Ep. 199: Wrigley North, Part 1 - a podcast by NBC Sports Chicago

Luke Stuckmeyer catches up with David Bote, Kyle Schwarber & Gordon Wittenmyer as the Cubs and Brewers face off for their first series of 2019




01:25    David Bote on Brewers series and importance early in season

02:15    Bote on controlling what we can control

03:32    Bote on his new contract, staying with Cubs

04:45    Bote on lineups, approach day-to-day

05:30    Bote on his teammates, helping when guys are struggling

06:30    Schwarber on Brewers series, excitement

07:53    Schwarber on last season, 1 game short, every game counts

08:53    Schwarber on teammates picking each other up

09:45    Schwarber on slow start. Not a panic, hit the reset button

10:34    Luke talks with Gordon Wittenmyer from the Chicago Sun-Times

10:55    Wittenmyer on panic in April. Adverse conditions in Atlanta. No broad judgements yet

12:09    Wittenmyer on Brewers, possible regression. Starting to build a big hill to climb

14:14    Wittenmyer on Christian Yelich and his ascent to MVP status

14:49    Wittenmyer on Yu Darvish’s 1st start vs. 2nd start. Still a long time to silence critics.

16:38    Wittenmyer on Cubs “Must-win” mandate. Not a 1-way street. Pressing because results are not there yet.

18:04    Wittenmyer on Cubs pressing and feeling pressure after winning a World Series.

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