96: Fire Unbeaten & Seiya Suzuki Joins Cubs

The Bull & Hawk Sports Show

We open by recapping the Chicago Fire's fantastic victory over Sporting KC at Soldier field to continue their unbeaten run. With impeccable performances, Gaston, Kacper, Rafa, and Wyatt led us to a statement win over a well-coached and solid squad (3:00).

Next, we broke down the Chicago Red Stars' well-played opening win of the 2022 Challenge Cup vs. Rachel Daly, Jane Campbell, and Shea Groom of the Houston Dash (21:00).

Later CJ Hawk dived into an in-depth preview of the Cubs 2022 season. First, Hawk discussed the past and potential performances of returning hitters and pitchers from last season, including Wilson Contreas, Ian Happ, Kyle Hendricks, and Patrick Wisdom. He welcomed the new players, including veteran lefty Wade Miley, incredibly talented all-star pitcher Marcus Stroman, one of the best defensive shortstops, four-time gold glove winner Andrelton Simmons. And finally joining us from Japan, five-time all-star, four-time gold glove winner, and six-time best nine superstar outfielder from the Hiroshima Toya Carp Seiya Suzuki!!!!! Welcome to Chicago, Seiya. We are thrilled to have you join the Cubs! He predicted where the team might finish in the standings and who the bounceback or breakout players might be (35:00).

Fourth, DJ Benny, The Bull, took charge of discussing his in-depth preview of the White Sox's 2022 season. He discussed returning players' past and potential performances from last year, including Tim Anderson, Luis Robert, Jose Abreu, Yoan Moncada, Lucas Giolito, Lance Lynn, Craig Kimbrel, and Reynaldo Lopez. Welcome to The Southside two-time all-star Josh Harrison and former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Vince Velasquez. He predicted where the club might finish at the end of the season. Anything less than winning a playoff series is not good enough (65:00).