Ep. 199: Wrigley North, Part 1

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.