Kevinmccaffrey Podcasts

What a week: Ross smack-talking the Pirates after a bad loss, the Cubs sweeping the Rockies, and then maybe the worst loss of the year as the Cubs blow a 6-0 lead at the Braves, after a shockingly misplayed fly ball. We reset where the Cubs and the other Wild Card contenders are with five games to go, talk about Suzuki’s misplayed ball in right aft…

Here’s two things that are true: this week sucked, and this season is as good as it could have ever reasonably been. We go over the awful trip to Colorado and Arizona where the Cubs gave away their entire Wild Card cusion and another tie-breaker to the Diamondbacks, but also find ourselves on a bit of an island because, with the Cubs still .5 games…

New episode is up and Adam & Kevin have a lot to talk about! After a terrific sweep of the Giants the Cubs lost the first three to the suddenly hot Arizona Diamondbacks, wasting stellar starts from Taillon and Cy Steele in the process. The Cubbies managed to salvage the final game of the series Sunday and won a nail biter in Colorado last night. Wi…

Justin Steele’s gem against the Giants has finally made the national media start to wake up to our ace and legitimate Cy Young candidate, and Seiya Suzuki is finding the gear that made him a superstar in Japan. Add that to the fact that Assad has basically turned into early season Stroman, and this is really, truly feeling like a playoff team. We a…

Jordan Wicks made one of the more dominating debuts we’ve ever seen from a Cubs pitcher, and has joined a next-man-up rotation that has been solidified by some amazing Javier Assad performances that have kept the Cubs within striking distance of the Brewers. The Cubs start the most impactful series of the year (so far) Monday night against those ve…

Good news: this isn’t the end. We’re gonna have a season 3, but let’s sum up what happened at the end of season 2: SAMANTHA. More than we thought we’d get. A tremendously emotional Steve and Miranda scene. Then: the big dinner party. Nya getting some honor we’ve never heard of, having a sad moment, then a lot of funny/sexy stuff with Toussaint from…

Last episode, the Cubs had finally crept into playoff position. Now, as they remain in wild card position, 3.5 games back of Milwaukee, we’ve decided we have reached the point where we should expect this team to grab one of those six spots. We talk about how Morel’s one swing against the Sox could have swung the season, and certainly swung the vibe…

Well, we didn’t expect this today: And Just Like That has been renewed for a season 3. For us? We love it. The AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers) are trying to keep this, and everything else creative, from ever happening again. But if those goons ever agree to anything close to reasonable working conditions for writers and …

As we approach the Last Supper at Carrie’s old apartment, will it be OUR very last supper with this show, ever?! With Steve’s Coney Island happy ending and Carrie checking off items on her New York bucket list, it feels like we might be getting close to tying it all up. Charlotte gets loaded after work, Miranda witnesses Che’s Miranda-centric stand…

Well, the Cubs had themselves a confusing week. After losing the rubber game on a frustrating fake rally in the 9th inning vs the Mets, the Cubs won two of three against a strong Blue Jays team with Adam in attendance on Friday. Naturally they lost on Sunday because that's kinda their thing, and last night saw them drop the opener of a quick two ga…

Carrie and Aidan are making big moves, to big places, with big baggage, and it feels like it could be the beginning of our ending. Miranda and Charlotte turn into kids again as they watch their kids start turning into adults, Nya throws herself into the world of Tinder until she gets a rude Instagram awakening, Seema straight up copy/pastes a Saman…

For the first time since the season got serious, the Cubs are (by .001% points) in a playoff spot, at the time of recording. We talk about the great week of series wins against Reds and Braves, the Summer of Tauchman, Taillon’s return to form, the one lineup swap we would make, and more. Follow us at @awaygamespod on all the things and follow @adam…

In this (pretty good!) episode, Carrie decides Mr. Big was the wrong way to go, it should have been Aidan forever, they have a sexy hotel week, and Aidan is very funny in how he tells a neighbor who they are. Miranda goes back to the internship she ditched, Charlotte has a very relatable struggle with her body until she finds out someone is heavier…

New episode is up and Adam & Kevin have a lot to talk about! After an impressive 8 game winning streak that featured multiple HR robberies, Miles Mikolas acting like an absolute dink, and the bats coming alive, the Cubs played themselves into being buyers at the deadline. Two Monday deals added former Cub Jeimer Candelario and KC right reliever Jos…

It's February 14, which you might not even understand or have heard of if you're a BOY! We've got Anthony on Drew Barrymore's morning show, a poet with a big ol' baguette, Miranda back on the dating scene with a voice actress, Charlotte on brownies, Rock as America's Top Model, Nya with a soufflé, LTW cockblockin' at 100%, and everyone yelling at r…

Kevin is out this week so our number one pinch hitter Ken Schultz (Outsports) joins Adam to talk about all things Cubs! Belli has been white hot, Swanson is back and looking sharp, and a 6-1 stretch has the Cubs two games under .500 as we approach the trade deadline. We talk about whether the Cubs should be buyers or sellers, what a potential sello…

This episode had a lot that felt like old Sex and the City! That’s a good thing. Charlotte walks the walk as sex-positive mom, Carrie goes to Widowpalooza, Miranda has all the spooning and all the breakups, and there’s a great (night) brunch scene about keeping in touch with exes. Which leads to, of course…an email to the #1 ex. To get more movies …

We’re stuck in the middle with this team, and this podcast is a lot of big picture talk about what to think about how we got here and where we’re going. Already in a hole, the Cubs stumbled against an OK Boston team before recovering (mostly) against the hapless Nats, and now we’re in a spot where we need the hottest run of the year from our Cubs t…

The first Halloween episode in Sex and the City history? We’ll take it, even if LTW and Nya were the only ones to put on an actual cosutme. Carrie blocks a bike, is relieved when the guy turns out to be rich (read: dateable), then dumps him when he works two days in a row. Charlotte & Harry do a great couples costume then deal with Rock getting a m…

You know what, this was a good Cubs week! Justin Steele represented the Cubs at the All Star Game, and pitched shutout inning on his birthday. The NL broke a nearly decade-long losing streak, and the Home Run Derby was a fun time. The Cubs went into the break with a series win over the Yankees that included Jameson Taillon’s best appearance as a Cu…

Guess what? We loved this. A good, old school Sex and the City episode with wacky stuff going on, goofy sexy laughs and as a bonus, a pile of guest stars. Candy Berg, Billy D, Victor Garber, Gloria Steinem, oh my! There are empty climaxes (Charlotte/Harry), a pair of terrible parents (LTW & MR LTW), a return to a more realistic, non-sociopathic hum…

Kevin is out of town this week so Sara Sanchez pinch hit (her wRC+ is outstanding). Anyway, a 1-5 homestand after a tough loss in London was certainly not what the doctor ordered. Nor was blowing a 6-0 lead in Milwaukee on Monday in a series the Cubs really, really need to win. The good news? Ian Happ made two phenomenal throws yesterday, one to ke…

Two things off the top, fair warning: 1) audio a little different from normal, apologies, and 2) this is our least favorite episode in the entire damn series…so far. Carrie struggles while recording her audiobook, and there are some nice, genuine thoughts about grief — mainly from Bitsy Von Muffling. LTW and Charlotte make the Milf list (cool) then…

A great first 10 innings in London ended with a bobble and a thud, as the Cubs missed a chance to get back to .500 (for now). After another Taillon blowup back at Wrigley, we talk about where this rotation is as the Cubs look at a two week run-in to the All-Star break that could very well define what this season is: compete, sell, somewhere in betw…

Last week on the pod, Adam manifested a Cubs' three game winning streak. As of this recording over a week later, the Cubs have only lost one game during that stretch. After sweeping the former first place Pirates and taking two of three from the upstart Orioles at Wrigley, the Cubs got right back to their winning ways in Pittsburgh this week. After…

Carrie does NOT want to say the V-word, and she enlists her F-buddy to avoid the V-word in several writing sessions. Miranda hits AA and loses her phone on the beach and meets Che’s husband (for real), Charlotte becomes furious at her daughter for selling dresses to pursue her art, Seema is the queen of red flags, LTW welcomes the world’s most anno…

The ladies — SO MANY LADIES — are back, and so are your fellas to talk about it all. We begin with a sexy montage to catch us up on who everybody is boning at the moment (or what Netflix they’re watching), and most of our gals plus Anthony make their way to the Met Ball. Carrie’s struggling to DTR with her podcast producer boy toy, Miranda is in LA…

In part 1, Adam flies solo to discuss the Cubs' disappointing west coast swing. The good? Stroman continues to shove, Kyle Hendricks almost made history, and Mash Mervis hit a ball into McCovey Cove. The bad? Pretty much all the other stuff, including the Cubs apparently not being interested in extending Marcus Stroman...yet. THEN (at 13:00 minute …

After a frustrating end to the Tampa Bay series that saw the Cubs squander a late chance to walk off the Rays for a series sweep, the Cubs have taken 2 of 3 from San Diego with Kyle Hendricks on the bump later tonight. Positives: Amaya is back up and raking, Stro continues his dominant ways and Taillon is starting to look like the guy we were hopin…

Well, friggin’ SPOILER ALERT, because no one can keep a secret anymore: Kim Cattrall will return, ish, in the season 2 finale of “And Just Like That.” Let’s talk about everything we know so far, how we feel about it, and when, where, and how long this season will go! (June 22, 2 episodes the first night, and nine more Thursdays after that) To get m…

Well, it's been a real sh*t sandwich of a homestand that began with two wins over the Mets, followed by a 4 game losing streak, followed by an absolute gem from Marcus Stroman yesterday. With two games remaining against the owners of MLB's best record, who knows what to expect at this point. We talk about Kyle Hendricks' return, Miles Mastrobuoni i…

Well, it was another up and down week punctuated by a brutal walkoff loss in Houston, some frustrating games in Philly, and a nice win over the New York Metropolitans last night. Christopher Morel AKA Christopher Meowrel AKA Christ Morel has homered in 5 straight games and has 9 in his first 12 games since his callup and Stroman, Steele and Smyly c…

So, on May 17, 2023, the Cubs are closer to the bottom of the National League than they are to the division-leading Brewers. Not ideal…BUT! Steele showed real guts this week, Mervis hit his first homer, Seiya is heating up/normalizing, and Hendricks is on his way back. We also talk about some of the upcoming, triple digit throwing bullpen options o…

Matt Mervis and Christopher Morel have joined the party, and we hope it's a permanent move. We talk about the Cubs having a significantly better roster today than they had on opening day, a very difficult past couple weeks and another difficult stretch coming up. Oh, and the Cardinals took 2 of 3 at Wrigley and Willson Contreras made his return and…

New episode is up and Kevin is back from his travels! We talk about the Cubs being essentially where we thought they'd be (around .500), a tough sweep in Miami and the case for bringing up Morel and Mervis ASAP. We also talk about Taillon and Hendricks working their way back from injuries and look ahead at a difficult May schedule for the Cubs. Fol…

For some reason, TV shows HATE to tell you exactly when they will air, but at least we know the month! And Just Like That season 2 returns this June, and this podcast returns with it. Kevin and Jon check in to cover the new trailer, catch up on what we know about the season so far, and they even remember most of the names! Maybe some things ARE bet…

New episode is up and our old pal Ken Schultz is pinch hitting for Kevin! After a disappointing weekend in which the Cubs dropped 3 of 4 to the Dodgers at Wrigley, they got off the schneid in a big way last night with an impressive shutout W against the Padres. Justin Steele continues to show that he has ace stuff, Yan Gomes had a big day at the pl…

Ian Happ — an all-star caliber player who always wanted to stay a Cub — got an extension of PLURAL years! We celebrate that, and talk about how his extension and the contracts of several other key players (Nico, Seiya, Wisdom) gives us an outline of a mini-era that now runs through 2026. We look back on the series wins against the Dodgers and A’s, …

After Nico Hoerner’s first career walk off hit, the Cubs are playing a geniunely division-winning pace (ahem, 5-4…but It’s a bad division, so we’re not wrong). We talk falling for Dansby and his gorgeous backhand, Nico’s path to + offense, Seiya’s return date and how mystifiying the roster management has been to this point in his absence, particula…

Kevin and Adam cover week one of the Cubs, their 2-3 start, what’s looked good, what’s bad, and what’s exactly how we expected it to be so far (most of it). We also make all our picks for the season! Division winners, World Series, MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year and we each make at least one insane prediction for the year that we think might ACT…

In our annual tradition, Kevin & Adam are joined by Ken Schultz for our jumbo-sized season preview podcast. We predict team MVPs, breakout/regression candidates, and a lot of sillier things. We also get into a little “state of the Cubs fan” talk, and we end with something really great: Ken’s 29 Things To Be Excited For This Season. Follow us everyw…

There’s a little Cubs talk here (full season preview coming next episode!), but today it’s mostly all WBC talk. The tournament that the best players in the world universally loved playing in ended with Japan defeating the USA in a one-run game that came down to a full count, between the world’s two best baseball players: Ohtani & Trout. If you don’…

5th starter talk — can you feel the excitement?! There actually IS some excitement among the three candidates for the role: Javier Assad is ripping 97 mph heaters in the WBC for Team Mexico, looking better than ever, Hayden Wesneski has been almost literally perfect (and seems to have a stranglehold on that #5 spot) and Adrian Sampson has been givi…

Cubs Twitter favorite @InfieldFlyGrl joins Kevin to talk about the World Baseball Classic! We talk about the tournament format, what teams to look out for for both quality and fun, introduce some great players you might not know about (yet), and highlight some truly 80-grade, top-tier nicknames. IFG follows international baseball more closely than …

The (fake) games have begun, and Seiya Suzuki’s oblique has shut down. We talk about the impact of Seiya’s injury, the timetable for his return, and who might fill in in right field while he’s out. We also talk about the first week of spring games, the automatic ball and strike fiasco, and the Cubs who have been most fun to watch in the early going…

The Cubs have signed a new reliever, bringing the Spring roster almost to completion with Michael Fulmer joining on a 1-year, $4 million deal. Baseball has announced a series of new rules that will begin with Spring Training game #1, including bigger bases, limited pickoffs, the (almost) elimination of the shift, and a pitch clock. And, we talk abo…

If you take a shot every time a famous person surprisingly shows up in the 2009 (but feels like 1998) movie, “He’s Just Not That Into You,” you’ll be as drunk as Kevin and Jon are by the end of this thing. Several separate but interlocking stories make this sort of like, what if “Love, Actually” wasn’t about love? And it all came from an episode of…

Our friend Ken Schultz (Outsports) joins us to give us a rundown of all the news and fun from this week’s Cubs convention: Ryno’s statue, Ian Happ’s live podcast, Tom Ricketts’ attempt at crowdwork, and Nico’s rugged look. Also, analyzing the Cubs new signing, 1B/OF Trey Mancini. Follow us everywhere @awaygamespod!…

On our first episode of the new year, we go in depth about new Cubs signings Tucker Barnhart (official) and Eric Hosmer (not quite yet, but, pretty surely a Cub). And because it might be a little more fun, instead of a “Happy New Year 2023,” we skip ahead to 2024, look in the crystal ball, and analyze where the Cubs are at in January of NEXT year. …

For the first time since Yu Darvish, the Cubs have signed a $100 million dollar player. Dansby Swanson signed a 7 year, $177 million dollar deal to presumably take over shortstop and join with Nico Hoerner in the league’s best defensive middle infield. Drew Smyly also reportedly has agreed to return, filling out the Cubs rotation and giving it trul…