Brett and Michael are back for the sixty-fifth episode of the Bleacher Nation Cubs Podcast (Presented by Ankin Law)! The season is far from over, but there’s no denying the trend line has been pointing in the wrong direction lately. It’s now been a full month since the Cubs last won a series, and the guys discuss how a team that once looked like one of baseball’s best has found itself stuck in neutral.

With 62 games in the books and 100 still to play, there’s plenty of time to turn things around. But the early success created enormous expectations, making this extended stretch of mediocrity all the more frustrating. Brett and Michael explore whether the Cubs have lost something that once made them dangerous—and whether the team currently has a clear identity at all.

They also discuss the repeated failures in key offensive moments. Time and again, the Cubs have found themselves with runners in scoring position late in games, only to come up empty. Those missed opportunities have become a defining theme of the past month.

The conversation eventually gets philosophical, touching on concepts like Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs as a way to think about team building, confidence, and performance. What are the foundational elements this team is missing right now, and how do they get back to playing winning baseball?

And then there’s Seiya Suzuki, who is enduring the deepest slump of his Cubs career. Despite remaining in the heart of the lineup, the results simply haven't been there. The guys discuss whether Suzuki's struggles are purely a slump, part of a larger offensive issue, or potentially indicative of broader age-related decline among several key Cubs hitters.

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Brett and Michael are back for the sixty-fourth episode of the Bleacher Nation Cubs Podcast (Presented by Ankin Law)! After a brutal stretch, the Cubs finally snapped their 10-game losing streak, and the guys react to what felt like a much-needed reset for the offense.

It wasn’t just the win itself—it was how the Cubs won. The lineup finally started stringing together hits, drawing walks, and cashing in with runners in scoring position again after days of frustration. The guys discuss why the offensive approach looked much more like the version of the Cubs fans saw earlier in the season.

They also spend some time on Ian Happ, whose recent struggles had become increasingly magnified during the skid. Back-to-back strong performances at the plate were encouraging, especially given that—even with the strikeout spike—his overall production still sits surprisingly close to his career norms.

At the same time, the pitching concerns remain front and center. The Cubs are fortunate they banked so many wins earlier in the year during those long winning streaks, because the rotation continues to look increasingly thin. Jameson Taillon’s struggles are becoming harder to ignore, and the starting staff still feels like the clearest weakness on the roster—especially on nights when the offense isn’t carrying the load.

It’s a conversation about relief, perspective, and the growing urgency surrounding the pitching staff as the season moves forward.

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Brett and Michael are back for the sixty-third episode of the Bleacher Nation Cubs Podcast (Presented by Ankin Law)! It was a rough stretch for the Cubs, who followed a disappointing series loss to the White Sox by getting swept—and thoroughly outplayed—by the Milwaukee Brewers. Losing three straight to the team you’re chasing in the division always stings, and the guys don’t shy away from that reality.

A big part of the conversation centers around just how consistently good the Brewers organization continues to be. It’s not simply “luck” anymore—they develop talent well, maximize their roster, continue producing prospects, and seem to stay competitive no matter who leaves town. Brett and Michael spend a good chunk of the episode digging into why Milwaukee keeps finding success year after year.

On the Cubs side, the offensive frustrations are mounting. The lineup has repeatedly found itself in good run-scoring situations without capitalizing, and even the heart of the order hasn’t been coming through consistently. Strikeouts have piled up, RBI chances have gone wasted, and the offense has looked disconnected during this recent skid.

There’s still plenty of season left, but this stretch served as a reminder that the Cubs still have things to clean up if they want to seriously chase down the division.

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