Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show - Cubs walk it off ... again! (Hour 1)

Episode Date: June 30, 2026

Leila Rahimi, Marshall Harris and Mark Grote opened their show the Cubs opening their homestand Monday with a 3-2 walk-off win over the Padres thanks to slugger Seiya Suzuki's heroics in the ninth inning. It was the Cubs' 10th walk-off victory of the season, the most in MLB. After that, they discussed the White Sox’s 8-2 win over the Orioles on Monday. Later, Rahimi, Harris and Grote reflected on the life and legacy of Bulls icon Stacey King, who passed away earlier in June. A celebration of life to honor King was held Monday, and Rahimi shared what it was like to be there and hear the stories about the beloved King.

The views and opinions of Laila Rahimi, Marshall Harris, and Mark Grotty should not be taken too seriously. Especially when they give advice. Do not take Marshall's analogies, literally. Especially when it comes to Russell Dorsey. The sports thoughts of Rahimi Harrison Grotie may change at any time. It's just sports. Okay, thanks. Bye.

Bye. Rahimi Harrison Grody. 10 to 2 on 1043, the score. Can't the place a wager? Can we make a $1-dollar wager today? That the White Sox will have a better record than the Cubs when the season is over. I don't know if I want to take it that far. Yeah, I didn't think you would.

That's why I said it. But it just shows you the difference in expectations for the ball clubs. They've been close to the same record a lot of the year. But because relative to what the White Sox have done and what the expectations are for the Cubs, it's felt like the sky is falling for the Cubs while the White Sox are like, yay. The Cubs have the fifth most difficult schedule remaining, only behind, well, this shouldn't shock you. The Reds, the Mets, the Pirates, and the Cardinals. You see the common thread there.

I see you very well. Oh, Mr. Marshall. Before you make the bet, the bet has not been made yet. The White Sox have the 29th most difficult schedule going for it. I just want to point that out. Why are you trying to talk me out of this bet? Because I just want to make sure you know all the facts. Are you afraid?

Hey, I'm a quick question. Yeah. Are you scared? Never. About what? I'm not afraid. I don't want you to say I stole money from me. That's all.

What the hell is wrong with you? You stole my money. You're still willing to make the bet, even though the White Sox there are opponents from here and out of 484. I appreciate you giving me the out. I like the way you laid it down. I will make that bet with you. Okay. So you're saying Grody, the Cubs will have a better regular season record.

That is correct. Than the Chicago White Sox. All right. I'm putting it down on the show documents. It's legal now. $1.1 bet initiated. Got the money in the break. I do Zell.

Just so you know. Marshall Harris. Mark Grody. Midday's 10 a.m. 2. on Chicago Sports Radio 1043, the score. Love a little money in the bank

to start our Tuesday. This is Rahimi Harrison Brody on 1043 The Score. It is hot outside. Stay inside with us in the shade. Drink your water. A ton of it today. Hydrate. And in the meantime, watch some baseball because after what we saw last night,

good things abound from both teams. We'll kick it off, starting with the Cubs and socks in this hour and we start with a yet another stop me when you've heard this before marg rowdy marshall harris you the listener the cubs have walked it off it is now 10 walkoffs after the three to two win the final and man i was on the phone with ray because i missed yesterday i was as i mentioned i was at the service for stacey king and i was talking to ray on the phone and i saw adrian mora hon come in from San Diego and I was like, oh no, this is over.

No, it wasn't. Despite seeing the combination of Mora Hon and Adam, it was not over. And then that Padreys bullpen that we know can shut them down, we saw good at bats. And even though they went one for ten with runners in scoring position to their first eight innings, they're able to plate just enough runners despite a bad send, say Suzuki, also with a really encouraging a bat off of Miller to get the job done. The Cubs did what they have to do in these dire times and kind of lost in the shuffle because of the way the game ended and progressed. Obviously, the big highlight is the fact that Say-Sizu Kyi almost hit a home runoff of Mason Miller, good enough for a walk-off.

But if you go back to the beginning of this game and the understanding that Shodemanaga weaved his way in and out of trouble, giving up nine hits over six and a third, and got his first quality start. And over a month, I think that's the headline here for me because, look, at the end of the day, Mark Grody is going to be like, but is it sustainable? And at the end of the day, I'm saying like, look, if they get quality starts from their starting pitchers, they can do anything because the offense is good enough to produce. And I know you mentioned the one for 10 starting out with runners in scoring position, but just like we saw on Sunday, timely hitting is usually the difference between two teams with winning records getting together. Oh yeah, I mean, situational

hinting is key, but you know, I was saying this to you guys, and Mark, I know you were in our pre-show meeting. Taking two or three from the Brewers is not just the Brewers faltering there. You can say, given what the Cubs have done, that that is a side of real progress. And then they add to it with the win over a San Diego Padres team who, as we've seen, this season and matching up in the playoffs, they play well against. Yeah, no doubt about it. It's, It continues.

All of these wins, as I say, have been maximum effort. And boy, this was heading for a different conversation today, this game. You mentioned the one for 10 with runners in scoring position. Even that ninth inning, it felt pretty bad when they have the bases loaded and nobody out. And Michael Bush hits that, as you alluded to, Leila, the shallow pop into left feet. and there's Quentin Barry, who we haven't really mentioned much this year, sending Danzby Swanson on the shallow fly by Bush gets called out. It's a double play.

And I'm like hands over my face. Uh-oh, this is going to be the story of the game. And then it couldn't happen more quickly, say a Suzuki with the bailout hit right there. But that was certainly a moment. The other moment, too, where this game could have been, could have been like taken care of by the Cubs in the fifth inning. Jackson Meryl. Oh, man.

Was anybody else thinking about Pete Crowe Armstrong when Jackson Meryl couldn't see the ball in the light? And then at the last second, he grabs it and the Cubs did score a run, sack fly. But that could have been three runs right there. Oh, it was a prayer of a catch. And yeah, Mark, you're right to think about Jackson Meryl because one of the comps for PCA's contract has been trying to figure it out with like the likes of Jackson Merrill. So that totally makes sense. It was a, uh, I, you saw, I was like, oh, oh, oh, no.

I couldn't believe he caught it. I couldn't either. No one's really comparing Pete Kerr Armstrong and Jackson Merrill these days, him and his 617 OPS. I like that. Look, Pete Kerr Armstrong at the top of this lineup, by the way, two hits, two more walks. Okay. This man is, we had Alex Cohen on yesterday from Marquis, um, who had a great call

the game, especially the end of the game. With Elise Meniger in the booth. With Elisa Miniger in the booth and then obviously Taylor McGregor. But look, if he's going to be getting on base three, four times a game, the Cubs offense is going to flow as long as, you know, whoever's in the two-holes, two-holling. I just, I'm so impressed by PCA being stacked up against guys like whether it's Jackson Merrill or Jackson Truro. Just the number of guys that people wanted to compare him to.

and he seemingly is starting to rise above the fray. We already know he's superior from a defensive standpoint, but what he's doing offensively to help give the Cubs multiple opportunities. That's part of the reason why they were 3 for 13 with runners in score positions because they had so many opportunities because PCA just keeps getting on base.

You're right about that, and it's a relief. It's a relief that we seemingly have found a bona fide. I'm a little scared. bona fide cup's leadoff hitter at least he's the guy right now cubs seemingly have their leadoff hitter right now which gives me peace because two through nine can be any order it seems and we know that we'll get into it we've been getting into it's funny because the PCA the leadoff felt almost like a gimmick in the moment because it's when pCA is so bad a leadoff absolutely because

it was the do something do something crazy i remember mentioning and people being like oh that's crazy don't put PCA up there. And then Craig did it. I didn't think it was going to last. I thought it was, let's just shake it up for a couple days. And now Pete Crow Armstrong is what everybody wanted him to be when he first came up with the Cubs.

How could this guy not be the leadoff hitter? And now he's thriving as the leadoff hitter. Because it didn't make sense. No, it didn't. This is a guy who seemingly gets affected by a lot of what happens in the game. That's for good and bad. Wasn't getting on base then. Wasn't walking then.

You have to be a self-island when it comes to back. batting leadoff. There are some batters who say they don't like it. There are others who say they like that challenge. Certain batters will take to it and others won't. And so for Pete Crowe Armstrong, personality wise and just how we know his emotions to be in a game, it's surprising to see that this island somehow is putting him as a Seinfeld reference, but not the same Seinfeld reference. Master of his domain, if you will. I want to point out how absurd it has been over the last 11 games. Now the Cubs have won nine of their last 11, right? They're nine and two over the last 11 games. Yeah, I believe they're almost, they're about to be 10 games over 500.

The White Sox are, they're getting, they'll get one more win. They will be. Sox are five games over 500? Just per our bet. I just, I just, I'm on the bet or no. Do I just watch it? No, no, come on. Who you got? Do you like to donate a dollar to the Marshall House as well? Yeah, because, you know, the street will give me a dollar. Okay, so are you with Grotie or you with me? The street dollar goes to the Cubs. All right. Okay, she's given the Cubs. I'm in on it, too. Dollar to the Cubs. Wow.

Ray wasn't talking like this yesterday. I would point out. Where's Lenny Dykstra? Is he here? David Dykstra. Yeah, Peter's our intern. Peter, I feel like, that's an initiation. Peter, you're an intern.

Come on. Cubs are socks. Cubs for Peter. A lot of Cubs fanning. Asking our intern to bet a dollar, I feel like is a reasonable way to have him join the show but not have to pay intern salary, which is a lot of times. You know what? While you guys are gathering up all your Cubs dollars together, let me give you.

you a reason why you should be encouraged. Cubs Bucs. Because over those last 11 games, Cubs bucks, over those last 11 games, PCA has 14 hits and he has 14 walks. Now, I want to put that in perspective. The man has 14 walks. He's only had one of those 11 games where he didn't draw a walk. And last year, last year, guys, the man had 29 walks, period. Ryan Porth, our program director, has texted it and says he's in on the Cubs. So Marshall is now an island in and of himself. Oh, I'm doing it as we speak. Lila, we did update the stadium stuff yesterday and we realized that you're winning.

So the stadium bet. Remember the stadium bet? What about all those comments from the angry men on Facebook and the sad boy network known as Twitter? Like, what does she know? Even though it was only months of research for me for one of my term papers. What could I possibly? Okay. Speaking of victory laps, by the way, if we're going to go in the stat department,

here's why I was thrilled about what we saw at a Sizuji and I'm on the record just saying that was a bad sin by Quentin Berry the bad before. I thought it was gone. I thought that that ball was gone. We saw it wasn't. Unfortunately, Jace Bowen just throws his hands up, which was appropriate, but he realized the ballgame was lost in that moment. Sayas Suzuki

was 0 for 4 with four strikeouts against Mason Miller. Get it done. That is huge for him. When he's on, he's on, man. And Sayah has been on. He looks dangerous. He looks powerful.

powerful up there. So I was not surprised that he came up with that. He's just, he's on it right now. I mean, in a way that I, I didn't know we would be able to see after the protection of Kyle Tucker really meant something to him in that lineup.

That was, that was something to me. Like, Marshall, when you saw it go off the bow, what did you think? Like, when you heard it, did you think it was out? I thought it was either out or it was going to be enough to get the run home,

like off the wall. But I, and then I quickly was like, oh, he might catch that. It went quickly from, there to there and then back there. After the play before, and you didn't think it was a bad send. Oh, no, no.

Now, see, let me explain why it wasn't a bad sin. Yeah. Because when you have Mason Miller on the mound and you get an opportunity right there, you have to force the issue. Danzby Swanson, like if that was Alex Breggman, maybe you don't send him. But Danzby Swanson has speed. He has enough speed to score there. It took a perfect throw to get him. I feel like

I did not think that the ball was hit deep enough of the ballpark at that point in left field. And you know what's funny is there's a guy we can ask today about that, is he in half. Right. Because he can tell you how left field plays and what he thought in that moment. He's not going to throw his coach under the bus, his third base coach, but he can talk

about how that left field plays in that moment in time. That's, I didn't think it was deep enough, like, period. I didn't think that ball had gotten deep enough. But Mason Miller does change the calculus on what you think about it. Yeah, I thought it was a good enough opportunity with one out just to have it. You're like, are you going to get another chance like this is really what it comes down to? And I understand Sayah has been great in the month of June specifically with runners in scoring position compared to what he's done over the course of the season. But again, it's Mason freaking Miller.

So to get the ball to left field, Dan Zwick Swanson has the adequate speed. Force the issue. I am about being aggressive. You know, I'm a White Sox fan. You know, I watch aggressive baseball every night. I like the idea of sending Dansby Swanson and making him have to make the perfect throw. And that's what it took to him. It was a perfect throw in one hop.

And he was a dead duck at the plate. But if it's offline, Dansby Swanson scores, the game is over. It doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things because, well, the Cubs, they now have 42% of their home wins have come in walk-off fashion. It's pretty amazing, man. The drama, the high drama of both of our baseball teams this year with the walk-offs, why not again last night? I know.

And it was funny because there was a watchful eye over the walk-off situation. I believe it was our friend Jesse Rogers, who had reported that prior to the that the Padres had not lost in a walk-off? Because that's how over their bullpen is. And did I have a bitter moment when it was pointed out that Adam used to also pitch for the Cubs? And I was like, nah! Shakes Cloud or Shakespeare Fist at Claim, you know, whichever you prefer. Cubs Bullpen coming through last night.

I mean, the bar, The Bar, the bar got out of that sitch in the third inning with runners on second and third. He did. Hollowell came through. Trent Thornton. And how about Miguel Amaya throwing the guy out in the ninth inning? That was a big out. To make life. That's a huge moment in the game right there.

Did you see the meat mug on Amaya too, by the way? After that, I was like, yeah. Oh, yeah. I'll see you. They had to sit through the review, of course, for that. And old Gavin Hollowell. Inning in a third and zero rounds. Old Gavin Hollowell.

Yeah. To the Zach Zadman game. Gavin Hollowell, Chicago Alderman, or Chicago Bears player or Cubs Reliever in this case. Gavin Hollowell is 11 years younger than Caleb Thielbar, but I kind of like the idea of Gavin Hollowell being old. Gavin Hollowell just for kicks. How many guys are not 11 years younger than Caleb Thielbar?

Let's go through the list. The Cubs are up there when it comes to average age of the team, I believe. Like that's when I'd have to double check. Yeah, but he's 49. Okay, I round off. When you were 39, did you want people to call you? That's a great point. Almost a man.

Almost a man. Yeah, almost a man. Mike Gendi? I'm a man. I'm 40. You know how I feel about that. I actually think he was in the right on that. It was just very artfully presented.

On that. On that. He was ready to let the world know his age. He was ready. I like that. I like that. There's not enough people in the world that are just admit who they are and what they are and how old they are. He's 40, damn it.

He was defending an account of something that was observed between, it was an interaction of one of his players, I believe the quarterback and his mom. And it, it, I see what was attempted there. This is not the time or place to talk about something that happened in 2007. But, but the point is I got it at the time. Couple got swept in the playoffs in 2007. Marshall, I want you to know that my friend Dan has texted in and said, White So, Dan's in on the dollar with you.

Okay. I love this. I love this because I, I'm still a little confused. I don't know if this is more about your recency bias and your, sudden re-belief in the Cubs, or you just don't think the White Sox are going to, you know, do what they've been doing. Rebelief, re-belief, re-belief.

That's what it is. Is that a word? A week ago, y'all wouldn't have been talking like this, but all it takes is one six and one freaking road trip. Hey, you're the guy. I still maintained that the Cubs, I mean, partially because of the money. I follow the money.

Layla, we asked a question yesterday. Oh, you too asked a question? About which team are you more proud at this point? He said the Cubs. Don't tell us about bandwagon stuff and recency bias when you said the Cubs. That's because the Cubs have an entire pitching staff on the IL right now. But you're seeing what they're doing in the moment. They're nine games over 500.

What are we talking about next, Layla? The White Sox. White Sox. Go, go, white Sox. I need to hear out of y'all. Which they did. And you wouldn't think that a game against Baltimore would indicate that much success. But contrary to popular belief, great success.

So we'll explain that. In the meantime, let's tell you who we are. We're Rahimi, Harris, and Grotie on 104.3, The Score, we broadcast live from the score Hyundai Studios, brought to you by your local Hyundai dealers. Our producers are Ray Deyes, David Dykstra, helping us out today as well. And Peter Urich is also here. So we're happy to have Peter Jurich here, and he's in on our bet. That's how we initiate our interns, but only a dollar. David is also in on the bet. He is taking the Cubs as well.

David is in on the bet. So I got $6 I'm going to earn at the end of the season. You got to split it with Dan potentially. Is Dan putting money on the line? Dan would put money on the line. He wouldn't text me if he didn't. Maybe that should be a separate bet between y'all. Dan's a man of his work.

I want all six of those dollars to myself. I can buy something with $6. Coffee, which we all are going to get as a team. That's down and back on the red line tomorrow. Amen. Our producers on the video side are Connor O'Donnell, Jacob Stutz, and Max Curtis, Cody Westerland as well. Our Twitch mob is up and chatting.

They'll be down with a discussion of a bed of Cubs and socks. They are at twitch.tv.tv slash the score Chicago. You can also find us on YouTube. YouTube our address is the score Chicago as well. So yeah, yeah, you may think it's just the little old Baltimore Orioles, but we have reason to believe why there is some key progress yet again an indication for the White Sox. We'll do that next. Rahimi Harrison Grody. Of course I follow my Grosdy on Twitter. I love you guys and I'm thrilled to be here. I've been listening to the score for many, many, many years. Middays 10 to 2 on 104 3, the score.

Well, as Kouser moving back. It's going to go off the wall in center field. They're going to wave in Antonacci, the throw to the play. White Sox take the lead at RBI double from Colson Montgomery, and it's 3 to 2 here in the 8th inning. Lined into right center field. Peters will score. They're sending in my drop.

As the throw comes to second, a two-run single for Jacob Gonzalez, and much-needed insurance runs here in the ninth for the White Sox. Yeah, so much so, John Triffin, that call courtesy of CHSN, that the White Sox ended up winning by a final of 8 to 2 over the Orioles. This is Rahimi Harrison Grotian. While you may think, oh, beating the Baltimore Orioles isn't exactly the biggest accomplishment in the world. it's one of the first times that the socks have even beaten the Orioles since 23. They hadn't beaten the O's since 24. They got swept by them earlier this year in April,

which caused me to have a bit of an emotional setback, as I hope this team would get better quicker. And so to even have the win against the Orioles, where it was tied to two for a long time, I thought that that was actual progress. This is progress for many reasons. You've got to go back to the fourth series of the season when they saw the Orioles at the rate. Like this is almost incomprehensible now. They got swept at home. Marshall and I were so hype, Mark.

We were like, oh, yeah, this is a chance for the Sox and West series. Like, the O's are scuffling. Like, we thought that we knew what was going to happen. And then they got swept. They got swept. And here's the thing. They got beat by one run each in the first game. They got beat by two runs.

In the second game, they got beat by two runs in the third game. And you're thinking, all right, here we go again. The offense couldn't get things together. But you know what? that offense didn't have that this offense does have this guy his name is Sam Antanachi your guy he leads off he made outs his first three times at the plate last night

and then when they needed him in the eighth inning with the game still tied it to what you want to pitch me inside do you not know the scouting report I will take a hit by pitch did you not get the memo he leads baseball and hit by pitch 17th be careful for God's sake Sam Antanachi no protect yourself Did you like where he took this one, that was like on the inside of, like, it wasn't anywhere like dangerous.

That's a soft tissue part, though. Right, right. That's going to leave a mark. It'll bruise, but I'll be okay. I'll be so okay that after getting hit by a pitch, I'm going to score all the way from first base as I get driven in. And so when you understand that Sam Antanachi is the engine of this team, Grody puts him right there in that category where he feels like with Antanachi specifically. He plays like Lenny Deistra. He does.

I can't make an argument against that at this current date and time. Colson Montgomery had his 12th go-ahead RBI a couple of batters lately. Because Miguel Vargas worked the count before that, an 11 pitch at bat. And because he works the pitcher, then Montgomery gets a chance to see something he can hit, drives it off the center field wall. that gives the White Sox lead. They would not look back. They'd score a couple of runs there. They score four runs.

Six runs total. Six runs total in the last two innings. And that is the story of the White Sox because on the flip side, Grant Taylor is out there. Grant tailoring. Yeah, Grant Taylor goes two innings and it was not the ninth. He goes seventh and eighth. And is scoreless. That slider was snapping for him.

And also credit to Sean Burke. Sean Burke looked really good. That slider looked actually. excellent, even out of the gate against Pete Alonso. I thought that that was a really good at bat in the first inning to show that Burke was feeling it, that he was in the groove, like that definitely seemed to be the case. They held.

You know, and that's the other part of this is pitching-wise, you got to see a nice performance again, starter to finish. Sean Burke is coming up really big for the White Sox, not just last night where he did eight strikeouts through five innings, throwing high velocity out there. But he was also good recently in cruely. contest against Cleveland and against the Yankees. So he has been absolutely terrific. I'm with you on Antinacci.

What I really loved about the Colson Montgomery at bat goes full count against the lefty, Grant Wolfram. Shout out to Wolfram, one of the streets that I lived on once upon a time ago in Lakeview. Good old Wolfram. Loved Wolfram. I live near Wolfram too. Oh, yeah. Wolfram goes pretty far, pretty far through the city.

Yeah, shout out to Wolfram. School Street also seems appropriate to mention. here just because. Sure. Yeah. Where's all my wool from people? Oh, the will from people. You're out there in Lakeview. You're out there on the north side.

I love all of you. But it was so good to see that just that great at bat by him. Tristan Peters, the catch he made on defense. Raise your hand if you're like, oh, looks like he might be hurt. I mean, he ran full speed into that wall to make the catch last night. So good stuff from the White Sox. Absolutely. And to add to it, Colson Montgomery, yet again.

and matching the pace when it comes to home runs in at bats. You know, that was a big part of his start for him, not the start of the season, but his personal start last year. He talked about the aspect of coming out clutch. And bonus, the Easter egg. What will distract Mark Rodi in the soundbite? It's some of the stuff that we've said all year. I think, you know, everyone is very capable of, you know,

coming up clutch, I guess you could say, of getting the job done, of driving a guy in, or, you know, even like my, my bat, I think, I think Vargas, you know, having that however many pitch a, A-B it was, you know, I think that's what also led to, you know, being able to, you know, put something in play just because, you know, he's grinding his butt off, making the guy throw his best pitches, and then he leaves one over the plate for me. I just think that's what everyone does, and I think that's what everyone's capable of doing. The lineup is long, it is lengthy, and even without, and I almost forget sometimes that

Munitaki Murakami is not available. Because the way he's been playing baseball, Jacob Gonzalez at the bottom of the order since that homestand started and now he's taking that act on the road has been absolutely phenomenal. When you see over his last five games, he's now got eight hits in his last 19 at bats and he's driven in nine runs over that time. That's coming from the nine hole. Sometimes he plays a little bit up at eighth in the order,

but it's a bottom, lower, third of the order bat. And once it's turned around, you see Sam Antanachi, he got five at bats. Again, three outs his first three of bats and then gets hit by a pitch. And then the ninth inning, big double to keep the inning alive, and they score even more runs. So the White Sox right now, they're just going to beat you down with perseverance and persistence.

Was it Ariana Grande playing in the background? I don't know what that. I know that song, but I don't think it's Ariana Grande. day. I forget what it is, but it's pretty popular. Party in that clubhouse, though. Party in that, it should be. I do love a winning clubhouse playlist. I always like to know what they have on. Additionally, there was more from Colson Montgomery. We brought up, we brought up the numbers

that he has had in his first, was it, 275 at Bats for the season. I think he's at 247, I believe. So here's what he had to say about him now versus his debut. I mean, I think that changed a lot. You know, I mean, I feel like the vibes are always still the same from when I got up here last year. But, you know, I think everyone just up here, you know, we're a young team and everything like that. But, you know, we like to, you know, act like we have that experience, you know, and that confidence because we do. You know, we have confidence in ourselves. We have confidence in our coaches and pitching and everything.

So for me, I mean, I just think it's each day, you know, you've got to keep getting better. And, you know, I feel like I'm getting more and more polished and things like that. but I think it's just everyone in here. You know, I've just been competitive, and I think that's where we're at. Sorry, I am distracted by the music. Who's not, man? It's a winning clubhouse mix.

I didn't hear a damn thing he said. I was just trying to figure out who that was. We'll get to the bottom of that. I have a little tool called Shazam. Which sometimes works, sometimes doesn't. Shazam is one of my favorite apps ever. Does that come pre-installed on the iPhone? No, you have to actually install it.

Because I have it, but I just... It's something that you need to have, as Kanye would say. Because when you... Yeah, when she leaves your ass, she's going to leave with F. You know it, I know it, we all know it. 18 years? Out of the only one who has been divorced on this panel and did not. I can safely say that that's not a declaration.

Show us your records now. Yeah, no problem. My bank account is zero remains. Yeah, that's how you know. It's something that you need to have. Good thing you got on the dollar bet. Yes, yes, fair. It's not a good thing he only bet a dollar.

We'll help you out, Lail. Don't worry. I mean, I've got a gainful employment. That's true. That's true. You're in a good spot. Yeah. But guys, as you see what the White Sox were able to do, I know people are going to say, well, but the Orioles stink.

But when you've lost nine straight games against an opponent and when you've lost 15 of your last 60, now a lot of these guys weren't here. But a lot of them were here last year when they were getting beat up by whoever, whenever, wherever. And they all do remember what happened earlier this year if they were up. Now, Sam Antanachi, he's undefeated against the Orioles in his career. but the rest of them, I mean, I think this is really a positive way to start out a road trip that's so important. And there's no sign that they're looking ahead to the guardians who they play four against in Cleveland.

They're trying to handle business on a daily bit. And I think this is part of the growth process for a very, very, very young and inexperienced baseball team. Well, I mean, this is a seven-game road trip. And to still be able to say after game one, you did something that you hadn't done in two, two years, that's significant. So how are you going to try to take a series now against an Orioles team that I think it's a pretty reasonable ask to be able to do so? And then you got that four-gamer against the Guardians.

And that's where things get spicy. So what are you going to look like going into Cleveland? But so far, so good for the socks. This is Rahimi Harrison Grotie on 104-3, the score. And next, I was out yesterday because I was part of the crowd that it got to observe. of the Stacey King's Celebration of Life that CHSN televised. So since they did, I thought

I would share some of my thoughts about still a very fresh and emotional time for a lot of us next. Rahimi Harrison Grody. That's a show trying to win a Marconi right there. Middays 10 to 2 on 1043, the score. This is Rahimi Harrison Grody on 1043 The Score.

And I think it's safe to say many of us we'll be trying to process and come to terms with Stacey King no longer being with us after just 59 years for a very long time. And I'm still in that state of shock. And I can't imagine a basketball season where I'm not going to see him at the United Center. I'm not going to hear him on the call. He's not going to teach me what's going on on a play. And CHSN televised.

They made the announcement yesterday. and I was at the service at the Advocate Center that was a celebration of life for Stacey King. And not only is this an emotional time for so many of us in a shocking time still, a time of grief, it's also a very difficult thing to be in our business and our line of work at times when you are speaking about an incredibly emotional situation that you're also so close to. And that was the task that not only Michael Reinsdorf had, yesterday, but also Neil Funk, Adam Amin, who did an absolutely wonderful job in Cam Smith, who was the Bulls Pre and Post Game host, who was the one emceeing the ceremony. Stacey's

Sons also spoke, and that was very emotional. And I can't imagine what they have gone through and they have done so with grace and have been available in ways I wouldn't have had to imagine for anyone. And it was a group of people. people who are very close to him, former teammates, broadcast members, of course, were there, both in front of the camera, behind the scenes, colleagues at the Bulls. It was a, it's sad because it's such a nice time to see people, but then you hate the circumstances. You just absolutely hate what the reason is that has brought everyone together. But this is something where we get to talk about what we loved about Stacey. And I thought, Neil Funk did a wonderful job. Here's

a story that he told. Fast forward to January 22nd of, I think it was 2010, and we're in Phoenix doing a game. And I knew Stacey was really eloquent. He was quick. He always had a quip. He had a way of describing things that were almost beyond belief sometimes. How the hell did he come up with that? But January 22nd, we're in Phoenix, and I thought I had kind of control of the broadcast. I was the play-by-play guy. Stacey was the analyst, and all of a sudden, Derek Rose dunked on Goran Dragage. And oh my.

Stacey went on about a 30 or 40. second rant, which you can find on the internet, unbelievable. I was like speechless. And he ended that rant, though, was something that was appropriate for Stacy and appropriate for Bulls fans. As he reminded us all that Derek Rose was from Chicago. And it couldn't have been a more appropriate ending. to this rant he was on, which was hilarious and descriptive at the same time.

And Stacey had a way of being that funny, but descriptive, and sometimes way too descriptive. Neil did a wonderful job, as did all the speakers I mentioned. And it's one thing for us to hear the call, but it's another for Neil to describe it the way he did. And I never forget when Stacey said, to us, on the score. He said, Neil, let me be myself. And I thought that that was a wonderful story to tell in those moments. Just understanding the impact. And I'm glad you got to attend the celebration of life, Lela, because, and I'm glad we're talking about it now, because for so many people who didn't, it's a window into how those who knew him best, worked closest with him, felt about Stacey King. And I think it's important

that we do celebrate people. And one of the things I'm proud of is that I feel like the city of Chicago celebrated Stacey King in real time. They did not wait until something as tragic as him passing away suddenly stopped them from giving him his flowers in real time.

And he belonged to the city of Chicago, not just the Bulls and their fan base, but the city of Chicago, larger than life, big in stature, big in the things that he would say. And that's one of the things that gives me really a chance to say, hey, this is a good thing that even though he has passed away, he's not going anywhere. He will not be forgotten.

It's hard for me to even say even now, whether or not, I can't even use those phrases yet, you know, and I don't think I'm the only one. And the hard part is, and we all talked about this, is to listen to state. is to know him. And he wasn't just the city of Chicago's. He was celebrated worldwide. You know, his calls were a part of Bulls fandom and the NBA fandom worldwide. And that's just the part that people got to see on camera.

They didn't know what he was like personally. I love that Neil Funk talked about the the, the, the druggage dunk. Because I've always wondered because Stacey took that call over, which sometimes will offend the play-by-play man, because Neil Funk doesn't get to do it. The fact that he had the, and if you go back in, listen, it's hilarious because Neil Funk is like trying to get a word in. He's like, watch, watch.

It's a double clutch here. And Stacey, he's from Chicago and just all the, what are you doing, Druggitch? And just let him just plow through this whole thing. It's nice to hear that Neil Funk was okay with that. And that he allowed the analyst to be the star, which Stacey King was. He was the star of that broadcast. team. He was the star of the broadcast team now because he's Stacey freaking King. So I was really good to hear that from Neil Funk. That's a great point, Mark. And I think it just goes to show what

being a real teammate can sometimes sound like. Yeah. Where people don't even know. Right. They don't even necessarily know that other play-by-playmen wouldn't do that. And Adam picked up where Neil left off. And Adam again, and he was so candid with us guys when he spoke just mere days after his passing. And he was even more, I think, candid and just a wonderful speech that was given. And I thought about Adam when all of this happened, because I thought about when Adam's dad had passed away and how close he was with his father and trauma brings up other trauma, as we know. And one of the most emotional parts of it all was at the end of what Adam had to say, was that Stacey and Adam's father are now laid to rest.

about a hundred yards from each other. And what a coincidence that is. That's nice. Just an emotional turn to have to, poor Adam for him to have to deal with that situation. But the one thing I will say about Adam Amin is he always handles everything with the most extreme sense of grace

regardless of what the situation is. He can step into any moment, whether it's a hilarious moment, whether it's a serious moment, whether it's a happy moment, whether it is a sad moment. And he can give you what you need to steady the ship. And I know for him, it's got to be a difficult time. But when he came and talked to us, what do you say? This is therapeutic for him. So I'm glad that he is getting something out of this too and not just giving.

what the people what they want. I didn't see the ceremony. Actually, I have it sitting on my DVR. Were there any former player, like of his teammates that spoke? No, it was in order, I believe it was Michael Reinsdorf. And they were there. They were definitely in the crowd. And they were all talking with each other afterward.

But it was Michael Reinsdorf, and then it was Neil Funk, and then it was Adam. And then it was his sons. Got it. Okay. And then Cam Smith spoke as the MC in between. Very cool. Well, I'm glad that they were able to celebrate

Stacey King because he deserves celebrating. He'd want that. He'd want celebration. He'd want laughter. He'd want fun. Absolutely. And it was a nice way to observe him and hear some stories. And I don't know how much of it, CHSN posted on their socials, but I know that it was televised yesterday. So if you got a DVR, you got on demand. One of the technologies that lets you rewatch it, it was yesterday morning. Tubu. There you go.

Tubo. Tubo. Next on Rahimi Harrison Grotie on 1043, the score. let's get into what we heard from Alex Breggman before the game yesterday because the Cubs biggest free agent signing came under a lot of criticism on Sunday against the brewers appropriately so we'll discuss it next.