Chicago Cubs Friendly Confines Baseball Podcast

Chicago Cubs Friendly Confines Baseball Podcast

Chad Gordon and Ryan Lieber

Cubs talk for Cubs fans. Hosts Ryan Lieber & Chad Gordon have nearly 4 decades of broadcast experience between them. The two started working together back in college-Go Salukis! They hatched the plan for this Podcast in Cleveland while watching the Cubs take batting practice before Game 6. Episodes explore 9 innings of topics with a special 7th Inning guest conductor/interview with a Chicago sports reporter/anchor or a leader in the sports broadcasting world. Fresh topical takes by two guys that follow Cubs baseball religiously.

42 minutes 13 seconds

Cubs Open 2022 Season-Roy Wood Jr. Joins the boys - Ep. 50

1st inning: How do we get excited about the 2022 Cubs?

2nd inning: Dissatisfied they didn’t sign any big names in the off-season?

3rd inning: What player are you most interested in watching?

4th inning: Is the rotation better now?

5th inning: Will Contreras last the season?

6th inning: Who are they better than in the NL Central?

7th inning: Roy Wood, Jr. Interview

8th inning: Ricketts buying Chelsea Soccer club

9th inning: Ultimate prediction on the season?

@ryandlieber @thechadgordon @roywoodjr @cubbiescrib @fansided

12 April 2022, 1:08 am
52 minutes 50 seconds

Biggest off-season questions for the Cubs-WSB-TV Sports Anchor Zach Klein of joins the boys!

1st inning-Work stoppage shutdown Dec 2nd
2nd inning-Contreras future
3rd inning- Wisdom Silver Slugger finalist
4th inning- 3 biggest holes to fill this off-season?
5th inning- McLeod leaves organization
6th inning- Is a game at Wrigley Field too expensive now?
7th inning- Klein Int
8th inning-Dusty still blames Bartman
9th inning-What if the Cubs had won the 2003 World Series @thechadgordon @ryandlieber @zachkleinWSB www.theconfines.com

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29 October 2021, 2:11 am
52 minutes 48 seconds

What does the Cubs off-season look like? Chicago Party Aunt Chris Witaske joins the boys!

1st inning-Final thoughts on 2021 season
2nd inning- New GM in town
3rd inning- First move Hawkins needs to make?
4th inning-Which shortstop do you want?
5th inning- How long before they can contend again?
6th inning- Where do Baez, Rizzo and Bryant end up next season?
7th inning- Witaske Int
8th inning-Favorite TV show or movie filmed in Chicago?
9th inning-Which ex-Cub do you want to succeed the most in the post season? @ryandlieber @thechadgordon @chipartyaunt @chriswitakse @cubsconfines www.cubsconfines.com

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22 October 2021, 1:06 pm
48 minutes 45 seconds

What does the Cubs future look like? Mark Carman from NBC Sports Chicago joins the boys.

What does the off-season look like for the Cubs? How does this team rebuild? Plus Mark Carman from Fansided, WGN Radio and NBC Sports Chicago joins us. @ryandlieber @thechadgordon @thecarm

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21 September 2021, 5:40 pm
50 minutes 11 seconds

3 Weeks to Go…Cubs Shift to Spoilers while Evaluating those Left Behind

Chad and Ryan Breakdown those left behind, look at the Big 3 (Bryant, Baez and Rizzo).

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16 September 2021, 6:31 pm
1 hour 3 minutes

The Dog Days of the 2021 Season-Orioles Broadcaster Melanie Newman joins the show!

1st Inning-Jake’s Legacy
2nd Inning-Cubs Lovable Losers Again?
3rd Inning-Does Rafael Ortega have Staying Power?
4th Inning-Can Ian Happ Return to Form?
5th Inning-What New Face Stays in 2022?
6th Inning-Why/Why Not Watch
7th Inning -Melanie Newman Int
8th Inning-Field of Dreams Game Reax/Cubs Rumors
9th Inning-Best/Worst Baseball Movies Twitter: @thechadgordon @ryandlieber @cubsconfines @melanielynneN www.theconfines.com

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14 August 2021, 4:54 am
18 minutes 7 seconds

Baseball Hall of Fame President Josh Rawitch-Full Interview

Baseball Hall of Fame President Josh Rawitch joins the show. Twitter: @thechadgordon @ryandlieber @cubsconfines @baseballhall @joshrawitch

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14 August 2021, 4:52 am
53 minutes 56 seconds

The Great Chicago Cubs Fire(Sale) of '21 Aftermath-Baseball Hall of Fame President Josh Rawitch Joins the Show-Joey Christopoulos Guest Hosts W/Chad

1st Inning-One Week Later-Thoughts of the Great Chicago Fire Sale of 2021

2nd Inning-Jed and Rizzo’s Dueling Messages

3rd-Thoughts in Seeing the Big 3 in other Uni’s

4th inning-Rating the Return/Replenishing the Minors

5th-Is there Reason to Support Rest of Year?

6th-What Needs to Happen to Convince You Front Office/Ricketts Has a Plan

7th inning Interview with National Baseball Hall of Fame President Josh Rawitch

8th Inning-Are the Ricketts’ Ownership Forever a Villain Now?

9th Inning-Wrigley Field Sports Book at Addison and Sheffield?

Twitter: @thechadgordon @ryandlieber @cubsconfines @baseballhall @joshrawitch @bleavpodcasts

5 August 2021, 10:09 pm
44 minutes 8 seconds

The Calm Before the Trade Deadline Storm. ESPN1000's Carmen DeFalco Joins the Boys and a Special Co-Host joins Chad

Inning 1—Trade Deadline is Upon Us... Who’s next?

Inning 2—If you could keep just one, would you keep either Javy & Rizzo or Bryant?

Inning 3—Bryant Situation Sketchiness?!?!

Inning 4—Who is the Actual Leader of this Team? Is there one?

Inning 5—Can this Team Make a Run?

Inning 6—What if anything excites you about the future?

Inning 7—Interview--Carmen DeFalco ESPN 1000

Inning 8—If the White Sox face the Brewers in the World Series…who you rooting for?

Inning 9—Fondest Memory of this run 2015-2021 that doesn’t include Cleveland?

23 July 2021, 6:23 am
17 minutes 53 seconds

Full interview with Gary Sheffield, Jr. of Outkick Sports

Outkick Sports reporter Gary Sheffield, Jr. joins the show. @thechadgordon @cubsconfines @bearsbarroom @ryandlieber @garysheffieldjr www.theconfines.com

23 July 2021, 5:58 am
54 minutes 28 seconds

The Cubs Fire Sale Begins. CBS 2 Chicago News Anchor Ryan Baker Joins the Show

1st inning-Reaction to first half? 2nd inning-Offense report card 3rd inning-Pitching report card 4th inning-Manager report card 5th inning-What’s next? 6th inning-All-Star Game snore? 7th inning-Ryan Baker Int 8th inning-Pirate to KBO 9th inning-Previewing the 2nd half @thechadgordon @cubsconfines @bearsbarroom @ryandlieber @ryanbakermedia www.theconfines.com

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16 July 2021, 10:47 pm
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