bottom fell out last night. Drew Smiley in that spot. High leverage. Barely in the big leagues. Just to be honest. Do you know what Drew Smiley's getting paid? 10 and 1/2 million. That's right. Drew Smiley? Yeah. 10 and 1/2 million. The hell were you thinking? He-- when he looks at his direct deposit, he's looking at it with the mask and a gun. Seriously? Drew Smiley? I don't understand him on the White Sox. He'd be like a fourth to fifth starter in the White Sox. But I'm just saying, like, for the Cubs, he's just out of place, Cap. He just is. It's unbelievable. Children were already not happy yesterday. Probably the toughest loss of the year. You know, you try to get a West Coast trip. Started off right with the wind tonight. It's right there, right there. Pitched extremely well. And the Achilles heels for the Cubs bullpen, I believe this year has been walks and home runs. And tonight it was walks three in the ninth inning. I know one who is intentional, but it really hurt him. We also talked yesterday, Cap, about the Cubs approach offensively. When you struggle, man, you are guessing wrong. I think we should boil it down to that. When you struggle offensively, you're guessing wrong. Something that you could drive into the outfield, like balls over the middle of the plate, belt high, room service fastballs, strike two, strike three. Oh, I was looking curve ball there. Yeah, did you see like Christopher Morel? Yeah, there's men on. He is literally deep breath locked in. I'm like, all right, baby, let's go. We're saying the breeze is blowing out the left field. Get it up and get it out of here. He takes strike three. And I don't mean it was on the edge of the box. It was right in the box. Fastball right there. What are you looking at? What are you guessing he's throwing a screwball? Like, how do you miss that? With two strikes. Like, bat never came off your-- say is another one. Yup. Like, what? By the way, say, look out for the move at first base. You know, no one will get picked off. Oh, god. I saw that right, it was early. Hey, man, I like Suzuki, but that's not a 5-2 player. It's not. It's not what you thought you were getting, Cap. He's just not. Right. Just above average, outfielder, instincts are just a little bit above average, but not great. He just isn't. He's not great. He hasn't found his groove yet. Don't disagree with you. So finished last season, the last two and a half months. One of the five best hitters in baseball. Just look at the number. Sure. And started the season off great. And then he got a loy Jimenez. Oh, my oblique again. And he looks like a monster. He works out like a beast. Does. Figure it out. He's still fat. No, pull something. He's still getting acclimated, I think. It's just getting into a rhythm, I think. But not there yet. Not good. Palm Beach, Florida, listening on the ESPN Chicago App. Here's Brian on Cap and Jhood. Hey, Brian, good morning. Big morning. Love to show you guys are great. Thank you. Hi, just on the discussion here of the Cubs. I just can't help when I watch. Jed Hoyer is trying to be so perfect with every single move he makes. And Jordan sets it back in '97 when Krause announced Bill was done. You have to win now. You never know how long it will take to rebuild or if it will all work. Just put some players out there that can win now. That will compete. And see what happens. Look what happened to the Braves last year. They won all these games and they were out. Just feel the team and get some guys who can throw strikes. He's making his job more difficult than it needs to be. That's all I have to say. Thanks, Brian. We appreciate the phone call. My problem is he keeps saying nobody's making trades in June. That's fine. My question to you is, if the Yankees were having this type of issue, would they sit idly by and watch the season melt away? They would not. Would the Dodgers-- Absolutely not. Would the Boston Red Sox? Would the Philadelphia Phillies? They would not. Would the Rangers? They would not. Nope. Then why are we? Why are we? We're not the freaking Oakland A's here. You got a $230 million payroll. If you told me, payroll is only at 120. They're really not ready to win. OK, whatever. You spent a fortune of money. And that's the freaking roster we get. Are you kidding me? There is not one guy. I said this to you yesterday, where you go, I got a guy. Hold on, hon. I got to watch this guy hit. Not one. They got some decent ball players. Swanson had a really good night last night. Hallelujah. Welcome home. But oh, man, I was-- I rate. Man, I mean, it's so bad. It makes you want to break something, right? I would never do that. It's up last night. Sounds like you're home last night. Yeah, that's exactly what happened. I smashed something in the office. Jay Moore, that's 37 win smash right there. That's what's going on. Hey, here's the question for you. Can you win an MVP on a losing team? Let's talk about this next on Captain Jay Hood. Follow Chicago's home for sports on Twitch at ESPN 1000 Chicago. Captain Jay Hood on bat on Chicago's home for sports. ESPN Chicago. Two words, David Kaplan. Yes, sir. Game seven. It was awesome last night. My wife and I watched that. Yeah, watched show hay and the Dodgers against Garrett Crochet and the White Sox. And then, of course, she went to bed. And I stayed on watching end of that awful Cubs game. Good night, Mindy. Game seven, cap. Oilers, Panthers. It's all on the line. Any time you hear game seven, I don't care what sport it is, you know, it's the finality. It's win or go home. And boy, the stakes were there. Well, it was intense. After the Panthers were up three to nothing in the series. Here come the Oilers. Storing back. One win, two wins, three wins. And now comes down to game seven in Sunrise, Florida. And a two won victory for the Panthers. And the reason why that this resonates-- for several reasons, first of all, I actually waffled on my pick with you yesterday. You asked me, what do you think? And I said, Oilers. But then I looked at something that stood out to me. And that is head coach Paul Maurice of the Panthers. I hadn't realized until just watching that he had never won a Stanley Cup. He's coached. More games than anybody in history without a cup, right? Almost 2,000 games without winning a Stanley Cup. He walks with Barry Trotz and Joel Quinville before he became a Black Hawk. And just think about that, Cap. And that's it, boy. This has to be his time. And the other thing to resonate with me, undefeated in game sevens. Paul Maurice, I was like, I'm going with that guy. I didn't know it was going to be such a low scoring hockey affair, but it was. So congratulations to them. The cons might is the equivalent of the MVP. For the whole playoff, not just the final. It is for the whole playoff. It goes to Conor McDavid from the losing Edmonton Oilers. Correct. He did not pick up the trophy. He did not stop there, which I had no problem with. Whatever. They'll send it to him or whatever the whole, how that whole process works. He's the best player in the world. No doubt about it. He's the best player in the world. And the best player is going to attract the best defensive effort from the other team. Did he get a shot in game six? He did not get a shot angle. Cap, game seven. He was absent in game six in game seven. I watched the entire game last night because it's game seven. You had to watch, right? No, no, no shaded Tennessee winning the college world series. Well, actually actually they were shaded on Tennessee. I'm not a big fan. As an SEC fan, that's a team I dislike the most. That or that gaudy orange isn't in your color wheel. So whiny. So shots out to them. But what I look at is Conor McDavid, it was like a boa constrictor defense that was put on McDavid. The reason why that he couldn't score is because the Panthers are the best team defensively in hockey. The best defense the last couple of seasons. But definitely this season, the Stanley Cup season, every time I saw McDavid with the puck, of course we get excited, right? Okay, here's McDate. And immediately he gets double teamed. He's got to pass the puck off. And I'm like, wow, how about that? They had a boa constrictor defense where he could not be able to get a good shot off. He played 25 minutes and 42 seconds. That's an unheard of amount of time. He in the third period, that guy was never off the ice basically. Oh my goodness, he was gassed. He gave it everything he had, everything. - The other thing I liked is that you're able to get Reinhardt and Verhege, like two unsung heroes that weren't heard of, heard from a lot in the series, they scored the goals. Like you expect that brief for someone else, like a bar call for someone else, that surprised me too. But that's sports, right? You're not expecting a Verhege or a Reinhardt to score in that spot, the biggest game, and they were able to get it done. - I heard before the game that there was like this, the Florida Panthers are coming in, it was kind of like maintenance. They didn't have like a morning skate or like a big practice. - But Brovsky did not come to the morning skate. - About that, at home. - And he never, they said he's the first guy in the ice at every morning skate, and he decided to change it all up. You know what, I'm gonna relax. And he was awesome. - I just think the story is great. I asked Shay before the show, is this the biggest win in South Florida sports history? - In this spot, in game seven. He reminded me Shay about LeBron James and that first championship with the Heat at big three. - The Marlins beating the then Cleveland Indians in game seven. - They don't have fans. - Oh, that was pretty cool. I remember that base hit up the middle, you remember that? - Yes. - And here came, in fact. - Was it council that scored the winning run? - May have been, I'd have to work. - The Craig Council scored the winning run. - So, yeah. - But last night boy, you could hear the emotion. - Fans to their feet. Who's sharp? Pass Miss Dreycidal. Down to our right, four is leading the corner. He'll try and hold this. 10 seconds left. Two left Panthers. A dream 30 years in the making. - Yeah! - Is it real? - Oh! - The Florida Panthers have won the Stanley Cup. - Lord Stanley is coming home. - You always will have a place in South Florida. Oh my gosh. - The Panthers have won the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history. - Yeah! - It's coming. - Start the celebration, South Florida. The Panthers have done it. - Stanley Cup champions. - The Florida Panthers. - The Florida Panthers have won the 20-24 Stanley Cup champions. - How do we cross the finish line, buddy? We cross it. - Wow. - Oh, what a group of bunch of guys. Pomerase, congratulations. Oh, what a team. - What a gutty effort. - That is some cojones, boys. Wow! - Oh! Oh! - They did it. The team from the start of training had one goal, and that was to get back to the Stanley Cup final and finish the job. Mission accomplished. - The Florida Panthers are the 20-24 Stanley Cup champions. Soak it all in. - Oh my god. Somewhere in heaven, Rod Santo says that's over the top. - I mean-- [LAUGHTER] - Wow! - Soak it all in. - Can I just tell you, as a play-by-play guy, if my color analyst is doing that, I am smothering him with a pillow. - Oh! - This is my call. - Get out of the way! - And you kept hearing the guy trying to reset so you could have a clean-- you could hear it, Cap. Trying to get a clean cut. And this guy here is just yelling. - Wow! - Wow! - Soak it all in. - Wow! - Soak it all in. - I mean, unbelievable. - Soak it all in. - Well, well, yeah. Cap! - I mean, wow. - I understand it, man. They've had a drop down there. It's out Florida. - They've never won it. - Gone through Tallinn, gone through Quinnville, gone through, you know, all those years. - That was Joel's team. They brought him down there to do that. And then the whole Kyle Beach thing happened. - Yeah. - And he was out. - Think about it. I mean, so they had, I think, 28 seasons of 28 wins in the playoffs. And they had, how many did he have, 28 here? That was amazing. - Missed opportunity on the broadcast, Tony. - We needed a South Florida stand up! - Soak it all in. Soak it all in. - I mean, holy cow. - The first 28 seasons, Cap, they had 25 wins. The last two seasons, they've had 29 wins on their way to a Stanley Cup championship. These small markets getting it done. The Vegas is the Sunrise, Florida's. How about the Hawks? Can we get back up there again? - It'd take some time. - Oh, man. Holy cow, that was unbelievable to listen to. - That call, that's amazed Santos thinking with a cup of coffee this morning. He's a little bit over the top. What do you think, Pat? (laughing) - Wow, I don't know if shot at two minutes on Cap and Jay Hood. - Whoa!