Thrilling end to the Cubs win over the Reds last night. The fun rivalry between the Cubs and the Reds. Entertaining action between Javier Baez and Amir Garrett. Is it time for the Cubs to move on from certain players on the roster?  Brett, Sahadev and Patrick also discuss the trade deadline. How it was logistically necessary for the Cubs to move Andrew Chaffin. The Cubs offense in need of a shake up. And the Cubs maximizing their pitching talent.  Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

Fun Ending At Wrigley Field And Recent Cubs Trade

When David Ross lifted Kris Bryant in the middle of Monday's series opener with the Cardinals, all of Cubs Twitter immediately went on #HugWatch. Bryant left the game with hamstring fatigue, but the fact remains that the trade deadline will dominate the environment around this team for the next week, especially when it comes to Bryant and Craig Kimbrel. Brett, Sahadev and Patrick discuss that dynamic on today's episode of Onto Waveland. They also get into how the timing of this year's MLB amateur draft complicated matters for scouting staffs that are also tasked with priming their teams for the trade deadline, particularly for a team like the Cubs that gutted its scouting staff last year. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#HugWatch comes to the Cubs

It's been a long time since there was this little at stake in a Cubs-Cardinals series this late in the season, and it's been noticeable inside Busch Stadium. Brett, Sahadev and Patrick discuss that on this episode of Onto Waveland before moving on to the most pressing Cubs issue of the next 10 days: who gets traded, when does it happen, and what is the return? Namely, the guys focus on the heart of the Cubs core. Kris Bryant is the most likely to go, but could Anthony Rizzo and/or Javier Báez join him? Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If a Cubs-Cardinals series happens when both teams aren't contenders, does anyone hear it?

The Cubs open the second half as obvious sellers. Yes, we could see some big names leave Chicago over the next two weeks, but that's not all the second half is about for this team. Brett, Sahadev and Patrick kick off the second half of the season on Onto Waveland in a cheery mood, discussing Brennen Davis winning the Futures Game MVP and other highlights from All-Star Week. They also get into the Cubs 2021 draft class. And yeah, they talk about trades, too. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The second half of the Cubs season begins

So...where do we go from here? What's a successful second half look like? How do we look at the Cubs players now that we have to view many of them through the selling lens, at least for the next few weeks? Brett, Sahadev and Patrick get into those questions, and more, on this episode of Onto Waveland. The guys also take a look ahead to this month's MLB Draft. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Picking up the pieces of the Cubs 2021 season

The fall of the 2021 Cubs came swiftly and with little warning, but there was no missing its arrival. Losers of 10 straight, the Cubs are now in sell mode and facing down the reality that the offensive core that brought the franchise its first World Series in 108 years could finally be broken up. Brett, Sahadev and Patrick discuss the downfall of the 2021 Cubs on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jed Hoyer, start your selling engines

The Cubs appeared on their way to winning another getaway day and avoiding a sweep, this one at the hands of the Brewers, by staking Jake Arrieta to a 7-0 lead in the first inning. Many hours and 15 unanswered Brewers runs later, the Cubs had arrived at the low point of their season. The Cubs are six games out of first on July 1. They don't need to start selling now, but what will they have to do between now and the All-Star Break to remain in the hunt and out of the group of sellers? Brett and Sahadev dive in right there on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The low point of the Cubs season

After starting the trip to Los Angeles with a combined no-hitter, the Cubs dropped three straight to the Dodgers, then lost the series opener to the Brewers in Milwaukee. They're now four games behind the Brewers in the Central, though the remainder of the schedule leading up to the All-Star Break does soften after this trip in Milwaukee. Still, after a sharp drop in the standings in a short amount of time, it's entirely possible that the Cubs may have fallen onto the sell side of the buy/sell divide. Brett and Sahadev get into that, as well as the likelihood that the Cubs will take their trade decisions down to the wire, on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soooo...are the Cubs still definitely not sellers?

David Ross took on the disciplinarian side of his managerial role earlier this week, benching Javy Baez mid-game after the starting shortstop's mental lapse on the basepaths. Brett, Sahadev and Patrick kick off this episode of Onto Waveland discussing Javy's benching and why it was different from situations in which Ross did not bench other players. The guys then take a look at the farce that has been the first week of the new sticky substance rules, and consider what the Cubs will need to do to have a successful weekend in Los Angeles against the Dodgers. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Javy gets benched, sticky stuff gets the boot, and the Cubs head west

It wasn't a great week for the Cubs, who dropped five of seven games to the Mets and Marlins. And yet, they wake up on Monday still in first place in the NL Central, and they may have discovered a silver lining during the 2-5 week. Could Alec Mills be part of the answer to their rotation woes? Brett, Sahadev and Patrick get into that on this episode of Onto Waveland. They also discuss the backup catcher situation, the dominance of the Tepera-Chafin-Kimbrel trio, the possibility of a small trade, and the team's uncanny ability to salvage the last game of a series. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Alec Mills answer, the backup catcher conundrum, and the bullpen's dominant trio

The Cubs have dropped the first three games in their series with the Mets in Queens, exposing some of the issues they've been able to hide over the last few weeks. Namely, the starting pitching is a serious problem, and the offense has fallen back into some bad habits. To be fair, the Cubs remain in first place, and most teams, even the good ones, play worse against better competition. Still, with Pablo Lopez and Trevor Rogers of the Marlins on tap this weekend, and series with Cleveland and the Dodgers ahead, things aren't going to get any easier for the offense any time soon. Brett, Sahadev and Patrick dive into all that and more on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A New York sized speed bump exposes the Cubs flaws

Beautiful weather, first place in the NL Central, and a sweep of the hated Cardinals. Yup, the Cubs couldn't have drawn up a better weekend for Wrigley Field to be open to 100% capacity for the first time since 2019. Brett and Patrick discuss the series sweep by the first-place Cubs on this episode of Onto Waveland. The guys react to Zach Davies' best start in a Cubs uniform, and discuss how shocking it will be when the bullpen eventually falters. They also get into COVID-19 vaccination comments made by Anthony Rizzo and Jason Heyward, and answer some questions from the listeners that have been sitting in our mailbag. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cubs celebrate the full re-opening of Wrigley Field with a sweep of the Cardinals

The Cubs spent the last weekend in California, and after dropping the first three games of the trip in San Francisco, they return home having gone 3-4 against two of the best teams in the NL. With each passing week, the Cubs keep proving that they are legitimate playoff contenders, and they head into this weekend's series with the Cardinals atop the NL Central. Brett, Sahadev and Patrick break down the West Coast swing on this episode of Onto Waveland. The guys highlight the impressive turnaround, culminating in a win over the Padres and old friend Yu Darvish on Wednesday. They also discuss how the team has forced the front office's hand with respect to the trade deadline by playing better than could have realistically been expected to this point of the season. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cubs continue to prove themselves by salvaging a tough West Coast trip

The Cubs dropped three of four against the Giants, but at least they took the game on getaway day! Brett, Sahadev and Patrick discuss the weekend series by the Bay, with a focus on a rotation that is starting to put a real strain on an elite bullpen. Plus, more Patrick Wisdom Mania, and a plea for more time for Sergio Alcántara. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cubs rotation needs to start doing its part, and more on Patrick Wisdom Mania

The Cubs have significantly exceeded expectations to this point of the season, and Jed Hoyer recently intimated that the team would have some flexibility to make in-season moves. Where they stand as the trade deadline draws nearer will depend on how they fare against a brutal schedule in June, but could this team possibly be buyers? Brett, Sahadev and Patrick consider that question on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could the Cubs be buyers at the trade deadline?

It's "Onto Waveland!" Patrick Mooney, Brett Taylor and Sahadev Sharma will be talking about the Cubs twice a week and will fill you in on everything that you need to know about the team and going on at Wrigley Field.

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Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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